| Before Name: | Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying |
| After Name: | Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying |
See main article: 1979 Wimbledon Championships and 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles. 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]