1979 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Kerry Reid and Wendy Turnbull were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Reid teamed up with Anne Smith and lost in third round to Françoise Dürr and Virginia Wade, while Turnbull teamed up with Betty Stöve.

Women's Doubles
1979 Wimbledon Championships
Champions Billie Jean King
Martina Navratilova
Runners-up Betty Stöve
Wendy Turnbull
Final score5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Draw48 (4 Q )
Seeds8

Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova defeated Stöve and Turnbull in the final, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 to win the Ladies' Doubles tennis title at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was the 10th Wimbledon title, 15th Grand Slam title for King, and the 2nd Wimbledon title, 5th Grand Slam title for Navratilova, in their respective doubles careers.

Seeds

01.   Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova (Champions)
02.   Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull (Final)
03.   Françoise Dürr / Virginia Wade (Semifinals)
04.   Rosie Casals / Chris Evert Lloyd (Quarterfinals)
05.   Dianne Fromholtz / Marise Kruger (Quarterfinals)
06.   Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici (Semifinals)
07.   Ilana Kloss / Betty Ann Stuart (Quarterfinals)
08.   Sue Barker / Ann Kiyomura (Quarterfinals)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Billie Jean King
Martina Navratilova
3 6 6
7 Ilana Kloss
Betty Ann Stuart
6 3 0
1 Billie Jean King
Martina Navratilova
6 6
3 Françoise Dürr
Virginia Wade
2 4
3 Françoise Dürr
Virginia Wade
6 6
5 Dianne Fromholtz
Marise Kruger
4 2
1 Billie Jean King
Martina Navratilova
5 6 6
2 Betty Stöve
Wendy Turnbull
7 3 2
6 Mima Jaušovec
Virginia Ruzici
7 7
4 Rosie Casals
Chris Evert Lloyd
6 5
6 Mima Jaušovec
Virginia Ruzici
1 5
2 Betty Stöve
Wendy Turnbull
6 7
8 Sue Barker
Ann Kiyomura
3 6 1
2 Betty Stöve
Wendy Turnbull
6 1 6

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 BJ King
M Navratilova
6 4 6
T Harford
A Hobbs
6 6 T Harford
A Hobbs
4 6 3
B Jordan
A Moulton
3 2 1 BJ King
M Navratilova
6 6
D Desfor
B Hallquist
6 6 D Desfor
B Hallquist
3 4
R Blount
R Tomanová
2 2 D Desfor
B Hallquist
6 6
C Drury
B Thompson
3 2
1 BJ King
M Navratilova
3 6 6
7 I Kloss
BA Stuart
6 3 0
Q W Gilchrist
B Perry
6 7
P Bostrom
M Redondo
7 3 6 N Sato
P Whytcross
4 6
N Sato
P Whytcross
5 6 8 Q W Gilchrist
B Perry
6 2
7 I Kloss
BA Stuart
7 6
R Gerulaitis
S Walsh
6 2
LL A Coe
C Molesworth
0 0 7 I Kloss
BA Stuart
7 6
7 I Kloss
BA Stuart
6 6

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
3 F Dürr
V Wade
7 6
B Cuypers
L duPont
7 0 6 B Cuypers
L duPont
6 3
K Jordan
W White
5 6 4 3 F Dürr
V Wade
7 6
K Reid
A Smith
6 2
S Acker
M Carillo
3 2
K Reid
A Smith
6 2 6 K Reid
A Smith
6 6
J Russell
K Teacher
4 6 2 3 F Dürr
V Wade
6 6
K McDaniel
N Yeargin
6 6 5 D Fromholtz
M Kruger
4 2
N Gregory
M Pinterova
3 2 K McDaniel
N Yeargin
6 6
H Mandlíková
R Maršíková
3 2
K McDaniel
N Yeargin
0 1
Q R Giscafré
J Stratton
3 6 6 5 D Fromholtz
M Kruger
6 6
C O'Neil
M Wikstedt
6 2 2 Q R Giscafré
J Stratton
6 1
5 D Fromholtz
M Kruger
7 6

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
6 M Jaušovec
V Ruzici
6 6 8
C Doerner
L Forood
7 4 6 6 M Jaušovec
V Ruzici
7 6
MJ Louie
M Louie
5 2
6 M Jaušovec
V Ruzici
6 6
J Durie
D Jevans
7 7 J Durie
D Jevans
3 1
D Porzio
F Thibault
6 6 J Durie
D Jevans
3 6 8
LL S Simmonds
N Weigel
6 1 6
6 M Jaušovec
V Ruzici
7 7
4 R Casals
C Evert Lloyd
6 5
A-M Fernandez
S Margolin
4 3
M Blackwood
K Ruddell
5 2 L Allen
R Fox
6 6
L Allen
R Fox
7 6 L Allen
R Fox
2 2
G Stevens
P Teeguarden
6 6 4 R Casals
C Evert Lloyd
6 6
L Charles
G Coles
4 3 G Stevens
P Teeguarden
7 3 3
4 R Casals
C Evert Lloyd
5 6 6

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
8 S Barker
A Kiyomura
6 6
M Tyler
Y Vermaak
3 3 8 S Barker
A Kiyomura
6 6
D Gilbert
L Siegel
4 2
8 S Barker
A Kiyomura
6 2 6
Q K Sands
A Whitmore
2 6 4
Q K Hallam
J Preyer
3 3
Q K Sands
A Whitmore
6 5 6 Q K Sands
A Whitmore
6 6
J DuVall
C Meyer
4 7 2 8 S Barker
A Kiyomura
3 6 1
A Cooper
J Fayter
3 4 2 B Stöve
W Turnbull
6 1 6
L Antonoplis
D Evers
6 6 L Antonoplis
D Evers
6 6
B Bunge
B Potter
4 2
L Antonoplis
D Evers
2 2
M Simionescu
E Vessies-Appel
7 6 2 B Stöve
W Turnbull
6 6
I Budařová
H Strachoňová
5 4 M Simionescu
E Vessies-Appel
2 1
2 B Stöve
W Turnbull
6 6

References

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