| 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Masters | ||||||||||
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| Champion | Björn Borg | |||||||||
| Runner-up | Vitas Gerulaitis | |||||||||
| Final score | 6–2, 6–2 | |||||||||
| Events | ||||||||||
| Singles | Doubles | |||||||||
Björn Borg won in the final 6–2, 6–2 againstVitas Gerulaitis.
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
| 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-
| 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.