Singles
1979 Colgate-Palmolive Masters
ChampionSweden Björn Borg
Runner-upUnited States Vitas Gerulaitis
Score6–2, 6–2
Draw8S

Björn Borg defeated Vitas Gerulaitis in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the singles title at the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Masters.[1]

John McEnroe was the defending champion, but lost to Borg in the semifinals.

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  United States Vitas Gerulaitis 7 6
  United States Jimmy Connors 5 2
  United States Vitas Gerulaitis 2 2
  Sweden Björn Borg 6 6
  Sweden Björn Borg 6 6 7
  United States John McEnroe 7 3 6

Group A

  United States Gerulaitis United States Solomon United States McEnroe Argentina Vilas RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
  United States Vitas Gerulaitis 61, 76 36, 76, 76 46, 76, 36 21 53 4443 1
  United States Harold Solomon 16, 67 36, 57 62, 62 12 24 2730 3
  United States John McEnroe 63, 67, 67 63, 75 62, 63 21 52 4330 2
  Argentina Guillermo Vilas 64, 67, 63 26, 26 26, 36 12 25 2738 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

  Sweden Borg United States Tanner United States Jimmy Connors Spain Higueras RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
  Sweden Björn Borg 63, 63 36 63, 76 62, 60 30 61 4023 1
  United States Roscoe Tanner 36, 36 62, 46, 67 75, 64 12 34 3536 3
  United States Jimmy Connors 63, 36, 67 26, 64, 76 63, 60 21 53 4235 2
  Spain José Higueras 26, 06 57, 46 36, 06 03 06 1437 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.

See also

References

  1. "1979 Masters – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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