1979 French Open – Men's doubles

1979 French Open s USA Gene MayerUSA Sandy Mayer AUS Ross CaseUSA Phil Dent 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 64 16 1979 French Open Gene Mayer and Henry Pfister were the defending champions but only Gene Mayer competed that year. Gene Mayer teamed up with his brother Sandy Mayer and successfully defended his title by defeating Ross Case and Phil Dent 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 in the final.https://www.nytimes.com/1979/06/10/archives/mrs-lloyd-wins-french-open-mrs-lloyd-wins-french-title-62-60.html Mrs. Lloyd Wins French Open nytimes.com Seeds 30em POL 1928 Wojtek Fibak / NED Tom Okker (second round) TCH Jan Kodeš / TCH Tomáš Šmíd (semifinals) USA Sandy Mayer / USA Gene Mayer (champions) USA Brian Gottfried / MEX Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals) PAR 1954 Víctor Pecci / HUN 1965 Balázs Taróczy (withdrew) SUI Heinz Günthardt / RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt (third round) ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase / ROU 1965 Ion Țiriac (second round) AUS Mark Edmondson / AUS John Marks (first round) USA Peter Fleming / AUS Kim Warwick (third round) AUS Ross Case / AUS Phil Dent (final) USA Arthur Ashe / USA Dick Stockton (semifinals) USA Tim Gullikson / USA Tom Gullikson (third round) USA Pat DuPré / USA Stan Smith (quarterfinals) YUG Željko Franulović / CHI Hans Gildemeister (second round) IND Anand Amritraj / RSA 1928 Ray Moore (third round) USA Bruce Manson / RHO Andrew Pattison (quarterfinals) Draw Finals 3/5/5 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 10 AUS Ross CaseAUS Phil Dent 6 6 CHI Álvaro FillolCHI Jaime Fillol 2 2 4 USA Brian GottfriedMEX Raúl Ramírez 7 6r 11 USA Arthur AsheUSA Dick Stockton 6 7 13 USA Pat DuPréUSA Stan Smith 6 6 3 USA Sandy MayerUSA Gene Mayer 7 7 16 USA Bruce MansonRHO Andrew Pattison 1 2 2 TCH Jan KodešTCH Tomáš Šmíd 6 6 10 AUS Ross CaseAUS Phil Dent 6 3 4 6 6 11 USA Arthur AsheUSA Dick Stockton 4 6 6 3 4 3 USA Sandy MayerUSA Gene Mayer 7 5 6 7 2 TCH Jan KodešTCH Tomáš Šmíd 6 7 3 6 10 AUS Ross CaseAUS Phil Dent 4 4 4 3 USA Sandy MayerUSA Gene Mayer 6 6 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 POL 1928 W FibakNED T Okker 6 6 AUS S MyersAUS B Phillips-Moore 2 4 GBR J LloydAUS P McNamara w/o FRA F JauffretFRA Y Noah ESP 1977 Á GiménezUSA B Rowe 7 6 3 AUS D CarterAUS J James 6 7 6 IND R KrishnanIND B Nunna 4 2 10 AUS R CaseAUS P Dent 6 6 15 IND A AmritrajRSA 1928 R Moore 6 6 BRA 1968 N KellerBRA 1968 C Motta 3 1 URU D PérezURU H Roverano 2 4 BRA 1968 R GuedesBRA 1968 C Sacomandi 6 6 CHI Á FillolCHI J Fillol 6 6 PAR 1954 F GonzálezUSA E Teltscher 4 3 ESP 1977 M FaraniCHI W Villanueva 0 1 7 ROU 1965 I NăstaseROU 1965 I Țiriac 6 6 1 POL 1928 W FibakNED T Okker 6 5 5 GBR J LloydAUS P McNamara 1 7 7 AUS D CarterAUS J James 6 5 10 AUS R CaseAUS P Dent 7 7 15 IND A AmritrajRSA 1928 R Moore 6 6 BRA 1968 R GuedesBRA 1968 C Sacomandi 3 2 CHI Á FillolCHI J Fillol 6 7 7 ROU 1965 I NăstaseROU 1965 I Țiriac 3 6 GBR J LloydAUS P McNamara 1 3 10 AUS R CaseAUS P Dent 6 6 15 IND A AmritrajRSA 1928 R Moore 6 6 9 CHI Á FillolCHI J Fillol 2 7 11 10 AUS R CaseAUS P Dent 6 6 CHI Á FillolCHI J Fillol 2 2 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 4 USA B GottfriedMEX R Ramírez 6 5 6 ITA C BarazzuttiARG R Cano 3 7 3 BRA 1968 C KirmayrECU R Ycaza 2 0 FRA J-L HailletFRA P Portes 6 6 FRA P DominguezFRA G Moretton 6 6 BRA 1968 E BottoBRA 1968 P Penetta 1 0 URU JL DamianiPER F Maynetto 7 5 6 14 YUG Ž FranulovićCHI H Gildemeister 5 7 8 11 USA A AsheUSA D Stockton 6 6 ARG E ÁlvarezESP 1977 A Muñoz 3 2 ROU 1965 A DîrzuROU 1965 F Segărceanu 6 7 FRA R BrunetFRA J-B Chanfreau 1 5 USA D RalstonAUS F Stolle 3 2 AUS B CarmichaelUSA B Teacher 6 6 USA N SavianoUSA B Scanlon w/o 5 PAR 1954 V PecciHUN 1965 B Taróczy 4 USA B GottfriedMEX R Ramírez 6 6 FRA J-L HailletFRA P Portes 3 3 FRA P DominguezFRA G Moretton 7 6 14 YUG Ž FranulovićCHI H Gildemeister 5 3 11 USA A AsheUSA D Stockton 6 6 ROU 1965 A DîrzuROU 1965 F Segărceanu 0 3 AUS B CarmichaelUSA B Teacher 6 6 USA N SavianoUSA B Scanlon 1 4 4 USA B GottfriedMEX R Ramírez 6 3 6 FRA P DominguezFRA G Moretton 2 6 3 11 USA A AsheUSA D Stockton 6 6 6 AUS B CarmichaelUSA B Teacher 7 3 4 4 USA B GottfriedMEX R Ramírez 7 6r 11 USA A AsheUSA D Stockton 6 7 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 6 SUI H GünthardtRSA 1928 B Hewitt 3 7 8 RSA 1928 D JoubertNZL R Simpson 6 6 6 COL A CortesARG T Vázquez 3 7 2 USA W MazeUSA F Taygan 6 6 6 TCH I LendlTCH P Složil 2 4 ITA P BertolucciITA A Panatta 6 6 AUS N JensenMAR O Laimina 1 3 13 USA P DuPréUSA S Smith 6 6 12 USA Tim GulliksonUSA Tom Gullikson 7 6 FRA P BeustFRA B Paul 6 4 USA V AmayaUSA E van Dillen 5 6 6 ITA G OcleppoFRA C Roger-Vasselin 7 3 3 FRA A JumatanoFRA C Ros 0 4 FRA D BedelFRA É Deblicker 6 6 FRA P LarfouillutMON E Van Der Pol 1 2 3 USA S MayerUSA G Mayer 6 6 6 SUI H GünthardtRSA 1928 B Hewitt 3 7 8 USA W MazeUSA F Taygan 6 6 6 ITA P BertolucciITA A Panatta 6 4 13 USA P DuPréUSA S Smith 7 6 12 USA Tim GulliksonUSA Tom Gullikson 6 5 11 USA V AmayaUSA E van Dillen 2 7 9 FRA D BedelFRA É Deblicker 2 1 3 USA S MayerUSA G Mayer 6 6 6 SUI H GünthardtRSA 1928 B Hewitt 3 6 4 13 USA P DuPréUSA S Smith 6 3 6 12 USA Tim GulliksonUSA Tom Gullikson 3 5 3 USA S MayerUSA G Mayer 6 7 13 USA P DuPréUSA S Smith 6 6 3 USA S MayerUSA G Mayer 7 7 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 8 USA P FlemingAUS K Warwick 5 4 VEN 1954 J AndrewBRA 1968 J Soares 7 6 FRA J-F CaujolleFRA C Freyss 6 3 USA R FagelUSA B Martin 7 6 TCH J GranátNED L Sanders 6 3 6 CHI J AyalaCHI JC Ayala 1 6 1 USA D EddyYUG M Ostoja 2 2 16 USA B MansonRHO A Pattison 6 6 9 AUS M EdmondsonAUS J Marks 6 6 USA H HoytYUG N Špear 0 3 USA R CrawfordMEX E Montaño 6 3 USA J KriekUSA T Moor 7 6 FRA B FritzFRA P Proisy 2 6 3 MON B BalleretFRA J Thamin 6 4 6 USA M CahillUSA V Winitsky 2 1 2 TCH J KodešTCH T Šmíd 6 6 VEN 1954 J AndrewBRA 1968 J Soares 3 4 USA R FagelUSA B Martin 6 6 TCH J GranátNED L Sanders 3 6 16 USA B MansonRHO A Pattison 6 7 9 AUS M EdmondsonAUS J Marks 7 6 USA J KriekUSA T Moor 6 0 MON B BalleretFRA J Thamin 1 2 2 TCH J KodešTCH T Šmíd 6 6 USA R FagelUSA B Martin 3 7 3 16 USA B MansonRHO A Pattison 6 5 6 9 AUS M EdmondsonAUS J Marks 6 2 2 TCH J KodešTCH T Šmíd 7 6 16 USA B MansonRHO A Pattison 1 2 2 TCH J KodešTCH T Šmíd 6 6 References External links 1979 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Men's Doubles Category:French Open by year – Men's doubles Category:1979 Grand Prix (tennis)