View source for 1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's singles

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{{Tennis events|1979|U.S. Clay Court Championships|
| defchamp = 
| champ    = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]]
| runner   = {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]]
| score    = 6–1, 2–6, 6–4
| draw     = 64
| seeds    = 16
| edition  = 
}}

Top-seed [[Jimmy Connors]] claimed the title and first prize money of $25,000 by defeating third-seeded [[Guillermo Vilas]] in the final.<ref>{{cite news|title=Connors nails Vilas for title|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9_dLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vu4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6534%2C7441928|work=The Spokesman-Review|page=17|agency=AP|date=August 13, 1979}}</ref>

==Seeds==
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
{{colbegin}}
# {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Jimmy Connors]] (champion)'''
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]] ''(semifinals)''
# {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]] ''(final)''
# {{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[José Higueras]] ''(semifinals)''
# {{flagicon|ARG}} [[José Luis Clerc]] ''(quarterfinals)''
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Mayer]] ''(first round)''
# {{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Fibak]] ''(third round)''
# {{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[Manuel Orantes]] ''(quarterfinals)''
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eliot Teltscher]] ''(third round)''
# {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Balázs Taróczy]] ''(third round)''
# {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Corrado Barazzutti]] ''(quarterfinals)''
# {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Tomáš Šmíd]] ''(third round)''
# {{flagicon|TCH}} [[Ivan Lendl]] ''(quarterfinals)''
# {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Peter Feigl]] ''(first round)''
# {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Chris Lewis (tennis)|Chris Lewis]] ''(second round)''
# {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter McNamara]] ''(third round)''
{{colend}}

==Draw==
{{Draw key}}

===Finals===
{{8TeamBracket-Tennis3
| RD1=Quarterfinals
| RD2=Semifinals
| RD3=Final

| team-width=175

| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]]'''
| RD1-score1-1='''6'''
| RD1-score1-2='''7'''
| RD1-score1-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed2=13
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|TCH}} [[Ivan Lendl]]
| RD1-score2-1=2
| RD1-score2-2=6
| RD1-score2-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3='''{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[José Higueras]]'''
| RD1-score3-1='''6'''
| RD1-score3-2='''6'''
| RD1-score3-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed4=11
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|ITA}} [[Corrado Barazzutti]]
| RD1-score4-1=4
| RD1-score4-2=1
| RD1-score4-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed5=5
| RD1-team5={{flagicon|ARG}} [[José Luis Clerc]]
| RD1-score5-1=3
| RD1-score5-2=6
| RD1-score5-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed6=3
| RD1-team6='''{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]]'''
| RD1-score6-1='''6'''
| RD1-score6-2='''7'''
| RD1-score6-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed7=8
| RD1-team7={{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[Manuel Orantes]]
| RD1-score7-1=3
| RD1-score7-2=3
| RD1-score7-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed8=2
| RD1-team8='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]]'''
| RD1-score8-1='''6'''
| RD1-score8-2='''6'''
| RD1-score8-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]]'''
| RD2-score1-1='''6'''
| RD2-score1-2='''7'''
| RD2-score1-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[José Higueras]]
| RD2-score2-1=2
| RD2-score2-2=5
| RD2-score2-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed3=3
| RD2-team3='''{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]]'''
| RD2-score3-1='''6'''
| RD2-score3-2='''7'''
| RD2-score3-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed4=2
| RD2-team4={{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe]]
| RD2-score4-1=4
| RD2-score4-2=5
| RD2-score4-3=&nbsp;

| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors]]'''
| RD3-score1-1='''6'''
| RD3-score1-2=2
| RD3-score1-3='''6'''
| RD3-seed2=3
| RD3-team2={{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas]]
| RD3-score2-1=1
| RD3-score2-2='''6'''
| RD3-score2-3=4
}}

===Top half===

====Section 1====
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team01='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors|J Connors]]'''
| RD1-score01-1='''6'''
| RD1-score01-2='''7'''
| RD1-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed02=&nbsp;
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Edmondson|M Edmondson]]
| RD1-score02-1=4
| RD1-score02-2=5
| RD1-score02-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed03=&nbsp;
| RD1-team03='''{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Pavel Složil|P Složil]]'''
| RD1-score03-1='''6'''
| RD1-score03-2='''6'''
| RD1-score03-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed04=&nbsp;
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|ARG}} [[Fernando Dalla Fontana|F Dalla Fontana]]
| RD1-score04-1=2
| RD1-score04-2=0
| RD1-score04-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed05=Q
| RD1-team05='''{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Warren Maher|W Maher]]'''
| RD1-score05-1='''6'''
| RD1-score05-2='''6'''
| RD1-score05-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed06=&nbsp;
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} [[John Marks (tennis)|J Marks]]
| RD1-score06-1=2
| RD1-score06-2=2
| RD1-score06-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed07=&nbsp;
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|MEX}} [[Emilio Montaño|E Montaño]]
| RD1-score07-1=0
| RD1-score07-2=0
| RD1-score07-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed08=10
| RD1-team08='''{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Balázs Taróczy|B Taróczy]]'''
| RD1-score08-1='''6'''
| RD1-score08-2='''6'''
| RD1-score08-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed09=13
| RD1-team09='''{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Ivan Lendl|I Lendl]]'''
| RD1-score09-1='''7'''
| RD1-score09-2='''6'''
| RD1-score09-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed10=&nbsp;
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ross Case|R Case]]
| RD1-score10-1=5
| RD1-score10-2=1
| RD1-score10-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed11=&nbsp;
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|AUS}} [[John James (tennis)|J James]]
| RD1-score11-1=3
| RD1-score11-2=3
| RD1-score11-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed12=&nbsp;
| RD1-team12='''{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Kronk|P Kronk]]'''
| RD1-score12-1='''6'''
| RD1-score12-2='''6'''
| RD1-score12-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed13=Q
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|GBR}} [[Robin Drysdale|R Drysdale]]
| RD1-score13-1=3
| RD1-score13-2=3
| RD1-score13-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed14=Q
| RD1-team14='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Zan Guerry|Z Guerry]]'''
| RD1-score14-1='''6'''
| RD1-score14-2='''6'''
| RD1-score14-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed15=&nbsp;
| RD1-team15='''{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Jaime Fillol|J Fillol]]'''
| RD1-score15-1=1
| RD1-score15-2='''6'''
| RD1-score15-3='''6'''
| RD1-seed16=6
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|USA}} [[Gene Mayer|G Mayer]]
| RD1-score16-1='''6'''
| RD1-score16-2=2
| RD1-score16-3=3

| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors|J Connors]]'''
| RD2-score01-1='''6'''
| RD2-score01-2='''6'''
| RD2-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed02=&nbsp;
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|TCH}} [[Pavel Složil|P Složil]]
| RD2-score02-1=3
| RD2-score02-2=2
| RD2-score02-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed03=Q
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Warren Maher|W Maher]]
| RD2-score03-1=2
| RD2-score03-2=4
| RD2-score03-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed04=10
| RD2-team04='''{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Balázs Taróczy|B Taróczy]]'''
| RD2-score04-1='''6'''
| RD2-score04-2='''6'''
| RD2-score04-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed05=13
| RD2-team05='''{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Ivan Lendl|I Lendl]]'''
| RD2-score05-1='''6'''
| RD2-score05-2='''6'''
| RD2-score05-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed06=&nbsp;
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Kronk|P Kronk]]
| RD2-score06-1=3
| RD2-score06-2=1
| RD2-score06-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed07=Q
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|USA}} [[Zan Guerry|Z Guerry]]
| RD2-score07-1=3
| RD2-score07-2='''6'''
| RD2-score07-3=7
| RD2-seed08=&nbsp;
| RD2-team08='''{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Jaime Fillol|J Fillol]]'''
| RD2-score08-1='''6'''
| RD2-score08-2=2
| RD2-score08-3='''9'''

| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors|J Connors]]'''
| RD3-score01-1=5
| RD3-score01-2='''6'''
| RD3-score01-3='''9'''
| RD3-seed02=10
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|HUN}} [[Balázs Taróczy|B Taróczy]]
| RD3-score02-1='''7'''
| RD3-score02-2=1
| RD3-score02-3=7

| RD3-seed03=13
| RD3-team03='''{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Ivan Lendl|I Lendl]]'''
| RD3-score03-1='''6'''
| RD3-score03-2='''7'''
| RD3-score03-3=&nbsp;
| RD3-seed04=&nbsp;
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|CHI}} [[Jaime Fillol|J Fillol]]
| RD3-score04-1=2
| RD3-score04-2=5
| RD3-score04-3=&nbsp;

| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Connors|J Connors]]'''
| RD4-score01-1='''6'''
| RD4-score01-2='''7'''
| RD4-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD4-seed02=13
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|TCH}} [[Ivan Lendl|I Lendl]]
| RD4-score02-1=2
| RD4-score02-2=6
| RD4-score02-3=&nbsp;
}}

====Section 2====
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed01=4
| RD1-team01='''{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[José Higueras|J Higueras]]'''
| RD1-score01-1='''6'''
| RD1-score01-2='''6'''
| RD1-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed02=&nbsp;
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|USA}} [[Randy Crawford (tennis)|R Crawford]]
| RD1-score02-1=2
| RD1-score02-2=2
| RD1-score02-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed03=&nbsp;
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|SUI}} [[Colin Dowdeswell|C Dowdeswell]]
| RD1-score03-1=6
| RD1-score03-2=3
| RD1-score03-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed04=&nbsp;
| RD1-team04='''{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul McNamee|P McNamee]]'''
| RD1-score04-1='''7'''
| RD1-score04-2='''6'''
| RD1-score04-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed05=&nbsp;
| RD1-team05='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Howard Schoenfield|H Schoenfield]]'''
| RD1-score05-1='''7'''
| RD1-score05-2=0
| RD1-score05-3='''6'''
| RD1-seed06=&nbsp;
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Deon Joubert|D Joubert]]
| RD1-score06-1=6
| RD1-score06-2='''6'''
| RD1-score06-3=0

| RD1-seed07=&nbsp;
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} [[Fred McNair|F McNair]]
| RD1-score07-1=2
| RD1-score07-2=0
| RD1-score07-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed08=16
| RD1-team08='''{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter McNamara|P McNamara]]'''
| RD1-score08-1='''6'''
| RD1-score08-2='''6'''
| RD1-score08-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed09=11
| RD1-team09='''{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Corrado Barazzutti|C Barazzutti]]'''
| RD1-score09-1='''6'''
| RD1-score09-2=&nbsp;
| RD1-score09-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed10=&nbsp;
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} [[Cary Stansbury|C Stansbury]]
| RD1-score10-1=3
| RD1-score10-2=r
| RD1-score10-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed11=&nbsp;
| RD1-team11='''{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jiří Hřebec|J Hřebec]]'''
| RD1-score11-1='''6'''
| RD1-score11-2='''6'''
| RD1-score11-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed12=&nbsp;
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|USA}} [[Jay Lapidus|J Lapidus]]
| RD1-score12-1=3
| RD1-score12-2=0
| RD1-score12-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed13=&nbsp;
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|USA}} [[George Hardie (tennis)|G Hardie]]
| RD1-score13-1=4
| RD1-score13-2=5
| RD1-score13-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed14=&nbsp;
| RD1-team14='''{{flagicon|GBR}} [[John Lloyd (tennis)|J Lloyd]]'''
| RD1-score14-1='''6'''
| RD1-score14-2='''7'''
| RD1-score14-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed15=&nbsp;
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|FRG}} [[Andreas Maurer (tennis)|A Maurer]]
| RD1-score15-1=2
| RD1-score15-2=2
| RD1-score15-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed16=7
| RD1-team16='''{{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Fibak|W Fibak]]'''
| RD1-score16-1='''6'''
| RD1-score16-2='''6'''
| RD1-score16-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed01=4
| RD2-team01='''{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[José Higueras|J Higueras]]'''
| RD2-score01-1='''6'''
| RD2-score01-2=3
| RD2-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed02=&nbsp;
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul McNamee|P McNamee]]
| RD2-score02-1=0
| RD2-score02-2=0<sup>r</sup>
| RD2-score02-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed03=&nbsp;
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|USA}} [[Howard Schoenfield|H Schoenfield]]
| RD2-score03-1=2
| RD2-score03-2='''7'''
| RD2-score03-3=2
| RD2-seed04=16
| RD2-team04='''{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter McNamara|P McNamara]]'''
| RD2-score04-1='''6'''
| RD2-score04-2=5
| RD2-score04-3='''6'''

| RD2-seed05=11
| RD2-team05='''{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Corrado Barazzutti|C Barazzutti]]'''
| RD2-score05-1='''6'''
| RD2-score05-2='''6'''
| RD2-score05-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed06=&nbsp;
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jiří Hřebec|J Hřebec]]
| RD2-score06-1=3
| RD2-score06-2=0
| RD2-score06-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed07=&nbsp;
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|GBR}} [[John Lloyd (tennis)|J Lloyd]]
| RD2-score07-1=4
| RD2-score07-2=3
| RD2-score07-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed08=7
| RD2-team08='''{{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Fibak|W Fibak]]'''
| RD2-score08-1='''6'''
| RD2-score08-2='''6'''
| RD2-score08-3=&nbsp;

| RD3-seed01=4
| RD3-team01='''{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[José Higueras|J Higueras]]'''
| RD3-score01-1='''6'''
| RD3-score01-2='''6'''
| RD3-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD3-seed02=16
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter McNamara|P McNamara]]
| RD3-score02-1=4
| RD3-score02-2=2
| RD3-score02-3=&nbsp;

| RD3-seed03=11
| RD3-team03='''{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Corrado Barazzutti|C Barazzutti]]'''
| RD3-score03-1='''6'''
| RD3-score03-2=6
| RD3-score03-3='''6'''
| RD3-seed04=7
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|POL}} [[Wojciech Fibak|W Fibak]]
| RD3-score04-1=2
| RD3-score04-2='''7'''
| RD3-score04-3=4

| RD4-seed01=4
| RD4-team01='''{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[José Higueras|J Higueras]]'''
| RD4-score01-1='''6'''
| RD4-score01-2='''6'''
| RD4-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD4-seed02=11
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|ITA}} [[Corrado Barazzutti|C Barazzutti]]
| RD4-score02-1=4
| RD4-score02-2=1
| RD4-score02-3=&nbsp;
}}

===Bottom half===

====Section 3====
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed01=5
| RD1-team01='''{{flagicon|ARG}} [[José Luis Clerc|JL Clerc]]'''
| RD1-score01-1='''6'''
| RD1-score01-2='''7'''
| RD1-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed02=Q
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|CHI}} [[Juan Núñez (tennis)|J Núñez]]
| RD1-score02-1=2
| RD1-score02-2=6
| RD1-score02-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed03=&nbsp;
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|Zimbabwe Rhodesia}} [[Andrew Pattison|A Pattison]]
| RD1-score03-1=3
| RD1-score03-2=5
| RD1-score03-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed04=&nbsp;
| RD1-team04='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Nick Saviano|N Saviano]]'''
| RD1-score04-1='''6'''
| RD1-score04-2='''7'''
| RD1-score04-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed05=&nbsp;
| RD1-team05='''{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kim Warwick|K Warwick]]'''
| RD1-score05-1='''7'''
| RD1-score05-2='''6'''
| RD1-score05-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed06=Q
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|USA}} [[Lloyd Bourne|L Bourne]]
| RD1-score06-1=6
| RD1-score06-2=0
| RD1-score06-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed07=&nbsp;
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} [[Dick Bohrnstedt|D Bohrnstedt]]
| RD1-score07-1=1
| RD1-score07-2=0<sup>r</sup>
| RD1-score07-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed08=9
| RD1-team08='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Eliot Teltscher|E Teltscher]]'''
| RD1-score08-1='''6'''
| RD1-score08-2=2
| RD1-score08-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed09=12
| RD1-team09='''{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Tomáš Šmíd|T Šmíd]]'''
| RD1-score09-1='''6'''
| RD1-score09-2='''6'''
| RD1-score09-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed10=&nbsp;
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Shore|M Shore]]
| RD1-score10-1=1
| RD1-score10-2=1
| RD1-score10-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed11=&nbsp;
| RD1-team11='''{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brad Drewett|B Drewett]]'''
| RD1-score11-1='''6'''
| RD1-score11-2='''6'''
| RD1-score11-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed12=&nbsp;
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Noel Phillips (tennis)|N Phillips]]
| RD1-score12-1=1
| RD1-score12-2=0
| RD1-score12-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed13=&nbsp;
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|ISR}} [[Steve Krulevitz|S Krulevitz]]
| RD1-score13-1='''6'''
| RD1-score13-2=1
| RD1-score13-3=1
| RD1-seed14=&nbsp;
| RD1-team14='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Van Winitsky|V Winitsky]]'''
| RD1-score14-1=4
| RD1-score14-2='''6'''
| RD1-score14-3='''6'''

| RD1-seed15=&nbsp;
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|USA}} [[Mel Purcell|M Purcell]]
| RD1-score15-1=2
| RD1-score15-2=2
| RD1-score15-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed16=3
| RD1-team16='''{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas|G Vilas]]'''
| RD1-score16-1='''6'''
| RD1-score16-2='''6'''
| RD1-score16-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed01=5
| RD2-team01='''{{flagicon|ARG}} [[José Luis Clerc|JL Clerc]]'''
| RD2-score01-1='''6'''
| RD2-score01-2='''6'''
| RD2-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed02=&nbsp;
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} [[Nick Saviano|N Saviano]]
| RD2-score02-1=2
| RD2-score02-2=1
| RD2-score02-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed03=&nbsp;
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kim Warwick|K Warwick]]
| RD2-score03-1=2
| RD2-score03-2=4
| RD2-score03-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed04=9
| RD2-team04='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Eliot Teltscher|E Teltscher]]'''
| RD2-score04-1='''6'''
| RD2-score04-2='''6'''
| RD2-score04-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed05=12
| RD2-team05='''{{flagicon|TCH}} [[Tomáš Šmíd|T Šmíd]]'''
| RD2-score05-1='''6'''
| RD2-score05-2='''7'''
| RD2-score05-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed06=&nbsp;
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Brad Drewett|B Drewett]]
| RD2-score06-1=4
| RD2-score06-2=6
| RD2-score06-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed07=&nbsp;
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|USA}} [[Van Winitsky|V Winitsky]]
| RD2-score07-1=5
| RD2-score07-2=3
| RD2-score07-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed08=3
| RD2-team08='''{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas|G Vilas]]'''
| RD2-score08-1='''7'''
| RD2-score08-2='''6'''
| RD2-score08-3=&nbsp;

| RD3-seed01=5
| RD3-team01='''{{flagicon|ARG}} [[José Luis Clerc|JL Clerc]]'''
| RD3-score01-1='''6'''
| RD3-score01-2='''6'''
| RD3-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD3-seed02=9
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|USA}} [[Eliot Teltscher|E Teltscher]]
| RD3-score02-1=3
| RD3-score02-2=2
| RD3-score02-3=&nbsp;

| RD3-seed03=12
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|TCH}} [[Tomáš Šmíd|T Šmíd]]
| RD3-score03-1=1
| RD3-score03-2=4
| RD3-score03-3=&nbsp;
| RD3-seed04=3
| RD3-team04='''{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas|G Vilas]]'''
| RD3-score04-1='''6'''
| RD3-score04-2='''6'''
| RD3-score04-3=&nbsp;

| RD4-seed01=5
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ARG}} [[José Luis Clerc|JL Clerc]]
| RD4-score01-1=3
| RD4-score01-2=6
| RD4-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD4-seed02=3
| RD4-team02='''{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Guillermo Vilas|G Vilas]]'''
| RD4-score02-1='''6'''
| RD4-score02-2='''7'''
| RD4-score02-3=&nbsp;
}}

====Section 4====
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed01=8
| RD1-team01='''{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[Manuel Orantes|M Orantes]]'''
| RD1-score01-1='''7'''
| RD1-score01-2='''7'''
| RD1-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed02=Q
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Mayotte|T Mayotte]]
| RD1-score02-1=5
| RD1-score02-2=5
| RD1-score02-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed03=&nbsp;
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} [[Dale Collings|D Collings]]
| RD1-score03-1=4
| RD1-score03-2=3
| RD1-score03-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed04=Q
| RD1-team04='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Grant (tennis)|M Grant]]'''
| RD1-score04-1='''6'''
| RD1-score04-2='''6'''
| RD1-score04-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed05=&nbsp;
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|Zimbabwe Rhodesia}} [[Haroon Ismail|H Ismail]]
| RD1-score05-1='''6'''
| RD1-score05-2=3
| RD1-score05-3=4
| RD1-seed06=&nbsp;
| RD1-team06='''{{flagicon|ECU}} [[Andrés Gómez|A Gómez]]'''
| RD1-score06-1=4
| RD1-score06-2='''6'''
| RD1-score06-3='''6'''

| RD1-seed07=&nbsp;
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|TCH}} [[Jan Kodeš|J Kodeš]]
| RD1-score07-1=5
| RD1-score07-2=3
| RD1-score07-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed08=15
| RD1-team08='''{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Chris Lewis (tennis)|C Lewis]]'''
| RD1-score08-1='''7'''
| RD1-score08-2='''6'''
| RD1-score08-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed09=14
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|AUT}} [[Peter Feigl|P Feigl]]
| RD1-score09-1=6
| RD1-score09-2=2<sup>r</sup>
| RD1-score09-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed10=&nbsp;
| RD1-team10='''{{flagicon|ECU}} [[Ricardo Ycaza|R Ycaza]]'''
| RD1-score10-1='''7'''
| RD1-score10-2=4
| RD1-score10-3=&nbsp;

| RD1-seed11=&nbsp;
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|FRA}} [[Christophe Roger-Vasselin|C Roger-Vasselin]]
| RD1-score11-1='''6'''
| RD1-score11-2=3
| RD1-score11-3=4
| RD1-seed12=&nbsp;
| RD1-team12='''{{flagicon|VEN|1930}} [[Jorge Andrew|J Andrew]]'''
| RD1-score12-1=1
| RD1-score12-2='''6'''
| RD1-score12-3='''6'''

| RD1-seed13=Q
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|USA}} [[Robert Van't Hof|R Van't Hof]]
| RD1-score13-1='''6'''
| RD1-score13-2=3
| RD1-score13-3=3
| RD1-seed14=&nbsp;
| RD1-team14='''{{flagicon|IND}} [[Ramesh Krishnan|R Krishnan]]'''
| RD1-score14-1=4
| RD1-score14-2='''6'''
| RD1-score14-3='''6'''

| RD1-seed15=&nbsp;
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Cahill (tennis)|M Cahill]]
| RD1-score15-1=5
| RD1-score15-2=1
| RD1-score15-3=&nbsp;
| RD1-seed16=2
| RD1-team16='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe|J McEnroe]]'''
| RD1-score16-1='''7'''
| RD1-score16-2='''6'''
| RD1-score16-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed01=8
| RD2-team01='''{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[Manuel Orantes|M Orantes]]'''
| RD2-score01-1='''6'''
| RD2-score01-2='''6'''
| RD2-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed02=Q
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Grant (tennis)|M Grant]]
| RD2-score02-1=2
| RD2-score02-2=3
| RD2-score02-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed03=&nbsp;
| RD2-team03='''{{flagicon|ECU}} [[Andrés Gómez|A Gómez]]'''
| RD2-score03-1='''6'''
| RD2-score03-2='''6'''
| RD2-score03-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed04=15
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|NZL}} [[Chris Lewis (tennis)|C Lewis]]
| RD2-score04-1=3
| RD2-score04-2=2
| RD2-score04-3=&nbsp;

| RD2-seed05=&nbsp;
| RD2-team05='''{{flagicon|ECU}} [[Ricardo Ycaza|R Ycaza]]'''
| RD2-score05-1='''6'''
| RD2-score05-2=6
| RD2-score05-3='''7'''
| RD2-seed06=&nbsp;
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|VEN|1930}} [[Jorge Andrew|J Andrew]]
| RD2-score06-1=4
| RD2-score06-2='''7'''
| RD2-score06-3=5

| RD2-seed07=&nbsp;
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|IND}} [[Ramesh Krishnan|R Krishnan]]
| RD2-score07-1=4
| RD2-score07-2=1
| RD2-score07-3=&nbsp;
| RD2-seed08=2
| RD2-team08='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe|J McEnroe]]'''
| RD2-score08-1='''6'''
| RD2-score08-2='''6'''
| RD2-score08-3=&nbsp;

| RD3-seed01=8
| RD3-team01='''{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[Manuel Orantes|M Orantes]]'''
| RD3-score01-1=4
| RD3-score01-2=&nbsp;
| RD3-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD3-seed02=&nbsp;
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|ECU}} [[Andrés Gómez|A Gómez]]
| RD3-score02-1=2<sup>r</sup>
| RD3-score02-2=&nbsp;
| RD3-score02-3=&nbsp;

| RD3-seed03=&nbsp;
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|ECU}} [[Ricardo Ycaza|R Ycaza]]
| RD3-score03-1=1
| RD3-score03-2=1
| RD3-score03-3=&nbsp;
| RD3-seed04=2
| RD3-team04='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe|J McEnroe]]'''
| RD3-score04-1='''6'''
| RD3-score04-2='''6'''
| RD3-score04-3=&nbsp;

| RD4-seed01=8
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ESP|1977}} [[Manuel Orantes|M Orantes]]
| RD4-score01-1=3
| RD4-score01-2=3
| RD4-score01-3=&nbsp;
| RD4-seed02=2
| RD4-team02='''{{flagicon|USA}} [[John McEnroe|J McEnroe]]'''
| RD4-score02-1='''6'''
| RD4-score02-2='''6'''
| RD4-score02-3=&nbsp;
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Refbegin}}
*{{cite web|work=atpworldtour.com|publisher=ATP Tour, Inc.|title=Singles Draw|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/houston/717/1979/draws?matchType=singles|accessdate=2016-05-18}}
*{{cite web|work=itftennis.com|publisher=ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd.|title=USCC-Indianapolis 1979|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010003400|accessdate=2016-05-18}}
{{Refend}}

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[[Category:1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships]]