1979 French Open – Men's singles

Defending champion Björn Borg defeated Víctor Pecci Sr. in the final, 6–3, 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1979 French Open. It was his fourth French Open title and seventh major title overall.

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


 * 1) 🇸🇪 Björn Borg (champion)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors (semifinals)
 * 3) 🇦🇷 Guillermo Vilas (quarterfinals)
 * 4) 🇺🇸 Vitas Gerulaitis (semifinals)
 * 5) n/a
 * 6) 🇺🇸 Harold Solomon (fourth round)
 * 7) 🇺🇸 Eddie Dibbs (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇪🇸 José Higueras (quarterfinals)
 * 9) 🇺🇸 Arthur Ashe (third round)
 * 10) 🇺🇸 Brian Gottfried (third round)
 * 11) 🇦🇷 José Luis Clerc (second round)
 * 12) 🇵🇱 Wojtek Fibak (fourth round)
 * 13) 🇪🇸 Manuel Orantes (fourth round)
 * 14) 🇺🇸 Tim Gullikson (fourth round)
 * 15) 🇮🇹 Corrado Barazzutti (third round)
 * 16) 🇮🇹 Adriano Panatta (third round)

Key

 * Q = Qualifier
 * WC = Wild card
 * LL = Lucky loser
 * r = Retired