1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Peter Fleming and John McEnroe.

Men's Doubles
1979 Wimbledon Championships
Champions Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
Runners-up Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
Final score4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
Draw64 (5 Q )
Seeds16

Fleming and McEnroe defeated Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez in the final 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 to win the Gentlemen's Doubles title at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Seeds

01.   Peter Fleming / John McEnroe (Champions)
02.   Wojciech Fibak / Tom Okker (First round)
03.   Bob Lutz / Stan Smith (Second round)
04.   Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (Semifinals)
05.   Marty Riessen / Sherwood Stewart (Second round)
06.   Sandy Mayer / Gene Mayer (Third round, withdrew)
07.   Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez (Semifinals)
08.   Jan Kodeš / Tomáš Šmíd (Third round)
09.   Víctor Pecci / Balázs Taróczy (First round)
10.   Mark Edmondson / John Marks (Second round)
11.   n/a
12.   John Alexander / Phil Dent (Quarterfinals)
13.   Ross Case / Geoff Masters (Quarterfinals)
14.   Colin Dowdeswell / Heinz Günthardt (Second round)
15.   Tim Gullikson / Tom Gullikson (Second round)
16.   Bruce Manson / Andrew Pattison (First round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
6 6 6
13 Ross Case
Geoff Masters
3 2 3
1 Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
6 7 6
4 Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
3 6 1
4 Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
6 6 6 3 6
Bob Carmichael
Brian Teacher
3 3 7 6 4
1 Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
4 6 6 6
7 Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
6 4 2 2
7 Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
6 6 6
Paul Kronk
Cliff Letcher
4 4 4
7 Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
6 2 7 3 6
John Sadri
Tim Wilkison
4 6 5 6 3
John Sadri
Tim Wilkison
4 6 6 6
12 John Alexander
Phil Dent
6 4 2 4

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 P Fleming
J McEnroe
4 7 6 6
Q J Fitzgerald
W Pascoe
6 5 2 1 1 P Fleming
J McEnroe
7 7 6
Q T Graham
R Ruffels
7 3 6 6 5 R Moore
R Tanner
5 6 3
R Moore
R Tanner
6 6 7 3 7 1 P Fleming
J McEnroe
6 6 6
V Amaya
C Mottram
7 6 6 V Winitsky
R Ycaza
3 2 4
C Bradnam
A Jarrett
6 3 3 V Amaya
C Mottram
7 6 4 6 4
V Winitsky
R Ycaza
2 6 6 6 V Winitsky
R Ycaza
6 4 6 7 6
9 V Pecci
B Taróczy
6 3 2 2 1 P Fleming
J McEnroe
6 6 6
13 R Case
G Masters
6 6 7 13 R Case
G Masters
3 2 3
R Beven
J Paish
3 3 5 13 R Case
G Masters
6 4 7 7 8
A Lucchesi
G Taylor
0 2 5 B Mitton
D Schneider
7 6 5 5 6
B Mitton
D Schneider
6 6 6 13 R Case
G Masters
6 4 7 7
JL Clerc
P Rodríguez
6 7 4 6 7 8 J Kodeš
T Šmíd
4 6 5 6
N Phillips
J Smith
7 6 6 4 5 JL Clerc
P Rodríguez
0 3 3
S Ball
K Warwick
6 7 6 4 12 8 J Kodeš
T Šmíd
6 6 6
8 J Kodeš
T Šmíd
4 5 7 6 14

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
4 R Hewitt
F McMillan
6 7 6 3 6
I El Shafei
D Ralston
7 6 2 6 4 4 R Hewitt
F McMillan
2 6 6 3 6
C Pasarell
F Stolle
2 6 6 D Collings
J Trickey
6 2 3 6 0
D Collings
J Trickey
6 7 7 4 R Hewitt
F McMillan
7 6 4 3 6
J Austin
W Martin
5 6 6 1 6 F González
J Kriek
6 2 6 6 3
F González
J Kriek
7 4 4 6 8 F González
J Kriek
6 7 4 6
O Bengtson
R Fisher
5 5 2 15 Ti Gullikson
To Gullikson
3 5 6 4
15 Ti Gullikson
To Gullikson
7 7 6 4 R Hewitt
F McMillan
6 6 6 3 6
LL V Eke
M Farrell
3 6 4 R Carmichael
B Teacher
3 3 7 6 4
R Carmichael
B Teacher
6 7 6 R Carmichael
B Teacher
7 6 3 6
M Cox
D Lloyd
7 6 6 M Cox
D Lloyd
6 3 6 3
J Feaver
J James
6 3 2 R Carmichael
B Teacher
I Lendl
P Složil
3 4 1 6 A Mayer
E Mayer
w/o
A Amritraj
V Amritraj
6 6 6 A Amritraj
V Amritraj
w/o
R Crawford
H Ismail
4 3 6 4 6 A Mayer
E Mayer
6 A Mayer
E Mayer
6 6 4 6

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
7 B Gottfried
R Ramírez
6 6 6
R Giltinan
C Kachel
2 3 4 7 B Gottfried
R Ramírez
7 7 6
R Drysdale
R Lewis
6 6 7 3 12 R Drysdale
R Lewis
6 6 2
Y Noah
P Portes
4 7 6 6 10 7 B Gottfried
R Ramírez
6 6 6
Q S Nishio
S Sakamoto
2 6 2 2 C Dibley
B Drewett
3 1 4
N Saviano
W Scanlon
6 4 6 6 N Saviano
W Scanlon
2 6 7 2
C Dibley
B Drewett
6 6 6 3 10 C Dibley
B Drewett
6 7 6 6
16 B Manson
A Pattison
7 3 2 6 8 7 B Gottfried
R Ramírez
6 6 6
10 M Edmondson
J Marks
7 6 5 6 P Kronk
C Letcher
4 4 4
W Maze
F Taygan
5 4 7 3 10 M Edmondson
J Marks
6 4 6
C Drysdale
R Taylor
6 6 6 6 C Drysdale
R Taylor
7 6 7
Q M Andrews
D Sherbeck
3 2 7 1 C Drysdale
R Taylor
2 2 4
P Kronk
C Letcher
6 6 4 6 9 P Kronk
C Letcher
6 6 6
M Cahill
P DuPré
7 3 6 3 7 P Kronk
C Letcher
6 3 7 7
D Bohrnstedt
R Bohrnstedt
3 4 4 3 R Lutz
S Smith
1 6 6 6
3 R Lutz
S Smith
6 6 6

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
5 M Riessen
S Stewart
6 2 5 7 6
H Pfister
B Rowe
3 6 7 6 1 5 M Riessen
S Stewart
3 6 3 6
O Davidson
J Newcombe
6 6 6 6 O Davidson
J Newcombe
6 4 6 7
Q W Hampson
R Kelly
4 0 7 4 O Davidson
J Newcombe
6 5 3
R Fagel
J Yuill
2 2 4 J Sadri
T Wilkison
7 7 6
J Sadri
T Wilkison
6 6 6 J Sadri
T Wilkison
7 7 6
D Carter
A Gardiner
6 5 5 14 C Dowdeswell
H Günthardt
6 6 4
14 C Dowdeswell
H Günthardt
7 7 7 J Sadri
T Wilkison
4 6 6 6
12 J Alexander
P Dent
6 6 4 6 J Alexander
P Dent
6 4 2 4
LL C Aguilar
P Pearson
4 4 6 1 12 J Alexander
P Dent
7 7 4 7
J Geraghty
S Vuille
2 3 6 J Borowiak
P McNamara
6 6 6 5
J Borowiak
P McNamara
6 6 7 12 J Alexander
P Dent
6 6 6 6
Á Fillol
J Fillol
4 7 3 3 A Lloyd
J Lloyd
4 7 2 4
P Dominguez
G Moretton
6 6 6 6 P Dominguez
G Moretton
4 4 5
A Lloyd
J Lloyd
2 6 3 6 6 A Lloyd
J Lloyd
6 6 7
2 W Fibak
T Okker
6 4 6 3 4

References

  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.


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