1979 Australian Open – Men's singles

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Guillermo Vilas is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. ARG Guillermo Vilas (champion)
2. AUS John Alexander (first round)
3. USA Victor Amaya (semifinals)
4. USA Hank Pfister (first round)
5. HUN Balázs Taróczy (first round)
6. USA John Sadri (final)
7. USA Tim Wilkison (first round)
8. AUT Peter Feigl (first round)
9. AUS Peter McNamara (third round)
10. AUS Kim Warwick (third round)
11. USA Peter Rennert (quarterfinals)
12. AUS Geoff Masters (second round)
13. AUS Phil Dent (quarterfinals)
14. AUS Ross Case (first round)
15. AUS Rod Frawley (quarterfinals)
16. AUS Paul McNamee (third round)

Qualifying

Main article: 1979 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

Finals

| RD3-team1=ARG Guillermo Vilas | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-score1-1=7 | RD3-score1-2=6 | RD3-score1-3=6 | RD3-team2=USA John Sadri | RD3-seed2=6 | RD3-score2-1=6 | RD3-score2-2=3 | RD3-score2-3=2 | RD2-team1=ARG Guillermo Vilas | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-score1-1=7 | RD2-score1-2=3 | RD2-score1-3=7 | RD2-score1-4=7 | RD2-team2=USA Victor Amaya | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-score2-1=5 | RD2-score2-2=6 | RD2-score2-3=6 | RD2-score2-4=6 | RD2-team3=USA John Sadri | RD2-seed3=6 | RD2-score3-1=6 | RD2-score3-2=7 | RD2-score3-3=6 | RD2-score3-4=6 | RD2-team4=AUS Colin Dibley | RD2-seed4= | RD2-score4-1=4 | RD2-score4-2=6 | RD2-score4-3=7 | RD2-score4-4=4 | RD1-team1=ARG Guillermo Vilas | RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score1-2=3 | RD1-score1-3=7 | RD1-score1-4=4 | RD1-score1-5=6 | RD1-team2=AUS Phil Dent | RD1-seed2=13 | RD1-score2-1=2 | RD1-score2-2=6 | RD1-score2-3=6 | RD1-score2-4=6 | RD1-score2-5=2 | RD1-team3=USA Victor Amaya | RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-score3-1=7 | RD1-score3-2=6 | RD1-score3-3=6 | RD1-team4=USA Peter Rennert | RD1-seed4=11 | RD1-score4-1=6 | RD1-score4-2=4 | RD1-score4-3=4 | RD1-team5=USA John Sadri | RD1-seed5=6 | RD1-score5-1=7 | RD1-score5-2=6 | RD1-score5-3=6 | RD1-score5-4=6 | RD1-team6=AUS Rod Frawley | RD1-seed6=15 | RD1-score6-1=6 | RD1-score6-2=3 | RD1-score6-3=7 | RD1-score6-4=4 | RD1-team7=AUS Mark Edmondson | RD1-seed7= | RD1-score7-1=6 | RD1-score7-2=4 | RD1-score7-3=6 | RD1-score7-4=6 | RD1-score7-5=4 | RD1-team8=AUS Colin Dibley | RD1-seed8= | RD1-score8-1=3 | RD1-score8-2=6 | RD1-score8-3=3 | RD1-score8-4=7 | RD1-score8-5=6

Top half

Section 1

| RD4-team01=ARG G Vilas | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=3 | RD4-score01-3=7 | RD4-score01-4=4 | RD4-score01-5=6 | RD4-team02=AUS P Dent | RD4-seed02=13 | RD4-score02-1=2 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD4-score02-4=6 | RD4-score02-5=2 | RD3-team01=ARG G Vilas | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-team02=AUS P McNamara | RD3-seed02=9 | RD3-score02-1=3 | RD3-score02-2=4 | RD3-score02-3=4 | RD3-team03=AUS P Dent | RD3-seed03=13 | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score03-3=4 | RD3-score03-4=6 | RD3-team04=AUS C Kachel | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score04-1=4 | RD3-score04-2=1 | RD3-score04-3=6 | RD3-score04-4=4 | RD2-team01=ARG G Vilas | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-team02=AUS A Gardiner | RD2-seed02=Q | RD2-score02-1=4 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-score02-3=4 | RD2-team03=USA C Delaney | RD2-seed03= | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=3 | RD2-team04=AUS P McNamara | RD2-seed04=9 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=7 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=AUS P Dent | RD2-seed05=13 | RD2-score05-1=7 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-team06=AUS CA Miller | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score06-1=6 | RD2-score06-2=0 | RD2-score06-3=3 | RD2-team07=AUS C Kachel | RD2-seed07= | RD2-score07-1=7 | RD2-score07-2=6 | RD2-score07-3=6 | RD2-team08=AUS P Kronk | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=2 | RD2-score08-3=1 | RD1-team01=ARG G Vilas | RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-score01-1=7 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score01-3=6 | RD1-team02=NZL C Lewis | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score02-1=5 | RD1-score02-2=3 | RD1-score02-3=4 | RD1-team03=AUS A Gardiner | RD1-seed03=Q | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=3 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-score03-4=6 | RD1-team04=AUS N Phillips | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score04-1=4 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score04-3=4 | RD1-score04-4=4 | RD1-team05=USA C Delaney | RD1-seed05= | RD1-score05-1=7 | RD1-score05-2=6 | RD1-score05-3=7 | RD1-team06=USA J Delaney | RD1-seed06=LL | RD1-score06-1=5 | RD1-score06-2=4 | RD1-score06-3=5 | RD1-team07=AUS B Drewett | RD1-seed07= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=1 | RD1-score07-3=4 | RD1-score07-4=5 | RD1-team08=AUS P McNamara | RD1-seed08=9 | RD1-score08-1=3 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score08-3=6 | RD1-score08-4=7 | RD1-team09=AUS P Dent | RD1-seed09=13 | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3=6 | RD1-team10=AUS J Marks | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score10-1=3 | RD1-score10-2=2 | RD1-score10-3=2 | RD1-team11=USA J Cohen | RD1-seed11=LL | RD1-score11-1=4 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=4 | RD1-score11-4=5 | RD1-team12=AUS CA Miller | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=3 | RD1-score12-3=6 | RD1-score12-4=7 | RD1-team13=AUS C Kachel | RD1-seed13= | RD1-score13-1=7 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score13-3=6 | RD1-team14=AUS C Fancutt | RD1-seed14=LL | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=2 | RD1-score14-3=1 | RD1-team15=AUS P Kronk | RD1-seed15= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score15-3=2 | RD1-score15-4=6 | RD1-team16=AUT P Feigl | RD1-seed16=8 | RD1-score16-1=3 | RD1-score16-2=4 | RD1-score16-3=6 | RD1-score16-4=3

Section 2

| RD4-team01=USA V Amaya | RD4-seed01=3 | RD4-score01-1=7 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-team02=USA P Rennert | RD4-seed02=11 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=4 | RD4-score02-3=4 | RD3-team01=USA V Amaya | RD3-seed01=3 | RD3-score01-1=7 | RD3-score01-2=6 | RD3-score01-3=7 | RD3-team02=AUS P McNamee | RD3-seed02=16 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score02-2=3 | RD3-score02-3=6 | RD3-team03=USA P Rennert | RD3-seed03=11 | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=7 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-team04=USA S Krulevitz | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score04-1=4 | RD3-score04-2=5 | RD3-score04-3=1 | RD2-team01=USA V Amaya | RD2-seed01=3 | RD2-score01-1=3 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3=7 | RD2-score01-4=6 | RD2-team02=AUS D Carter | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score02-2=3 | RD2-score02-3=6 | RD2-score02-4=3 | RD2-team03=NZL R Simpson | RD2-seed03= | RD2-score03-1=5 | RD2-score03-2=4 | RD2-score03-3=4 | RD2-team04=AUS P McNamee | RD2-seed04=16 | RD2-score04-1=7 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=USA P Rennert | RD2-seed05=11 | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=5 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score05-4=6 | RD2-team06=FRG U Marten | RD2-seed06=Q | RD2-score06-1=2 | RD2-score06-2=7 | RD2-score06-3=3 | RD2-score06-4=1 | RD2-team07=AUS S Docherty | RD2-seed07= | RD2-score07-1=4 | RD2-score07-2=4 | RD2-score07-3=3 | RD2-team08=USA S Krulevitz | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team01=USA V Amaya | RD1-seed01=3 | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score01-3=6 | RD1-team02=USA S Stewart | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score02-1=3 | RD1-score02-2=4 | RD1-score02-3=1 | RD1-team03=AUS D Carter | RD1-seed03= | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-team04=AUS D Collings | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score04-1=2 | RD1-score04-2=3 | RD1-score04-3=2 | RD1-team05=AUS W Hampson | RD1-seed05=Q | RD1-score05-1=3 | RD1-score05-2=4 | RD1-score05-3=4 | RD1-team06=NZL R Simpson | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3=6 | RD1-team07=IND S Menon | RD1-seed07= | RD1-score07-1=2 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score07-3=7 | RD1-score07-4=5 | RD1-score07-5=0 | RD1-team08=AUS P McNamee | RD1-seed08=16 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score08-2=4 | RD1-score08-3=5 | RD1-score08-4=7 | RD1-score08-5=6 | RD1-team09=USA P Rennert | RD1-seed09=11 | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=7 | RD1-score09-3=6 | RD1-team10=AUS J Trickey | RD1-seed10=Q | RD1-score10-1=3 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-score10-3=4 | RD1-team11=AUS C Letcher | RD1-seed11= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-score11-4=5 | RD1-score11-5=6 | RD1-team12=FRG U Marten | RD1-seed12=Q | RD1-score12-1=4 | RD1-score12-2=1 | RD1-score12-3=7 | RD1-score12-4=7 | RD1-score12-5=8 | RD1-team13=AUS J Fitzgerald | RD1-seed13= | RD1-score13-1=2 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score13-3=3 | RD1-team14=AUS S Docherty | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=7 | RD1-score14-3=6 | RD1-team15=USA S Krulevitz | RD1-seed15= | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score15-3=3 | RD1-score15-4=6 | RD1-team16=HUN B Taróczy | RD1-seed16=5 | RD1-score16-1=3 | RD1-score16-2=4 | RD1-score16-3=6 | RD1-score16-4=3

Bottom half

Section 3

| RD4-team01=USA J Sadri | RD4-seed01=6 | RD4-score01-1=7 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score01-4=6 | RD4-team02=AUS R Frawley | RD4-seed02=15 | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD4-score02-3=7 | RD4-score02-4=4 | RD3-team01=USA J Sadri | RD3-seed01=6 | RD3-score01-1=3 | RD3-score01-2=4 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-score01-4=6 | RD3-score01-5=9 | RD3-team02=AUS K Warwick | RD3-seed02=10 | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score02-3=3 | RD3-score02-4=2 | RD3-score02-5=7 | RD3-team03=AUS R Frawley | RD3-seed03=15 | RD3-score03-1=6 | RD3-score03-2=7 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-team04=AUS S Ball | RD3-seed04=Q | RD3-score04-1=2 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=3 | RD2-team01=USA J Sadri | RD2-seed01=6 | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-team02=ZAF R Moore | RD2-seed02= | RD2-score02-1=4 | RD2-score02-2=4 | RD2-score02-3=3 | RD2-team03=AUS J James | RD2-seed03= | RD2-score03-1=3 | RD2-score03-2=3 | RD2-score03-3=0 | RD2-team04=AUS K Warwick | RD2-seed04=10 | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=AUS R Frawley | RD2-seed05=15 | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score05-4=6 | RD2-team06=USA G Malin | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score06-1=7 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-score06-3=0 | RD2-score06-4=4 | RD2-team07=USA B Maze | RD2-seed07= | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score07-3=4 | RD2-team08=AUS S Ball | RD2-seed08=Q | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD1-team01=USA J Sadri | RD1-seed01=6 | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score01-3=6 | RD1-team02=AUS P Doohan | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score02-1=3 | RD1-score02-2=3 | RD1-score02-3=4 | RD1-team03=AUS T Rocavert | RD1-seed03= | RD1-score03-1=5 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score03-3=2 | RD1-score03-4=1 | RD1-team04=ZAF R Moore | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score04-1=7 | RD1-score04-2=4 | RD1-score04-3=6 | RD1-score04-4=6 | RD1-team05=AUS R Ruffels | RD1-seed05=Q | RD1-score05-1=1 | RD1-score05-2=2 | RD1-score05-3=3 | RD1-team06=AUS J James | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score06-1=6 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3=6 | RD1-team07=AUS B Carmichael | RD1-seed07= | RD1-score07-1=1 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score07-3=2 | RD1-score07-4=0 | RD1-team08=AUS K Warwick | RD1-seed08=10 | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score08-2=4 | RD1-score08-3=6 | RD1-score08-4=6 | RD1-team09=AUS R Frawley | RD1-seed09=15 | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=3 | RD1-score09-3=6 | RD1-score09-4=6 | RD1-score09-5=6 | RD1-team10=AUS C Johnstone | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score10-1=1 | RD1-score10-2=6 | RD1-score10-3=7 | RD1-score10-4=4 | RD1-score10-5=4 | RD1-team11=USA G Malin | RD1-seed11= | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-team12=USA F McNair | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score12-1=4 | RD1-score12-2=2 | RD1-score12-3=4 | RD1-team13=USA B Maze | RD1-seed13= | RD1-score13-1=7 | RD1-score13-2=1 | RD1-score13-3=7 | RD1-score13-4=6 | RD1-team14=AUS G Whitecross | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score14-1=6 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=6 | RD1-score14-4=4 | RD1-team15=AUS S Ball | RD1-seed15=Q | RD1-score15-1=7 | RD1-score15-2=4 | RD1-score15-3=6 | RD1-score15-4=6 | RD1-team16=USA H Pfister | RD1-seed16=4 | RD1-score16-1=5 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score16-3=4 | RD1-score16-4=3

Section 4

| RD4-team01=AUS M Edmondson | RD4-seed01= | RD4-score01-1=6 | RD4-score01-2=4 | RD4-score01-3=6 | RD4-score01-4=6 | RD4-score01-5=4 | RD4-team02=AUS C Dibley | RD4-seed02= | RD4-score02-1=3 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=3 | RD4-score02-4=7 | RD4-score02-5=6 | RD3-team01=AUS W Maher | RD3-seed01= | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=3 | RD3-score01-3=4 | RD3-team02=AUS M Edmondson | RD3-seed02= | RD3-score02-1=7 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score02-3=6 | RD3-team03=AUS T Roche | RD3-seed03= | RD3-score03-1=4 | RD3-score03-2=7 | RD3-score03-3=6 | RD3-score03-4=3 | RD3-score03-5=4 | RD3-team04=AUS C Dibley | RD3-seed04= | RD3-score04-1=6 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=3 | RD3-score04-4=6 | RD3-score04-5=6 | RD2-team01=AUS W Maher | RD2-seed01= | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=7 | RD2-score01-3=6 | RD2-score01-4=6 | RD2-score01-5=10 | RD2-team02=ISR S Glickstein | RD2-seed02=Q | RD2-score02-1=7 | RD2-score02-2=5 | RD2-score02-3=7 | RD2-score02-4=4 | RD2-score02-5=8 | RD2-team03=USA M Mitchell | RD2-seed03= | RD2-score03-1=2 | RD2-score03-2=2 | RD2-score03-3=1 | RD2-team04=AUS M Edmondson | RD2-seed04= | RD2-score04-1=6 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=6 | RD2-team05=AUS G Masters | RD2-seed05=12 | RD2-score05-1=5 | RD2-score05-2=2 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-team06=AUS T Roche | RD2-seed06= | RD2-score06-1=7 | RD2-score06-2=6 | RD2-score06-3=7 | RD2-team07=AUS C Dibley | RD2-seed07= | RD2-score07-1=6 | RD2-score07-2=3 | RD2-score07-3=6 | RD2-score07-4=6 | RD2-score07-5=7 | RD2-team08=USA R Fisher | RD2-seed08= | RD2-score08-1=8 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=3 | RD2-score08-4=3 | RD2-score08-5=5 | RD1-team01=USA T Wilkison | RD1-seed01=7 | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score01-3=5 | RD1-team02=AUS W Maher | RD1-seed02= | RD1-score02-1=7 | RD1-score02-2=7 | RD1-score02-3=7 | RD1-team03=ISR S Glickstein | RD1-seed03=Q | RD1-score03-1=7 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-team04=USA G Hardie | RD1-seed04= | RD1-score04-1=5 | RD1-score04-2=4 | RD1-score04-3=2 | RD1-team05=USA M Mitchell | RD1-seed05= | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=4 | RD1-score05-3=6 | RD1-score05-4=6 | RD1-team06=USA D Siegler | RD1-seed06= | RD1-score06-1=3 | RD1-score06-2=6 | RD1-score06-3=3 | RD1-score06-4=4 | RD1-team07=AUS M Edmondson | RD1-seed07= | RD1-score07-1=6 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score07-3=6 | RD1-score07-4=6 | RD1-team08=AUS R Case | RD1-seed08=14 | RD1-score08-1=7 | RD1-score08-2=3 | RD1-score08-3=1 | RD1-score08-4=1 | RD1-team09=AUS G Masters | RD1-seed09=12 | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3=1 | RD1-score09-4=3 | RD1-score09-5=6 | RD1-team10=RSA D Schneider | RD1-seed10= | RD1-score10-1=3 | RD1-score10-2=2 | RD1-score10-3=6 | RD1-score10-4=6 | RD1-score10-5=3 | RD1-team11=AUS P Davies | RD1-seed11=Q | RD1-score11-1=5 | RD1-score11-2=3 | RD1-score11-3=3 | RD1-team12=AUS T Roche | RD1-seed12= | RD1-score12-1=7 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score12-3=6 | RD1-team13=AUS C Dibley | RD1-seed13= | RD1-score13-1=7 | RD1-score13-2=5 | RD1-score13-3=6 | RD1-score13-4=6 | RD1-team14=USA J Austin | RD1-seed14= | RD1-score14-1=5 | RD1-score14-2=7 | RD1-score14-3=3 | RD1-score14-4=1 | RD1-team15=USA R Fisher | RD1-seed15= | RD1-score15-1=7 | RD1-score15-2=7 | RD1-score15-3=6 | RD1-team16=AUS J Alexander | RD1-seed16=2 | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score16-3=4