1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's Doubles

Gene Mayer returned with John McEnroe to defend the title he had won with Hank Pfister. Top-seeds Mayer and McEnroe defeated No.2 pair Jan Kodeš and Tomáš Šmíd in the final for a prize of $9,200.[1]

Men's Doubles
1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Champions Gene Mayer
John McEnroe
Runners-up Jan Kodeš
Tomáš Šmíd
Final score6–4, 7–6

Seeds

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

  1. Gene Mayer / John McEnroe (Champions)
  2. Jan Kodeš / Tomáš Šmíd (Final)
  3. Mark Edmondson / John Marks (Semifinals)
  4. Colin Dowdeswell / Balázs Taróczy (Semifinals)
  5. Robin Drysdale / Van Winitsky (Second Round)
  6. Ross Case / Jaime Fillol (Quarterfinals)
  7. Chris Lewis / Paul McNamee (Second Round)
  8. Paul Kronk / Peter McNamara (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Gene Mayer
John McEnroe
6 6  
3 Mark Edmondson
John Marks
1 4  
1 Gene Mayer
John McEnroe
6 7  
2 Jan Kodeš
Tomáš Šmíd
4 6  
4 Colin Dowdeswell
Balázs Taróczy
3 6 7
2 Jan Kodeš
Tomáš Šmíd
6 2 9

Top Half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 G Mayer
J McEnroe
6 6  
  F Buehning
B Nichols
3 2   1 G Mayer
J McEnroe
6 6  
  T Mayotte
L Stefanki
1 2     M Cahill
S Krulevitz
4 4  
  M Cahill
S Krulevitz
6 6   1 G Mayer
J McEnroe
6 6  
  G Hardie
E Teltscher
2 7 7   J Hřebec
P Složil
3 4  
  J Hřebec
P Složil
6 5 9   J Hřebec
P Složil
6 3 6
  J Núñez
P Rodríguez
1 6 3 7 C Lewis
P McNamee
3 6 4
7 C Lewis
P McNamee
6 4 6 1 G Mayer
J McEnroe
6 6  
3 M Edmondson
J Marks
6 6   3 M Edmondson
J Marks
1 4  
  J Andrew
I Lendl
3 3   3 M Edmondson
J Marks
6 6  
  N Callaghan
G Holroyd
4 6     B Drewett
J James
1 2  
  B Drewett
J James
6 7   3 M Edmondson
J Marks
7 3 6
  M Greenberg
G Petrovic
1 2   6 R Case
J Fillol
6 6 3
  T Delatte
M Purcell
6 6     T Delatte
M Purcell
3 0  
  D Collings
K Warwick
1 3   6 R Case
J Fillol
6 6  
6 R Case
J Fillol
6 6  

Bottom Half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 P Kronk
P McNamara
6 7  
  W Maher
N Phillips
3 6   8 P Kronk
P McNamara
7 6  
  JL Clerc
C Gattiker
6 3 6   JL Clerc
C Gattiker
5 3  
  J Lapidus
P Rennert
3 6 2 8 P Kronk
P McNamara
6 3 3
  G Martinez
Darryl Shapiro
2 1   4 C Dowdeswell
B Taróczy
4 6 6
  F Dalla-Fontana
C Roger-Vasselin
6 6     F Dalla-Fontana
C Roger-Vasselin
6 4 2
  J DiLouie
R Van't Hof
4 4   4 C Dowdeswell
B Taróczy
3 6 6
4 C Dowdeswell
B Taróczy
6 6   4 C Dowdeswell
B Taróczy
3 6 7
5 R Drysdale
V Winitsky
6 6   2 J Kodeš
T Šmíd
6 2 9
  L Bourne
H Ismail
4 2   5 R Drysdale
V Winitsky
2 1  
  A Gómez
R Ycaza
6 6 2   J Lloyd
F McNair
6 6  
  J Lloyd
F McNair
7 2 6   J Lloyd
F McNair
2 7 3
  J Hayes
C Stansbury
3 2   2 J Kodeš
T Šmíd
6 5 6
  R Crawford
N Saviano
6 6     R Crawford
N Saviano
6 3  
  J Eagleton
D Joubert
4 1   2 J Kodeš
T Šmíd
7 6  
2 J Kodeš
T Šmíd
6 6  

References

  1. Benner, Bill (1979-08-13). "Vilas Is Jimbo's 4th Clay Pigeon". The Indianapolis Star. p. 19.
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