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 % (30+ 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
88 players with 30+ 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 | John MarksAUS | 33 | 6-27 | 18.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| 3 | Sherwood StewartUSA | 36 | 11-25 | 30.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| 4 | George HardieUSA | 30 | 11-19 | 36.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| 5 | Paul KronkAUS | 31 | 11-20 | 35.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| 6 | Deon JoubertRSA | 33 | 12-21 | 36.4% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-8 |
| 7 | Peter ElterGER | 30 | 12-18 | 40.0% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| 8 | John LloydGBR | 37 | 13-24 | 35.1% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| 9 | Louk SandersNED | 31 | 13-18 | 41.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-7 |
| 10 | David SchneiderUSA | 42 | 14-28 | 33.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| 11 | Jan KodesCZE | 32 | 16-16 | 50.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-6 |
| 12 | Rolf GehringGER | 33 | 16-17 | 48.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| 13 | Patrice DominguezFRA | 31 | 17-14 | 54.8% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| 14 | Mark CoxGBR | 34 | 18-16 | 52.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| 15 | Mike CahillUSA | 43 | 18-25 | 41.9% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-6 |
| 16 | John JamesAUS | 42 | 19-23 | 45.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| 17 | Tom GulliksonUSA | 46 | 19-27 | 41.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-8 |
| 18 | Pavel SlozilCZE | 37 | 19-18 | 51.4% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-4 |
| 19 | Brian TeacherUSA | 37 | 19-18 | 51.4% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 2-8 |
| 20 | Vincent Van PattenUSA | 31 | 19-12 | 61.3% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| 21 | Colin DibleyAUS | 42 | 20-22 | 47.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| 22 | Pascal PortesFRA | 38 | 20-18 | 52.6% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-4 |
| 23 | Francisco GonzalezPAR | 46 | 20-26 | 43.5% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-6 |
| 24 | Jaime FillolCHI | 49 | 21-28 | 42.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-7 |
| 25 | Brad DrewettAUS | 43 | 21-22 | 48.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-5 |
| 26 | Tom OkkerNED | 40 | 21-19 | 52.5% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-6 |
| 27 | Geoff MastersAUS | 44 | 21-23 | 47.7% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-8 |
| 28 | Zeljko FranulovicCRO | 46 | 22-24 | 47.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-8 |
| 29 | Ferdi TayganUSA | 48 | 22-26 | 45.8% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 3-8 |
| 30 | Raymond MooreRSA | 50 | 22-28 | 44.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-7 |
| 31 | Dick StocktonUSA | 43 | 22-21 | 51.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-5 |
| 32 | Bruce MansonUSA | 51 | 24-27 | 47.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-10 |
| 33 | Nick SavianoUSA | 50 | 24-26 | 48.0% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-6 |
| 34 | Ross CaseAUS | 52 | 25-27 | 48.1% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-8 |
| 35 | Bob LutzUSA | 40 | 25-15 | 62.5% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| 36 | Tim WilkisonUSA | 52 | 26-26 | 50.0% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| 37 | Andrew PattisonUSA | 50 | 26-24 | 52.0% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 12-6 |
| 38 | Bill ScanlonUSA | 45 | 26-19 | 57.8% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| 39 | Carlos KirmayrBRA | 47 | 27-20 | 57.4% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-4 |
| 40 | Mark EdmondsonAUS | 58 | 28-30 | 48.3% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-12 |
| 41 | Phil DentAUS | 51 | 28-23 | 54.9% | 2 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-6 |
| 42 | Peter FeiglAUT | 52 | 29-23 | 55.8% | 1 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-8 |
| 43 | Bernie MittonRSA | 55 | 29-26 | 52.7% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-6 |
| 44 | Ulrich PinnerGER | 41 | 29-12 | 70.7% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-5 |
| 45 | John SadriUSA | 53 | 29-24 | 54.7% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-5 |
| 46 | Johan KriekUSA | 52 | 31-21 | 59.6% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-3 |
| 47 | Tom GormanUSA | 56 | 31-25 | 55.4% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-6 |
| 48 | Heinz GunthardtSUI | 57 | 32-25 | 56.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-9 |
| 49 | Arthur AsheUSA | 47 | 32-15 | 68.1% | 0 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 13-6 |
| 50 | Ilie NastaseROU | 59 | 33-26 | 55.9% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-12 |