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ATP·ATP International Series·Carpet

Memphis 1979

StartsFeb 26, 1979 Draw64 Matches47 Editions42
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Champion Jimmy Connors def. Arthur Ashe in the final
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Knockout bracket

Round of 16
16 John Alexander 7 5 6
Vijay Amritraj 5 7 3
7 Roscoe Tanner 6 7
12 Wojtek Fibak 3 5
Gene Mayer 6 6
Yannick Noah 2 2
6 Arthur Ashe 1 7 6
9 Tim Gullikson 6 6 1
Victor Amaya 7 7
15 Buster C Mottram 6 6
3 Vitas Gerulaitis 7 6
Peter Fleming 5 4
10 Sandy Mayer 7 4 6
5 Brian Gottfried 5 6 3
1 Jimmy Connors 6 6
Stan Smith 4 1
Quarterfinal
7 Roscoe Tanner 6 6 6
16 John Alexander 7 2 4
6 Arthur Ashe 6 6
Gene Mayer 3 2
3 Vitas Gerulaitis 7 6 6
Victor Amaya 6 7 3
1 Jimmy Connors 6 6
10 Sandy Mayer 3 2
Semifinal
6 Arthur Ashe 2 6 6
7 Roscoe Tanner 6 4 4
1 Jimmy Connors 3 6 6
3 Vitas Gerulaitis 6 3 2
Final
1 Jimmy Connors 6 5 6
6 Arthur Ashe 4 7 3

Early rounds

Round of 64 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Tomas Smid Marty Riessen 6-2 7-5 ·
Hank Pfister Angel Gimenez 6-3 6-1 ·
Tom Okker Francisco Gonzalez 7-5 6-3 ·
Victor Amaya Tom Gorman 6-4 6-3 ·
John Alexander Phil Dent 6-4 7-6 ·
Buster C Mottram Trey Waltke 3-6 6-4 6-2
Robert Lutz Dick Stockton 6-4 6-3 ·
Adriano Panatta Terry Moor 6-3 7-5 ·
Peter Fleming Balazs Taroczy 7-5 6-1 ·
Sandy Mayer Zeljko Franulovic 4-6 6-3 6-0
Tim Gullikson Andrew Pattison 7-5 4-6 6-1
Roscoe Tanner Deon Joubert 6-2 6-2 ·
Arthur Ashe Tim Wilkison 7-6 3-6 6-3
Eddie Dibbs Tom Gullikson 6-4 6-2 ·
Vitas Gerulaitis Johan Kriek 6-3 6-2 ·
Butch Walts Guillermo Vilas 7-6 7-6 ·
Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Yannick Noah Robert Lutz 7-6 7-5 ·
Gene Mayer Butch Walts 5-0 · ·
Peter Fleming Victor Pecci 6-4 6-4 ·
John Alexander Brian Teacher 7-5 6-1 ·
Buster C Mottram Heinz Gunthardt 7-6 6-7 6-2
Stan Smith Adriano Panatta 6-1 6-4 ·
Wojtek Fibak Hank Pfister 6-0 4-6 7-5
Sandy Mayer Ion Tiriac 6-2 4-6 6-3
Tim Gullikson Jeff Borowiak 6-2 2-6 7-6
Victor Amaya Jose Higueras 7-6 6-4 ·
Roscoe Tanner Bruce Manson 6-4 6-4 ·
Arthur Ashe Kim Warwick 6-3 6-1 ·
Brian Gottfried Tom Okker 3-6 6-1 7-6
Vijay Amritraj Eddie Dibbs 6-4 6-1 ·
Vitas Gerulaitis Bernard Mitton 7-5 6-3 ·
Jimmy Connors Tomas Smid 6-4 6-0 ·

Players (48)

PlayerCountryReached
Jimmy Connors Jimmy Connors USA Winner
Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe USA Final
Roscoe Tanner Roscoe Tanner USA Semifinal
Vitas Gerulaitis Vitas Gerulaitis USA Semifinal
Gene Mayer Gene Mayer USA Quarterfinal
John Alexander John Alexander AUS Quarterfinal
SM Sandy Mayer USA Quarterfinal
VA Victor Amaya USA Quarterfinal
BG Brian Gottfried USA Round of 16
BM Buster C Mottram GBR Round of 16
Peter Fleming Peter Fleming USA Round of 16
Stan Smith Stan Smith USA Round of 16
Tim Gullikson Tim Gullikson USA Round of 16
Vijay Amritraj Vijay Amritraj IND Round of 16
Wojtek Fibak Wojtek Fibak POL Round of 16
Yannick Noah Yannick Noah FRA Round of 16
Adriano Panatta Adriano Panatta ITA Round of 32
BM Bernard Mitton RSA Round of 32
BT Brian Teacher USA Round of 32
BM Bruce Manson USA Round of 32
BW Butch Walts USA Round of 32
Eddie Dibbs Eddie Dibbs USA Round of 32
Hank Pfister Hank Pfister USA Round of 32
Heinz Gunthardt Heinz Gunthardt SUI Round of 32
Ion Tiriac Ion Tiriac ROU Round of 32
JB Jeff Borowiak USA Round of 32
Jose Higueras Jose Higueras ESP Round of 32
KW Kim Warwick AUS Round of 32
RL Robert Lutz USA Round of 32
Tom Okker Tom Okker NED Round of 32
TS Tomas Smid CZE Round of 32
Victor Pecci Victor Pecci PAR Round of 32
AP Andrew Pattison USA Round of 64
AG Angel Gimenez ESP Round of 64
Balazs Taroczy Balazs Taroczy HUN Round of 64
DJ Deon Joubert RSA Round of 64
Dick Stockton Dick Stockton USA Round of 64
FG Francisco Gonzalez PAR Round of 64
Guillermo Vilas Guillermo Vilas ARG Round of 64
JK Johan Kriek USA Round of 64
Marty Riessen Marty Riessen USA Round of 64
PD Phil Dent AUS Round of 64
Terry Moor Terry Moor USA Round of 64
TW Tim Wilkison USA Round of 64
TG Tom Gorman USA Round of 64
TG Tom Gullikson USA Round of 64
TW Trey Waltke USA Round of 64
Zeljko Franulovic Zeljko Franulovic CRO Round of 64