1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's singles

Top-seed Jimmy Connors claimed the title and first prize money of $25,000 by defeating third-seeded Guillermo Vilas in the final.

Men's singles
1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Champion	Jimmy Connors
Runner-up	Guillermo Vilas
Score	6–1, 2–6, 6–4
Draw	64
Seeds	16

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

1. Jimmy Connors (champion)
2. John McEnroe (semifinals)
3. Guillermo Vilas (final)
4. José Higueras (semifinals)
5. José Luis Clerc (quarterfinals)
6. Gene Mayer (first round)
7. Wojciech Fibak (third round)
8. Manuel Orantes (quarterfinals)
9. Eliot Teltscher (third round)
10. Balázs Taróczy (third round)
11. Corrado Barazzutti (quarterfinals)
12. Tomáš Šmíd (third round)
13. Ivan Lendl (quarterfinals)
14. Peter Feigl (first round)
15. Chris Lewis (second round)
16. Peter McNamara (third round)

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	Jimmy Connors	6	7
	13	Ivan Lendl	2	6
								1	Jimmy Connors	6	7
								4	José Higueras	2	5
	4	José Higueras	6	6
	11	Corrado Barazzutti	4	1
															1	Jimmy Connors	6	2	6
															3	Guillermo Vilas	1	6	4
	5	José Luis Clerc	3	6
	3	Guillermo Vilas	6	7
								3	Guillermo Vilas	6	7
								2	John McEnroe	4	5
	8	Manuel Orantes	3	3
	2	John McEnroe	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	J Connors	6	7
		M Edmondson	4	5				1	J Connors	6	6
		P Složil	6	6					P Složil	3	2
		F Dalla Fontana	2	0											1	J Connors	5	6	9
	Q	W Maher	6	6											10	B Taróczy	7	1	7
		J Marks	2	2				Q	W Maher	2	4
		E Montaño	0	0				10	B Taróczy	6	6
	10	B Taróczy	6	6																		1	J Connors	6	7
	13	I Lendl	7	6																		13	I Lendl	2	6
		R Case	5	1				13	I Lendl	6	6
		J James	3	3					P Kronk	3	1
		P Kronk	6	6											13	I Lendl	6	7
	Q	R Drysdale	3	3												J Fillol	2	5
	Q	Z Guerry	6	6				Q	Z Guerry	3	6	7
		J Fillol	1	6	6				J Fillol	6	2	9
	6	G Mayer	6	2	3

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	J Higueras	6	6
		R Crawford	2	2				4	J Higueras	6	3
		C Dowdeswell	6	3					P McNamee	0	0r
		P McNamee	7	6											4	J Higueras	6	6
		H Schoenfield	7	0	6										16	P McNamara	4	2
		D Joubert	6	6	0				H Schoenfield	2	7	2
		F McNair	2	0				16	P McNamara	6	5	6
	16	P McNamara	6	6																		4	J Higueras	6	6
	11	C Barazzutti	6																			11	C Barazzutti	4	1
		C Stansbury	3	r				11	C Barazzutti	6	6
		J Hřebec	6	6					J Hřebec	3	0
		J Lapidus	3	0											11	C Barazzutti	6	6	6
		G Hardie	4	5											7	W Fibak	2	7	4
		J Lloyd	6	7					J Lloyd	4	3
		A Maurer	2	2				7	W Fibak	6	6
	7	W Fibak	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	JL Clerc	6	7
	Q	J Núñez	2	6				5	JL Clerc	6	6
		A Pattison	3	5					N Saviano	2	1
		N Saviano	6	7											5	JL Clerc	6	6
		K Warwick	7	6											9	E Teltscher	3	2
	Q	L Bourne	6	0					K Warwick	2	4
		D Bohrnstedt	1	0r				9	E Teltscher	6	6
	9	E Teltscher	6	2																		5	JL Clerc	3	6
	12	T Šmíd	6	6																		3	G Vilas	6	7
		M Shore	1	1				12	T Šmíd	6	7
		B Drewett	6	6					B Drewett	4	6
		N Phillips	1	0											12	T Šmíd	1	4
		S Krulevitz	6	1	1										3	G Vilas	6	6
		V Winitsky	4	6	6				V Winitsky	5	3
		M Purcell	2	2				3	G Vilas	7	6
	3	G Vilas	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	M Orantes	7	7
	Q	T Mayotte	5	5				8	M Orantes	6	6
		D Collings	4	3				Q	M Grant	2	3
	Q	M Grant	6	6											8	M Orantes	4
		H Ismail	6	3	4											A Gómez	2r
		A Gómez	4	6	6				A Gómez	6	6
		J Kodeš	5	3				15	C Lewis	3	2
	15	C Lewis	7	6																		8	M Orantes	3	3
	14	P Feigl	6	2r																		2	J McEnroe	6	6
		R Ycaza	7	4					R Ycaza	6	6	7
		C Roger-Vasselin	6	3	4				J Andrew	4	7	5
		J Andrew	1	6	6											R Ycaza	1	1
	Q	R Van't Hof	6	3	3										2	J McEnroe	6	6
		R Krishnan	4	6	6				R Krishnan	4	1
		M Cahill	5	1				2	J McEnroe	6	6
	2	J McEnroe	7	6

External links

• "Singles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
• "USCC-Indianapolis 1979". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved May 18, 2016.