Hong Kong 1979

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ATP ATP 500/250 Hard Start: Nov 5, 1979 Draw: 32 31 matches

Champion: Jimmy Connors

Knockout bracket

Round of 16

1 Jimmy Connors 6 6

John Newcombe 0 2

7 Butch Walts 6 5 6

Ken Rosewall 2 7 4

4 Buster C Mottram 6 3 6

Brad Drewett 3 6 3

John Sadri 6 6 6

Geoff Masters 4 7 1

8 Tim Wilkison 7 7

Steve Denton 6 6

3 Pat Dupre 6 6

Chris Delaney 1 4

Mark Edmondson 6 7

6 Robert Lutz 3 5

2 Roscoe Tanner 6 6

Haroon Ismail 4 0

Quarterfinal

1 Jimmy Connors 6 6

7 Butch Walts 1 4

4 Buster C Mottram 5 6 7

John Sadri 7 4 6

3 Pat Dupre 6 7

8 Tim Wilkison 2 6

2 Roscoe Tanner 6 6

Mark Edmondson 2 4

Semifinal

1 Jimmy Connors 7 6

4 Buster C Mottram 6 4

3 Pat Dupre 7 6

2 Roscoe Tanner 6 1

Final

1 Jimmy Connors 7 6 6

3 Pat Dupre 5 3 1

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches

Winner	Loser	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Jimmy Connors	Tony Graham	5-7	6-3	6-1
John Newcombe	Matt Mitchell	6-2	6-3	·
Ken Rosewall	Mike Cahill	7-6	6-3	·
Butch Walts	Rod Frawley	6-4	3-6	6-3
Buster C Mottram	Ramesh Krishnan	6-2	6-3	·
Brad Drewett	Stefan Simonsson	6-7	7-6	6-1
John Sadri	John Marks	6-3	2-6	6-2
Geoff Masters	Bill Scanlon	7-6	6-3	·
Tim Wilkison	Francisco Gonzalez	6-4	7-6	·
Steve Denton	Andy Kohlberg	7-5	4-6	6-4
Chris Delaney	Alvin Gardiner	6-4	6-3	·
Pat Dupre	Mark Turpin	6-0	1-6	6-1
Robert Lutz	Thierry Stevaux	6-2	6-2	·
Mark Edmondson	John Chris Lewis	6-3	7-5	·
Haroon Ismail	Colin Dibley	7-6	6-1	·
Roscoe Tanner	Jim Delaney	6-0	6-1	·

Players (32)

	Player	Country	Reached
	Jimmy Connors	USA	Winner
	Pat Dupre	USA	Final
BM	Buster C Mottram	GBR	Semifinal
	Roscoe Tanner	USA	Semifinal
BW	Butch Walts	USA	Quarterfinal
	John Sadri	USA	Quarterfinal
ME	Mark Edmondson	AUS	Quarterfinal
TW	Tim Wilkison	USA	Quarterfinal
	Brad Drewett	AUS	Round of 16
CD	Chris Delaney	USA	Round of 16
	Geoff Masters	AUS	Round of 16
HI	Haroon Ismail	ZIM	Round of 16
	John Newcombe	AUS	Round of 16
	Ken Rosewall	AUS	Round of 16
RL	Robert Lutz	USA	Round of 16
SD	Steve Denton	USA	Round of 16
AG	Alvin Gardiner	AUS	Round of 32
AK	Andy Kohlberg	USA	Round of 32
BS	Bill Scanlon	USA	Round of 32
	Colin Dibley	AUS	Round of 32
FG	Francisco Gonzalez	PAR	Round of 32
JD	Jim Delaney	USA	Round of 32
JL	John Chris Lewis	USA	Round of 32
JM	John Marks	AUS	Round of 32
MT	Mark Turpin	USA	Round of 32
MM	Matt Mitchell	USA	Round of 32
MC	Mike Cahill	USA	Round of 32
	Ramesh Krishnan	IND	Round of 32
RF	Rod Frawley	AUS	Round of 32
SS	Stefan Simonsson	SWE	Round of 32
TS	Thierry Stevaux	BEL	Round of 32
TG	Tony Graham	USA	Round of 32