South Orange 1979

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ATP ATP 500/250 Clay Start: Jul 30, 1979 Draw: 32 31 matches

Champion: John McEnroe

Knockout bracket

Round of 16

1 John McEnroe 6 6

6 Chris Kachel 4 6 6

Richard Meyer 6 4 4

Jay Lapidus 7 6

Gene Stuart Malin 6 4

Fred Mcnair 6 6

Bruce Nichols 3 4

Andreas Maurer 4 2

Anand Amritraj 6 6

Fernando Dalla Fontana 3 3

5 Emilio Montano 4 6 6

Mike Harrington 6 2 0

2 Vitas Gerulaitis 7 6

Christophe Roger Vasselin 5 1

Quarterfinal

1 John McEnroe 6 6

6 Chris Kachel 1 3

Jay Lapidus 6 6

Fred Mcnair 1 3

Anand Amritraj 1 2

2 Vitas Gerulaitis 6 6

5 Emilio Montano 1 1

Semifinal

1 John McEnroe 6 6

Jay Lapidus 1 2

John Lloyd 6 1 6

2 Vitas Gerulaitis 4 6 4

Final

1 John McEnroe 6 6 6

John Lloyd 7 4 0

Early rounds

Round of 32 16 matches

Winner	Loser	Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
John McEnroe	David Carter	6-3	6-1	·
John James	Michael Grant	7-6	6-3	·
Richard Meyer	Onny Parun	7-6	6-3	·
Chris Kachel	Willem Prinsloo	6-4	3-6	6-1
Jay Lapidus	Peter Fleming	7-6	6-4	·
Gene Stuart Malin	Erick Iskersky	7-6	4-6	6-4
Bruce Nichols	George Amaya	6-2	1-6	7-6
Fred Mcnair	Howard Schoenfield	7-5	6-1	·
John Lloyd	Hubertus Hoyt	6-1	7-6	·
Andreas Maurer	Steven Alger	6-3	6-1	·
Anand Amritraj	Ricardo Cano	3-6	7-5	6-3
Fernando Dalla Fontana	Bernard Mitton	7-6	6-3	·
Emilio Montano	Jorge Andrew	6-3	4-6	6-2
Mike Harrington	Colin Dibley	6-4	6-0	·
Christophe Roger Vasselin	Fritz Buehning	2-6	6-3	6-2
Vitas Gerulaitis	Robin Drysdale	6-1	6-4	·

Players (32)

	Player	Country	Reached
	John McEnroe	USA	Winner
	John Lloyd	GBR	Final
JL	Jay Lapidus	USA	Semifinal
	Vitas Gerulaitis	USA	Semifinal
AA	Anand Amritraj	IND	Quarterfinal
CK	Chris Kachel	AUS	Quarterfinal
EM	Emilio Montano	MEX	Quarterfinal
FM	Fred Mcnair	USA	Quarterfinal
AM	Andreas Maurer	GER	Round of 16
BN	Bruce Nichols	USA	Round of 16
CV	Christophe Roger Vasselin	FRA	Round of 16
FF	Fernando Dalla Fontana	ARG	Round of 16
GM	Gene Stuart Malin	USA	Round of 16
JJ	John James	AUS	Round of 16
MH	Mike Harrington	USA	Round of 16
RM	Richard Meyer	USA	Round of 16
BM	Bernard Mitton	RSA	Round of 32
	Colin Dibley	AUS	Round of 32
DC	David Carter	AUS	Round of 32
EI	Erick Iskersky	USA	Round of 32
FB	Fritz Buehning	USA	Round of 32
GA	George Amaya	USA	Round of 32
HS	Howard Schoenfield	USA	Round of 32
HH	Hubertus Hoyt	USA	Round of 32
JA	Jorge Andrew	VEN	Round of 32
MG	Michael Grant	USA	Round of 32
	Onny Parun	NZL	Round of 32
	Peter Fleming	USA	Round of 32
RC	Ricardo Cano	ARG	Round of 32
RD	Robin Drysdale	GBR	Round of 32
SA	Steven Alger	BER	Round of 32
WP	Willem Prinsloo	RSA	Round of 32