1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Peter Fleming and John 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] It was both men's first major men's doubles title.

Men's doubles
1979 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Peter Fleming John McEnroe
Runners-up	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
Score	4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw	64 (5 Q )
Seeds	16
Events
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Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan were the defending champions, but were defeated in the semifinals by Fleming and McEnroe.

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

• 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
	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

Top half

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

Bottom half

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.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• "Wimbledon 1979 – Doubles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP World Tour. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
• 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation