1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

April 2022 1979 Wimbledon Championships s USA Peter Fleming USA John McEnroe USA Brian Gottfried MEX Raúl Ramírez 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 64 (5 Q Qualifiers) 16 grand slam 1979 Wimbledon Championships Peter Fleming and John McEnroe defeated Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th It was both men's first major men's doubles title. Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan were the defending champions, but were defeated in the semifinals by Fleming and McEnroe. Seeds 1 1 USA Peter Fleming / USA John McEnroe (champions) 2 4 POL 1928 Wojciech Fibak / NED Tom Okker (first round) 3 3 USA Bob Lutz / USA Stan Smith (second round) 4 2 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt / RSA 1928 Frew McMillan (semifinals) 5 4 USA Marty Riessen / USA Sherwood Stewart (second round) 6 2 USA Sandy Mayer / USA Gene Mayer (third round, withdrew) 7 3 USA Brian Gottfried / MEX Raúl Ramírez (semifinals) 8 1 TCH Jan Kodeš / TCH Tomáš Šmíd (third round) 9 1 PAR 1954 Víctor Pecci / HUN Balázs Taróczy (first round) 10 3 AUS Mark Edmondson / AUS John Marks (second round) 11 n/a 12 4 AUS John Alexander / AUS Phil Dent (quarterfinals) 13 1 AUS Ross Case / AUS Geoff Masters (quarterfinals) 14 4 SUI Colin Dowdeswell / SUI Heinz Günthardt (second round) 15 2 USA Tim Gullikson / USA Tom Gullikson (second round) 16 3 USA Bruce Manson / RHO Andrew Pattison (first round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 USA Peter FlemingUSA John McEnroe 6 6 6 13 AUS Ross CaseAUS Geoff Masters 3 2 3 4 RSA 1928 Bob HewittRSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6 6 6 3 6 AUS Bob CarmichaelUSA Brian Teacher 3 3 7 6 4 7 USA Brian GottfriedMEX Raúl Ramírez 6 6 6 AUS Paul KronkAUS Cliff Letcher 4 4 4 USA John SadriUSA Tim Wilkison 4 6 6 6 12 AUS John AlexanderAUS Phil Dent 6 4 2 4 1 USA Peter FlemingUSA John McEnroe 6 7 6 4 RSA 1928 Bob HewittRSA 1928 Frew McMillan 3 6 1 7 USA Brian GottfriedMEX Raúl Ramírez 6 2 7 3 6 USA John SadriUSA Tim Wilkison 4 6 5 6 3 1 USA Peter FlemingUSA John McEnroe 4 6 6 6 7 USA Brian GottfriedMEX Raúl Ramírez 6 4 2 2 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 USA P FlemingUSA J McEnroe 4 7 6 6 Q AUS J FitzgeraldAUS W Pascoe 6 5 2 1 Q USA T GrahamAUS R Ruffels 7 3 6 6 5 RSA 1928 R MooreUSA R Tanner 6 6 7 3 7 USA V AmayaGBR C Mottram 7 6 6 GBR C BradnamGBR A Jarrett 6 3 3 USA V WinitskyECU R Ycaza 2 6 6 6 9 PAR 1954 V PecciHUN B Taróczy 6 3 2 2 13 AUS R CaseAUS G Masters 6 6 7 GBR R BevenGBR J Paish 3 3 5 USA A LucchesiUSA G Taylor 0 2 5 RSA 1928 B MittonRSA 1928 D Schneider 6 6 6 ARG JL ClercCHI P Rodríguez 6 7 4 6 7 AUS N PhillipsGBR J Smith 7 6 6 4 5 AUS S BallAUS K Warwick 6 7 6 4 12 8 TCH J KodešTCH T Šmíd 4 5 7 6 14 1 USA P FlemingUSA J McEnroe 7 7 6 RSA 1928 R MooreUSA R Tanner 5 6 3 USA V AmayaGBR C Mottram 7 6 4 6 4 USA V WinitskyECU R Ycaza 6 4 6 7 6 13 AUS R CaseAUS G Masters 6 4 7 7 8 RSA 1928 B MittonRSA 1928 D Schneider 7 6 5 5 6 ARG JL ClercCHI P Rodríguez 0 3 3 8 TCH J KodešTCH T Šmíd 6 6 6 1 USA P FlemingUSA J McEnroe 6 6 6 USA V WinitskyECU R Ycaza 3 2 4 13 AUS R CaseAUS G Masters 6 4 7 7 8 TCH J KodešTCH T Šmíd 4 6 5 6 1 USA P FlemingUSA J McEnroe 6 6 6 13 AUS R CaseAUS G Masters 3 2 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 4 RSA 1928 R HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan 6 7 6 3 6 EGY 1972 I El ShafeiUSA D Ralston 7 6 2 6 4 USA C PasarellAUS F Stolle 2 6 6 AUS D CollingsAUS J Trickey 6 7 7 USA J AustinUSA W Martin 5 6 6 1 6 PAR 1954 F GonzálezRSA 1928 J Kriek 7 4 4 6 8 SWE O BengtsonUSA R Fisher 5 5 2 15 USA Ti GulliksonUSA To Gullikson 7 7 6 LL AUS V EkeGBR M Farrell 3 6 4 AUS R CarmichaelUSA B Teacher 6 7 6 GBR M CoxGBR D Lloyd 7 6 6 GBR J FeaverAUS J James 6 3 2 TCH I LendlTCH P Složil 3 4 1 IND A AmritrajIND V Amritraj 6 6 6 USA R CrawfordRHO H Ismail 4 3 6 4 6 USA A MayerUSA E Mayer 6 6 4 6 4 RSA 1928 R HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan 2 6 6 3 6 AUS D CollingsAUS J Trickey 6 2 3 6 0 PAR 1954 F GonzálezRSA 1928 J Kriek 6 7 4 6 15 USA Ti GulliksonUSA To Gullikson 3 5 6 4 AUS R CarmichaelUSA B Teacher 7 6 3 6 GBR M CoxGBR D Lloyd 6 3 6 3 IND A AmritrajIND V Amritraj w/o 6 USA A MayerUSA E Mayer 4 RSA 1928 R HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan 7 6 4 3 6 PAR 1954 F GonzálezRSA 1928 J Kriek 6 2 6 6 3 AUS R CarmichaelUSA B Teacher 6 USA A MayerUSA E Mayer w/o 4 RSA 1928 R HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan 6 6 6 3 6 AUS R CarmichaelUSA B Teacher 3 3 7 6 4 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 7 USA B GottfriedMEX R Ramírez 6 6 6 AUS R GiltinanAUS C Kachel 2 3 4 GBR R DrysdaleGBR R Lewis 6 6 7 3 12 FRA Y NoahFRA P Portes 4 7 6 6 10 Q JPN S NishioJPN S Sakamoto 2 6 2 2 USA N SavianoUSA W Scanlon 6 4 6 6 AUS C DibleyAUS B Drewett 6 6 6 3 10 16 USA B MansonUSA A Pattison 7 3 2 6 8 10 AUS M EdmondsonAUS J Marks 7 6 5 6 USA W MazeUSA F Taygan 5 4 7 3 RSA 1928 C DrysdaleGBR R Taylor 6 6 6 6 Q USA M AndrewsUSA D Sherbeck 3 2 7 1 AUS P KronkAUS C Letcher 6 6 4 6 9 USA M CahillUSA P DuPré 7 3 6 3 7 USA D BohrnstedtUSA R Bohrnstedt 3 4 4 3 USA R LutzUSA S Smith 6 6 6 7 USA B GottfriedMEX R Ramírez 7 7 6 GBR R DrysdaleGBR R Lewis 6 6 2 USA N SavianoUSA W Scanlon 2 6 7 2 AUS C DibleyAUS B Drewett 6 7 6 6 10 AUS M EdmondsonAUS J Marks 6 4 6 RSA 1928 C DrysdaleGBR R Taylor 7 6 7 AUS P KronkAUS C Letcher 6 3 7 7 3 USA R LutzUSA S Smith 1 6 6 6 7 USA B GottfriedMEX R Ramírez 6 6 6 AUS C DibleyAUS B Drewett 3 1 4 RSA 1928 C DrysdaleGBR R Taylor 2 2 4 AUS P KronkAUS C Letcher 6 6 6 7 USA B GottfriedMEX R Ramírez 6 6 6 AUS P KronkAUS C Letcher 4 4 4 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 5 USA M RiessenUSA S Stewart 6 2 5 7 6 USA H PfisterUSA B Rowe 3 6 7 6 1 AUS O DavidsonAUS J Newcombe 6 6 6 6 Q AUS W HampsonAUS R Kelly 4 0 7 4 USA R FagelRSA 1928 J Yuill 2 2 4 USA J SadriUSA T Wilkison 6 6 6 AUS D CarterAUS A Gardiner 6 5 5 14 SUI C DowdeswellSUI H Günthardt 7 7 7 12 AUS J AlexanderAUS P Dent 6 6 4 6 LL USA C AguilarUSA P Pearson 4 4 6 1 USA J GeraghtyUSA S Vuille 2 3 6 USA J BorowiakAUS P McNamara 6 6 7 CHI Á FillolCHI J Fillol 4 7 3 3 FRA P DominguezFRA G Moretton 6 6 6 6 GBR A LloydGBR J Lloyd 2 6 3 6 6 2 POL 1928 W FibakNED T Okker 6 4 6 3 4 5 USA M RiessenUSA S Stewart 3 6 3 6 AUS O DavidsonAUS J Newcombe 6 4 6 7 USA J SadriUSA T Wilkison 7 7 6 14 SUI C DowdeswellSUI H Günthardt 6 6 4 12 AUS J AlexanderAUS P Dent 7 7 4 7 USA J BorowiakAUS P McNamara 6 6 6 5 FRA P DominguezFRA G Moretton 4 4 5 GBR A LloydGBR J Lloyd 6 6 7 AUS O DavidsonAUS J Newcombe 6 5 3 USA J SadriUSA T Wilkison 7 7 6 12 AUS J AlexanderAUS P Dent 6 6 6 6 GBR A LloydGBR J Lloyd 4 7 2 4 USA J SadriUSA T Wilkison 4 6 6 6 AUS J AlexanderAUS P Dent 6 4 2 4 References External links 1979 MD Wimbledon 1979 – Doubles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/wimbledon/540/1979/draws?matchType=doubles atpworldtour.com ATP World Tour 29 November 2017 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Men's Doubles Men's Doubles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's doubles