1979 Australian Open – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1979 Australian Open
ChampionsAustralia Peter McNamara
Australia Paul McNamee
Runners-upAustralia Paul Kronk
Australia Cliff Letcher
Final score7–6, 6–2
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
WC Singles
WC Doubles
Legends
← 1978 · Australian Open · 1980 →

Wojciech Fibak and Kim Warwick were the defending champions.

Seeds[]

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

Finals[]

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

Top half[]

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

Bottom half[]

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

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