1979 French Open – Men's doubles

Gene Mayer and Henry Pfister were the defending champions but only Gene Mayer competed that year.

Men's doubles
1979 French Open
Final
Champion	Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer
Runner-up	Ross Case Phil Dent
Score	6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events
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Main article: 1979 French Open

Gene Mayer teamed up with his brother Sandy Mayer and successfully defended his title by defeating Ross Case and Phil Dent 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 in the final. ^[1]

Seeds

1.   Wojtek Fibak /   Tom Okker (second round)
2.   Jan Kodeš /   Tomáš Šmíd (semifinals)
3.   Sandy Mayer /   Gene Mayer (champions)
4.   Brian Gottfried /   Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals)
5.   Víctor Pecci /   Balázs Taróczy (withdrew)
6.   Heinz Günthardt /   Bob Hewitt (third round)
7.   Ilie Năstase /   Ion Țiriac (second round)
8.   Mark Edmondson /   John Marks (first round)
9.   Peter Fleming /   Kim Warwick (third round)
10.   Ross Case /   Phil Dent (final)
11.   Arthur Ashe /   Dick Stockton (semifinals)
12.   Tim Gullikson /   Tom Gullikson (third round)
13.   Pat DuPré /   Stan Smith (quarterfinals)
14.   Željko Franulović /   Hans Gildemeister (second round)
15.   Anand Amritraj /   Ray Moore (third round)
16.   Bruce Manson /   Andrew Pattison (quarterfinals)

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals									Final
	10	Ross Case   Phil Dent	6	6
		Álvaro Fillol   Jaime Fillol	2	2
								10	Ross Case   Phil Dent	6	3	4	6	6
								11	Arthur Ashe   Dick Stockton	4	6	6	3	4
	4	Brian Gottfried   Raúl Ramírez	7	6^r
	11	Arthur Ashe   Dick Stockton	6	7
																	10	Ross Case   Phil Dent	4	4	4
																	3	Sandy Mayer   Gene Mayer	6	6	6
	13	Pat DuPré   Stan Smith	6	6
	3	Sandy Mayer   Gene Mayer	7	7
								3	Sandy Mayer   Gene Mayer	7	5	6	7
								2	Jan Kodeš   Tomáš Šmíd	6	7	3	6
	16	Bruce Manson   Andrew Pattison	1	2
	2	Jan Kodeš   Tomáš Šmíd	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	W Fibak   T Okker	6	6
		S Myers   B Phillips-Moore	2	4				1	W Fibak   T Okker	6	5	5
		J Lloyd   P McNamara	w/o						J Lloyd   P McNamara	1	7	7
		F Jauffret   Y Noah														J Lloyd   P McNamara	1	3
		Á Giménez   B Rowe	7	6	3										10	R Case   P Dent	6	6
		D Carter   J James	6	7	6				D Carter   J James	6	5
		R Krishnan   B Nunna	4	2				10	R Case   P Dent	7	7
	10	R Case   P Dent	6	6																		10	R Case   P Dent	6	6
	15	A Amritraj   R Moore	6	6																			Á Fillol   J Fillol	2	2
		N Keller   C Motta	3	1				15	A Amritraj   R Moore	6	6
		D Pérez   H Roverano	2	4					R Guedes   C Sacomandi	3	2
		R Guedes   C Sacomandi	6	6											15	A Amritraj   R Moore	6	6	9
		Á Fillol   J Fillol	6	6												Á Fillol   J Fillol	2	7	11
		F González   E Teltscher	4	3					Á Fillol   J Fillol	6	7
		M Farani   W Villanueva	0	1				7	I Năstase   I Țiriac	3	6
	7	I Năstase   I Țiriac	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	B Gottfried   R Ramírez	6	5	6
		C Barazzutti   R Cano	3	7	3			4	B Gottfried   R Ramírez	6	6
		C Kirmayr   R Ycaza	2	0					J-L Haillet   P Portes	3	3
		J-L Haillet   P Portes	6	6											4	B Gottfried   R Ramírez	6	3	6
		P Dominguez   G Moretton	6	6												P Dominguez   G Moretton	2	6	3
		E Botto   P Penetta	1	0					P Dominguez   G Moretton	7	6
		JL Damiani   F Maynetto	7	5	6			14	Ž Franulović   H Gildemeister	5	3
	14	Ž Franulović   H Gildemeister	5	7	8																	4	B Gottfried   R Ramírez	7	6^r
	11	A Ashe   D Stockton	6	6																		11	A Ashe   D Stockton	6	7
		E Álvarez   A Muñoz	3	2				11	A Ashe   D Stockton	6	6
		A Dîrzu   F Segărceanu	6	7					A Dîrzu   F Segărceanu	0	3
		R Brunet   J-B Chanfreau	1	5											11	A Ashe   D Stockton	6	6	6
		D Ralston   F Stolle	3	2												B Carmichael   B Teacher	7	3	4
		B Carmichael   B Teacher	6	6					B Carmichael   B Teacher	6	6
		N Saviano   B Scanlon	w/o						N Saviano   B Scanlon	1	4
	5	V Pecci   B Taróczy

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	H Günthardt   B Hewitt	3	7	8
		D Joubert   R Simpson	6	6	6			6	H Günthardt   B Hewitt	3	7	8
		A Cortes   T Vázquez	3	7	2				W Maze   F Taygan	6	6	6
		W Maze   F Taygan	6	6	6										6	H Günthardt   B Hewitt	3	6	4
		I Lendl   P Složil	2	4											13	P DuPré   S Smith	6	3	6
		P Bertolucci   A Panatta	6	6					P Bertolucci   A Panatta	6	4
		N Jensen   O Laimina	1	3				13	P DuPré   S Smith	7	6
	13	P DuPré   S Smith	6	6																		13	P DuPré   S Smith	6	6
	12	Tim Gullikson   Tom Gullikson	7	6																		3	S Mayer   G Mayer	7	7
		P Beust   B Paul	6	4				12	Tim Gullikson   Tom Gullikson	6	5	11
		V Amaya   E van Dillen	5	6	6				V Amaya   E van Dillen	2	7	9
		G Ocleppo   C Roger-Vasselin	7	3	3										12	Tim Gullikson   Tom Gullikson	3	5
		A Jumatano   C Ros	0	4											3	S Mayer   G Mayer	6	7
		D Bedel   É Deblicker	6	6					D Bedel   É Deblicker	2	1
		P Larfouillut   E Van Der Pol	1	2				3	S Mayer   G Mayer	6	6
	3	S Mayer   G Mayer	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	P Fleming   K Warwick	5	4
		J Andrew   J Soares	7	6					J Andrew   J Soares	3	4
		J-F Caujolle   C Freyss	6	3					R Fagel   B Martin	6	6
		R Fagel   B Martin	7	6												R Fagel   B Martin	3	7	3
		J Granát   L Sanders	6	3	6										16	B Manson   A Pattison	6	5	6
		J Ayala   JC Ayala	1	6	1				J Granát   L Sanders	3	6
		D Eddy   M Ostoja	2	2				16	B Manson   A Pattison	6	7
	16	B Manson   A Pattison	6	6																		16	B Manson   A Pattison	1	2
	9	M Edmondson   J Marks	6	6																		2	J Kodeš   T Šmíd	6	6
		H Hoyt   N Špear	0	3				9	M Edmondson   J Marks	7	6
		R Crawford   E Montaño	6	3					J Kriek   T Moor	6	0
		J Kriek   T Moor	7	6											9	M Edmondson   J Marks	6	2
		B Fritz   P Proisy	2	6	3										2	J Kodeš   T Šmíd	7	6
		B Balleret   J Thamin	6	4	6				B Balleret   J Thamin	1	2
		M Cahill   V Winitsky	2	1				2	J Kodeš   T Šmíd	6	6
	2	J Kodeš   T Šmíd	6	6

References

1. "Mrs. Lloyd Wins French Open". nytimes.com.

External links

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