1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's doubles

August 2023 April 2024 1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships s USA Gene Mayer USA John McEnroe TCH Jan Kodeš TCH Tomáš Šmíd 6–4, 7–6 Gene Mayer returned with John McEnroe to defend the title he had won with Hank Pfister. Top-seeds Mayer and McEnroe defeated No.2 pair Jan Kodeš and Tomáš Šmíd in the final for a prize of $9,200.Vilas Is Jimbo's 4th Clay Pigeon Benner Bill The Indianapolis Star 19 1979-08-13 Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. 30em USA Gene Mayer / USA John McEnroe (champions) TCH Jan Kodeš / TCH Tomáš Šmíd (final) AUS Mark Edmondson / AUS John Marks (semifinals) SUI Colin Dowdeswell / HUN Balázs Taróczy (semifinals) GBR Robin Drysdale / USA Van Winitsky (second round) AUS Ross Case / CHI Jaime Fillol (quarterfinals) NZL Chris Lewis / AUS Paul McNamee (second round) AUS Paul Kronk / AUS Peter McNamara (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Gene Mayer USA John McEnroe 6 6   3 AUS Mark Edmondson AUS John Marks 1 4   4 SUI Colin Dowdeswell HUN Balázs Taróczy 3 6 7 2 TCH Jan Kodeš TCH Tomáš Šmíd 6 2 9 1 USA Gene Mayer USA John McEnroe 6 7   2 TCH Jan Kodeš TCH Tomáš Šmíd 4 6   Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 USA G Mayer USA J McEnroe 6 6     USA F Buehning USA B Nichols 3 2     USA T Mayotte USA L Stefanki 1 2     USA M Cahill ISR S Krulevitz 6 6     USA G Hardie USA E Teltscher 2 7 7   TCH J Hřebec TCH P Složil 6 5 9   CHI J Núñez CHI P Rodríguez 1 6 3 7 NZL C Lewis AUS P McNamee 6 4 6 3 AUS M Edmondson AUS J Marks 6 6     VEN 1930 J Andrew TCH I Lendl 3 3     AUS N Callaghan USA G Holroyd 4 6     AUS B Drewett AUS J James 6 7     USA M Greenberg USA G Petrovic 1 2     USA T Delatte USA M Purcell 6 6     AUS D Collings AUS K Warwick 1 3   6 AUS R Case CHI J Fillol 6 6   1 USA G Mayer USA J McEnroe 6 6     USA M Cahill ISR S Krulevitz 4 4     TCH J Hřebec TCH P Složil 6 3 6 7 NZL C Lewis AUS P McNamee 3 6 4 3 AUS M Edmondson AUS J Marks 6 6     AUS B Drewett AUS J James 1 2     USA T Delatte USA M Purcell 3 0   6 AUS R Case CHI J Fillol 6 6   1 USA G Mayer USA J McEnroe 6 6     TCH J Hřebec TCH P Složil 3 4   3 AUS M Edmondson AUS J Marks 7 3 6 6 AUS R Case CHI J Fillol 6 6 3 1 USA G Mayer USA J McEnroe 6 6   3 AUS M Edmondson AUS J Marks 1 4   Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 8 AUS P Kronk AUS P McNamara 6 7     AUS W Maher AUS N Phillips 3 6     ARG JL Clerc ARG C Gattiker 6 3 6   USA J Lapidus USA P Rennert 3 6 2   USA G Martinez RSA 1928 Darryl Shapiro 2 1     ARG F Dalla Fontana FRA C Roger-Vasselin 6 6     USA J DiLouie USA R Van't Hof 4 4   4 SUI C Dowdeswell HUN B Taróczy 6 6   5 GBR R Drysdale USA V Winitsky 6 6     USA L Bourne Zimbabwe Rhodesia H Ismail 4 2     ECU A Gómez ECU R Ycaza 6 6 2   GBR J Lloyd USA F McNair 7 2 6   USA J Hayes USA C Stansbury 3 2     USA R Crawford USA N Saviano 6 6     USA J Eagleton RSA 1928 D Joubert 4 1   2 TCH J Kodeš TCH T Šmíd 6 6   8 AUS P Kronk AUS P McNamara 7 6     ARG JL Clerc ARG C Gattiker 5 3     ARG F Dalla Fontana FRA C Roger-Vasselin 6 4 2 4 SUI C Dowdeswell HUN B Taróczy 3 6 6 5 GBR R Drysdale USA V Winitsky 2 1     GBR J Lloyd USA F McNair 6 6     USA R Crawford USA N Saviano 6 3   2 TCH J Kodeš TCH T Šmíd 7 6   8 AUS P Kronk AUS P McNamara 6 3 3 4 SUI C Dowdeswell HUN B Taróczy 4 6 6   GBR J Lloyd USA F McNair 2 7 3 2 TCH J Kodeš TCH T Šmíd 6 5 6 4 SUI C Dowdeswell HUN B Taróczy 3 6 7 2 TCH J Kodeš TCH T Šmíd 6 2 9 References External links atpworldtour.com ATP Tour, Inc. Doubles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/houston/717/1979/draws?matchType=doubles 2016-05-22 itftennis.com ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. USCC-Indianapolis 1979 http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010003400 2016-05-22 U.S. Clay Court Championships Category:1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships