Johannesburg 1979

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ATP ATP 500/250 Hard Start: Apr 16, 1979 Draw: 32 31 matches

Champion: Jose Luis Clerc

Knockout bracket

Round of 16

Patrice Dominguez 6 7

Brian Fairlie 4 6

6 Heinz Gunthardt 3 6 6

Willem Prinsloo 6 2 2

David Schneider 6 7

Rory Chappell 4 6

7 Deon Joubert 6 6

Pascal Portes 3 2

5 Peter Mcnamara 6 6

Raymond Moore 1 3

4 Andrew Pattison 3 6 6

Paul Mcnamee 6 1 2

8 Carlos Kirmayr 6 6

Freddie Sauer 1 2

2 Jose Luis Clerc 6 7

Antonio Zugarelli 1 5

Quarterfinal

Patrice Dominguez 6 6

6 Heinz Gunthardt 3 4

7 Deon Joubert 3 7 6

David Schneider 6 5 3

5 Peter Mcnamara 6 7

4 Andrew Pattison 3 5

2 Jose Luis Clerc 6 7

8 Carlos Kirmayr 1 6

Semifinal

7 Deon Joubert 6 6

Patrice Dominguez 3 3

2 Jose Luis Clerc 7 6

5 Peter Mcnamara 5 3

Final

2 Jose Luis Clerc 6 6

7 Deon Joubert 2 1

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches

Winner	Loser	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Patrice Dominguez	Ilie Nastase	3-6	7-6	6-3
Brian Fairlie	Belus Prajoux	6-1	6-2	·
Willem Prinsloo	Bob Hewitt	6-1	6-4	·
Heinz Gunthardt	Brad Drewett	6-2	6-1	·
David Schneider	Peter Feigl	6-2	6-4	·
Rory Chappell	Patrick Proisy	7-6	6-1	·
Pascal Portes	Colin Dowdeswell	6-4	4-6	6-2
Deon Joubert	George Rudman	7-6	1-6	6-2
Peter Mcnamara	Jorge Andrew	7-5	6-3	·
Raymond Moore	Nick Badenhorst	6-2	6-3	·
Paul Mcnamee	Anthony Fawcett	3-6	7-6	7-5
Andrew Pattison	John Yuill	6-3	4-6	6-2
Carlos Kirmayr	Andre Zietsmann	6-2	6-0	·
Freddie Sauer	Hans Kary	3-6	7-5	6-4
Antonio Zugarelli	Frew Mcmillan	7-5	6-3	·
Jose Luis Clerc	Peter Elter	6-4	6-2	·

Players (32)

	Player	Country	Reached
	Jose Luis Clerc	ARG	Winner
DJ	Deon Joubert	RSA	Final
	Patrice Dominguez	FRA	Semifinal
PM	Peter Mcnamara	AUS	Semifinal
AP	Andrew Pattison	USA	Quarterfinal
CK	Carlos Kirmayr	BRA	Quarterfinal
DS	David Schneider	USA	Quarterfinal
	Heinz Gunthardt	SUI	Quarterfinal
AZ	Antonio Zugarelli	ITA	Round of 16
BF	Brian Fairlie	NZL	Round of 16
FS	Freddie Sauer	RSA	Round of 16
PP	Pascal Portes	FRA	Round of 16
PM	Paul Mcnamee	AUS	Round of 16
	Raymond Moore	RSA	Round of 16
RC	Rory Chappell	RSA	Round of 16
WP	Willem Prinsloo	RSA	Round of 16
AZ	Andre Zietsmann	RSA	Round of 32
AF	Anthony Fawcett	RSA	Round of 32
BP	Belus Prajoux	CHI	Round of 32
	Bob Hewitt	RSA	Round of 32
	Brad Drewett	AUS	Round of 32
CD	Colin Dowdeswell	GBR	Round of 32
FM	Frew Mcmillan	RSA	Round of 32
GR	George Rudman	RSA	Round of 32
HK	Hans Kary	AUT	Round of 32
	Ilie Nastase	ROU	Round of 32
JY	John Yuill	RSA	Round of 32
JA	Jorge Andrew	VEN	Round of 32
NB	Nick Badenhorst	RSA	Round of 32
	Patrick Proisy	FRA	Round of 32
PE	Peter Elter	GER	Round of 32
PF	Peter Feigl	AUT	Round of 32