1979 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Wojciech Fibak and Kim Warwick were the defending champions.

Men's doubles
1979 Australian Open
Final
Champions	Peter McNamara Paul McNamee
Runners-up	Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher
Score	7–6, 6–2
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls WC Singles men women quad WC Doubles men women quad Legends men women mixed
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Main article: 1979 Australian Open

Seeds

1.   Hank Pfister /   Sherwood Stewart (quarterfinals)
2.   Bob Carmichael /   Balázs Taróczy (first round)
3.   Mark Edmondson /   John Marks (first round)
4.   Ross Case /   Geoff Masters (quarterfinals)
5.   Peter McNamara /   Paul McNamee (champion)
6.   John Sadri /   Tim Wilkison (semifinals)
7.   Colin Dibley /   Chris Kachel (quarterfinals)
8.   Syd Ball /   Kim Warwick (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	6	John Sadri   Tim Wilkison	2	4
		Paul Kronk   Cliff Letcher	6	6
									Paul Kronk   Cliff Letcher	6	2
								5	Peter McNamara   Paul McNamee	7	6
		John James   Terry Rocavert	4	6	5
	5	Peter McNamara   Paul McNamee	6	4	7

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	H Pfister   S Stewart	6	5	6
		J Fitzgerald   W Pascoe	4	7	4			1	H Pfister   S Stewart	6	6
		S Docherty   C Lewis	6	6					S Docherty   C Lewis	2	4
		J Austin   D Siegler	3	4											1	H Pfister   S Stewart	4	6
		P Rennert   R Van't Hof	7	6											6	J Sadri   T Wilkison	6	7
		G Braun   H Hansson	5	4					P Rennert   R Van't Hof	7	3	3
		R Fisher   S Menon	6	6				6	J Sadri   T Wilkison	6	6	6
	6	J Sadri   T Wilkison	7	7																		6	J Sadri   T Wilkison	2	4
	4	R Case   G Masters	5	7	6																		P Kronk   C Letcher	6	6
		R Ruffels   R Simpson	7	6	2			4	R Case   G Masters	7	6
		R Moore   J Trickey	6	6					R Moore   J Trickey	5	3
		C Johnstone   G Whitecross	4	4											4	R Case   G Masters	6	4	2
		T Fürst   U Marten	6	7												P Kronk   C Letcher	3	6	6
		P Doohan   CA Miller	3	6					T Fürst   U Marten	1	2
		P Kronk   C Letcher	6	6					P Kronk   C Letcher	6	6
	8	S Ball   K Warwick	3	4

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	C Dibley   C Kachel	7	6
		W Maher   N Phillips	6	3				7	C Dibley   C Kachel	3	6	6
		C Delaney   J Delaney	3	7	8				C Delaney   J Delaney	6	3	2
		D Carter   A Gardiner	6	5	6										7	C Dibley   C Kachel	4	6	6
		J James   T Rocavert	6	7												J James   T Rocavert	6	4	8
		G Hardie   F Mcnair	3	5					J James   T Rocavert	6	7
		V Eke   E Ewert	7	7					V Eke   E Ewert	3	6
	3	M Edmondson   J Marks	6	5																			J James   T Rocavert	4	6	5
	5	P McNamara   P McNamee	6	6																		5	P McNamara   P McNamee	6	4	7
		P Campbell   G Malin	4	3				5	P McNamara   P McNamee	6	7
		B Drewett   D Schneider	7	2	8				B Drewett   D Schneider	4	5
		B Maze   M Mitchell	6	6	6										5	P McNamara   P McNamee	6	6
		D Collings   D Crealy	6	4	4											P Feigl   R Frawley	4	4
		S Glickstein   S Krulevitz	3	6	6				S Glickstein   S Krulevitz	4	4
		P Feigl   R Frawley	6	3	9				P Feigl   R Frawley	6	6
	2	B Carmichael   B Taróczy	3	6	7

External links

• 1979 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation