# 1979 Congoleum Classic – Singles

Roscoe Tanner was the defending champion and won in the final 6–4, 6–2 against Brian Gottfried.

## Seeds

* Jimmy Connors (quarterfinals)
* Björn Borg (first round)
* John McEnroe (second round)
* Harold Solomon (semifinals)
* Brian Gottfried (final)
* Raúl Ramirez (first round)
* n/a
* Roscoe Tanner (champion)
* Sandy Mayer (second round)
* José Higueras (third round)
* Tim Gullikson (first round)
* Wojciech Fibak (quarterfinals)
* Adriano Panatta (first round)
* Dick Stockton (third round)
* Stan Smith (second round)
* n/a

## 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 |
| 8 | Roscoe Tanner | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Eliot Teltscher | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Eliot Teltscher | 3 | 3 | | 8 | Roscoe Tanner | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 5 | Brian Gottfried | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Harold Solomon | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | Brian Gottfried | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Brian Gottfried | 1 | 7 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | J Connors | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Zednik | 2 | 5 | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Schneider | 5 | 3 | | | H Günthardt | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Günthardt | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | V Amaya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Amaya | 0 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | S Stewart | 4 | 1 | | | V Amaya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Moore | 7 | 6 | | | R Moore | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Tim Gullikson | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Connors | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | J Borowiak | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | R Tanner | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| | G Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | G Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Sadri | 6 | 6 | 6 | | J Sadri | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Walts | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | G Mayer | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | T Wilkison | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 8 | R Tanner | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Drysdale | 6 | 6 | | | C Drysdale | 7 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Teacher | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | R Tanner | 5 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | R Tanner | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Gullikson | 4 | 3 | | 3 | J McEnroe | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | E Teltscher | 6 | 7 | | | E Teltscher | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | H Pfister | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | E Teltscher | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | C Kirmayr | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | R Lutz | 2 | 6 | | | |
| | R Lutz | 6 | 6 | | | R Lutz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | A Fillol | 7 | 6 | | | A Fillol | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | A Panatta | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | E Teltscher | 6 | 7 |
| 9 | S Mayer | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | C Dibley | 2 | 6 |
| | J Lloyd | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | S Mayer | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | T Leonard | 3 | 2 | | | C Dibley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | C Dibley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Dibley | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | T Gorman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | N Saviano | 3 | 3 | | | |
| | M Cahill | 2 | 4 | | | T Gorman | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | N Saviano | 7 | 7 | | | N Saviano | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 6 | R Ramirez | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| LL | J Norbäck | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Martin | 6 | 6 | | Q | B Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Mitchell | 6 | 7 | | Q | M Mitchell | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | E van Dillen | 2 | 5 | | | | | | Q | B Martin | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Dowdeswell | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | 12 | W Fibak | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | P Feigl | 6 | 4 | 5 | | C Dowdeswell | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | F González | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | W Fibak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | W Fibak | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 12 | W Fibak | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | D Stockton | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 4 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 |
| Q | J C Lewis | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | D Stockton | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Case | 0 | 2 | | | P DuPré | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | P DuPré | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | D Stockton | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | B Mitton | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P McNamara | 7 | 6 | | | P McNamara | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Hardie | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | H Solomon | 3 | 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 |
| 5 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Álvarez | 3 | 1 | | 5 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Moor | 6 | 4 | 7 | | T Moor | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Dent | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | B Gottfried | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | B Carmichael | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | J Higueras | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | J Andrew | 3 | 2 | | Q | B Carmichael | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Riessen | 4 | 2 | | 10 | J Higueras | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | J Higueras | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | S Smith | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Okker | 2 | 0 |
| Q | D Bohrnstedt | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | S Smith | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Giménez | 7 | 3 | 2 | | T Okker | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Okker | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | T Okker | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Fillol | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | B Manson | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | C Pasarell | 3 | 6 | | | J Fillol | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Manson | 6 | 7 | 6 | | B Manson | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Borg | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |