1979 World Championship Tennis Finals – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1979 World Championship Tennis Finals | |
| Champion |  John McEnroe |
| Runner-up |  Björn Borg |
| Score | 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 7–6 |
Vitas Gerulaitis was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Björn Borg.
John McEnroe won in the final 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 7–6 against Borg.
Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Jimmy Connors (Semifinals)
Björn Borg (Final)- John McEnroe (Champion)
- Brian Gottfried (Quarterfinals)
- Vitas Gerulaitis (Semifinals)
John Alexander (Quarterfinals)- Gene Mayer (Quarterfinals)
- Geoff Masters (Quarterfinals)
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
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Jimmy Connors
| 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Gene Mayer
| 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Jimmy Connors
| 1 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | John McEnroe
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | John McEnroe
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  John Alexander
| 4 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | John McEnroe
| 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Björn Borg
| 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Vitas Gerulaitis
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Brian Gottfried
| 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Vitas Gerulaitis
| 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Björn Borg
| 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Geoff Masters
| 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Björn Borg
| 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- 1979 World Championship Tennis Finals Draw (Archived 2009-05-06)