Birmingham International Indoor 1979


General 1979-01-15 - 1979-01-21
WCT Circuit
Indoor
5
Birmingham, Alabama
United States of America

Source ATP; World Tennis


Info Prize Money $175,000
Vann and Bailey were qualifiers.



Media


Winner James Scott (Jimmy) Connors


Players
John Gillient Alexander
Vijay Amritraj
Joel M. Bailey
Corrado Barazzutti
Mike Cahill
James Scott (Jimmy) Connors
Eddie Dibbs
Patrick (Pat) Dupre
Željko Franulović
Vitas Kevin Gerulaitis
Brian Edward Gottfried
Deon Joubert
Tom Leonard
Geoffrey (Geoff) Masters
Eugene (Gene) Mayer
Frederick (Fred) McNair IV
Bernard (Bernie) Mitton
Terry Moor
Christopher J. (Buster) Mottram
Ilie Nastase
Tom Samuel (Tom) Okker
Manuel (Manolo) Orantes Corral
Charles W. (Charlie) Owens
Hank Pfister
Stanley Roger (Stan) Smith
Richard LeClede (Dick) Stockton
Brian David Teacher
Eliot Teltscher
Ion Tiriac
Tim Vann
Guillermo Vilas
Vladimir Zednik


Rounds
Round 1
Jimmy Connors*
Charlie Owens
6-2 6-4
Stan Smith*
Geoff Masters
7-5 6-3
Eliot Teltscher*
Vijay Amritraj
6-1 6-3
Corrado Barazzutti*
Hank Pfister
7-5 6-2
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Tim Vann
6-1 7-5
Deon Joubert*
Mike Cahill
6-7 7-6 6-3
Terry Moor*
Bernie Mitton
3-6 6-3 7-6
Ilie Nastase*
Željko Franulović
7-6 6-4
Brian Gottfried*
Frederick (Fred) McNair IV
6-7 6-2 6-0
Dick Stockton*
Brian Teacher
6-3 2-6 6-4
Patrick (Pat) Dupre*
Tom Okker
3-6 7-6 6-4
Eddie Dibbs*
John Alexander
7-6 6-4
Christopher J. (Buster) Mottram*
Manuel Orantes
6-3 6-4
Gene Mayer*
Tom Leonard
6-3 3-6 6-4
Vladimir Zednik*
Joel M. Bailey
6-4 4-6 6-4
Guillermo Vilas*
Ion Tiriac
6-1 6-4

Round 2
Jimmy Connors*
Eliot Teltscher
6-1 6-4
Stan Smith*
Corrado Barazzutti
6-2 6-4
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Deon Joubert
6-1 6-1
Ilie Nastase*
Terry Moor
6-2 6-7 6-0
Dick Stockton*
Brian Gottfried
7-6 2-6 6-3
Eddie Dibbs*
Patrick (Pat) Dupre
6-2 6-7 6-4
Christopher J. (Buster) Mottram*
Gene Mayer
6-1 6-4
Guillermo Vilas*
Vladimir Zednik
6-2 7-6

Quarterfinals
Jimmy Connors*
Stan Smith
6-4 6-1
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Ilie Nastase
6-2 6-0
Eddie Dibbs*
Dick Stockton
3-6 6-0 6-3
Guillermo Vilas*
Christopher J. (Buster) Mottram
6-2 6-3

Semifinals
Jimmy Connors*
Vitas Gerulaitis
7-6 6-2
Eddie Dibbs*
Guillermo Vilas
6-0 1-6 6-2

Final
Jimmy Connors*
Eddie Dibbs
6-3 3-6 7-5


Tournament
Round 1
Jimmy Connors*
Charlie Owens
Eliot Teltscher*
Vijay Amritraj
Stan Smith*
Geoff Masters
Corrado Barazzutti*
Hank Pfister
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Tim Vann
Deon Joubert*
Mike Cahill
Ilie Nastase*
Željko Franulović
Terry Moor*
Bernie Mitton
Eddie Dibbs*
John Alexander
Patrick (Pat) Dupre*
Tom Okker
Dick Stockton*
Brian Teacher
Brian Gottfried*
Frederick (Fred) McNair IV
Guillermo Vilas*
Ion Tiriac
Vladimir Zednik*
Joel M. Bailey
Christopher J. (Buster) Mottram*
Manuel Orantes
Gene Mayer*
Tom Leonard
Round 2
Jimmy Connors*
Eliot Teltscher
Stan Smith*
Corrado Barazzutti
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Deon Joubert
Ilie Nastase*
Terry Moor
Eddie Dibbs*
Patrick (Pat) Dupre
Dick Stockton*
Brian Gottfried
Guillermo Vilas*
Vladimir Zednik
Christopher J. (Buster) Mottram*
Gene Mayer
Quarterfinals
Jimmy Connors*
Stan Smith
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Ilie Nastase
Eddie Dibbs*
Dick Stockton
Guillermo Vilas*
Christopher J. (Buster) Mottram
Semifinals
Jimmy Connors*
Vitas Gerulaitis
Eddie Dibbs*
Guillermo Vilas
Final
Jimmy Connors*
Eddie Dibbs