1979 Colgate-Palmolive Masters – Singles

Singles
1979 Colgate-Palmolive Masters
Champion	Björn Borg
Runner-up	Vitas Gerulaitis
Final score	6–2, 6–2

Björn Borg won in the final 6–2, 6–2 against Vitas Gerulaitis.

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

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

Group A

		Gerulaitis	Solomon	McEnroe	Vilas	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
	Vitas Gerulaitis		6–1, 7–6	3–6, 7–6, 7–6	4–6, 7–6, 3–6	2–1	5–3	44–43	1
	Harold Solomon	1–6, 6–7		3–6, 5–7	6–2, 6–2	1–2	2–4	27–30	3
	John McEnroe	6–3, 6–7, 6–7	6–3, 7–5		6–2, 6–3	2–1	5–2	43–30	2
	Guillermo Vilas	6–4, 6–7, 6–3	2–6, 2–6	2–6, 3–6		1–2	2–5	27–38	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

		Borg	Tanner	Jimmy Connors	Higueras	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
	Björn Borg		6–3, 6–3	3–6 6–3, 7–6	6–2, 6–0	3–0	6–1	40–23	1
	Roscoe Tanner	3–6, 3–6		6–2, 4–6, 6–7	7–5, 6–4	1–2	3–4	35–36	3
	Jimmy Connors	6–3, 3–6, 6–7	2–6, 6–4, 7–6		6–3, 6–0	2–1	5–3	42–35	2
	José Higueras	2–6, 0–6	5–7, 4–6	3–6, 0–6		0–3	0–6	14–37	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

• ATP World Tour Finals appearances

References

• 1979 Masters-Singles