Champion John McEnroe Final score 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 men women | Runner-up Vitas Gerulaitis Singles men Doubles men | |
Jimmy Connors was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to John McEnroe. Connors' loss broke a string of five consecutive men's finals reached, a record since broken by Ivan Lendl.
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John McEnroe defeated Vitas Gerulaitis 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1979 US Open.
Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. John McEnroe is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.
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References
1979 US Open – Men's Singles Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA