Monte Carlo 1979
General 1979-04-09 - 1979-04-15
Grand Prix Circuit
Clay
5
Monte Carlo
Monaco
Source ATP; ITF; World Tennis
Info Prize Money $175,000
Crealy and Caujolle were qualifiers
Media
Winner Björn Rune Borg
Players
John Gillient Alexander
Bernard Balleret
Corrado Barazzutti
Paolo Bertolucci
Louis Borfiga
Björn Rune Borg
Jean Francois Caujolle
Jose Luis Clerc
Richard D. (Dick) Crealy
Patrick (Pat) Dupre
Željko Franulović
Bernard Balleret
Corrado Barazzutti
Paolo Bertolucci
Louis Borfiga
Björn Rune Borg
Jean Francois Caujolle
Jose Luis Clerc
Richard D. (Dick) Crealy
Patrick (Pat) Dupre
Željko Franulović
Bernard Fritz
Rolf Gehring
Vitas Kevin Gerulaitis
Angel Gimenez
José Higueras
François Jauffret
Johan C. Kriek
Ivan Lendl
Geoffrey (Geoff) Masters
Ilie Nastase
Yannick Noah
Rolf Gehring
Vitas Kevin Gerulaitis
Angel Gimenez
José Higueras
François Jauffret
Johan C. Kriek
Ivan Lendl
Geoffrey (Geoff) Masters
Ilie Nastase
Yannick Noah
Manuel (Manolo) Orantes Corral
Adriano Panatta
Andrew J. Pattison
Victor Pecci
Ulrich (Ulli) Pinner
Pascal Portes
Raul Carlos Ramirez
Tomas Smid
Balazs Taroczy
Guillermo Vilas
Adriano Panatta
Andrew J. Pattison
Victor Pecci
Ulrich (Ulli) Pinner
Pascal Portes
Raul Carlos Ramirez
Tomas Smid
Balazs Taroczy
Guillermo Vilas
Rounds
Round 1
Bjorn Borg*
Paolo Bertolucci
Paolo Bertolucci
6-0
6-1
José Higueras*
Patrick (Pat) Dupre
Patrick (Pat) Dupre
7-5
6-1
Ulli Pinner*
Bernard Fritz
Bernard Fritz
2-6
6-2
6-2
Jose Luis Clerc*
Bernard Balleret
Bernard Balleret
6-2
6-0
Rolf Gehring*
Corrado Barazzutti
Corrado Barazzutti
7-6
6-2
Victor Pecci*
Ivan Lendl
Ivan Lendl
6-1
6-3
Yannick Noah*
Louis Borfiga
Louis Borfiga
6-1
6-3
Željko Franulović*
Manuel Orantes
Manuel Orantes
6-2
7-5
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Jean Francois Caujolle
Jean Francois Caujolle
6-3
5-7
6-4
François Jauffret*
Dick Crealy
Dick Crealy
6-4
6-4
Tomas Smid*
Andrew J. Pattison
Andrew J. Pattison
6-3
6-2
Raul Ramirez*
Pascal Portes
Pascal Portes
7-5
6-1
Ilie Nastase*
Angel Gimenez
Angel Gimenez
6-2
6-3
Geoff Masters*
Johan C. Kriek
Johan C. Kriek
6-2
6-4
John Alexander*
Adriano Panatta
Adriano Panatta
7-5
6-7
7-6
Guillermo Vilas*
Balazs Taroczy
Balazs Taroczy
3-6
6-3
6-2
Round 2
Bjorn Borg*
José Higueras
José Higueras
6-4
6-4
Jose Luis Clerc*
Ulli Pinner
Ulli Pinner
3-6
7-6
6-1
Victor Pecci*
Rolf Gehring
Rolf Gehring
6-4
6-7
7-5
Yannick Noah*
Željko Franulović
Željko Franulović
6-4
6-4
Vitas Gerulaitis*
François Jauffret
François Jauffret
6-7
6-3
7-5
Raul Ramirez*
Tomas Smid
Tomas Smid
6-3
6-3
Ilie Nastase*
Geoff Masters
Geoff Masters
w.o.
John Alexander*
Guillermo Vilas
Guillermo Vilas
4-6
7-6
7-6
Quarterfinals
Bjorn Borg*
Jose Luis Clerc
Jose Luis Clerc
4-6
6-2
6-1
Victor Pecci*
Yannick Noah
Yannick Noah
6-0
7-6
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Raul Ramirez
Raul Ramirez
6-0
6-3
John Alexander*
Ilie Nastase
Ilie Nastase
6-3
5-7
6-4
Semifinals
Bjorn Borg*
Victor Pecci
Victor Pecci
6-4
6-1
Vitas Gerulaitis*
John Alexander
John Alexander
6-2
7-6
Final
Bjorn Borg*
Vitas Gerulaitis
Vitas Gerulaitis
6-2
6-1
6-3
Tournament
Round 1
Bjorn Borg*
Paolo Bertolucci
Paolo Bertolucci
José Higueras*
Patrick (Pat) Dupre
Patrick (Pat) Dupre
Jose Luis Clerc*
Bernard Balleret
Bernard Balleret
Ulli Pinner*
Bernard Fritz
Bernard Fritz
Victor Pecci*
Ivan Lendl
Ivan Lendl
Rolf Gehring*
Corrado Barazzutti
Corrado Barazzutti
Yannick Noah*
Louis Borfiga
Louis Borfiga
Željko Franulović*
Manuel Orantes
Manuel Orantes
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Jean Francois Caujolle
Jean Francois Caujolle
François Jauffret*
Dick Crealy
Dick Crealy
Raul Ramirez*
Pascal Portes
Pascal Portes
Tomas Smid*
Andrew J. Pattison
Andrew J. Pattison
John Alexander*
Adriano Panatta
Adriano Panatta
Guillermo Vilas*
Balazs Taroczy
Balazs Taroczy
Ilie Nastase*
Angel Gimenez
Angel Gimenez
Geoff Masters*
Johan C. Kriek
Johan C. Kriek
Round 2
Bjorn Borg*
José Higueras
José Higueras
Jose Luis Clerc*
Ulli Pinner
Ulli Pinner
Victor Pecci*
Rolf Gehring
Rolf Gehring
Yannick Noah*
Željko Franulović
Željko Franulović
Vitas Gerulaitis*
François Jauffret
François Jauffret
Raul Ramirez*
Tomas Smid
Tomas Smid
John Alexander*
Guillermo Vilas
Guillermo Vilas
Ilie Nastase*
Geoff Masters
Geoff Masters
Quarterfinals
Bjorn Borg*
Jose Luis Clerc
Jose Luis Clerc
Victor Pecci*
Yannick Noah
Yannick Noah
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Raul Ramirez
Raul Ramirez
John Alexander*
Ilie Nastase
Ilie Nastase
Semifinals
Bjorn Borg*
Victor Pecci
Victor Pecci
Vitas Gerulaitis*
John Alexander
John Alexander
Final
Bjorn Borg*
Vitas Gerulaitis
Vitas Gerulaitis