1979 Fischer-Grand Prix – Doubles

1979 Fischer-Grand Prix s RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 24 8 singles doubles Vienna Open Víctor Pecci and Balázs Taróczy were the defending champions but did not compete that year. Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan won in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 against Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez. Seeds The draw allocated unseeded teams at random; as a result two seeded teams received byes into the second round. 30em POL Wojciech Fibak / NED Tom Okker (quarterfinals) USA Gene Mayer / USA Stan Smith (semifinals) USA Brian Gottfried / MEX Raúl Ramírez (final) RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt / RSA 1928 Frew McMillan (champions) SUI Heinz Günthardt / CSK Pavel Složil (semifinals) USA Tom Gullikson / USA Bruce Manson (first round) CHI Álvaro Fillol / CHI Jaime Fillol (quarterfinals) RSA 1928 Johan Kriek / USA Eliot Teltscher (second round) Draw Final Semifinals Final 175 5 SUI Heinz GünthardtCSK Pavel Složil 3 2 4 RSA 1928 Bob HewittRSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6 6 3 USA Brian GottfriedMEX Raúl Ramírez 3 6 6 2 USA Gene MayerUSA Stan Smith 6 3 3 4 RSA 1928 Bob HewittRSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6 3 6 3 USA Brian GottfriedMEX Raúl Ramírez 4 6 1 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 POL W FibakNED T Okker 6 6     USA N SavianoUSA F Taygan 4 4     AUT H KaryUSA T Waltke 3 6   5 SUI H GünthardtCSK P Složil 6 7   4 RSA 1928 B HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan 6 6     AUS E EwertGBR R Lewis 4 3     CSK S BirnerCSK J Šimbera 4 4   8 RSA 1928 J KriekUSA E Teltscher 6 6   1 POL W FibakNED T Okker 4 7 6   RSA 1928 R MooreRSA 1928 D Schneider 6 5 2   SFR Yugoslavia Ž FranulovićCSK I Lendl 4 6   5 SUI H GünthardtCSK P Složil 6 7   4 RSA 1928 B HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan 6 6     AUT G WimmerAUT I Wimmer 3 1     RSA 1928 K CurrenFIN L Palin 6 6   8 RSA 1928 J KriekUSA E Teltscher 4 4   1 POL W FibakNED T Okker 2 6 4 5 SUI H GünthardtCSK P Složil 6 3 6 4 RSA 1928 B HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan 5 6 6   RSA 1928 K CurrenFIN L Palin 7 4 4 5 SUI H GünthardtCSK P Složil 3 2   4 RSA 1928 B HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan 6 6   Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 6 USA T GulliksonUSA B Manson 6 6 1   SUI M GünthardtNED L Sanders 3 7 6   USA G EricksonSWE T Svensson 4 3     USA E FrommUSA J Hayes 6 6     AUT R ReiningerAUT R Stiegler 3 3     FRA C FreyssBRA 1968 T Koch 6 6     FRA J-L HailletFRA P Portes 6 2 3 2 USA G MayerUSA S Smith 4 6 6   SUI M GünthardtNED L Sanders 3 6 7   AUS S DochertyUSA K Richardson 6 3 6   USA E FrommUSA J Hayes 2 4   3 USA B GottfriedMEX R Ramírez 6 6   7 CHI A FillolCHI J Fillol 6 6     FRA C FreyssBRA 1968 T Koch 1 4     USA G MalinUSA V Van Patten 6 2 3 2 USA G MayerUSA S Smith 4 6 6   SUI M GünthardtNED L Sanders 4 4   3 USA B GottfriedMEX R Ramírez 6 6   7 CHI A FillolCHI J Fillol 2 1   2 USA G MayerUSA S Smith 6 6   3 USA B GottfriedMEX R Ramírez 3 6 6 2 USA G MayerUSA S Smith 6 3 3 External links 1979 Fischer-Grand Prix doubles draw Doubles