# 1979 Stockholm Open – Men's singles

John McEnroe was the defending champion.
McEnroe successfully defended his title, defeating Gene Mayer 6–7, 6–3, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* John McEnroe (champion)
* Harold Solomon (quarterfinals)
* Peter Fleming (quarterfinals)
* Gene Mayer (final)
* Wojtek Fibak (semifinals)
* Tim Gullikson (quarterfinals)
* Brian Gottfried (semifinals, retired)
* Stan Smith (second round)
* N/A
* Yannick Noah (first round)
* N/A
* N/A
* Tomáš Šmíd (third round)
* Marty Riessen (second round)
* Vijay Amritraj (third round)
* Hank Pfister (third 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 |
| 1 | John McEnroe | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 5 | Wojtek Fibak | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| 5 | Wojtek Fibak | 4 | 5 | 1 | John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 4 | Gene Mayer | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Gene Mayer | 6 | 0 | 4 | Gene Mayer | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Brian Gottfried | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |

### 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 McEnroe | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Glickstein | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | J McEnroe | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Buehning | 6 | 6 | | Q | F Buehning | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Elvstrøm | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Mir | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | S Docherty | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Docherty | 6 | 6 | | | S Docherty | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Feigl | 3 | 6 | 3 | LL | U Eriksson | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | U Eriksson | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J McEnroe | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Y Noah | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | N Saviano | 1 | 4 |
| | G Hardie | 5 | 6 | 7 | | G Hardie | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Moore | 6 | 6 | | | R Moore | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Zugarelli | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | R Moore | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | N Saviano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Saviano | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Johansson | 3 | 4 | | | N Saviano | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | O Bengtson | 1 | 2 | | 8 | S Smith | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 |
| 3 | P Fleming | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gunnarsson | 3 | 4 | | 3 | P Fleming | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Malin | 2 | 7 | 3 | | J Lloyd | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lloyd | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | 3 | P Fleming | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Manson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 13 | T Šmíd | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | E Fromm | 6 | 3 | 3 | | B Manson | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Källqvist | 2 | 2 | | 13 | T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | P Fleming | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | V Amritraj | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | W Fibak | 6 | 7 |
| Q | T Svensson | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | V Amritraj | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Schneider | 4 | 2 | | | A Pattison | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pattison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | V Amritraj | 7 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | K Curren | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | 5 | W Fibak | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | H Günthardt | 6 | 6 | 7 | | H Günthardt | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hjertquist | 3 | 0 | | 5 | W Fibak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | W Fibak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 6 | Ti Gullikson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Okker | 6 | 4 | | 6 | Ti Gullikson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Taygan | 6 | 6 | 3 | | C Roger-Vasselin | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Roger-Vasselin | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | 6 | Ti Gullikson | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | S Sorensen | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | 16 | H Pfister | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Krulevitz | 6 | 7 | 6 | | S Krulevitz | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Richardson | 4 | 5 | | 16 | H Pfister | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | H Pfister | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Ti Gullikson | 4 | 4 |
| | O Parun | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | G Mayer | 6 | 6 |
| | M Cox | 7 | 6 | | | M Cox | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Gorman | 6 | 6 | | | T Gorman | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Palin | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | M Cox | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | F McMillan | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | 4 | G Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Stewart | 4 | 6 | 6 | | S Stewart | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Ocleppo | 3 | 4 | | 4 | G Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | G Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Moretton | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Van Patten | 6 | 6 | | Q | T Högstedt | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Högstedt | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 7 | B Gottfried | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | To Gullikson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | To Gullikson | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | J Soler | 3 | 2 | | | To Gullikson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Maurer | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Maurer | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | C Casa | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | B Gottfried | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| 14 | M Riessen | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | H Solomon | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| | B Andersson | 2 | 6 | 0 | 14 | M Riessen | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Waltke | 6 | 4 | | | J Norbäck | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Norbäck | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | J Norbäck | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | R Meyer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Fritz | 1 | 5 | | | R Meyer | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Svensson | 0 | 5 | | 2 | H Solomon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | H Solomon | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |