1979 Colgate-Palmolive Masters – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Masters | |
| Champion |  Björn Borg |
| Runner-up |  Vitas Gerulaitis |
| Score | 6–2, 6–2 |
Björn Borg won in the final 6–2, 6–2 against Vitas Gerulaitis.
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
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Vitas Gerulaitis
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Jimmy Connors
| 5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Vitas Gerulaitis
| 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Björn Borg
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Björn Borg
| 6 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| John McEnroe
| 7 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||
Group A
| Gerulaitis
|
Solomon
|
McEnroe
|
 Vilas
|
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| Vitas Gerulaitis
|
6–1, 7–6 | 3–6, 7–6, 7–6 | 4–6, 7–6, 3–6 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 44–43 | 1 | ||
| Harold Solomon
|
1–6, 6–7 | 3–6, 5–7 | 6–2, 6–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 27–30 | 3 | ||
| John McEnroe
|
6–3, 6–7, 6–7 | 6–3, 7–5 | 6–2, 6–3 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 43–30 | 2 | ||
| Guillermo Vilas
|
6–4, 6–7, 6–3 | 2–6, 2–6 | 2–6, 3–6 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 27–38 | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision-
Group B
| Borg
|
Tanner
|
Jimmy Connors
|
 Higueras
|
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| Björn Borg
|
6–3, 6–3 | 3–6 6–3, 7–6 | 6–2, 6–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 40–23 | 1 | ||
| Roscoe Tanner
|
3–6, 3–6 | 6–2, 4–6, 6–7 | 7–5, 6–4 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 35–36 | 3 | ||
| Jimmy Connors
|
6–3, 3–6, 6–7 | 2–6, 6–4, 7–6 | 6–3, 6–0 | 2–1 | 5–3 | 42–35 | 2 | ||
| José Higueras
|
2–6, 0–6 | 5–7, 4–6 | 3–6, 0–6 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 14–37 | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.