ATP
1979 season
97 tour-level events.
Leaders
Titles
Wins
- 1John McEnroe98-12
- 2Bjorn Borg79-6
- 3Jimmy Connors78-11
- 4Vitas Gerulaitis73-21
- 5Guillermo Vilas70-22
Win % (20+ matches)
- 1Bjorn Borg93%
- 2John McEnroe89%
- 3Jimmy Connors88%
- 4Roscoe Tanner78%
- 5Vitas Gerulaitis78%
Biggest titles
All 97 events| Date | Tournament | Final | Draw |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 1979 | Masters Masters 1000 · Carpet · 8 draw | John McEnroe d. Arthur Ashe 6-7 6-3 7-5 | |
| May 21, 1979 | Rome Masters 1000 · Clay · 64 draw | Vitas Gerulaitis d. Guillermo Vilas 6-7 7-6 6-7 6-4 6-2 | |
| May 28, 1979 | Roland Garros Grand Slam · Clay · 128 draw | Bjorn Borg d. Victor Pecci 6-3 6-1 6-7 6-4 | |
| Jun 25, 1979 | Wimbledon Grand Slam · Grass · 128 draw | Bjorn Borg d. Roscoe Tanner 6-7 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4 | |
| Aug 13, 1979 | Montreal / Toronto Masters 1000 · Hard · 64 draw | Bjorn Borg d. John McEnroe 6-3 6-3 | |
| Aug 20, 1979 | Cincinnati Masters 1000 · Hard · 64 draw | Peter Fleming d. Roscoe Tanner 6-4 6-2 | |
| Aug 28, 1979 | US Open Grand Slam · Hard · 128 draw | John McEnroe d. Vitas Gerulaitis 7-5 6-3 6-3 | |
| Dec 24, 1979 | Australian Open Grand Slam · Grass · 64 draw | Guillermo Vilas d. John Sadri 7-6 6-3 6-2 |
Leaderboard
134 players with 20+ matches. Tap a column to sort. Percentages use raw serve and return counts; TB = tiebreaks, Decider = deciding sets.
| # | Player | M | W-L | Win % | Titles | Ace % | 1st won | 2nd won | Hold % | Ret pts | Break % | TB | Decider |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge AndrewVEN | 30 | 4-26 | 13.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-7 |
| 2 | Alvin GardinerAUS | 25 | 4-21 | 16.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| 3 | Christophe Roger-VasselinFRA | 20 | 5-15 | 25.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| 4 | John MarksAUS | 33 | 6-27 | 18.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| 5 | Trey WaltkeUSA | 21 | 6-15 | 28.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-8 |
| 6 | John AustinUSA | 22 | 6-16 | 27.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| 7 | Antonio ZugarelliITA | 22 | 6-16 | 27.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-5 |
| 8 | Sashi MenonIND | 22 | 6-16 | 27.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| 9 | Onny ParunNZL | 21 | 6-15 | 28.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 10 | Van WinitskyUSA | 20 | 6-14 | 30.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 11 | Keith RichardsonUSA | 23 | 7-16 | 30.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| 12 | Gene MalinUSA | 20 | 7-13 | 35.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| 13 | Kevin CurrenUSA | 21 | 7-14 | 33.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-5 |
| 14 | Anand AmritrajIND | 20 | 7-13 | 35.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| 15 | John YuillRSA | 20 | 7-13 | 35.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| 16 | Jiri HrebecCZE | 20 | 7-13 | 35.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| 17 | Rick FagelUSA | 26 | 7-19 | 26.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| 18 | Steve KrulevitzUSA | 22 | 8-14 | 36.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| 19 | David CarterAUS | 24 | 8-16 | 33.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| 20 | Ismail El ShafeiEGY | 21 | 8-13 | 38.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| 21 | Angel GimenezESP | 29 | 8-21 | 27.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| 22 | Richard MeyerUSA | 22 | 8-14 | 36.4% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| 23 | Eric DeblickerFRA | 20 | 9-11 | 45.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| 24 | Rick FisherUSA | 22 | 9-13 | 40.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| 25 | Emilio MontanoMEX | 22 | 9-13 | 40.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-2 |
| 26 | Matt MitchellUSA | 26 | 9-17 | 34.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| 27 | Ramesh KrishnanIND | 22 | 9-13 | 40.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| 28 | Jairo VelascoESP | 20 | 10-10 | 50.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-1 |
| 29 | Christophe FreyssFRA | 25 | 10-15 | 40.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-4 |
| 30 | Russell SimpsonNZL | 29 | 10-19 | 34.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-6 |
| 31 | Chris LewisNZL | 28 | 10-18 | 35.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| 32 | Colin DowdeswellGBR | 27 | 11-16 | 40.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| 33 | Hans KaryAUT | 25 | 11-14 | 44.0% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| 34 | Ivan MolinaCOL | 29 | 11-18 | 37.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| 35 | Sherwood StewartUSA | 36 | 11-25 | 30.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| 36 | Andreas MaurerGER | 25 | 11-14 | 44.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-3 |
| 37 | Rod FrawleyAUS | 26 | 11-15 | 42.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| 38 | George HardieUSA | 30 | 11-19 | 36.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| 39 | Dominique BedelFRA | 20 | 11-9 | 55.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-0 |
| 40 | Paul KronkAUS | 31 | 11-20 | 35.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| 41 | Andres GomezECU | 21 | 12-9 | 57.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-1 |
| 42 | Deon JoubertRSA | 33 | 12-21 | 36.4% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-8 |
| 43 | Terry RocavertAUS | 27 | 12-15 | 44.4% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| 44 | Peter ElterGER | 30 | 12-18 | 40.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| 45 | Fritz BuehningUSA | 24 | 12-12 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| 46 | John LloydGBR | 37 | 13-24 | 35.1% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| 47 | Louk SandersNED | 31 | 13-18 | 41.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-7 |
| 48 | Paul McnameeAUS | 26 | 13-13 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-3 |
| 49 | Chris KachelAUS | 27 | 13-14 | 48.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| 50 | Jean Francois CaujolleFRA | 26 | 14-12 | 53.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-4 |
| 51 | David SchneiderUSA | 42 | 14-28 | 33.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| 52 | Gianni OcleppoITA | 24 | 14-10 | 58.3% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-3 |
| 53 | Billy MartinUSA | 28 | 14-14 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| 54 | Patrick ProisyFRA | 27 | 14-13 | 51.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 0-7 |
| 55 | Jean Louis HailletFRA | 27 | 15-12 | 55.6% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-1 |
| 56 | Sandy MayerUSA | 27 | 15-12 | 55.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-4 |
| 57 | Jan KodesCZE | 32 | 16-16 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-6 |
| 58 | Rolf GehringGER | 33 | 16-17 | 48.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| 59 | Patrice DominguezFRA | 31 | 17-14 | 54.8% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| 60 | Mark CoxGBR | 34 | 18-16 | 52.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| 61 | Mike CahillUSA | 43 | 18-25 | 41.9% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-6 |
| 62 | John JamesAUS | 42 | 19-23 | 45.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| 63 | Tom GulliksonUSA | 46 | 19-27 | 41.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-8 |
| 64 | Pavel SlozilCZE | 37 | 19-18 | 51.4% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-4 |
| 65 | Brian TeacherUSA | 37 | 19-18 | 51.4% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-8 |
| 66 | Vincent Van PattenUSA | 31 | 19-12 | 61.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| 67 | Colin DibleyAUS | 42 | 20-22 | 47.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| 68 | Pascal PortesFRA | 38 | 20-18 | 52.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-4 |
| 69 | Francisco GonzalezPAR | 46 | 20-26 | 43.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-6 |
| 70 | Jaime FillolCHI | 49 | 21-28 | 42.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-7 |
| 71 | Brad DrewettAUS | 43 | 21-22 | 48.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-5 |
| 72 | Tom OkkerNED | 40 | 21-19 | 52.5% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-6 |
| 73 | Geoff MastersAUS | 44 | 21-23 | 47.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-8 |
| 74 | Zeljko FranulovicCRO | 46 | 22-24 | 47.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-8 |
| 75 | Ferdi TayganUSA | 48 | 22-26 | 45.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-8 |
| 76 | Raymond MooreRSA | 50 | 22-28 | 44.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-7 |
| 77 | Dick StocktonUSA | 43 | 22-21 | 51.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-5 |
| 78 | Bruce MansonUSA | 51 | 24-27 | 47.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-10 |
| 79 | Nick SavianoUSA | 50 | 24-26 | 48.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-6 |
| 80 | Ross CaseAUS | 52 | 25-27 | 48.1% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-8 |
| 81 | Bob LutzUSA | 40 | 25-15 | 62.5% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| 82 | Tim WilkisonUSA | 52 | 26-26 | 50.0% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| 83 | Andrew PattisonUSA | 50 | 26-24 | 52.0% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 12-6 |
| 84 | Bill ScanlonUSA | 45 | 26-19 | 57.8% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| 85 | Carlos KirmayrBRA | 47 | 27-20 | 57.4% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-4 |
| 86 | Mark EdmondsonAUS | 58 | 28-30 | 48.3% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-12 |
| 87 | Phil DentAUS | 51 | 28-23 | 54.9% | 2 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-6 |
| 88 | Peter FeiglAUT | 52 | 29-23 | 55.8% | 1 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-8 |
| 89 | Bernie MittonRSA | 55 | 29-26 | 52.7% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-6 |
| 90 | Ulrich PinnerGER | 41 | 29-12 | 70.7% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-5 |
| 91 | John SadriUSA | 53 | 29-24 | 54.7% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-5 |
| 92 | Johan KriekUSA | 52 | 31-21 | 59.6% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-3 |
| 93 | Tom GormanUSA | 56 | 31-25 | 55.4% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-6 |
| 94 | Heinz GunthardtSUI | 57 | 32-25 | 56.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-9 |
| 95 | Arthur AsheUSA | 47 | 32-15 | 68.1% | 0 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 13-6 |
| 96 | Ilie NastaseROU | 59 | 33-26 | 55.9% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-12 |
| 97 | Marty RiessenUSA | 56 | 33-23 | 58.9% | 1 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-8 |
| 98 | Raul RamirezMEX | 60 | 33-27 | 55.0% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-5 |
| 99 | Terry MoorUSA | 59 | 34-25 | 57.6% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 16-7 |
| 100 | Hank PfisterUSA | 62 | 34-28 | 54.8% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-11 |
| 101 | Hans GildemeisterCHI | 47 | 35-12 | 74.5% | 2 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-3 |
| 102 | Vijay AmritrajIND | 59 | 35-24 | 59.3% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| 103 | Adriano PanattaITA | 58 | 35-23 | 60.3% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-11 |
| 104 | Manuel OrantesESP | 60 | 36-24 | 60.0% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-7 |
| 105 | Buster C MottramGBR | 57 | 36-21 | 63.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-3 |
| 106 | Kim WarwickAUS | 64 | 37-27 | 57.8% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-5 |
| 107 | Ivan LendlUSA | 58 | 38-20 | 65.5% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| 108 | Yannick NoahFRA | 54 | 39-15 | 72.2% | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-4 |
| 109 | Peter McnamaraAUS | 64 | 39-25 | 60.9% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 17-9 |
| 110 | Butch WaltsUSA | 62 | 40-22 | 64.5% | 2 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 15-7 |
| 111 | Balazs TaroczyHUN | 65 | 42-23 | 64.6% | 2 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 12-7 |
| 112 | Eliot TeltscherUSA | 67 | 42-25 | 62.7% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 13-8 |
| 113 | Stan SmithUSA | 62 | 43-19 | 69.4% | 2 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-6 |
| 114 | Tim GulliksonUSA | 70 | 44-26 | 62.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 16-5 |
| 115 | Victor AmayaUSA | 68 | 44-24 | 64.7% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-7 |
| 116 | Peter FlemingUSA | 71 | 45-26 | 63.4% | 2 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-7 |
| 117 | John AlexanderAUS | 77 | 46-31 | 59.7% | 2 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 19-10 |
| 118 | Pat DupreUSA | 77 | 47-30 | 61.0% | 0 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 17-10 |
| 119 | Corrado BarazzuttiITA | 75 | 48-27 | 64.0% | 0 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 17-8 |
| 120 | Tomas SmidCZE | 80 | 52-28 | 65.0% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-7 |
| 121 | Gene MayerUSA | 79 | 54-25 | 68.4% | 1 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-9 |
| 122 | Jose Luis ClercARG | 81 | 56-25 | 69.1% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 13-9 |
| 123 | Victor PecciPAR | 75 | 56-19 | 74.7% | 3 / 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 14-5 |
| 124 | Brian GottfriedUSA | 81 | 57-24 | 70.4% | 2 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 12-11 |
| 125 | Roscoe TannerUSA | 77 | 60-17 | 77.9% | 2 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 13-7 |
| 126 | Wojtek FibakPOL | 85 | 62-23 | 72.9% | 2 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 12-9 |
| 127 | Jose HiguerasESP | 84 | 63-21 | 75.0% | 3 / 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 13-9 |
| 128 | Harold SolomonUSA | 88 | 64-24 | 72.7% | 3 / 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 19-10 |
| 129 | Eddie DibbsUSA | 90 | 65-25 | 72.2% | 1 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 18-6 |
| 130 | Guillermo VilasARG | 92 | 70-22 | 76.1% | 4 / 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-5 |
| 131 | Vitas GerulaitisUSA | 94 | 73-21 | 77.7% | 4 / 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 15-7 |
| 132 | Jimmy ConnorsUSA | 89 | 78-11 | 87.6% | 8 / 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 15-2 |
| 133 | Bjorn BorgSWE | 85 | 79-6 | 92.9% | 12 / 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-3 |
| 134 | John McEnroeUSA | 110 | 98-12 | 89.1% | 11 / 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 18-4 |