# 1979 Seiko World Super Tennis – Singles

Björn Borg was the defending champion and successfully defended his title, defeating Jimmy Connors in the final, 6–2, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Björn Borg (champion)
* Jimmy Connors (final)
* Roscoe Tanner (first round)
* Vitas Gerulaitis (semifinals)
* Guillermo Vilas (first round)
* Tim Gullikson (quarterfinals)
* Pat Du Pré (first round)
* Yannick Noah (quarterfinals)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Björn Borg | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | John Sadri | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | John Sadri | 3 | 1 | | 1 | Björn Borg | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Jimmy Connors | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | Jimmy Connors | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Jimmy Connors | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | B Borg | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Amaya | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | B Borg | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Scanlon | 6 | 6 | | | B Scanlon | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Nishio | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | B Borg | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Lutz | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Lutz | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | T Moor | 4 | 7 | 4 | | R Lutz | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Warwick | 7 | 6 | | | K Warwick | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | P Du Pré | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Borg | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | R Tanner | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Sadri | 3 | 1 |
| | J Sadri | 6 | 7 | | | J Sadri | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Lendl | 3 | 7 | 6 | | I Lendl | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Edmondson | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | J Sadri | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Amritraj | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Amritraj | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | B Walts | 3 | 2 | | | V Amritraj | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mottram | 6 | 6 | | | B Mottram | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | G Vilas | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | Y Noah | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Fukui | 2 | 5 | | 8 | Y Noah | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kuki | 2 | 4 | | | G Masters | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Masters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | Y Noah | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | R Case | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | V Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Wilkison | 4 | 6 | 7 | | T Wilkison | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Pfister | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | V Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | V Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | V Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | T Gullikson | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Connors | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| | I Năstase | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | T Gullikson | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Riessen | 6 | 6 | | | M Riessen | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Šmíd | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | T Gullikson | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | P McNamara | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Feigl | 7 | 6 | | | P Feigl | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Frawley | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Connors | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |