Atlanta 1979

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ATP ATP 500/250 Hard Start: Sep 10, 1979 Draw: 32 31 matches

Champion: Eliot Teltscher

Knockout bracket

Round of 16

1 John Alexander 6 6

Alvin Gardiner 0 0

Terry Rocavert 6 7

8 Kim Warwick 4 6

Russell Simpson 6 6

Mike Cahill 3 1

5 Terry Moor 3 6 7

Steve Docherty 6 3 6

Kevin Curren 6 7

Raymond Moore 1 6

4 Eliot Teltscher 6 6

Cliff Drysdale 3 0

David Schneider 6 6

Manuel Diaz 3 4

Eric Friedler 6 7

Richard Meyer 4 6

Quarterfinal

1 John Alexander 6 6

Terry Rocavert 1 2

5 Terry Moor 3 6 6

Russell Simpson 6 2 3

4 Eliot Teltscher 6 6

Kevin Curren 1 1

Eric Friedler 6 6

David Schneider 4 0

Semifinal

1 John Alexander 7 6

5 Terry Moor 6 4

4 Eliot Teltscher 6 7

Eric Friedler 2 6

Final

4 Eliot Teltscher 6 4 6

1 John Alexander 3 6 2

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches

Winner	Loser	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
John Alexander	Steve Denton	6-2	4-6	7-5
Alvin Gardiner	Horace Reid	6-1	1-6	6-4
Terry Rocavert	John Feaver	6-3	6-4	·
Kim Warwick	Givaldo Barbosa	6-2	6-1	·
Russell Simpson	Johan Kriek	6-4	6-4	·
Mike Cahill	Howard Schoenfield	6-4	6-2	·
Steve Docherty	Filip Krajcik	6-3	6-1	·
Terry Moor	Zan Guerry	7-5	4-6	6-3
Raymond Moore	Bernard Mitton	6-4	6-2	·
Kevin Curren	Onny Parun	6-3	6-4	·
Cliff Drysdale	Matt Mitchell	6-1	6-1	·
Eliot Teltscher	Mark Turpin	6-1	6-3	·
Manuel Diaz	Charles Owens	6-4	4-6	6-3
David Schneider	Fritz Buehning	6-2	6-4	·
Eric Friedler	Ferdi Taygan	6-3	6-4	·
Richard Meyer	Ilie Nastase	3-6	6-3	6-1

Players (32)

	Player	Country	Reached
ET	Eliot Teltscher	USA	Winner
	John Alexander	AUS	Final
EF	Eric Friedler	USA	Semifinal
	Terry Moor	USA	Semifinal
DS	David Schneider	USA	Quarterfinal
	Kevin Curren	USA	Quarterfinal
RS	Russell Simpson	NZL	Quarterfinal
TR	Terry Rocavert	AUS	Quarterfinal
AG	Alvin Gardiner	AUS	Round of 16
	Cliff Drysdale	RSA	Round of 16
KW	Kim Warwick	AUS	Round of 16
MD	Manuel Diaz	USA	Round of 16
MC	Mike Cahill	USA	Round of 16
	Raymond Moore	RSA	Round of 16
RM	Richard Meyer	USA	Round of 16
SD	Steve Docherty	AUS	Round of 16
BM	Bernard Mitton	RSA	Round of 32
CO	Charles Owens	USA	Round of 32
FT	Ferdi Taygan	USA	Round of 32
FK	Filip Krajcik	AUT	Round of 32
FB	Fritz Buehning	USA	Round of 32
GB	Givaldo Barbosa	BRA	Round of 32
HR	Horace Reid	USA	Round of 32
HS	Howard Schoenfield	USA	Round of 32
	Ilie Nastase	ROU	Round of 32
JK	Johan Kriek	USA	Round of 32
JF	John Feaver	GBR	Round of 32
MT	Mark Turpin	USA	Round of 32
MM	Matt Mitchell	USA	Round of 32
	Onny Parun	NZL	Round of 32
SD	Steve Denton	USA	Round of 32
ZG	Zan Guerry	USA	Round of 32