1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

Singles
1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
Champion	Vitas Gerulaitis
Runner-up	Guillermo Vilas
Score	4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 7–6
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Vitas Gerulaitis won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 7–6 against Guillermo Vilas.

Seeds

1. Vitas Gerulaitis (champion)
2. Guillermo Vilas (final)
3. Pat Du Pré (first round)
4. n/a
5. Vijay Amritraj (second round)
6. Peter Feigl (quarterfinals)
7. Geoff Masters (second round)
8. Tom Gorman (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Vitas Gerulaitis	6	7
		Francisco González	1	5
								1	Vitas Gerulaitis	4	6	6
								2	Guillermo Vilas	6	3	1
		Kim Warwick	4	6	1
	2	Guillermo Vilas	6	3	6

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	V Gerulaitis	4	6	7
		M Edmondson	6	2	5			1	V Gerulaitis	6	6
	Q	A Gardiner	4	2					T Rocavert	1	2
		T Rocavert	6	6											1	V Gerulaitis	6	6
		J Newcombe	6	6												J Newcombe	1	3
		R Case	3	1					J Newcombe	6	6
		S Menon	3	5				5	V Amritraj	4	4
	5	V Amritraj	6	7																		1	V Gerulaitis	6	7
	LL	C Fancutt	3	1																			F González	1	5
		A Stone	6	6					A Stone	3	5
		F González	7	2	6				F González	6	7
		R Frawley	5	6	3											F González	6	6
		D Collings	6	4	7											D Collings	1	4
		K Rosewall	2	6	6				D Collings	7	5	6
		B Drewett	3	6	1			7	G Masters	6	7	2
	7	G Masters	6	3	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	T Gorman	7	3	6
		C Kachel	5	6	3			8	T Gorman	6	2
		J James	1	3					K Warwick	7	6
		K Warwick	6	6												K Warwick	6	4	6
		P Dent	6	3	6											P Dent	3	6	0
		P Kronk	2	6	3				P Dent	6	6
		M Mitchell	6	6	6				M Mitchell	3	2
	3	P Du Pré	7	2	2																		K Warwick	4	6	1
	6	P Feigl	6	6																		2	G Vilas	6	3	6
		G Hardie	3	3				6	P Feigl	7	6
		E Montaño	6	6					E Montaño	5	3
		J Marks	4	3											6	P Feigl	6	5
	Q	D Crealy	4	3											2	G Vilas	7	7
		C Drysdale	6	6					C Drysdale	2	4
		C Letcher	4	2				2	G Vilas	6	6
	2	G Vilas	6	6

External links

• 1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships draw