# 1979 U.S. Pro Indoor – Singles

Jimmy Connors was the defending champion.
Connors successfully defended his title, defeating Arthur Ashe, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1 in the final.

## Seeds

* Jimmy Connors (champion)
* Guillermo Vilas (third round)
* John McEnroe (quarterfinals)
* Eddie Dibbs (third round)
* Vitas Gerulaitis (semifinals)
* Brian Gottfried (quarterfinals)
* Harold Solomon (quarterfinals)
* Corrado Barazzutti (second round)
* Roscoe Tanner (semifinals)
* Arthur Ashe (final)
* José Higueras (first round)
* Ilie Năstase (second round)
* Tim Gullikson (second round)
* Dick Stockton (first round)
* Wojtek Fibak (third round)
* John Alexander (first round)

## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Roscoe Tanner | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Roscoe Tanner | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | 1 | Jimmy Connors | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | 10 | Arthur Ashe | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | Arthur Ashe | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Arthur Ashe | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Winitsky | 4 | 3 | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E van Dillen | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | V Amaya | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 15 | W Fibak | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Teacher | 6 | 5 | 5 | | V Amaya | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | W Fibak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | I Năstase | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | G Masters | 3 | 3 |
| | D Joubert | 4 | 4 | | 12 | I Năstase | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | G Hardie | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Q | G Hardie | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | G Masters | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | G Masters | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Moor | 6 | 6 | 2 | | G Masters | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | C Barazzutti | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 3 | J McEnroe | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Cahill | 1 | 1 | | S Smith | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | 3 | J McEnroe | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | H Pfister | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | S Stewart | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Pfister | 6 | 6 | | H Pfister | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | D Stockton | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J McEnroe | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | R Tanner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | R Tanner | 7 | 6 |
| | V Amritraj | 5 | 4 | 9 | R Tanner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | T Leonard | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 9 | R Tanner | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4 | E Dibbs | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | C Drysdale | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Okker | 4 | 6 | 4 | E Dibbs | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | E Dibbs | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Teltscher | 6 | 1 | 5 | | A Pattison | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pattison | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | 7 | H Solomon | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | G Mayer | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | G Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Giménez | 2 | 4 | | 13 | Ti Gullikson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Ti Gullikson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | H Solomon | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | J Alexander | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | V Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 |
| | J Kriek | 6 | 6 | | | J Kriek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | V Zedník | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | J Kriek | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | Ž Franulović | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 5 | V Gerulaitis | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | J Fillol | 4 | 6 | | | Ž Franulović | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | V Gerulaitis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sadri | 3 | 1 | | 6 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | To Gullikson | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | P DuPré | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | C Dibley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P DuPré | 6 | 3 | 7 | | P DuPré | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | J Higueras | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | B Gottfried | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | A Ashe | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | A Ashe | 6 | 7 |
| | B Mitton | 2 | 6 | | 10 | A Ashe | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Riessen | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 10 | A Ashe | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | B Mottram | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | G Vilas | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | H Günthardt | 6 | 6 | 1 | | B Mottram | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | G Vilas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |