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1979 Fischer-Grand Prix – Singles

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Singles
1979 Fischer-Grand Prix
Final
ChampionUnited States Stan Smith
Runner-upPoland Wojciech Fibak
Score6–4, 6–0, 6–2
Details
Draw48
Seeds16
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1978 · Vienna Open · 1980 →

Stan Smith was the defending champion and won in the final 6–4, 6–0, 6–2 against Wojciech Fibak.

Seeds

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The draw allocated unseeded players at random; as a result five seeds received byes into the second round.

  1. United States Eddie Dibbs (third round)
  2. United States Gene Mayer (semifinals)
  3. Poland Wojciech Fibak (final)
  4. United States Brian Gottfried (second round)
  5. United States Stan Smith (champion)
  6. United States Eliot Teltscher (second round)
  7. South Africa Johan Kriek (third round)
  8. Italy Corrado Barazzutti (quarterfinals)
  9. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (semifinals)
  10. United States Vince Van Patten (second round)
  11. Mexico Raúl Ramírez (third round)
  12. Hungary Balázs Taróczy (second round)
  13. Netherlands Tom Okker (second round)
  14. Switzerland Heinz Günthardt (third round)
  15. Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil (second round)
  16. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
            
9 Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 4 2  
5 United States Stan Smith 6 6  
5 United States Stan Smith 6 6 6    
3 Poland Wojciech Fibak 4 0 2    
3 Poland Wojciech Fibak 4 6 6
2 United States Gene Mayer 6 4 2

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States E Dibbs 6 6  
  United States T Gullikson 6 5 3   West Germany K Meiler 3 1  
  West Germany K Meiler 1 7 6 1 United States E Dibbs 1 7 3
9 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 6 6
  Australia S Docherty 0 6  
  United States F Taygan 3 2   9 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 7  
9 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 6   9 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 7 6  
12 Hungary B Taróczy 6 6   8 Italy C Barazzutti 5 2  
  France P Proisy 3 1   12 Hungary B Taróczy 4 4  
Q Sweden T Svensson 6 6  
Q Sweden T Svensson 2 4  
  South Africa K Curren 6 7   8 Italy C Barazzutti 6 6  
Q Czechoslovakia J Hřebec 1 6     South Africa K Curren 7 3 1
8 Italy C Barazzutti 6 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 United States B Gottfried 6 6  
  France C Freyss 3 1   4 United States B Gottfried 4 6 4
  South Africa R Moore 6 4 6
  South Africa R Moore 4 4  
  United Kingdom M Cox 6 6     United Kingdom M Cox 6 6  
  United States E Fromm 4 1     United Kingdom M Cox 6 6  
11 Netherlands T Okker 1 2  
  United Kingdom M Cox 4 3  
5 United States S Smith 6 6  
14 Czechoslovakia P Složil 6 2 1
Q South Africa B Hewitt 5 6 2   France P Portes 0 6 6
  France P Portes 7 4 6   France P Portes 2 6 1
5 United States S Smith 6 3 6
  United States N Saviano 6 4  
  United States G Malin 7 2 2 5 United States S Smith 7 6  
6 United States S Smith 6 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 South Africa J Kriek 5 6 6
  Austria R Reininger 7 2 3 7 South Africa J Kriek 6 6  
Q Chile J Fillol 1 3  
7 South Africa J Kriek 0 6 1
16 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović 6 1 6
  Netherlands L Sanders 4 4  
  Austria H Kary 4 3   16 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović 6 6  
16 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović 6 6   16 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović 4 4  
10 United States V Van Patten 6 6   3 Poland W Fibak 6 6  
  Chile A Fillol 4 2   10 United States V Van Patten 6 6 6
  France J-L Haillet 7 2 7
  France J-L Haillet 2 2  
3 Poland W Fibak 6 6  
Q Sweden U Eriksson 4 4  
  United States B Manson 0 7 2 3 Poland W Fibak 6 6  
4 Poland W Fibak 6 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 United States E Teltscher 6 6  
  United States T Waltke 4 0   6 United States E Teltscher 6 7 3
  South Africa F McMillan 7 6 6
  South Africa F McMillan 4 7 6
Q United States F Buehning 7 4 7 14 Switzerland H Günthardt 6 5 2
Q United Kingdom R Lewis 6 6 6 Q United States F Buehning 3 6 2
14 Switzerland H Günthardt 6 1 6
  South Africa F McMillan 1 6 4
11 Mexico R Ramírez 6 6   2 United States G Mayer 6 3 6
  Brazil T Koch 4 2   11 Mexico R Ramírez 6 7  
  Austria R Stiegler 4 5  
11 Mexico R Ramírez 1 2  
2 United States G Mayer 6 6  
  South Africa D Schneider 1 3  
  Sweden B Andersson 4 3   2 United States G Mayer 6 6  
2 United States G Mayer 6 6  

References

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