US International Indoor Championships 1979


General 1979-02-26 - 1979-03-04
Grand Prix Circuit
Indoor
6
Memphis, Tennessee
United States of America

Source ATP; World Tennis


Info Prize Money $250,000
Waltke, Gorman, Manson and Borowiak were qualifiers.



Media


Winner James Scott (Jimmy) Connors


Players
John Gillient Alexander
Victor C. (Vic) Amaya
Vijay Amritraj
Arthur Robert Ashe jr
Jeff Borowiak
James Scott (Jimmy) Connors
Philip Clive (Phil) Dent
Eddie Dibbs
Wojtek Fibak
Peter Blair Fleming
Željko Franulović
Vitas Kevin Gerulaitis
Angel Gimenez
Francisco Gonzalez
Thomas Warner (Tom) Gorman
Brian Edward Gottfried
Timothy Ernest (Tim) Gullikson
Thomas Robert (Tom) Gullikson
Heinz Peter Gunthardt
José Higueras
Deon Joubert
Johan C. Kriek
Robert Charles (Bob) Lutz
Bruce Manson
Alexander (Sandy) Mayer
Eugene (Gene) Mayer
Bernard (Bernie) Mitton
Terry Moor
Christopher J. (Buster) Mottram
Yannick Noah
Tom Samuel (Tom) Okker
Adriano Panatta
Victor Pecci
Hank Pfister
Martin Claire (Marty) Riessen
Tomas Smid
Stanley Roger (Stan) Smith
Richard LeClede (Dick) Stockton
Leonard Roscoe (Roscoe) Tanner
Balazs Taroczy
Brian David Teacher
Ion Tiriac
Guillermo Vilas
Trey H. Waltke
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts
Kimberley (Kim) Grant Warwick


Rounds
Round 1
Tomas Smid*
Marty Riessen
6-2 7-5
Adriano Panatta*
Terry Moor
6-4 7-5
Alexander (Sandy) Mayer*
Željko Franulović
4-6 6-3 6-0
Tom Okker*
Francisco Gonzalez
7-5 6-3
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Johan C. Kriek
6-3 6-2
Peter Fleming*
Balazs Taroczy
7-5 6-1
Christopher J. (Buster) Mottram*
Trey H. Waltke
3-6 7-5 6-2
Vic Amaya*
Tom Gorman
6-4 6-3
Roscoe Tanner*
Deon Joubert
6-2 6-2
Hank Pfister*
Angel Gimenez
6-3 6-1
John Alexander*
Phil Dent
6-4 7-6
Eddie Dibbs*
Tom Gullikson
6-4 6-2
Arthur Ashe *
Kim Warwick
6-3 6-1
Tim Gullikson*
Jeff Borowiak
7-5 4-6 6-1
Bob Lutz*
Dick Stockton
6-4 6-3
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts*
Guillermo Vilas
7-6 7-6

Round 2
Jimmy Connors*
Tomas Smid
6-4 6-0
Stan Smith*
Adriano Panatta
6-1 6-4
Alexander (Sandy) Mayer*
Ion Tiriac
6-2 4-6 6-3
Brian Gottfried*
Tom Okker
3-6 6-1 7-6
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Bernie Mitton
7-5 6-3
Peter Fleming*
Victor Pecci
6-4 6-4
Christopher J. (Buster) Mottram*
Heinz Gunthardt
7-6 6-7 6-2
Vic Amaya*
José Higueras
7-6 6-4
Roscoe Tanner*
Bruce Manson
6-4 6-4
Wojtek Fibak*
Hank Pfister
6-0 4-6 7-5
John Alexander*
Brian Teacher
7-5 6-1
Vijay Amritraj*
Eddie Dibbs
6-4 6-1
Arthur Ashe *
Kim Warwick
6-3 6-1
Tim Gullikson*
Jeff Borowiak
6-2 2-6 7-6
Yannick Noah*
Bob Lutz
7-6 7-5
Gene Mayer*
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts
5-0 ret.

Round 3
Jimmy Connors*
Stan Smith
6-4 6-1
Alexander (Sandy) Mayer*
Brian Gottfried
7-5 4-6 6-3
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Peter Fleming
7-5 6-4
Vic Amaya*
Christopher J. (Buster) Mottram
7-6 7-6
Roscoe Tanner*
Wojtek Fibak
6-3 7-5
John Alexander*
Vijay Amritraj
7-5 5-7 6-3
Arthur Ashe *
Tim Gullikson
1-6 7-6 6-1
Gene Mayer*
Yannick Noah
6-2 6-2

Quarterfinals
Jimmy Connors*
Alexander (Sandy) Mayer
6-3 6-2
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Vic Amaya
7-6 6-7 6-3
Roscoe Tanner*
John Alexander
6-7 6-2 6-4
Arthur Ashe *
Gene Mayer
6-3 6-2

Semifinals
Jimmy Connors*
Vitas Gerulaitis
3-6 6-3 6-2
Arthur Ashe *
Roscoe Tanner
2-6 6-4 6-4

Final
Jimmy Connors*
Arthur Ashe
6-4 5-7 6-3


Tournament
Round 1
Tomas Smid*
Marty Riessen
Adriano Panatta*
Terry Moor
Alexander (Sandy) Mayer*
Željko Franulović
Tom Okker*
Francisco Gonzalez
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Johan C. Kriek
Peter Fleming*
Balazs Taroczy
Vic Amaya*
Tom Gorman
Christopher J. (Buster) Mottram*
Trey H. Waltke
Arthur Ashe *
Kim Warwick
Tim Gullikson*
Jeff Borowiak
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts*
Guillermo Vilas
Bob Lutz*
Dick Stockton
Roscoe Tanner*
Deon Joubert
Hank Pfister*
Angel Gimenez
John Alexander*
Phil Dent
Eddie Dibbs*
Tom Gullikson
Round 2
Jimmy Connors*
Tomas Smid
Stan Smith*
Adriano Panatta
Alexander (Sandy) Mayer*
Ion Tiriac
Brian Gottfried*
Tom Okker
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Bernie Mitton
Peter Fleming*
Victor Pecci
Vic Amaya*
José Higueras
Christopher J. (Buster) Mottram*
Heinz Gunthardt
Arthur Ashe *
Kim Warwick
Tim Gullikson*
Jeff Borowiak
Gene Mayer*
Kenneth B. (Butch) Walts
Yannick Noah*
Bob Lutz
Roscoe Tanner*
Bruce Manson
Wojtek Fibak*
Hank Pfister
John Alexander*
Brian Teacher
Vijay Amritraj*
Eddie Dibbs
Round 3
Jimmy Connors*
Stan Smith
Alexander (Sandy) Mayer*
Brian Gottfried
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Peter Fleming
Vic Amaya*
Christopher J. (Buster) Mottram
Arthur Ashe *
Tim Gullikson
Gene Mayer*
Yannick Noah
Roscoe Tanner*
Wojtek Fibak
John Alexander*
Vijay Amritraj
Quarterfinals
Jimmy Connors*
Alexander (Sandy) Mayer
Vitas Gerulaitis*
Vic Amaya
Arthur Ashe *
Gene Mayer
Roscoe Tanner*
John Alexander
Semifinals
Jimmy Connors*
Vitas Gerulaitis
Arthur Ashe *
Roscoe Tanner
Final
Jimmy Connors*
Arthur Ashe