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1979 ATP Buenos Aires – Singles

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Singles
1979 ATP Buenos Aires
Final
ChampionArgentina Guillermo Vilas
Runner-upArgentina José Luis Clerc
Score6–1, 6–2, 6–1
Details
Seeds32
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1978 · ATP Buenos Aires · 1980 →

Guillermo Vilas defeated José Luis Clerc 6–1, 6–2, 6–1 to win the 1979 ATP Buenos Aires singles competition. José Luis Clerc was the defending champion.

Seeds

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

  1. Argentina Guillermo Vilas (champion)
  2. Spain José Higueras (quarterfinals)
  3. Paraguay Víctor Pecci, Sr. (first round)
  4. United States Eddie Dibbs (semifinals)
  5. Chile Hans Gildemeister (second round)
  6. Argentina José Luis Clerc (final)
  7. Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl (semifinals)
  8. Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Key

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  • Q - Qualifier
  • NB: All rounds up to but not including the final were the best of 3 sets. The final was the best of 5 sets.

Final

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Final
1 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 6 6    
6 Argentina José Luis Clerc 1 2 1    

Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Argentina G Vilas 6 6  
  Chile B Prajoux 3 4   1 Argentina G Vilas 7 7  
  Australia P Kronk 2 6     Argentina C Gattiker 5 6  
  Argentina C Gattiker 6 7   1 Argentina G Vilas 6 6  
  Spain F Luna 2 4   8 Czechoslovakia T Šmíd 1 2  
  New Zealand C Lewis 6 6     New Zealand C Lewis 1 4  
Q Spain Á Giménez 2 2   8 Czechoslovakia T Šmíd 6 6  
8 Czechoslovakia T Šmíd 6 6   1 Argentina G Vilas 6 6  
4 United States E Dibbs 5 6 6 4 United States E Dibbs 1 1  
  Argentina R Cano 7 1 2 4 United States E Dibbs 6 6  
  Brazil C Kirmayr 6 7     Brazil C Kirmayr 2 3  
  United States R Fagel 2 5   4 United States E Dibbs 6 6  
Q Chile P Rebolledo 3 4     Hungary B Taróczy 4 4  
  Hungary B Taróczy 6 6     Hungary B Taróczy 6 6  
  United States C Owens 7 2 3 5 Chile H Gildemeister 1 2  
5 Chile H Gildemeister 6 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Argentina J-L Clerc 6 6  
  Colombia J Velasco, Sr. 2 4   6 Argentina J-L Clerc 6 6  
  West Germany R Gehring 6 6     West Germany R Gehring 2 2  
  Brazil T Koch 1 1   6 Argentina J-L Clerc 6 6  
  United States T Moor 6 6     United States T Moor 4 1  
Q Argentina A Gattiker 1 1     United States T Moor 6 6 8
  Australia P McNamara 6 6     Australia P McNamara 7 4 6
3 Paraguay V Pecci, Sr. 3 4   6 Argentina J-L Clerc 6 3 6
7 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 6   7 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 3 6 4
Q Argentina R Argüello 3 2   7 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 7 6
  Chile A Pierola 6 6     Chile A Pierola 7 5 4
  Australia R Frawley 1 3   7 Czechoslovakia I Lendl 6 6  
  Argentina F Dalla Fontana 6 2 6 2 Spain J Higueras 2 2  
  Ecuador A Gómez 3 6 8   Ecuador A Gómez 3 3  
  Brazil C Motta 1 3   2 Spain J Higueras 6 6  
2 Spain J Higueras 6 6  
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