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Men's doubles
1979 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
Runners-upUnited States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Score3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–1
Details
Draw64 (5 Q )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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1979 tennis event results Main article: 1979 Wimbledon Championships

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. It was both men's first major men's doubles title.

Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan were the defending champions, but were defeated in the semifinals by Fleming and McEnroe.

Seeds

01.   United States Peter Fleming / United States John McEnroe (champions)
02.   Poland Wojciech Fibak / Netherlands Tom Okker (first round)
03.   United States Bob Lutz / United States Stan Smith (second round)
04.   South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Frew McMillan (semifinals)
05.   United States Marty Riessen / United States Sherwood Stewart (second round)
06.   United States Sandy Mayer / United States Gene Mayer (third round, withdrew)
07.   United States Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez (semifinals)
08.   Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš / Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd (third round)
09.   Paraguay Víctor Pecci / Hungary Balázs Taróczy (first round)
10.   Australia Mark Edmondson / Australia John Marks (second round)
11.   n/a
12.   Australia John Alexander / Australia Phil Dent (quarterfinals)
13.   Australia Ross Case / Australia Geoff Masters (quarterfinals)
14.   Switzerland Colin Dowdeswell / Switzerland Heinz Günthardt (second round)
15.   United States Tim Gullikson / United States Tom Gullikson (second round)
16.   United States Bruce Manson / Rhodesia 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 United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
6 6 6
13 Australia Ross Case
Australia Geoff Masters
3 2 3
1 United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
6 7 6
4 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
3 6 1
4 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
6 6 6 3 6
Australia Bob Carmichael
United States Brian Teacher
3 3 7 6 4
1 United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
4 6 6 6
7 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6 4 2 2
7 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6 6 6
Australia Paul Kronk
Australia Cliff Letcher
4 4 4
7 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
6 2 7 3 6
United States John Sadri
United States Tim Wilkison
4 6 5 6 3
United States John Sadri
United States Tim Wilkison
4 6 6 6
12 Australia John Alexander
Australia Phil Dent
6 4 2 4

Top half

Section 1

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

Section 2

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

Bottom half

Section 3

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

Section 4

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

Wimbledon men's doubles drawsheets
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Wimbledon men's doubles champions
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