1979 WCT Tournament of Champions – Singles
1979 tennis event results
Björn Borg was the defending champion, but did not compete this year.
Jimmy Connors won the title by defeating Vitas Gerulaitis 6–5, 6–0, 6–4 in the final.[1]
Connors did not lose a single match in the entire tournament, despite being played in a round-robin system.
Draw
Final
Round-robin
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Connors
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Fleming
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Gerulaitis
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Năstase
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Orantes
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Panatta
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RR W–L
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Set W–L
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Game W–L
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Standings
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Jimmy Connors
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6–5, 6–0
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6–0, 6–4
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6–4, 6–5
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6–3, 6–1
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4–6, 6–5, 6–2
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5–0
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10–1
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64–35
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1
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Peter Fleming
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5–6, 0–6
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1–6, 3–6
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6–5, 6–3
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6–1, 6–2
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6–3, 2–6, 6–4
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3–2
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6–5
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47–48
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3
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Vitas Gerulaitis
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4–6, 0–6
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6–1, 6–3
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6–3, 6–2
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6–2, 6–2
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6–2, 6–5
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4–1
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8–2
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52–32
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2
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Ilie Năstase
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4–6, 5–6
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5–6, 3–6
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3–6, 2–6
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6–4, 6–4
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6–4, 2–6, 6–1
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2–3
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4–7
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48–55
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4
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Manuel Orantes
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1–6, 3–6
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1–6, 2–6
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2–6, 2–6
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4–6, 4–6
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3–6, 4–6
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0–5
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0–10
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26–60
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6
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Adriano Panatta
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6–4, 5–6, 2–6
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3–6, 6–2, 4–6
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2–6, 5–6
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4–6, 6–2, 1–6
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6–3, 6–4
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1–4
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5–8
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56–63
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5
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References
External links
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