Australian Open
Kooyong, Australie

24 - 30 December 1979
64 Draw - $350,000 - Grand Chelem
Surface: Grass
 
Palmarès (Winners)
1978 : G.VILAS (Arg) b. J.MARKS (Austr)  6-4,6-4,3-6,6-3
1977 : V.GERULAITIS (EU) b. J.LLOYD (GB)  6-3,7-6,5-7,3-6,6-2
1977 : R.TANNER (EU) b. G.VILAS (Arg)  6-3,6-3,6-3
1976 : M.EDMONDSON (Austr) b. J.NEWCOMBE (Austr)  6-7,6-3,7-6,6-1
1975 : J.NEWCOMBE (Austr) b. J.CONNORS (EU)  7-5,3-6,6-4,7-6
1974 : J.CONNORS (EU) b. P.DENT (Austr)  7-6,6-4,4-6,6-3
1973 : J.NEWCOMBE (Austr) b. O.PARUN (NZ)  6-3,6-7,7-5,6-1
1972 : K.ROSEWALL (Austr) b. M.ANDERSON (Austr)  7-6,6-3,7-5
1971 : K.ROSEWALL (Austr) b. A.ASHE (EU)  6-1,7-5,6-3
1970 : A.ASHE (EU) b. D.CREALY (Austr)  6-4,9-7,6-2
1969 : R.LAVER (Austr) b. A.GIMENO (Esp)  6-3,6-4,7-5
1968 : B.BOWREY (EU) b. J.GISBERT (Esp)  7-5,2-6,9-7,6-4
1967 : R.EMERSON (Austr) b. A.ASHE (EU)  6-4,6-1,6-1
1966 : R.EMERSON (Austr) b. A.ASHE (EU)  6-4,6-8,6-2,6-3
1965 : R.EMERSON (Austr) b. F.STOLLE (Austr)  7-9,2-6,6-4,7-5,6-1
1964 : R.EMERSON (Austr) b. F.STOLLE (Austr)  6-3,6-4,6-2
1963 : R.EMERSON (Austr) b. K.FLETCHER (EU)  6-3,6-3,6-1
1962 : R.LAVER (Austr) b. R.EMERSON (Austr)  8-6,0-6,6-4,6-4
1961 : R.EMERSON (Austr) b. R.LAVER (Austr)  1-6,6-3,7-5,6-4
1960 : R.LAVER (Austr) b. N.FRASER (Austr)  5-7,3-6,6-3,8-6,8-6

 1 G.VILAS (Arg)______________  G.VILAS
                              |________________
   C.LEWIS (NZ)_______________| 75 63 64       | G.VILAS
                                               |_______________
 Q-A.GARDINER (Austr)_________  A.GARDINER     | 64 62 64      |
                              |________________|               |
   N.PHILIPPS (Austr)_________| 64 36 64 64                    | G.VILAS
                                                               |_____________
   C.DELANEY (EU)_____________  C.DELANEY                      | 63 64 64    |
                              |________________                |             |
   J.DELANEY (EU)_____________| 75 64 75       | P.McNAMARA    |             |
                                               |_______________|             |
   B.DREWETT (Austr)__________  P.McNAMARA     | 63 76 63                    |
                              |________________|                             |
 9 P.McNAMARA (Austr)_________| 36 61 64 75                                  | G.VILAS
                                                                             |_____________
13 P.DENT (Austr)_____________  P.DENT                                       | 62 36 76 46 62
                              |________________                              |             |
   J.MARKS (Austr)____________| 63 62 62       | P.DENT                      |             |
                                               |_______________              |             |
   C.MILLER (Austr)___________  C.MILLER       | 76 60 63      |             |             |
                              |________________|               |             |             |
   J.COHEN (EU)_______________| 64 36 64 75                    | P.DENT      |             |
                                                               |_____________|             |
   C.KACHEL (Austr)___________  C.KACHEL                       | 64 61 46 64               |
                              |________________                |                           |
   C.FANCUTT (Austr)__________| 76 62 61       | C.KACHEL      |                           |
                                               |_______________|                           |
   P.KRONK (Austr)____________  P.KRONK        | 76 62 61                                  |
                              |________________|                                           |
 8 P.FEIGL (Autr)_____________| 63 64 26 63                                                | G.VILAS
                                                                                           |____________
 3 V.AMAYA (EU)_______________  V.AMAYA                                                    | 75 36 76 76|
                              |________________                                            |            |
   S.STEWART (EU)_____________| 63 64 61       | V.AMAYA                                   |            |
                                               |_______________                            |            |
   D.CARTER (Austr)___________  D.CARTER       | 36 63 76 63   |                           |            |
                              |________________|               |                           |            |
   D.COLLINGS (Austr)_________| 62 63 62                       | V.AMAYA                   |            |
                                                               |_____________              |            |
   R.SIMPSON (NZ)_____________  R.SIMPSON                      | 76 63 76    |             |            |
                              |________________                |             |             |            |
 Q-W.HAMPSON (Austr)__________| 63 64 64       | P.McNAMEE     |             |             |            |
                                               |_______________|             |             |            |
   S.MENON (Inde)_____________  P.McNAMEE      | 75 64 64                    |             |            |
                              |________________|                             |             |            |
16 P.McNAMEE (Austr)__________| 62 46 57 75 60                               | V.AMAYA     |            |
                                                                             |_____________|            |
11 P.RENNERT (EU)_____________  P.RENNERT                                    | 76 64 64                 |
                              |________________                              |                          |
 Q-J.TRICKEY (Austr)__________| 63 76 64       | P.RENNERT                   |                          |
                                               |_______________              |                          |
 Q-U.MARTEN (All)_____________  U.MARTEN       | 62 57 63 61   |             |                          |
                              |________________|               |             |                          |
   C.LETCHER (Austr)__________| 46 16 76 75 86                 | P.RENNERT   |                          |
                                                               |_____________|                          |
   S.DOCHERTY (Austr)_________  S.DOCHERTY                     | 64 75 61                               |
                              |________________                |                                        |
   J.FITZGERALD (Austr)_______| 62 76 63       | S.KRULEVITZ   |                                        |
                                               |_______________|                                        |
   S.KRULEVITZ (EU)___________  S.KRULEVITZ    | 64 64 63                                               |
                              |________________|                                                        |
 5 B.TAROCZY (Hongr)__________| 63 64 36 63                                                             | G.VILAS
                                                                                                        |_____________
 6 J.SADRI (EU)_______________  J.SADRI                                                                 | 76 63 62
                              |________________                                                         |
   P.DOOHAN (Austr)___________| 63 63 64       | J.SADRI                                                |
                                               |_______________                                         |
   R.MOORE (AfS)______________  R.MOORE        | 64 64 63      |                                        |
                              |________________|               |                                        |
   T.ROCAVERT (Austr)_________| 75 46 62 61                    | J.SADRI                                |
                                                               |_____________                           |
   J.JAMES (Austr)____________  J.JAMES                        | 36 46 63 62 97                         |
                              |________________                |             |                          |
 Q-R.RUFFELS (Austr)__________| 61 62 63       | K.WARWICK     |             |                          |
                                               |_______________|             |                          |
   B.CARMICHAEL (Austr)_______  K.WARWICK      | 63 63 60                    |                          |
                              |________________|                             |                          |
10 K.WARWICK (Austr)__________| 61 46 62 60                                  | J.SADRI                  |
                                                                             |_____________             |
15 R.FRAWLEY (Austr)__________  R.FRAWLEY                                    | 76 63 67 64 |            |
                              |________________                              |             |            |
   C.JOHNSTONE (Austr)________| 61 36 67 64 64 | R.FRAWLEY                   |             |            |
                                               |_______________              |             |            |
   GS.MALIN (EU)______________  GS.MALIN       | 67 62 60 64   |             |             |            |
                              |________________|               |             |             |            |
   F.McNAIR (EU)______________| 64 62 64                       | R.FRAWLEY   |             |            |
                                                               |_____________|             |            |
   B.MAZE (EU)________________  B.MAZE                         | 62 76 63                  |            |
                              |________________                |                           |            |
   G.WHITECROSS (Austr)_______| 76 16 76 64    | S.BALL        |                           |            |
                                               |_______________|                           |            |
 Q-S.BALL (Austr)_____________  S.BALL         | 63 63 64                                  |            |
                              |________________|                                           |            |
 4 H.PFISTER (EU)_____________| 75 46 64 63                                                | J.SADRI    |
                                                                                           |____________|
 7 T.WILKISON (EU)____________  W.MAHER                                                    | 64 76 67 64
                              |________________                                            |
   W.MAHER (Austr)____________| 76 76 75       | W.MAHER                                   |
                                               |_______________                            |
 Q-S.GLICKSTEIN (Isr)_________  S.GLICKSTEIN   | 67 75 67 64 108                           |
                              |________________|               |                           |
   G.HARDIE (EU)______________| 75 64 62                       | M.EDMONDSON               |
                                                               |_____________              |
   M.MITCHELL (EU)____________  M.MITCHELL                     | 76 63 64    |             |
                              |________________                |             |             |
   D.SIEGLER (EU)_____________| 63 46 63 64    | M.EDMONDSON   |             |             |
                                               |_______________|             |             |
   M.EDMONDSON (Austr)________  M.EDMONDSON    | 62 62 61                    |             |
                              |________________|                             |             |
14 R.CASE (Austr)_____________| 67 63 61 61                                  | C.DIBLEY    |
                                                                             |_____________|
12 G.MASTERS (Austr)__________  G.MASTERS                                    | 36 64 36 76 64
                              |________________                              |
   D.SCHNEIDER (AfS)__________| 63 62 16 36 63 | T.ROCHE                     |
                                               |_______________              |
   T.ROCHE (Austr)____________  T.ROCHE        | 75 62 76      |             |
                              |________________|               |             |
 Q-P.DAVIES (Austr)___________| 75 63 63                       | C.DIBLEY    |
                                                               |_____________|
   C.DIBLEY (Austr)___________  C.DIBLEY                       | 64 67 36 63 64
                              |________________                |
   J.AUSTIN (Austr)___________| 75 57 63 61    | C.DIBLEY      |
                                               |_______________|
   R.FISHER (EU)______________  R.FISHER       | 68 36 63 63 75
                              |________________|
 2 J.ALEXANDER (Austr)________| 76 76 64