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 % (5+ matches)
- 1Chang Dae Jeon100%
- 2Bjorn Borg93%
- 3John McEnroe89%
- 4Jimmy Connors88%
- 5Raul Antonio Viver80%
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
267 players with 5+ 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 | John McEnroeUSA | 110 | 98-12 | 89.1% | 11 / 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 18-4 |
| 2 | Bjorn BorgSWE | 85 | 79-6 | 92.9% | 12 / 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-3 |
| 3 | Jimmy ConnorsUSA | 89 | 78-11 | 87.6% | 8 / 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 15-2 |
| 4 | Vitas GerulaitisUSA | 94 | 73-21 | 77.7% | 4 / 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 15-7 |
| 5 | Guillermo VilasARG | 92 | 70-22 | 76.1% | 4 / 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-5 |
| 6 | Eddie DibbsUSA | 90 | 65-25 | 72.2% | 1 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 18-6 |
| 7 | Harold SolomonUSA | 88 | 64-24 | 72.7% | 3 / 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 19-10 |
| 8 | Jose HiguerasESP | 84 | 63-21 | 75.0% | 3 / 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 13-9 |
| 9 | Wojtek FibakPOL | 85 | 62-23 | 72.9% | 2 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 12-9 |
| 10 | Roscoe TannerUSA | 77 | 60-17 | 77.9% | 2 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 13-7 |
| 11 | Brian GottfriedUSA | 81 | 57-24 | 70.4% | 2 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 12-11 |
| 12 | Jose Luis ClercARG | 81 | 56-25 | 69.1% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 13-9 |
| 13 | Victor PecciPAR | 75 | 56-19 | 74.7% | 3 / 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 14-5 |
| 14 | Gene MayerUSA | 79 | 54-25 | 68.4% | 1 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-9 |
| 15 | Tomas SmidCZE | 80 | 52-28 | 65.0% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-7 |
| 16 | Corrado BarazzuttiITA | 75 | 48-27 | 64.0% | 0 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 17-8 |
| 17 | Pat DupreUSA | 77 | 47-30 | 61.0% | 0 / 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 17-10 |
| 18 | John AlexanderAUS | 77 | 46-31 | 59.7% | 2 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 19-10 |
| 19 | Peter FlemingUSA | 71 | 45-26 | 63.4% | 2 / 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-7 |
| 20 | Tim GulliksonUSA | 70 | 44-26 | 62.9% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 16-5 |
| 21 | Victor AmayaUSA | 68 | 44-24 | 64.7% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-7 |
| 22 | Stan SmithUSA | 62 | 43-19 | 69.4% | 2 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-6 |
| 23 | Balazs TaroczyHUN | 65 | 42-23 | 64.6% | 2 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 12-7 |
| 24 | Eliot TeltscherUSA | 67 | 42-25 | 62.7% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 13-8 |
| 25 | Butch WaltsUSA | 62 | 40-22 | 64.5% | 2 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 15-7 |
| 26 | Yannick NoahFRA | 54 | 39-15 | 72.2% | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-4 |
| 27 | Peter McnamaraAUS | 64 | 39-25 | 60.9% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 17-9 |
| 28 | Ivan LendlUSA | 58 | 38-20 | 65.5% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| 29 | Kim WarwickAUS | 64 | 37-27 | 57.8% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-5 |
| 30 | Manuel OrantesESP | 60 | 36-24 | 60.0% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-7 |
| 31 | Buster C MottramGBR | 57 | 36-21 | 63.2% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-3 |
| 32 | Hans GildemeisterCHI | 47 | 35-12 | 74.5% | 2 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-3 |
| 33 | Vijay AmritrajIND | 59 | 35-24 | 59.3% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| 34 | Adriano PanattaITA | 58 | 35-23 | 60.3% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 6-11 |
| 35 | Terry MoorUSA | 59 | 34-25 | 57.6% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 16-7 |
| 36 | Hank PfisterUSA | 62 | 34-28 | 54.8% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-11 |
| 37 | Ilie NastaseROU | 59 | 33-26 | 55.9% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-12 |
| 38 | Marty RiessenUSA | 56 | 33-23 | 58.9% | 1 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-8 |
| 39 | Raul RamirezMEX | 60 | 33-27 | 55.0% | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-5 |
| 40 | Heinz GunthardtSUI | 57 | 32-25 | 56.1% | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-9 |
| 41 | Arthur AsheUSA | 47 | 32-15 | 68.1% | 0 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 13-6 |
| 42 | Johan KriekUSA | 52 | 31-21 | 59.6% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-3 |
| 43 | Tom GormanUSA | 56 | 31-25 | 55.4% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-6 |
| 44 | Peter FeiglAUT | 52 | 29-23 | 55.8% | 1 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-8 |
| 45 | Bernie MittonRSA | 55 | 29-26 | 52.7% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 10-6 |
| 46 | Ulrich PinnerGER | 41 | 29-12 | 70.7% | 1 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 8-5 |
| 47 | John SadriUSA | 53 | 29-24 | 54.7% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 11-5 |
| 48 | Mark EdmondsonAUS | 58 | 28-30 | 48.3% | 0 / 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-12 |
| 49 | Phil DentAUS | 51 | 28-23 | 54.9% | 2 / 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 7-6 |
| 50 | Carlos KirmayrBRA | 47 | 27-20 | 57.4% | 0 / 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0-0 | 9-4 |