# 1979 Volvo International – Singles

Eddie Dibbs was the defending champion but lost in the semifinals to Harold Solomon.
Solomon won in the final 5–7, 6–4, 7–6 against José Higueras.

## Seeds

* Jimmy Connors (second round, withdrew)
* Roscoe Tanner (third round)
* Guillermo Vilas (semifinals)
* Harold Solomon (champion)
* Eddie Dibbs (semifinals)
* José Higueras (final)
* Víctor Pecci (quarterfinals)
* José Luis Clerc (quarterfinals)
* Brian Gottfried (third round)
* Manuel Orantes (second round)
* Tim Gullikson (second round)
* John Alexander (first round)
* Balázs Taróczy (quarterfinals)
* Brian Teacher (third round)
* Corrado Barazzutti (quarterfinals)
* Johan Kriek (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 5 | Eddie Dibbs | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | Harold Solomon | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Harold Solomon | 7 | 6 | 4 | Harold Solomon | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 6 | José Higueras | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Guillermo Vilas | 2 | 1 | 6 | José Higueras | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | José Higueras | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Teltscher | 2 | 4 | | 1 | J Connors | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F González | 6 | 6 | | | F González | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D P Martin | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | F González | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | J Yuill | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 13 | B Taróczy | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | I Molina | 6 | 6 | | | I Molina | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Krishnan | 2 | 1 | | 13 | B Taróczy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | B Taróczy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | B Taróczy | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 16 | J Kriek | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | E Dibbs | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | N Saviano | 7 | 6 | | | N Saviano | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kohlberg | 2 | 6 | 6 | | R Case | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Case | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | R Case | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| | T Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | E Dibbs | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | H Ismail | 3 | 4 | | | T Garcia | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gómez | 3 | 5 | | 5 | E Dibbs | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | E Dibbs | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Bartlett | 3 | 1 | | 4 | H Solomon | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Manson | 6 | 6 | | | B Manson | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Chandronnait | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Ramírez | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | G Hardie | 2 | 4 | | | R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Marks | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | M Orantes | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | M Orantes | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | J Alexander | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | J L Clerc | 3 | 1 |
| | P McNamara | 6 | 6 | | | P McNamara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Maze | 6 | 7 | | | B Maze | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Edmondson | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | P McNamara | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | R Ycaza | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | 8 | J L Clerc | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Cahill | 6 | 4 | 6 | | M Cahill | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Maher | 0 | 3 | | 8 | J L Clerc | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J L Clerc | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | V Pecci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Norbäck | 3 | 1 | | 7 | V Pecci | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Dent | 3 | 6 | 4 | | Tom Gullikson | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Gullikson | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | V Pecci | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Kronk | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | B Teacher | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | K Richardson | 7 | 3 | 4 | | P Kronk | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Wilkison | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | B Teacher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | B Teacher | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | V Pecci | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Tim Gullikson | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | G Vilas | 6 | 6 |
| | R Simpson | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 | Tim Gullikson | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fagel | 6 | 0 | | | R Gehring | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Gehring | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Gehring | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | Z Guerry | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | G Vilas | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Walts | 6 | 6 | | | B Walts | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Nunez | 1 | 1 | | 3 | G Vilas | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | G Vilas | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | J Higueras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Joubert | 1 | 0 | | 6 | J Higueras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Mayotte | 1 | 4 | | | J Sadri | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sadri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | J Higueras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | C Dowdeswell | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | B Gottfried | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Q | A Madani | 6 | 0 | | | C Dowdeswell | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fillol | 5 | 1 | | 9 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | B Gottfried | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Higueras | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | C Barazzutti | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | C Barazzutti | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| | S Krulevitz | 3 | 6 | | 15 | C Barazzutti | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Waltke | 6 | 6 | | | T Waltke | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Lewis | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 15 | C Barazzutti | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| Q | L Bourne | 7 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | R Tanner | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Gardiner | 5 | 6 | 6 | Q | L Bourne | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Winitsky | 1 | 5 | | 2 | R Tanner | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Tanner | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |