# 1979 South Australian Open – Singles

Kim Warwick won the title, defeating Bernard Mitton 7–5, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

* Gene Mayer (second round)
* John Alexander (semifinals)
* Kim Warwick (champion)
* Tim Wilkison (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Bernard Mitton | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Tony Roche | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | Tony Roche | 6 | 2 | 1 | | Bernard Mitton | 5 | 4 |
| | | | | | 3 | Kim Warwick | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Kim Warwick | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Kim Warwick | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | John Alexander | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | G Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Letcher | 4 | 3 | | 1 | G Mayer | 7 | 2 | r | | | | | | | |
| | D Collings | 6 | 6 | | | D Collings | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fitzgerald | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | D Collings | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | G Whitecross | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | B Mitton | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Schneider | 6 | 6 | | | G Whitecross | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mitton | 7 | 4 | 6 | | B Mitton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Crealy | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | B Mitton | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | T Wilkison | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | T Roche | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| | W Maher | 6 | 6 | | | W Maher | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Roche | 7 | 6 | | | T Roche | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Drewett | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | T Roche | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | T Rocavert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | G Masters | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | C Gunning | 3 | 2 | | | T Rocavert | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Krulevitz | 6 | 1 | | | G Masters | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Masters | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | C Dibley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Dent | 3 | 4 | | | C Dibley | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Delaney | 6 | 7 | | | C Delaney | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Moore | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | C Delaney | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | J Delaney | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 3 | K Warwick | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J James | 6 | 4 | 1 | | J Delaney | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Campbell | 2 | 4 | | 3 | K Warwick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | K Warwick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | K Warwick | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | D Stockton | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Alexander | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | J Marks | 7 | 6 | | | J Marks | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mitchell | 6 | 6 | | | M Mitchell | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Eke | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | M Mitchell | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | B Guan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | J Alexander | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | F McNair | 1 | 5 | | | B Guan | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Kachel | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | J Alexander | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Alexander | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |