1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships – Singles

Singles
1979 Custom Credit Australian Indoor Championships
ChampionUnited States Vitas Gerulaitis
Runner-upArgentina Guillermo Vilas
Score4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 7–6
Draw32
Seeds8

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

  1. United States Vitas Gerulaitis (champion)
  2. Argentina Guillermo Vilas (final)
  3. United States Pat Du Pré (first round)
  4. n/a
  5. India Vijay Amritraj (second round)
  6. Austria Peter Feigl (quarterfinals)
  7. Australia Geoff Masters (second round)
  8. United States Tom Gorman (second round)

Draw

Key

Semifinals Final
          
1 United States Vitas Gerulaitis 6 7
  Paraguay Francisco González 1 5
1 United States Vitas Gerulaitis 4 6 6
2 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 3 1
  Australia Kim Warwick 4 6 1
2 Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6 3 6

Section 1

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

Section 2

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