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Philadelphia 1979

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ATP ATP 500/250 Carpet Start: Jan 22, 1979 Draw: 64 47 matches
Champion: Jimmy Connors

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
Geoff Masters 6 6
George Hardie 4 4
7 Harold Solomon 6 2 6
Gene Mayer 4 6 1
6 Brian Gottfried 6 6
Pat Dupre 2 3
5 Vitas Gerulaitis 4 6 7
Johan Kriek 6 2 5
9 Roscoe Tanner 6 6 6
4 Eddie Dibbs 7 2 2
3 John McEnroe 6 7
Hank Pfister 2 6
10 Arthur Ashe 6 7
2 Guillermo Vilas 3 5
1 Jimmy Connors 6 7
15 Wojtek Fibak 4 6
Quarterfinal
10 Arthur Ashe 6 7
6 Brian Gottfried 3 5
5 Vitas Gerulaitis 6 6
7 Harold Solomon 2 3
9 Roscoe Tanner 7 6
3 John McEnroe 6 2
1 Jimmy Connors 6 6
Geoff Masters 3 3
Semifinal
10 Arthur Ashe 1 4 7 6 6
5 Vitas Gerulaitis 6 6 6 4 4
1 Jimmy Connors 6 6 3 6
9 Roscoe Tanner 3 3 6 1
Final
1 Jimmy Connors 6 6 6
10 Arthur Ashe 3 4 1

Early rounds

Round of 64 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Stan Smith Mike Cahill 6-1 6-1 ·
Andrew Pattison Eliot Teltscher 4-6 6-1 7-5
Buster C Mottram Heinz Gunthardt 3-6 7-6 6-1
Geoff Masters Terry Moor 7-6 3-6 6-2
Zeljko Franulovic Jaime Fillol 6-4 7-6 ·
Victor Amaya Brian Teacher 4-6 7-5 7-5
Johan Kriek John Alexander 6-4 6-4 ·
Hank Pfister Dick Stockton 6-2 6-4 ·
Tim Gullikson Angel Gimenez 6-2 6-4 ·
Ilie Nastase Deon Joubert 6-4 6-4 ·
Pat Dupre Jose Higueras 6-1 3-6 7-6
Arthur Ashe Bernard Mitton 6-2 7-6 ·
Roscoe Tanner Vijay Amritraj 7-5 6-4 ·
Brian Gottfried John Sadri 6-3 6-1 ·
Eddie Dibbs Tom Okker 6-4 7-6 ·
Jimmy Connors Van Winitsky 6-4 6-3 ·
Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Hank Pfister Sherwood Stewart 6-1 6-0 ·
Johan Kriek Vladimir Zednik 6-3 6-4 ·
Pat Dupre Colin Dibley 3-6 7-6 7-6
Wojtek Fibak Victor Amaya 6-2 6-1 ·
Gene Mayer Tim Gullikson 6-4 6-3 ·
George Hardie Ilie Nastase 7-5 4-6 6-4
Arthur Ashe Marty Riessen 6-1 4-6 6-4
Roscoe Tanner Tom Leonard 6-3 6-2 ·
Geoff Masters Corrado Barazzutti 5-7 6-3 6-3
Harold Solomon Andrew Pattison 6-0 6-3 ·
Brian Gottfried Tom Gullikson 6-4 6-4 ·
Vitas Gerulaitis Zeljko Franulovic 6-4 6-1 ·
Eddie Dibbs Cliff Drysdale 6-4 7-5 ·
John McEnroe Stan Smith 7-5 6-1 ·
Guillermo Vilas Buster C Mottram 6-4 6-3 ·
Jimmy Connors Erik Van Dillen 6-1 6-1 ·

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
BG Brian Gottfried USA Quarterfinal
Geoff Masters Geoff Masters AUS Quarterfinal
HS Harold Solomon USA Quarterfinal
John McEnroe John McEnroe USA Quarterfinal
Eddie Dibbs Eddie Dibbs USA Round of 16
Gene Mayer Gene Mayer USA Round of 16
GH George Hardie USA Round of 16
Guillermo Vilas Guillermo Vilas ARG Round of 16
Hank Pfister Hank Pfister USA Round of 16
JK Johan Kriek USA Round of 16
Pat Dupre Pat Dupre USA Round of 16
Wojtek Fibak Wojtek Fibak POL Round of 16
AP Andrew Pattison USA Round of 32
BM Buster C Mottram GBR Round of 32
Cliff Drysdale Cliff Drysdale RSA Round of 32
Colin Dibley Colin Dibley AUS Round of 32
Corrado Barazzutti Corrado Barazzutti ITA Round of 32
Erik Van Dillen Erik Van Dillen USA Round of 32
Ilie Nastase Ilie Nastase ROU Round of 32
Marty Riessen Marty Riessen USA Round of 32
SS Sherwood Stewart USA Round of 32
Stan Smith Stan Smith USA Round of 32
Tim Gullikson Tim Gullikson USA Round of 32
TG Tom Gullikson USA Round of 32
TL Tom Leonard USA Round of 32
VA Victor Amaya USA Round of 32
VZ Vladimir Zednik CZE Round of 32
Zeljko Franulovic Zeljko Franulovic CRO Round of 32
AG Angel Gimenez ESP Round of 64
BM Bernard Mitton RSA Round of 64
BT Brian Teacher USA Round of 64
DJ Deon Joubert RSA Round of 64
Dick Stockton Dick Stockton USA Round of 64
ET Eliot Teltscher USA Round of 64
Heinz Gunthardt Heinz Gunthardt SUI Round of 64
Jaime Fillol Jaime Fillol CHI Round of 64
John Alexander John Alexander AUS Round of 64
John Sadri John Sadri USA Round of 64
Jose Higueras Jose Higueras ESP Round of 64
MC Mike Cahill USA Round of 64
Terry Moor Terry Moor USA Round of 64
Tom Okker Tom Okker NED Round of 64
VW Van Winitsky USA Round of 64
Vijay Amritraj Vijay Amritraj IND Round of 64