1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying

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]

Men's singles qualifying
1979 Wimbledon Championships

Main articles: 1979 Wimbledon Championships and 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Seeds

1. Gilles Moretton (qualified)
2. Brad Drewett (qualified)
3. Richard Meyer (qualified)
4. Bob Giltinan (qualified)
5. John Yuill (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
6. Noel Phillips (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
7. Rick Fisher (qualified)
8. Onny Parun (qualified)
9. Fernando Maynetto (second round)
10. Álvaro Fillol (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
11. Bill Maze (first round)
12. Jan Norbäck (qualified)
13. Charlie Fancutt (second round)
14. Ulf Eriksson (qualified)
15. Cliff Letcher (qualified)
16. Cássio Motta (qualified)
17. Brad Rowe (second round)
18. Richard Legendre (second round)
19. Peter Pearson (qualifying competition)
20. John Paish (second round)
21. Tony Graham (qualifying competition)
22. Jon Molin (second round)
23. Paul van Min (first round)
24. Tsuyoshi Fukui (qualifying competition)
25. Victor Eke (first round)
26. Shigeyuki Nishio (first round)
27. Gabriel Urpí (second round)
28. Thomaz Koch (qualifying competition)
29. Alejandro Cortes (qualified)
30. Charlie Pasarell (qualified)
31. Syd Ball (second round)
32. Greg Braun (second round)

Qualifiers

1. Gilles Moretton
2. Brad Drewett
3. Richard Meyer
4. Bob Giltinan
5. Rohun Beven
6. Fritz Buehning
7. Rick Fisher
8. Onny Parun
9. John Fitzgerald
10. Alejandro Cortes
11. David Whyte
12. Jan Norbäck
13. Charlie Pasarell
14. Ulf Eriksson
15. Cliff Letcher
16. Cássio Motta

Lucky losers

1. Noel Phillips
2. Álvaro Fillol
3. John Yuill

Qualifying 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

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Gilles Moretton	7	7
		Trevor Heath	6	5
								1	Gilles Moretton	6	6
									Robert Keighery	2	3
		Robert Keighery	6
		Segun Balogun	1r
															1	Gilles Moretton	6	7	6
																Greg Whitecross	4	6	2
		Greg Whitecross	6	6
		Patrick Tibbs	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
		David Couch	2	6
								2	Brad Drewett	6	5	6
									Chris Johnstone	1	7	4
		Chris Johnstone	6	5	6
		Jeff Crowne	2	7	4
															2	Brad Drewett	6	6	6
															19	Peter Pearson	3	4	4
		Neil Rayner	6	6
		José Ayala	4	4
									Neil Rayner	4	6	5
								19	Peter Pearson	6	1	7
		Adrian Simcox	6	2
	19	Peter Pearson	7	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Richard Meyer	6	6
		John Geraghty	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
		D Erickson	1	2
								4	Bob Giltinan	6	7
									Andy Lucchesi	3	6
		Andy Lucchesi	7	7
		Brian McCarthy	6	5
															4	Bob Giltinan	6	6	6
																Jeremy Dier	2	3	4
		Jeremy Dier	7	6
		Jeff Hamilton	6	3
									Jeremy Dier	6	6
								17	Brad Rowe	2	4
		N Da Costa	2	6	3
	17	Brad Rowe	6	3	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	John Yuill	7	7
		Chris Bradnam	5	5
								5	John Yuill	6	7
									David Imonitie	3	6
		David Imonitie	6	6	7
		Robbie Smith	3	7	5
															5	John Yuill	5	4	3
																Rohun Beven	7	6	6
		Ray Ruffels	6	6	7
		L Mullings	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
		Takao Yamamoto	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
		Doug Ditmer	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
		Paul Blincow	6	2
								7	Rick Fisher	6	6
									Paul Smith	0	3
		Paul Smith	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
		David Eddy	2	3
									David Sherbeck	4	3
								28	Thomaz Koch	6	6
		Peter Wise	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
		Terry Saunders	7	5	12
		Brad Guan	6	7	10
									Terry Saunders	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
		Tim Clements	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
		Steve Harley	7	1	2
	32	Greg Braun	5	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	10	Álvaro Fillol	6	6
		Peter Hampton	3	4
								10	Álvaro Fillol	7	6
									Brett Hibbert	5	2
		Brett Hibbert	6	6
		Peter Geraerts	4	4
															10	Álvaro Fillol	7	6	5	3	0r
															29	Alejandro Cortes	6	4	7	6	3
		Charles Honey	6	3	6
		Nobuya Tamura	3	6	4
									Charles Honey	6	6	2
								29	Alejandro Cortes	3	7	6
		Michael Dawe	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
		Akinori Naguro	4	2
																Nandan Bal	4	4	6
																David Whyte	6	6	7
		David Whyte	6	6
		Carlos Aguilar	4	2
									David Whyte	6	4	6
								22	Jon Molin	2	6	3
		Sam Vuille	6	4	13
	22	Jon Molin	3	6	15

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	12	Jan Norbäck	6	7
		Nasir Munir-Ahmed	3	5
								12	Jan Norbäck	6	6	6
									Kiyoshi Tanabe	7	1	3
		Kiyoshi Tanabe	6	6
		Simon Norman	2	4
															12	Jan Norbäck	6	6	6
																Kevin Harris	2	4	4
		A Marshall	4	6	23
		Robert Stock	6	3	21
									A Marshall	7	4	8
									Kevin Harris	6	6	10
		Kevin Harris	6	6
	25	Victor Eke	4	4

Thirteenth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	13	Charlie Fancutt	6	6
		Don Paulsen	4	4
								13	Charlie Fancutt	2	6	6
									Wayne Pascoe	6	2	8
		Wayne Pascoe	7	7
		Harvey Becker	6	5
																Wayne Pascoe	2	4	3
															30	Charlie Pasarell	6	6	6
		Stewart Keller	7	6
		Christopher Wells	5	1
									Stewart Keller	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
		Paul Bourdon	6	1	2
								14	Ulf Eriksson	6	7
									S Hunt	4	5
		S Hunt	7	6
		P. Joyce	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
		Mark Elliott	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
									Harishanker Krishnan	1	0
		Harishanker Krishnan	5	6	9
		Mark Holland	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
									Mark Andrews	1	2
		Mark Andrews	6	1	6
		John Trickey	2	6	3
															16	Cássio Motta	6	4
															24	Tsuyoshi Fukui	2	2r
		Bulus Hussaini	4	7	6
		Jim Harper	6	6	2
									Bulus Hussaini	4	6	4
								24	Tsuyoshi Fukui	6	4	6
		Stephen Myers	5	5
	24	Tsuyoshi Fukui	7	7