1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles



Björn Borg defeated Roscoe Tanner 6–7, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships. This edition was also the first to introduce the tie-break with the scores at 6–6 instead of 8–8.

Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Björn Borg is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Key

 * Q = Qualifier
 * WC = Wild Card
 * LL = Lucky Loser
 * r. = retired