1979 US Open – Men's doubles

January 2025 1979 US Open s USA John McEnroeUSA Peter Fleming USA Bob LutzUSA Stan Smith 6–2, 6–4 64 16 The men's doubles tournament at the 1979 US Open was held from August 28 to September 9, 1979 on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City, United States. John McEnroe and Peter Fleming won the title, defeating Bob Lutz and Stan Smith in the final. Seeds 30em USA Peter Fleming / USA John McEnroe (champion) POL Wojciech Fibak / NLD Tom Okker (second round) USA Marty Riessen / USA Sherwood Stewart (semifinal) USA Bob Lutz / USA Stan Smith (final) USA Brian Gottfried / MEX Raúl Ramírez (second round) RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt / RSA 1928 Frew McMillan (quarterfinal) ROU Ilie Năstase / ROU Ion Țiriac (first round) CSK Jan Kodeš / CSK Tomáš Šmíd (second round) AUS Bob Carmichael / AUS Phil Dent (second round) IND Vijay Amritraj / USA Gene Mayer (first round) AUS Mark Edmondson / AUS John Marks (second round) IND Anand Amritraj / AUS Ross Case (first round) USA Tim Gullikson / USA Tom Gullikson (third round) USA Bruce Manson / ZWE Andrew Pattison (quarter final) USA Pat DuPré / USA Dick Stockton (first round) GBR Colin Dowdeswell / CHE Heinz Günthardt (third round) Draw Finals 3/5/5 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Peter FlemingUSA John McEnroe 4 7 6 14 USA Bruce MansonZimbabwe Rhodesia Andrew Pattison 6 5 3 3 USA Marty RiessenUSA Sherwood Stewart 7 6 6 PAR Francisco GonzálezUSA Eliot Teltscher 6 7 2 6 RSA 1928 Bob HewittRSA 1928 Frew McMillan 3 5 4 USA Bob LutzUSA Stan Smith 6 7 USA John SadriUSA Tim Wilkison 3 5 AUS Roy EmersonAUS Fred Stolle 6 7 1 USA Peter FlemingUSA John McEnroe 6 6 3 USA Marty RiessenUSA Sherwood Stewart 4 4 4 USA Bob LutzUSA Stan Smith 7 3 7 AUS Roy EmersonAUS Fred Stolle 5 6 5 1 USA Peter FlemingUSA John McEnroe 6 6 4 USA Bob LutzUSA Stan Smith 2 4 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 USA P FlemingUSA J McEnroe USA S DentonUSA R Van't Hof 6 3 7 5 GBR J LloydUSA F McNair AUS P DaviesUSA J Hayes 6 3 6 1 AUS J NewcombeUSA J Turpin USA W BlocherCAN H Fritz 7 5 6 3 16 GBR C DowdeswellCHE H Günthardt AUS P CampbellUSA C Strode W-O 14 USA B MansonZimbabwe Rhodesia A Pattison USA T LeonardUSA J Van Linge 6 4 6 4 ARG L ÁlvarezAUS P McNamee USA J BaileyNLD R Thung 6 7 6 3 6 4 USA R MeyerUSA H Reid USA C OwensUSA S Vuille 6 4 6 7 6 4 USA F BuehningUSA P Rennert 7 ROU 1965 I NăstaseROU 1965 Ion Țiriac 7 6 5 7 6 2 1 USA P FlemingUSA J McEnroe GBR J LloydUSA F McNair 6 2 6 2 16 GBR C DowdeswellCHE H Günthardt AUS J NewcombeUSA J Turpin 6 3 6 4 14 USA B MansonZimbabwe Rhodesia A Pattison ARG L ÁlvarezAUS P McNamee 6 4 6 3 USA F BuehningUSA P Rennert USA R MeyerUSA H Reid 7 6 7 6 1 USA P FlemingUSA J McEnroe 16 GBR C DowdeswellCHE H Günthardt 6 3 6 2 14 USA B MansonZimbabwe Rhodesia A Pattison USA F BuehningUSA P Rennert 6 3 6 2 1 USA P FlemingUSA J McEnroe 14 USA B MansonZimbabwe Rhodesia A Pattison 4 6 7 5 6 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 3 USA M RiessenUSA S Stewart USA J EagletonRSA 1928 R Trogolo 6 1 7 5 USA E FrommUSA J Molin BOL R BenavidesZimbabwe Rhodesia H Ismail 6 3 5 7 6 4 RSA 1928 B MittonRSA 1928 R Moore SWE O BengtsonUSA B Martin 6 4 2 6 6 3 9 AUS B CarmichaelAUS P Dent USA T GarciaUSA M Grant 6 3 6 2 AUS C DibleyCHL J Fillol 12 IND A AmritrajAUS R Case 7 6 2 6 6 2 USA V AmayaUSA H Pfister USA J KriekUSA N Saviano 6 3 6 2 PRY 1954 F GonzálezUSA E Teltscher GBR R BevenGBR J Paish 6 1 7 6 5 USA B GottfriedMEX R Ramírez USA R CrawfordUSA T Delatte 6 3 7 5 3 USA M RiessenUSA S Stewart USA E FrommUSA J Molin 6 3 6 4 RSA 1928 B MittonRSA 1928 R Moore 9 AUS B CarmichaelAUS P Dent 1 6 6 2 6 1 USA V AmayaUSA H Pfister AUS C DibleyCHL J Fillol 6 4 6 7 7 6 PRY 1954 F GonzálezUSA E Teltscher 5 USA B GottfriedMEX R Ramírez 6 2 7 5 3 USA M RiessenUSA S Stewart RSA 1928 B MittonRSA 1928 R Moore 6 3 7 6 PRY 1954 F GonzálezUSA E Teltscher USA V AmayaUSA H Pfister 5 7 6 3 6 2 3 USA M RiessenUSA S Stewart PRY 1954 F GonzálezUSA E Teltscher 7 6 6 7 6 2 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 6 RSA 1928 B HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan USA M De PalmerUSA R Harmon 6 2 6 4 USA J AustinUSA V Winitsky USA Kh RichardsonRSA 1928 J Yuill 7 6 6 1 ECU A GómezECU R Ycaza AUS S BallAUS K Warwick 6 3 3 6 6 3 13 USA Tim GulliksonUSA Tom Gullikson AUS A GardinerAUS T Rocavert 6 4 6 4 AUS C FancuttUSA A Kohlberg 15 USA P DuPréUSA D Stockton 2 6 7 6 6 2 AUS S DochertyAUS J James IRN A MadaniRSA 1928 M Myburg 6 4 6 1 USA B MazeUSA B Walts IND A AmritrajRSA 1928 W Prinsloo 6 7 6 4 6 4 4 USA B LutzUSA S Smith URY J-L DamianiARG A Gattiker 6 3 6 4 6 RSA 1928 B HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan USA J AustinUSA V Winitsky 6 4 6 2 13 USA T GulliksonUSA T Gullikson ECU A GómezECU R Ycaza 6 4 6 4 AUS S DochertyAUS J James AUS C FancuttUSA A Kohlberg 3 6 6 2 6 4 4 USA B LutzUSA S Smith USA B MazeUSA B Walts 7 5 6 4 6 RSA 1928 B HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan 13 USA T GulliksonUSA T Gullikson 6 2 7 5 4 USA B LutzUSA S Smith AUS S DochertyAUS J James 7 6 6 4 4 USA B LutzUSA S Smith 6 RSA 1928 B HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan 6 3 7 5 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 8 CSK J KodešCSK T Šmíd USA M PurcellUSA B Testerman 6 7 6 2 6 2 USA C PasarellRSA 1928 D Schneider USA G AmayaUSA G Oropez 6 2 7 6 USA J SadriUSA T Wilkison USA G MalinUSA V Van Patten 6 3 2 6 7 5 11 AUS M EdmondsonAUS J Marks SWE J NorbäckNZL R Simpson 6 1 6 2 ESP 1977 J Garcia-RequenaUSA B Kleege 10 IND V AmritrajUSA G Mayer 6 7 6 4 6 4 USA S DavisUSA D Ralston AUS W GirleAUS T Williams 6 7 6 3 6 4 AUS R EmersonAUS F Stolle USA K CurrenUSA M Shore 6 3 3 6 6 4 2 POL W FibakNLD T Okker NZL C LewisUSA B Nichols 7 6 6 3 USA C PasarellRSA 1928 D Schneider 8 CSK J KodešCSK T Šmíd 7 6 6 3 USA J SadriUSA T Wilkison 11 AUS M EdmondsonAUS J Marks 6 4 6 4 USA S DavisUSA D Ralston ESP 1977 J Garcia-RequenaUSA B Kleege 6 3 7 5 AUS R EmersonAUS F Stolle 2 POL W FibakNLD T Okker 6 7 6 4 6 1 USA J SadriUSA T Wilkison USA C PasarellRSA 1928 D Schneider 6 3 6 3 AUS R EmersonAUS F Stolle USA S DavisUSA D Ralston 1 6 6 3 6 3 AUS R EmersonAUS F Stolle USA J SadriUSA T Wilkison 6 3 7 5 External links ATP main draw 1979 US Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Men's doubles Men's doubles Category:US Open (tennis) by year – Men's doubles