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Houston 1979

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ATP ATP 500/250 Clay Start: Apr 16, 1979 Draw: 32 31 matches
Champion: Jose Higueras

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
Gene Mayer 6 7
Francisco Gonzalez 0 5
Ricardo Ycaza 7 4 7
Pat Dupre 6 6 6
4 Manuel Orantes 6 6
Ulrich Pinner 4 3
Hans Gildemeister 6 6
8 John Alexander 4 0
7 Jose Higueras 6 6
Paolo Bertolucci 0 3
3 Eddie Dibbs 7 4 6
Eliot Teltscher 6 6 2
5 Corrado Barazzutti 0 6 6
Zeljko Franulovic 6 4 3
2 Roscoe Tanner 7 4 6
Adriano Panatta 5 6 3
Quarterfinal
Gene Mayer 6 6
Ricardo Ycaza 3 1
4 Manuel Orantes 6 6
Hans Gildemeister 2 2
7 Jose Higueras 6 6
3 Eddie Dibbs 3 2
2 Roscoe Tanner 6 6
5 Corrado Barazzutti 2 4
Semifinal
Gene Mayer 7 6
4 Manuel Orantes 6 3
7 Jose Higueras 6 6
2 Roscoe Tanner 2 2
Final
7 Jose Higueras 6 2 7
Gene Mayer 3 6 6

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Gene Mayer Harold Solomon 4-6 6-1 6-4
Francisco Gonzalez Tony Roche 4-6 7-6 7-5
Pat Dupre Mike Cahill 3-6 6-3 6-4
Ricardo Ycaza Wojtek Fibak 6-2 1-6 7-6
Manuel Orantes Geoff Masters 6-3 6-3 ·
Ulrich Pinner Tom Okker 6-1 6-3 ·
Hans Gildemeister Tim Wilkison 6-3 6-4 ·
John Alexander Balazs Taroczy 6-4 7-6 ·
Jose Higueras Chris Lewis 6-3 6-2 ·
Paolo Bertolucci Syd Ball 7-6 6-1 ·
Eliot Teltscher Rolf Gehring 2-6 6-1 7-5
Eddie Dibbs Sherwood Stewart 7-5 6-0 ·
Corrado Barazzutti Kim Warwick 6-7 7-5 6-1
Zeljko Franulovic Allan Stone 6-3 6-4 ·
Adriano Panatta Victor Pecci 6-4 6-2 ·
Roscoe Tanner Victor Amaya 6-2 6-4 ·

Players (32)

PlayerCountryReached
Jose Higueras Jose Higueras ESP Winner
Gene Mayer Gene Mayer USA Final
Manuel Orantes Manuel Orantes ESP Semifinal
Roscoe Tanner Roscoe Tanner USA Semifinal
Corrado Barazzutti Corrado Barazzutti ITA Quarterfinal
Eddie Dibbs Eddie Dibbs USA Quarterfinal
Hans Gildemeister Hans Gildemeister CHI Quarterfinal
RY Ricardo Ycaza ECU Quarterfinal
Adriano Panatta Adriano Panatta ITA Round of 16
ET Eliot Teltscher USA Round of 16
FG Francisco Gonzalez PAR Round of 16
John Alexander John Alexander AUS Round of 16
Paolo Bertolucci Paolo Bertolucci ITA Round of 16
Pat Dupre Pat Dupre USA Round of 16
Ulrich Pinner Ulrich Pinner GER Round of 16
Zeljko Franulovic Zeljko Franulovic CRO Round of 16
AS Allan Stone AUS Round of 32
Balazs Taroczy Balazs Taroczy HUN Round of 32
Chris Lewis Chris Lewis NZL Round of 32
Geoff Masters Geoff Masters AUS Round of 32
HS Harold Solomon USA Round of 32
KW Kim Warwick AUS Round of 32
MC Mike Cahill USA Round of 32
RG Rolf Gehring GER Round of 32
SS Sherwood Stewart USA Round of 32
SB Syd Ball AUS Round of 32
TW Tim Wilkison USA Round of 32
Tom Okker Tom Okker NED Round of 32
Tony Roche Tony Roche AUS Round of 32
VA Victor Amaya USA Round of 32
Victor Pecci Victor Pecci PAR Round of 32
Wojtek Fibak Wojtek Fibak POL Round of 32