Three-time defending champion Björn Borg defeated Roscoe Tanner in the final, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships. It was his fourth Wimbledon title and eighth major title overall.
Seeds
Björn Borg (champion) John McEnroe (fourth round) Jimmy Connors (semifinals) Vitas Gerulaitis (first round) Roscoe Tanner (final) Guillermo Vilas (second round) Arthur Ashe (first round) Víctor Pecci (third round) Brian Gottfried (third round) Wojciech Fibak (first round) John Alexander (third round) José Higueras (second round) Manuel Orantes (second round) José Luis Clerc (fourth round) Tim Gullikson (quarterfinals) Corrado Barazzutti (first round)
Qualifying
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
References
External links
1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation