1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

Singles
1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
Champion	Vitas Gerulaitis
Runner-up	Guillermo Vilas
Final score	4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 7–6

Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Vitas Gerulaitis won in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 7–6 against Guillermo Vilas.

Seeds

Vitas Gerulaitis (Champion) Guillermo Vilas (Final) Pat Du Pré (First Round) n/a

Vijay Amritraj (Second Round) Peter Feigl (Quarterfinals) Geoff Masters (Second Round) Tom Gorman (Second Round)

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

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Vitas Gerulaitis	6	7
		Francisco González	1	5
								1	Vitas Gerulaitis	4	6	6
								2	Guillermo Vilas	6	3	1
		Kim Warwick	4	6	1
	2	Guillermo Vilas	6	3	6

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	V Gerulaitis	4	6	7
		M Edmondson	6	2	5			1	V Gerulaitis	6	6
	Q	A Gardiner	4	2					T Rocavert	1	2
		T Rocavert	6	6											1	V Gerulaitis	6	6
		J Newcombe	6	6												J Newcombe	1	3
		R Case	3	1					J Newcombe	6	6
		S Menon	3	5				5	V Amritraj	4	4
	5	V Amritraj	6	7																		1	V Gerulaitis	6	7
	LL	C Fancutt	3	1																			F González	1	5
		A Stone	6	6					A Stone	3	5
		F González	7	2	6				F González	6	7
		R Frawley	5	6	3											F González	6	6
		D Collings	6	4	7											D Collings	1	4
		K Rosewall	2	6	6				D Collings	7	5	6
		B Drewett	3	6	1			7	G Masters	6	7	2
	7	G Masters	6	3	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	T Gorman	7	3	6
		C Kachel	5	6	3			8	T Gorman	6	2
		J James	1	3					K Warwick	7	6
		K Warwick	6	6												K Warwick	6	4	6
		P Dent	6	3	6											P Dent	3	6	0
		P Kronk	2	6	3				P Dent	6	6
		M Mitchell	6	6	6				M Mitchell	3	2
	3	P Du Pré	7	2	2																		K Warwick	4	6	1
	6	P Feigl	6	6																		2	G Vilas	6	3	6
		G Hardie	3	3				6	P Feigl	7	6
		E Montaño	6	6					E Montaño	5	3
		J Marks	4	3											6	P Feigl	6	5
	Q	D Crealy	4	3											2	G Vilas	7	7
		C Drysdale	6	6					C Drysdale	2	4
		C Letcher	4	2				2	G Vilas	6	6
	2	G Vilas	6	6

External links

• 1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships Draw