1979 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles

Ramesh Krishnan defeated Dave Siegler in the final, 6–0, 6–2 to win the boys' singles tennis title at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships.

Boys' singles
1979 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Ramesh Krishnan
Runner-up	Dave Siegler
Score	6–0, 6–2

Main article: 1979 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds

01.   Ramesh Krishnan (champion)

02.   Dave Siegler (final)

03.   Hans Simonsson (semifinals)

04.   Ben Testerman (quarterfinals)

05.   Stefan Svensson (semifinals)

06.   Scott Davis (first round)

07.   Glenn Michibata (quarterfinals)

08.   Greg Whitecross (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Ramesh Krishnan	2	6	9
		Schalk van der Merwe	6	3	7
								1	Ramesh Krishnan	7	6
								5	Stefan Svensson	6	2
	5	Stefan Svensson	5	6	6
	4	Ben Testerman	7	3	4
															1	Ramesh Krishnan	6	6
															2	Dave Siegler	0	2
	3	Hans Simonsson	7	7
		Christoph Zipf	5	5
								3	Hans Simonsson	4	6	3
								2	Dave Siegler	6	3	6
	7	Glenn Michibata	6	4
	2	Dave Siegler	7	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	Ramesh Krishnan	6	6
		Pascal D'Hoop	2	7	2				S Menon	0	1
		Suresh Menon	6	5	6										1	R Krishnan	6	6
																T Tulasne	2	2
									Gordon Asciak	1	3
		Hugo Núñez	4	4					T Tulasne	6	6
		Thierry Tulasne	6	6																		1	R Krishnan	2	6	9
	8	Greg Whitecross	6	6																			S van der Merwe	6	3	7
		Keith Gilbert	2	2				8	G Whitecross	6	6
									Sverre-Morten Blix	1	3
															8	G Whitecross	4	3
																S van der Merwe	6	6
									Hans-Dieter Beutel	4	6	1
		Bernhard Pils	5	3					S van der Merwe	6	3	6
		Schalk van der Merwe	7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	Stefan Svensson	7	6
		Lee Woo-ryong	5	0				5	S Svensson	6	6
									Gabriel Urpí	3	4
															5	S Svensson	3	6	8
																M Mortensen	6	4	6
									Steve Shaw	0	3
		Tarek El-Sakka	6	7	3				M Mortensen	6	6
		Michael Mortensen	7	6	6																	5	S Svensson	5	6	6
																						4	B Testerman	7	3	4
								4	Ben Testerman	7	6
		Kelvin Ng	2	6	6				K Ng	5	4
		Panomkorn Pladchurnil	6	1	1										4	B Testerman	6	7
		Jan Gunnarsson	6	6	6											J Gunnarsson	2	6
		Michael Fancutt	7	3	4				J Gunnarsson	6	6
									Trevor Raal	3	3

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		W Nasir	0	0
		Diego Pérez	6	6					D Pérez	4	2
									Ivica Buljević	6	6
																I Buljević	2	3
		Shigeyuki Nishio	2	4											3	H Simonsson	6	6
		Christo Steyn	6	6					C Steyn	6	3	8
								3	Hans Simonsson	3	6	10
																						3	H Simonsson	7	7
		Philip Tuckniss	6	3	6																		C Zipf	5	5
		Ivan Dupasquier	1	6	8				I Dupasquier	6	0
									Bruce Brescia	7	6
																B Brescia	6	2	5
																C Zipf	1	6	7
									Brian Yearwood	3	0
		Christoph Zipf	6	6					C Zipf	6	6
	6	Scott Davis	3	4

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Tom Frischer	3	2
		Pascual Penetta	6	6					P Penetta	3	4
									Jeremy Bates	6	6
																J Bates	2	2
		Florin Segărceanu	6	4	6										7	G Michibata	6	6
		Juan Carlos Ayala	2	6	3				F Segărceanu	3	6	1
								7	Glenn Michibata	6	3	6
																						7	G Michibata	6	4
		Craig Miller	5	4																		2	D Siegler	7	6
		Freddie Sauer	7	6					F Sauer	3	3
									Héctor Ortiz	6	6
																H Ortiz	3	1
		Bruce Derlin	6	7											2	D Siegler	6	6
		Juan Avendaño	2	6					B Derlin	3	2
								2	D Siegler	6	6

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• "The Junior Championships, Wimbledon 1979". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 28 November 2017.