1979 Volvo International – Doubles

January 2025 1979 Volvo International s GBR Robin DrysdaleUSA Van Winitsky ROM 1965 Ion ȚiriacARG Guillermo Vilas USA John SadriUSA Tim Wilkison 6–4, 7–6 32 8 singles doubles Robin Drysdale and Van Winitsky were the defending champions but only Winitsky competed that year with Patricio Rodríguez. Rodríguez and Winitsky lost in the first round to Colin Dowdeswell and Peter McNamara. Ion Țiriac and Guillermo Vilas won in the final 6–4, 7–6 against John Sadri and Tim Wilkison. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. 30em USA Brian Gottfried / MEX Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals) ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac / ARG Guillermo Vilas (champions) USA Tom Gullikson / HUN Balázs Taróczy (first round) AUS Mark Edmondson / AUS John Marks (first round) AUS John Alexander / AUS Phil Dent (first round) USA Bruce Manson / USA Brian Teacher (quarterfinals) AUS Ross Case / CHI Jaime Fillol (quarterfinals) SUI Colin Dowdeswell / AUS Peter McNamara (semifinals) Draw Final 3 Final   USA John SadriUSA Tim Wilkison 4 6   2 ROM 1965 Ion ȚiriacARG Guillermo Vilas 6 7   Top half y 3 First round Par-ticulars The Tennessean Nashville, TN. Aug 1, 1979Ramirez advances at Volvo Boston Herald Aug 2, 1979 Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 USA B GottfriedMEX R Ramírez 7 6     USA J DiLouieUSA R Van't Hof 5 4     ARG R CanoECU A Gómez 6 6     IRN A MadaniCHI J Núñez 2 3     USA K RichardsonRSA 1928 J Yuill 6 6     USA George GlowaUSA T Mayotte 3 3     CHI P RodríguezUSA V Winitsky 3 3   8 SUI C DowdeswellAUS P McNamara 6 6   4 AUS M EdmondsonAUS J Marks 6 3 2   PAR F GonzálezUSA E Teltscher 4 6 6   USA B MazeUSA B Walts 7 6     ITA C BarazzuttiUSA L Bourne 5 1     AUS J BartlettAUS W Maher 1 6 2   USA A KohlbergSWE J Norbäck 6 4 6   USA J SadriUSA T Wilkison 4 6 6 5 AUS J AlexanderAUS P Dent 6 2 4 1 USA B GottfriedMEX R Ramírez 6 6     ARG R CanoECU A Gómez 2 2     USA K RichardsonRSA 1928 J Yuill 3 2   8 SUI C DowdeswellAUS P McNamara 6 6     PAR F GonzálezUSA E Teltscher 6 3     USA B MazeUSA B Walts 7 6     USA A KohlbergSWE J Norbäck 2 1     USA J SadriUSA T Wilkison 6 6   1 USA B GottfriedMEX R Ramírez 2 0   8 SUI C DowdeswellAUS P McNamara 6 6     USA B MazeUSA B Walts 1 6 5   USA J SadriUSA T Wilkison 6 3 7 8 SUI C DowdeswellAUS P McNamara 6 5 2   USA J SadriUSA T Wilkison 4 7 6 Bottom half y 3 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 6 USA B MansonUSA B Teacher 6 6     USA T GarciaZimbabwe Rhodesia H Ismail 4 3     IND R KrishnanUSA C B Strode 1 6 3   FRG R GehringCOL I Molina 6 3 6   USA A ChandronnaitUSA T Hoehn 0 1     ISR S KrulevitzUSA H Solomon 6 6     USA M CahillESP 1977 J Higueras 4 7 7 3 USA T GulliksonHUN B Taróczy 6 6 5 7 AUS R CaseCHI J Fillol 6 6     USA R FagelUSA D P Martin 1 4     USA P RennertUSA N Saviano 6 3 6   USA J FarrowUSA L Stefanki 2 6 3   USA G HardieUSA T Waltke 4 2     ARG J L ClercARG C Gattiker 6 6     AUS P KronkAUS C Letcher 5 3   2 ROM 1965 I ȚiriacARG G Vilas 7 6   6 USA B MansonUSA B Teacher 6 6 6   FRG R GehringCOL I Molina 3 7 3   ISR S KrulevitzUSA H Solomon 6 6 3   USA M CahillESP 1977 J Higueras 1 7 6 7 AUS R CaseCHI J Fillol 2 7 6   USA P RennertUSA N Saviano 6 6 4   ARG J L ClercARG C Gattiker 5 5   2 ROM 1965 I ȚiriacARG G Vilas 7 7   6 USA B MansonUSA B Teacher 7 0 1   USA M CahillESP 1977 J Higueras 6 6 6 7 AUS R CaseCHI J Fillol 3 2   2 ROM 1965 I ȚiriacARG G Vilas 6 6     USA M CahillESP 1977 J Higueras 4 6   2 ROM 1965 I ȚiriacARG G Vilas 6 7   References External links 1979 Volvo International Doubles draw ITF tournament edition details Doubles