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Australian Open 1979

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ATP Grand Slam Grass Start: Dec 24, 1979 Draw: 64 63 matches
Champion: Guillermo Vilas

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
1 Guillermo Vilas 6 6 6
9 Peter Mcnamara 3 4 4
13 Phil Dent 6 6 4 6
Chris Kachel 4 1 6 4
3 Victor Amaya 7 6 7
16 Paul Mcnamee 6 3 6
11 Peter Rennert 6 7 6
Steve Krulevitz 4 5 1
6 John Sadri 3 4 6 6 9
10 Kim Warwick 6 6 3 2 7
15 Rod Frawley 6 7 6
Syd Ball 2 6 3
Mark Edmondson 7 6 6
Warren Maher 6 3 4
Colin Dibley 6 6 3 6 6
Tony Roche 4 7 6 3 4
Quarterfinal
1 Guillermo Vilas 6 3 7 4 6
13 Phil Dent 2 6 6 6 2
3 Victor Amaya 7 6 6
11 Peter Rennert 6 4 4
6 John Sadri 7 6 6 6
15 Rod Frawley 6 3 7 4
Colin Dibley 3 6 3 7 6
Mark Edmondson 6 4 6 6 4
Semifinal
1 Guillermo Vilas 7 3 7 7
3 Victor Amaya 5 6 6 6
6 John Sadri 6 7 6 6
Colin Dibley 4 6 7 4
Final
1 Guillermo Vilas 7 6 6
6 John Sadri 6 3 2

Early rounds

Round of 64 32 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Guillermo Vilas Chris Lewis 7-5 6-3 6-4 · ·
Alvin Gardiner Noel Phillips 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-4 ·
Chris Delaney Jim Delaney 7-5 6-4 7-5 · ·
Peter Mcnamara Brad Drewett 3-6 6-1 6-4 7-5 ·
Phil Dent John Marks 6-3 6-2 6-2 · ·
Craig A Miller Jeremy Cohen 6-4 3-6 6-4 7-5 ·
Chris Kachel Charlie Fancutt 7-6 6-2 6-1 · ·
Paul Kronk Peter Feigl 6-3 6-4 2-6 6-3 ·
Victor Amaya Sherwood Stewart 6-3 6-4 6-1 · ·
David Carter Dale Collings 6-2 6-3 6-2 · ·
Russell Simpson Wayne Hampson 6-3 6-4 6-4 · ·
Paul Mcnamee Sashi Menon 6-2 4-6 5-7 7-5 6-0
Peter Rennert John Trickey 6-3 7-6 6-4 · ·
Ulrich Marten Cliff Letcher 4-6 1-6 7-6 7-5 8-6
Steve Docherty John Fitzgerald 6-2 7-6 6-3 · ·
Steve Krulevitz Balazs Taroczy 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3 ·
John Sadri Peter Doohan 6-3 6-3 6-4 · ·
Raymond Moore Terry Rocavert 7-5 4-6 6-2 6-1 ·
John James Ray Ruffels 6-1 6-2 6-3 · ·
Kim Warwick Bob Carmichael 6-1 4-6 6-2 6-0 ·
Rod Frawley Chris Johnstone 6-1 3-6 6-7 6-4 6-4
Gene Stuart Malin Fred Mcnair 6-4 6-2 6-4 · ·
Bill Maze Greg Whitecross 7-6 1-6 7-6 6-4 ·
Syd Ball Hank Pfister 7-5 4-6 6-4 6-3 ·
Warren Maher Tim Wilkison 7-6 7-6 7-5 · ·
Shlomo Glickstein George Hardie 7-5 6-4 6-2 · ·
Matt Mitchell Dave Siegler 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4 ·
Mark Edmondson Ross Case 6-7 6-3 6-1 6-1 ·
Geoff Masters David Schneider 6-3 6-2 1-6 3-6 6-3
Tony Roche Phil Davies 7-5 6-3 6-3 · ·
Colin Dibley John Austin 7-5 5-7 6-3 6-1 ·
Rick Fisher John Alexander 7-6 7-6 6-4 · ·
Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Guillermo Vilas Alvin Gardiner 6-4 6-2 6-4 · ·
Peter Mcnamara Chris Delaney 6-3 7-6 6-3 · ·
Phil Dent Craig A Miller 7-6 6-0 6-3 · ·
Chris Kachel Paul Kronk 7-6 6-2 6-1 · ·
Victor Amaya David Carter 3-6 6-3 7-6 6-3 ·
Paul Mcnamee Russell Simpson 7-5 6-4 6-4 · ·
Peter Rennert Ulrich Marten 6-2 5-7 6-3 6-1 ·
Steve Krulevitz Steve Docherty 6-4 6-4 6-3 · ·
John Sadri Raymond Moore 6-4 6-4 6-3 · ·
Kim Warwick John James 6-3 6-3 6-0 · ·
Rod Frawley Gene Stuart Malin 6-7 6-2 6-0 6-4 ·
Syd Ball Bill Maze 6-3 6-3 6-4 · ·
Warren Maher Shlomo Glickstein 6-7 7-5 6-7 6-4 10-8
Mark Edmondson Matt Mitchell 6-2 6-2 6-1 · ·
Tony Roche Geoff Masters 7-5 6-2 7-6 · ·
Colin Dibley Rick Fisher 6-8 3-6 6-3 6-3 7-5

Players (64)

PlayerCountryReached
Guillermo Vilas Guillermo Vilas ARG Winner
John Sadri John Sadri USA Final
Colin Dibley Colin Dibley AUS Semifinal
VA Victor Amaya USA Semifinal
ME Mark Edmondson AUS Quarterfinal
PR Peter Rennert USA Quarterfinal
PD Phil Dent AUS Quarterfinal
RF Rod Frawley AUS Quarterfinal
CK Chris Kachel AUS Round of 16
KW Kim Warwick AUS Round of 16
PM Paul Mcnamee AUS Round of 16
PM Peter Mcnamara AUS Round of 16
SK Steve Krulevitz USA Round of 16
SB Syd Ball AUS Round of 16
Tony Roche Tony Roche AUS Round of 16
WM Warren Maher AUS Round of 16
AG Alvin Gardiner AUS Round of 32
BM Bill Maze USA Round of 32
CD Chris Delaney USA Round of 32
CM Craig A Miller AUS Round of 32
DC David Carter AUS Round of 32
GM Gene Stuart Malin USA Round of 32
Geoff Masters Geoff Masters AUS Round of 32
JJ John James AUS Round of 32
MM Matt Mitchell USA Round of 32
PK Paul Kronk AUS Round of 32
Raymond Moore Raymond Moore RSA Round of 32
RF Rick Fisher USA Round of 32
RS Russell Simpson NZL Round of 32
Shlomo Glickstein Shlomo Glickstein ISR Round of 32
SD Steve Docherty AUS Round of 32
UM Ulrich Marten GER Round of 32
Balazs Taroczy Balazs Taroczy HUN Round of 64
Bob Carmichael Bob Carmichael AUS Round of 64
Brad Drewett Brad Drewett AUS Round of 64
CF Charlie Fancutt AUS Round of 64
CJ Chris Johnstone AUS Round of 64
Chris Lewis Chris Lewis NZL Round of 64
CL Cliff Letcher AUS Round of 64
DC Dale Collings AUS Round of 64
DS Dave Siegler USA Round of 64
DS David Schneider USA Round of 64
FM Fred Mcnair USA Round of 64
GH George Hardie USA Round of 64
GW Greg Whitecross AUS Round of 64
Hank Pfister Hank Pfister USA Round of 64
JC Jeremy Cohen USA Round of 64
JD Jim Delaney USA Round of 64
John Alexander John Alexander AUS Round of 64
JA John Austin USA Round of 64
JF John Fitzgerald AUS Round of 64
JM John Marks AUS Round of 64
JT John Trickey AUS Round of 64
NP Noel Phillips AUS Round of 64
PD Peter Doohan AUS Round of 64
PF Peter Feigl AUT Round of 64
PD Phil Davies AUS Round of 64
Ray Ruffels Ray Ruffels AUS Round of 64
RC Ross Case AUS Round of 64
SM Sashi Menon IND Round of 64
SS Sherwood Stewart USA Round of 64
TR Terry Rocavert AUS Round of 64
TW Tim Wilkison USA Round of 64
WH Wayne Hampson AUS Round of 64