1979 Ramazzotti Cup – Singles

Singles
1979 Ramazzotti Cup
Champion	John McEnroe
Runner-up	John Alexander
Score	6–4, 6–3
Draw	32
Seeds	8

The 1979 Ramazzotti Cup – Singles was an event of the 1979 Ramazzotti Cup tennis tournament and was played on indoor carpet courts at the Palazzo dello Sport in Milan, Italy, between 26 March and 1 April 1979. The draw comprised 32 players and eight of them were seeded. First-seeded Björn Borg was the defending Milan Indoor singles champion but lost in the quarterfinals to John Alexander. Third-seeded John McEnroe won the singles title after a win in the final against unseeded John Alexander, 6–4, 6–3.

Seeds

1. Björn Borg (quarterfinals)
2. Vitas Gerulaitis (semifinals)
3. John McEnroe (champion)
4. Raúl Ramírez (first round)
5. Corrado Barazzutti (first round)
6. Ilie Năstase (second round)
7. José Luis Clerc (second round)
8. Balázs Taróczy (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		John Alexander	6	6
		Adriano Panatta	3	4
									John Alexander	4	3
								3	John McEnroe	6	6
	3	John McEnroe	6	6
	2	Vitas Gerulaitis	0	3

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Björn Borg	6	6
		Geoff Masters	1	2				1	Björn Borg	6	6
		Peter Feigl	6	4	4				Tonino Zugarelli	3	1
		Tonino Zugarelli	3	6	6										1	Björn Borg	3	6	4
		Gianni Ocleppo	6	6												John Alexander	6	3	6
		Paolo Bertolucci	1	4					Gianni Ocleppo	2	3
		John Alexander	6	3	7				John Alexander	6	6
	5	Corrado Barazzutti	3	6	5																		John Alexander	6	6
	4	Raúl Ramírez	5	4																			Adriano Panatta	3	4
		Gene Mayer	7	6					Gene Mayer	6	6
		Ángel Giménez	6	4	6				Franco Merlone	4	1
		Franco Merlone	2	6	7											Gene Mayer	3	6	5
		Adriano Panatta	7	6												Adriano Panatta	6	3	7
		Ismail El Shafei	6	2					Adriano Panatta	6	7
		Hans Kary	5	2				7	José Luis Clerc	2	6
	7	José Luis Clerc	7	6

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	Ilie Năstase	7	6
		Johan Kriek	5	4				6	Ilie Năstase	7	4	3
		Deon Joubert	6	4	5				Andrew Pattison	5	6	6
		Andrew Pattison	2	6	7											Andrew Pattison	1	3
		Buster Mottram	6	6											3	John McEnroe	6	6
		Víctor Pecci	2	4					Buster Mottram	4	4
		Andrew Jarrett	6	1	2			3	John McEnroe	6	6
	3	John McEnroe	4	6	6																	3	John McEnroe	6	6
	8	Balázs Taróczy	6	6																		2	Vitas Gerulaitis	0	3
		Pat DuPré	3	1				8	Balázs Taróczy	0	6	1
	Q	Dick Crealy	3	3					Tomáš Šmíd	6	0	6
		Tomáš Šmíd	6	6												Tomáš Šmíd	3	2
	Q	Massimo Rivaroli	3	3											2	Vitas Gerulaitis	6	6
		Peter Fleming	6	6					Peter Fleming	6	6	3
		Željko Franulović	7	3	2			2	Vitas Gerulaitis	2	7	6
	2	Vitas Gerulaitis	6	6	6

External links

• ITF tournament edition details