1979 French Open – Women's Doubles

Mima Jaušovec and Virginia Ruzici were the defending champions but lost in the second round to Sherry Acker and Anne Smith.

Women's Doubles
1979 French Open
Champion	Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull
Runner-up	Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade
Final score	3–6, 7–5, 6–4

Betty Stöve and Wendy Turnbull won in the final 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 against Françoise Dürr and Virginia Wade. [1]

Seeds

Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull (Champions)
Françoise Dürr / Virginia Wade (Final)
Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici (Second round)
Rosie Casals / Chris Evert (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final


	1	Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull	6	7

		Ilana Kloss Betty Ann Stuart	3	6
								1	Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull	3	7	6

								2	Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade	6	5	4
		Dianne Fromholtz Marise Kruger	4	6

	2	Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade	6	7

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	1	B Stöve W Turnbull	6	6
		B Bunge I Madruga	2	1				1	B Stöve W Turnbull	6	6
		A Hobbs Y Vermaak	6	6					A Hobbs Y Vermaak	3	4
		L Siegel S Simmonds	1	0											1	B Stöve W Turnbull	6	6
		D Porzio F Thibault	5	5												G Benedetti P Teeguarden	3	2
		C O'Neil M Wikstedt	7	7					C O'Neil M Wikstedt	6	2	1
		C Doerner L Forood	2	2					G Benedetti P Teeguarden	2	6	6
		G Benedetti P Teeguarden	6	6																		1	B Stöve W Turnbull	6	7
	3	M Jaušovec V Ruzici	6	6																			I Kloss BA Stuart	3	6
		R Blount V González	4	4				3	M Jaušovec V Ruzici	3	6
		S Acker A Smith	5	6	6				S Acker A Smith	6	7
		L Allen K McDaniel	7	3	4											S Acker A Smith	2	6	4
		B Cuypers L duPont	6	6												I Kloss BA Stuart	6	2	6
		C Casabianca E Rapponi	4	1					B Cuypers L duPont	4	5
		K Sands S Urroz	4	0					I Kloss BA Stuart	6	7
		I Kloss BA Stuart	6	6

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

		D Fromholtz M Kruger	6	1	6
		N Fuchs A Villagrán	0	6	1				D Fromholtz M Kruger	6	6
		P Bostrom M Redondo	6	6					P Bostrom M Redondo	0	3
		MT Nasuelli M Simionescu	2	3												D Fromholtz M Kruger	7	6
		R Fox P Smith	6	6											4	R Casals C Evert	5	3
		N Gregory N Sato	3	1					R Fox P Smith	4	4
		D Beillan B Simon	1	0				4	R Casals C Evert	6	6
	4	R Casals C Evert	6	6																			D Fromholtz M Kruger	4	6
		H Mandlíková R Maršíková	6	6																		2	F Dürr V Wade	6	7
		I Budařová H Strachoňová	2	2					H Mandlíková R Maršíková	6	6
		D Evers R Tomanová	6	6					D Evers R Tomanová	4	4
		J Harrington A Whitmore	2	0												H Mandlíková R Maršíková	6	1	6
		R Giscafré J Stratton	2	0											2	F Dürr V Wade	4	6	8
		D Desfor K Jordan	6	6					D Desfor K Jordan	1	4
		P Delhees E Vessies	0	1				2	F Dürr V Wade	6	6
	2	F Dürr V Wade	6	6

References

"Internationaux de France 1979". larousse.fr.

External links

1979 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

French Open women's doubles drawsheets
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Open Era	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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