1979 Paris Open – Singles

Robert Lutz was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Harold Solomon won in the final 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 against Corrado Barazzutti.

Seeds
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.


 * 1) 🇺🇸 Harold Solomon (champion)
 * 2) 🇺🇸 Brian Gottfried (semifinals)
 * 3) 🇮🇹 Corrado Barazzutti (final)
 * 4) 🇺🇸 Vince Van Patten (semifinals)
 * 5) 🇲🇽 Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals)
 * 6) 🇫🇷 Pascal Portes (quarterfinals)
 * 7) 🇫🇷 Jean-Louis Haillet (quarterfinals)
 * 8) 🇫🇷 Jean-François Caujolle (quarterfinals)

Draw

 * NB: The Final was the best of 5 sets while all other rounds were the best of 3 sets.