# 1979 Paris Open – Singles

Robert Lutz was the defending champion but did not compete that year.
Harold Solomon won in the final 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 against Corrado Barazzutti.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Harold Solomon (champion)
* Brian Gottfried (semifinals)
* Corrado Barazzutti (final)
* Vince Van Patten (semifinals)
* Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals)
* Pascal Portes (quarterfinals)
* Jean-Louis Haillet (quarterfinals)
* Jean-François Caujolle (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
* NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.

### Final

| Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Harold Solomon | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
| 3 | Corrado Barazzutti | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | |

### Section 1

| 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 |
| 1 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Krulevitz | 3 | 2 | | 1 | H Solomon | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fritz | 6 | 6 | 6 | | B Fritz | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Glickstein | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Naegelen | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 5 | R Ramírez | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | O N Bengtson | 5 | 6 | 6 | | O N Bengtson | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Svensson | 4 | 2 | | 5 | R Ramírez | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | H Solomon | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | V Van Patten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | V Van Patten | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| | C Roger-Vasselin | 1 | 2 | | 4 | V Van Patten | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Fromm | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Jarrett | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Jarrett | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 4 | V Van Patten | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Deblicker | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | J-L Haillet | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | P Proisy | 6 | 6 | 4 | | E Deblicker | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Freyss | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | J-L Haillet | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | J-L Haillet | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| 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 |
| 6 | P Portes | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Malin | 2 | 6 | | 6 | P Portes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Goven | 6 | 4 | 4 | Q | J-B Chanfreau | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J-B Chanfreau | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | P Portes | 6 | r | | | | | |
| | J L Cotard | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | 3 | C Barazzutti | 7 | | | | | | |
| | L Palin | 6 | 7 | | | L Palin | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Moretton | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | C Barazzutti | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | C Barazzutti | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | C Barazzutti | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | J-F Caujolle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Gottfried | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Q | J López-Maeso | 3 | 4 | | 8 | J-F Caujolle | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Richardson | 6 | 6 | | | K Richardson | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lloyd | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | J-F Caujolle | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | G Toulon | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Dominguez | 6 | 6 | | | P Dominguez | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Zugarelli | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Gottfried | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |