1979 Australian Open – Men's doubles

May 2026 1979 Australian Open s AUS Peter McNamaraAUS Paul McNamee AUS Paul KronkAUS Cliff Letcher 7–6, 6–2 32 8 Australian Open – Men's doubles Australian Open – Men's doubles 1979 Australian Open Wojciech Fibak and Kim Warwick were the defending champions. Seeds 30em USA Hank Pfister / USA Sherwood Stewart (quarterfinals) AUS Bob Carmichael / HUN 1957 Balázs Taróczy (first round) AUS Mark Edmondson / AUS John Marks (first round) AUS Ross Case / AUS Geoff Masters (quarterfinals) AUS Peter McNamara / AUS Paul McNamee (champion) USA John Sadri / USA Tim Wilkison (semifinals) AUS Colin Dibley / AUS Chris Kachel (quarterfinals) AUS Syd Ball / AUS Kim Warwick (first round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 6 USA John SadriUSA Tim Wilkison 2 4 AUS Paul KronkAUS Cliff Letcher 6 6 AUS John JamesAUS Terry Rocavert 4 6 5 5 AUS Peter McNamaraAUS Paul McNamee 6 4 7 AUS Paul KronkAUS Cliff Letcher 6 2 5 AUS Peter McNamaraAUS Paul McNamee 7 6 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 USA H PfisterUSA S Stewart 6 5 6 AUS J FitzgeraldAUS W Pascoe 4 7 4 AUS S DochertyNZL C Lewis 6 6 USA J AustinUSA D Siegler 3 4 USA P RennertUSA R Van't Hof 7 6 AUS G BraunAUS H Hansson 5 4 USA R FisherIND S Menon 6 6 6 USA J SadriUSA T Wilkison 7 7 4 AUS R CaseAUS G Masters 5 7 6 AUS R RuffelsNZL R Simpson 7 6 2 RSA 1928 R MooreAUS J Trickey 6 6 AUS C JohnstoneAUS G Whitecross 4 4 FRG T FürstFRG U Marten 6 7 AUS P DoohanAUS CA Miller 3 6 AUS P KronkAUS C Letcher 6 6 8 AUS S BallAUS K Warwick 3 4 1 USA H PfisterUSA S Stewart 6 6 AUS S DochertyNZL C Lewis 2 4 USA P RennertUSA R Van't Hof 7 3 3 6 USA J SadriUSA T Wilkison 6 6 6 4 AUS R CaseAUS G Masters 7 6 RSA 1928 R MooreAUS J Trickey 5 3 FRG T FürstFRG U Marten 1 2 AUS P KronkAUS C Letcher 6 6 1 USA H PfisterUSA S Stewart 4 6 6 USA J SadriUSA T Wilkison 6 7 4 AUS R CaseAUS G Masters 6 4 2 AUS P KronkAUS C Letcher 3 6 6 6 USA J SadriUSA T Wilkison 2 4 AUS P KronkAUS C Letcher 6 6 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 7 AUS C DibleyAUS C Kachel 7 6 AUS W MaherAUS N Phillips 6 3 USA C DelaneyUSA J Delaney 3 7 8 AUS D CarterAUS A Gardiner 6 5 6 AUS J JamesAUS T Rocavert 6 7 USA G HardieUSA F Mcnair 3 5 AUS V EkeAUS E Ewert 7 7 3 AUS M EdmondsonAUS J Marks 6 5 5 AUS P McNamaraAUS P McNamee 6 6 AUS P CampbellUSA G Malin 4 3 AUS B DrewettRSA 1928 D Schneider 7 2 8 USA B MazeUSA M Mitchell 6 6 6 AUS D CollingsAUS D Crealy 6 4 4 ISR S GlicksteinUSA S Krulevitz 3 6 6 AUT P FeiglAUS R Frawley 6 3 9 2 AUS B CarmichaelHUN 1957 B Taróczy 3 6 7 7 AUS C DibleyAUS C Kachel 3 6 6 USA C DelaneyUSA J Delaney 6 3 2 AUS J JamesAUS T Rocavert 6 7 AUS V EkeAUS E Ewert 3 6 5 AUS P McNamaraAUS P McNamee 6 7 AUS B DrewettRSA 1928 D Schneider 4 5 ISR S GlicksteinUSA S Krulevitz 4 4 AUT P FeiglAUS R Frawley 6 6 7 AUS C DibleyAUS C Kachel 4 6 6 AUS J JamesAUS T Rocavert 6 4 8 5 AUS P McNamaraAUS P McNamee 6 6 AUT P FeiglAUS R Frawley 4 4 AUS J JamesAUS T Rocavert 4 6 5 5 AUS P McNamaraAUS P McNamee 6 4 7 External links 1979 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Men's Doubles Men's Doubles Category:Australian Open (tennis) by year – Men's doubles