title: 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles
text: # 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' singles
  
  Ramesh Krishnan defeated Dave Siegler in the final, 6–0, 6–2 to win the boys' singles tennis title at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships.
  
  ## Seeds
  
      01. Ramesh Krishnan (champion)
      02. Dave Siegler (final)
      03. Hans Simonsson (semifinals)
      04. Ben Testerman (quarterfinals)
      05. Stefan Svensson (semifinals)
      06. Scott Davis (first round)
      07. Glenn Michibata (quarterfinals)
      08. Greg Whitecross (third round)
  
  Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ramesh Krishnan | 2 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Schalk van der Merwe | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Schalk van der Merwe | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | Ramesh Krishnan | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | Stefan Svensson | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
  | 5 | Stefan Svensson | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | Stefan Svensson | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
  | 4 | Ben Testerman | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Ben Testerman | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Ramesh Krishnan | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Dave Siegler | 0 | 2 |
  | 3 | Hans Simonsson | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Dave Siegler | 0 | 2 |
  | | Christoph Zipf | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Christoph Zipf | 5 | 5 | | 3 | Hans Simonsson | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Dave Siegler | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | 7 | Glenn Michibata | 6 | 4 | | 2 | Dave Siegler | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | 2 | Dave Siegler | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | Ramesh Krishnan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Pascal D'Hoop | 2 | 7 | 2 | | S Menon | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Suresh Menon | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | R Krishnan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | T Tulasne | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Gordon Asciak | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Hugo Núñez | 4 | 4 | | | T Tulasne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Thierry Tulasne | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Krishnan | 2 | 6 | 9 |
  | 8 | Greg Whitecross | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | S van der Merwe | 6 | 3 | 7 |
  | | Keith Gilbert | 2 | 2 | | 8 | G Whitecross | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Sverre-Morten Blix | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | G Whitecross | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | S van der Merwe | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Hans-Dieter Beutel | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Bernhard Pils | 5 | 3 | | | S van der Merwe | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Schalk van der Merwe | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Stefan Svensson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Lee Woo-ryong | 5 | 0 | | 5 | S Svensson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Gabriel Urpí | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Svensson | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | M Mortensen | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Steve Shaw | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Tarek El-Sakka | 6 | 7 | 3 | | M Mortensen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Michael Mortensen | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Svensson | 5 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | B Testerman | 7 | 3 | 4 |
  | | | | | | 4 | Ben Testerman | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Kelvin Ng | 2 | 6 | 6 | | K Ng | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Panomkorn Pladchurnil | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | 4 | B Testerman | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
  | | Jan Gunnarsson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | J Gunnarsson | 2 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | Michael Fancutt | 7 | 3 | 4 | | J Gunnarsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Trevor Raal | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | W Nasir | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Diego Pérez | 6 | 6 | | | D Pérez | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Ivica Buljević | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | I Buljević | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Shigeyuki Nishio | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | H Simonsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Christo Steyn | 6 | 6 | | | C Steyn | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | Hans Simonsson | 3 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | H Simonsson | 7 | 7 |
  | | Philip Tuckniss | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Zipf | 5 | 5 |
  | | Ivan Dupasquier | 1 | 6 | 8 | | I Dupasquier | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Bruce Brescia | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | B Brescia | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | C Zipf | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Brian Yearwood | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Christoph Zipf | 6 | 6 | | | C Zipf | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Scott Davis | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Tom Frischer | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Pascual Penetta | 6 | 6 | | | P Penetta | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Jeremy Bates | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | J Bates | 2 | 2 | | | | |
  | Florin Segărceanu | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | G Michibata | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Juan Carlos Ayala | 2 | 6 | 3 | | F Segărceanu | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 7 | Glenn Michibata | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | G Michibata | 6 | 4 |
  | Craig Miller | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | D Siegler | 7 | 6 |
  | Freddie Sauer | 7 | 6 | | | F Sauer | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Héctor Ortiz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | H Ortiz | 3 | 1 | | | | |
  | Bruce Derlin | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 2 | D Siegler | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Juan Avendaño | 2 | 6 | | | B Derlin | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 2 | D Siegler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  