1979 US Open – Women's doubles

August 2023 May 2018 1979 US Open s NED Betty Stöve AUS Wendy Turnbull USA Billie Jean King TCH Martina Navratilova 7–5, 6–3 48 12 US Open – Women's doubles US Open – Women's doubles 1979 US Open (tennis) Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but lost in the final 5–7, 3–6 against Betty Stöve and Wendy Turnbull. Seeds Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. Three seeded teams and 13 unseeded teams received byes into the second round. 30em NED Betty Stöve / AUS Wendy Turnbull (champions) USA Billie Jean King / TCH Martina Navratilova (final) USA Rosie Casals / USA Chris Evert-Lloyd (semifinals) GBR Sue Barker / USA Ann Kiyomura (first round) FRA Françoise Dürr / GBR Virginia Wade (first round) AUS Dianne Fromholtz / RSA 1928 Marise Kruger (quarterfinals) RSA 1928 Ilana Kloss / USA Betty-Ann Stuart (third round) USA Kathy Jordan / USA Anne Smith (second round) USA Laura duPont / USA Sharon Walsh (first round) TCH Regina Maršíková / TCH Renáta Tomanová (third round) USA Tracy Austin / USA Kathy May-Teacher (quarterfinals) USA Betsy Nagelsen / USA Pam Shriver (third round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 NED Betty StöveAUS Wendy Turnbull 3 7 6 USA Diane DesforUSA Barbara Hallquist 6 6 3 3 USA Rosie CasalsUSA Chris Evert-Lloyd 6 6 6 AUS Dianne FromholtzRSA 1928 Marise Kruger 3 3 USA Sherry AckerUSA Julie Anthony w/o 11 USA Tracy AustinUSA Kathy May-Teacher USA Penny JohnsonUSA Paula Smith 1 3 2 USA Billie Jean KingTCH Martina Navratilova 6 6 1 NED Betty StöveAUS Wendy Turnbull 6 7 3 USA Rosie CasalsUSA Chris Evert-Lloyd 2 5 USA Sherry AckerUSA Julie Anthony 2 5 2 USA Billie Jean KingTCH Martina Navratilova 6 7 1 NED Betty StöveAUS Wendy Turnbull 6 6 2 USA Billie Jean KingTCH Martina Navratilova 4 3 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 NED B StöveAUS W Turnbull 6 6 USA D GilbertUSA S Gordon 3 3 USA R GerulaitisROM 1965 M Simionescu 2 1 USA A MoultonUSA M L Piatek 6 6 8 USA K JordanUSA A Smith 6 6 USA K Shaw-ZiskaUSA Linda Siegel 1 2 9 USA L duPontUSA S Walsh 3 7 2 USA D DesforUSA B Hallquist 6 5 6 1 NED B StöveAUS W Turnbull 6 6 USA B JordanAUS K Ruddell 4 2 FRG B BungeUSA W White 1 3 USA A MoultonUSA M L Piatek 6 6 8 USA K JordanUSA A Smith 6 1 ITA D PorzioFRA F Thibault 7 6 USA D DesforUSA B Hallquist 6 6 USA C CopelandUSA H Ludloff 1 2 1 NED B StöveAUS W Turnbull 5 6 6 USA A MoultonUSA M L Piatek 7 3 0 ITA D PorzioFRA F Thibault 4 3 USA D DesforUSA B Hallquist 6 6 1 NED B StöveAUS W Turnbull 3 7 6 USA D DesforUSA B Hallquist 6 6 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals AUS S SalibaAUS M Sawyer 6 7 AUS W GilchristNZL B Perry 4 5 NZL J ChalonerUSA J Nachand 7 5 5 USA K HorvathUSA S Mascarin 5 7 7 6 AUS D FromholtzRSA 1928 M Kruger 3 6 6 USA A-M FernandezUSA S McInerney 6 3 1 JPN N SatoAUS P Whytcross 5 6 AUS C DoernerUSA L Forood 7 7 3 USA R CasalsUSA C Evert-Lloyd 6 6 AUS S SalibaAUS M Sawyer 0 1 12 USA B NagelsenUSA P Shriver 6 7 USA K HorvathUSA S Mascarin 3 6 6 AUS D FromholtzRSA 1928 M Kruger 6 7 ARG R GiscafréUSA J Stratton 0 6 AUS C DoernerUSA L Forood 6 3 USA F HutnickUSA B Norton 7 6 3 USA R CasalsUSA C Evert-Lloyd 6 7 12 USA B NagelsenUSA P Shriver 3 6 6 AUS D FromholtzRSA 1928 M Kruger 6 6 USA F HutnickUSA B Norton 3 4 3 USA R CasalsUSA C Evert-Lloyd 6 6 6 AUS D FromholtzRSA 1928 M Kruger 3 3 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals AUS C O'NeilSWE M Wikstedt 7 6 USA L AllenUSA R Fox 6 1 USA S AckerUSA J Anthony 6 3 7 5 FRA F DürrGBR V Wade 1 6 6 USA M LouieUSA M Redondo 3 1 11 USA T AustinUSA K May-Teacher 6 6 USA S CollinsUSA J DuVall 6 2 6 4 GBR S BarkerUSA A Kiyomura 2 6 3 CAN W BarlowAUS A Tobin 5 3 AUS C O'NeilSWE M Wikstedt 7 6 USA B BruningUSA C Reynolds 5 6 5 USA S AckerUSA J Anthony 7 4 7 USA M CarilloUSA J Russell 2 7 2 11 USA T AustinUSA K May-Teacher 6 6 6 RSA 1928 B CuypersRSA 1928 Y Vermaak 7 7 USA S CollinsUSA J DuVall 6 5 AUS C O'NeilSWE M Wikstedt 6 0 USA S AckerUSA J Anthony 7 6 11 USA T AustinUSA K May-Teacher 7 6 6 RSA 1928 B CuypersRSA 1928 Y Vermaak 5 7 1 USA S AckerUSA J Anthony w/o 11 USA T AustinUSA K May-Teacher Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals USA P JohnsonUSA P Smith 6 6 USA M LouieCHI S Urroz 3 2 RSA 1928 R FairbankUSA K Feldman 3 3 7 RSA 1928 I KlossUSA B-A Stuart 6 6 RSA 1928 T HarfordGBR A Hobbs 3 6 2 10 TCH R MaršíkováTCH R Tomanová 6 1 6 USA D MorrisonUSA A Whitmore 6 6 6 USA L AntonoplisAUS D Evers 7 4 7 USA P JohnsonUSA P Smith 6 6 USA K McdanielUSA N Yeargin 4 2 GBR J DurieGBR D Jevans 1 2 7 RSA 1928 I KlossUSA B-A Stuart 6 6 USA S MargolinRSA 1928 G Stevens 6 2 10 TCH R MaršíkováTCH R Tomanová 7 6 USA L AntonoplisAUS D Evers 5 2 2 USA BJ KingTCH M Navratilova 7 6 USA P JohnsonUSA P Smith 6 7 7 RSA 1928 I KlossUSA B-A Stuart 4 5 10 TCH R MaršíkováTCH R Tomanová 2 USA BJ KingTCH M Navratilova w/o USA P JohnsonUSA P Smith 1 3 2 USA BJ KingTCH M Navratilova 6 6 Sources 1979 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Women's Doubles Category:US Open (tennis) by year – Women's doubles Category:1979 in women's tennis Category:1979 in American women's sports