1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying

Men's singles qualifying
1979 Wimbledon Championships
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Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held one week before the event.^[1] Several players withdrew from the main draw after qualifying had commenced, leading to the highest ranked players who lost in the final qualifying round to be entered into the main draw as lucky losers.^[2]

Seeds[]

Qualifiers[]

Lucky losers[]

Qualifying draw[]

Key[]

First qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Gilles Moretton	7	7
			6	5
								1	Gilles Moretton	6	6
										2	3
			6
			1r
															1	Gilles Moretton	6	7	6
																Greg Whitecross	4	6	2
		Greg Whitecross	6	6
			2	0
									Greg Whitecross	5	6	6
								27	Gabriel Urpí	7	2	1
		Michael Fancutt	4	1
	27	Gabriel Urpí	6	6

Second qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Brad Drewett	6	7
			2	6
								2	Brad Drewett	6	5	6
									Chris Johnstone	1	7	4
		Chris Johnstone	6	5	6
			2	7	4
															2	Brad Drewett	6	6	6
															19	Peter Pearson	3	4	4
		Neil Rayner	6	6
			4	4
									Neil Rayner	4	6	5
								19	Peter Pearson	6	1	7
			6	2
	19	Peter Pearson	7	6

Third qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Richard Meyer	6	6
			4	1
								3	Richard Meyer	6	7
									Peter Doohan	4	6
		Peter Doohan	7	2	6
		Stephen Alger	5	6	4
															3	Richard Meyer	6	3	7	6
																Pat Serret	4	6	5	3
		Pat Serret	6	6
		Frank Punčec	1	2
									Pat Serret	6	6	14
									Jay Lapidus	7	4	12
		Jay Lapidus	7	3	6
	26	Shigeyuki Nishio	5	6	4

Fourth qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Bob Giltinan	6	6
			1	2
								4	Bob Giltinan	6	7
										3	6
			7	7
			6	5
															4	Bob Giltinan	6	6	6
																Jeremy Dier	2	3	4
		Jeremy Dier	7	6
			6	3
									Jeremy Dier	6	6
								17	Brad Rowe	2	4
			2	6	3
	17	Brad Rowe	6	3	6

Fifth qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	John Yuill	7	7
			5	5
								5	John Yuill	6	7
									David Imonitie	3	6
		David Imonitie	6	6	7
			3	7	5
															5	John Yuill	5	4	3
																Rohun Beven	7	6	6
		Ray Ruffels	6	6	7
			4	7	5
									Ray Ruffels	6	6	6
									Rohun Beven	4	7	8
		Rohun Beven	6	7
	23	Paul van Min	3	6

Sixth qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Noel Phillips	7	7
			5	6
								6	Noel Phillips	7	7
									Glen Holroyd	6	5
		Glen Holroyd	6	6
		Francois van der Merwe	1	4
															6	Noel Phillips	3	3	7	3
																Fritz Buehning	6	6	6	6
		Fritz Buehning	3	6	6
			6	3	3
									Fritz Buehning	6	7	10
								31	Syd Ball	7	6	8
		Michael Appleton	6	6	7
	31	Syd Ball	3	7	9

Seventh qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	7	Rick Fisher	7	6
			6	2
								7	Rick Fisher	6	6
										0	3
			5	7	6
		Freddie Sauer	7	6	4
															7	Rick Fisher	6	6	5	6	6
															28	Thomaz Koch	7	4	7	4	4
		David Sherbeck	6	6
			2	3
									David Sherbeck	4	3
								28	Thomaz Koch	6	6
			4	4
	28	Thomaz Koch	6	6

Eighth qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	8	Onny Parun	7	6
		Willie Davies	5	4
								8	Onny Parun	6	6
									Shinichi Sakamoto	3	4
		Shinichi Sakamoto	6	6
		Peter Holl	1	3
															8	Onny Parun	6	6	3	4	11
															21	Tony Graham	4	4	6	6	9
			7	5	12
		Brad Guan	6	7	10
										0	2
								21	Tony Graham	6	6
		Raúl Viver	4	4
	21	Tony Graham	6	6

Ninth qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	9	Fernando Maynetto	6	2	6
		Wayne Hampson	2	6	4
								9	Fernando Maynetto	3	2
									John Fitzgerald	6	6
		John Fitzgerald	3	6	6
			6	2	2
																John Fitzgerald	3	6	3	6	6
																Mark Farrell	6	3	6	4	3
		Mark Farrell	6	6
		Saeed Meer	4	2
									Mark Farrell	7	6
								32	Greg Braun	5	3
			7	1	2
	32	Greg Braun	5	6	6

Tenth qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	10	Álvaro Fillol	6	6
			3	4
								10	Álvaro Fillol	7	6
										5	2
			6	6
			4	4
															10	Álvaro Fillol	7	6	5	3	0r
															29	Alejandro Cortes	6	4	7	6	3
		Charles Honey	6	3	6
			3	6	4
									Charles Honey	6	6	2
								29	Alejandro Cortes	3	7	6
			2	4
	29	Alejandro Cortes	6	6

Eleventh qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	11	Bill Maze	4	4
		Matt Doyle	6	6
									Matt Doyle	3	4
									Nandan Bal	6	6
		Nandan Bal	6	6
			4	2
																Nandan Bal	4	4	6
																David Whyte	6	6	7
		David Whyte	6	6
			4	2
									David Whyte	6	4	6
								22	Jon Molin	2	6	3
			6	4	13
	22	Jon Molin	3	6	15

Twelfth qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	12	Jan Norbäck	6	7
			3	5
								12	Jan Norbäck	6	6	6
									Kiyoshi Tanabe	7	1	3
		Kiyoshi Tanabe	6	6
			2	4
															12	Jan Norbäck	6	6	6
																	2	4	4
			4	6	23
		Robert Stock	6	3	21
										7	4	8
										6	6	10
			6	6
	25	Victor Eke	4	4

Thirteenth qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	13	Charlie Fancutt	6	6
			4	4
								13	Charlie Fancutt	2	6	6
									Wayne Pascoe	6	2	8
		Wayne Pascoe	7	7
			6	5
																Wayne Pascoe	2	4	3
															30	Charlie Pasarell	6	6	6
			7	6
		Christopher Wells	5	1
										1	6
								30	Charlie Pasarell	6	7
		John Whiteford	5	1
	30	Charlie Pasarell	7	6

Fourteenth qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	14	Ulf Eriksson	3	6	6
			6	1	2
								14	Ulf Eriksson	6	7
										4	5
			7	6
			5	3
															14	Ulf Eriksson	7	6	7
																Tony Lloyd	5	2	5
		Tony Lloyd	6	2	7
		Craig A. Miller	4	6	5
									Tony Lloyd	6	3	6
								20	John Paish	4	6	1
			3	3
	20	John Paish	6	6

Fifteenth qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	15	Cliff Letcher	6	6
		Robert Booth	4	3
								15	Cliff Letcher	6	6
										1	0
			5	6	9
			7	4	7
															15	Cliff Letcher	6	6	2	6
																Kenichi Hirai	4	4	6	4
		Kenichi Hirai	6	7
		Ray Kelly	3	6
									Kenichi Hirai	6	6	6
								18	Richard Legendre	7	3	1
		Nigel Sears	1	6	2
	18	Richard Legendre	6	3	6

Sixteenth qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	16	Cássio Motta	6	6
		Noel Callaghan	2	3
								16	Cássio Motta	6	6
										1	2
			6	1	6
		John Trickey	2	6	3
															16	Cássio Motta	6	4
															24	Tsuyoshi Fukui	2	2r
			4	7	6
			6	6	2
										4	6	4
								24	Tsuyoshi Fukui	6	4	6
			5	5
	24	Tsuyoshi Fukui	7	7

References[]

External links[]

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation