# 1979 Fischer-Grand Prix – Singles

Stan Smith was the defending champion and won in the final 6–4, 6–0, 6–2 against Wojciech Fibak.

## Seeds

The draw allocated unseeded players at random; as a result five seeds received byes into the second round.
* Eddie Dibbs (third round)
* Gene Mayer (semifinals)
* Wojciech Fibak (final)
* Brian Gottfried (second round)
* Stan Smith (champion)
* Eliot Teltscher (second round)
* Johan Kriek (third round)
* Corrado Barazzutti (quarterfinals)
* Ivan Lendl (semifinals)
* Vince Van Patten (second round)
* Raúl Ramírez (third round)
* Balázs Taróczy (second round)
* Tom Okker (second round)
* Heinz Günthardt (third round)
* Pavel Složil (second round)
* Željko Franulović (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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 9 | Ivan Lendl | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Stan Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Stan Smith | 6 | 6 | | 5 | Stan Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | Wojciech Fibak | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Wojciech Fibak | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Wojciech Fibak | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Gene Mayer | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | E Dibbs | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Gullikson | 6 | 5 | 3 | | K Meiler | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Meiler | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | E Dibbs | 1 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 9 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | S Docherty | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Taygan | 3 | 2 | | 9 | I Lendl | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | I Lendl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | I Lendl | 7 | 6 |
| 12 | B Taróczy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | C Barazzutti | 5 | 2 |
| | P Proisy | 3 | 1 | | 12 | B Taróczy | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | T Svensson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Q | T Svensson | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | K Curren | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 8 | C Barazzutti | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | J Hřebec | 1 | 6 | | | K Curren | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | C Barazzutti | 6 | 6 | 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 | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | B Gottfried | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Freyss | 3 | 1 | | 4 | B Gottfried | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | R Moore | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | R Moore | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Cox | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Cox | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Fromm | 4 | 1 | | | M Cox | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 11 | T Okker | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Cox | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Smith | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 14 | P Složil | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Hewitt | 5 | 6 | 2 | | P Portes | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Portes | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | P Portes | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Smith | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | N Saviano | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Malin | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | S Smith | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Smith | 6 | 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 | J Kriek | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Reininger | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | J Kriek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | J Fillol | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Kriek | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Ž Franulović | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | L Sanders | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Kary | 4 | 3 | | 16 | Ž Franulović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Ž Franulović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Ž Franulović | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | V Van Patten | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | W Fibak | 6 | 6 |
| | A Fillol | 4 | 2 | | 10 | V Van Patten | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | J-L Haillet | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | J-L Haillet | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | W Fibak | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | U Eriksson | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Manson | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | W Fibak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | W Fibak | 6 | 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 | E Teltscher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Waltke | 4 | 0 | | 6 | E Teltscher | 6 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | F McMillan | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | F McMillan | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | F Buehning | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | 14 | H Günthardt | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| Q | R Lewis | 6 | 6 | 6 | Q | F Buehning | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | H Günthardt | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F McMillan | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 11 | R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Mayer | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | T Koch | 4 | 2 | | 11 | R Ramírez | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | R Stiegler | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 11 | R Ramírez | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | D Schneider | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Andersson | 4 | 3 | | 2 | G Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |