1979 Fischer-Grand Prix – Doubles

Doubles
1979 Fischer-Grand Prix
Champions	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
Runners-up	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
Score	6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Draw	24
Seeds	8

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.

1. Wojciech Fibak / Tom Okker (quarterfinals)
2. Gene Mayer / Stan Smith (semifinals)
3. Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez (final)
4. Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (champions)
5. Heinz Günthardt / Pavel Složil (semifinals)
6. Tom Gullikson / Bruce Manson (first round)
7. Álvaro Fillol / Jaime Fillol (quarterfinals)
8. Johan Kriek / Eliot Teltscher (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Final

	Semifinals							Final
	5	Heinz Günthardt Pavel Složil	3	2
	4	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	6	6
								4	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	6	3	6
								3	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	4	6	1
	3	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	3	6	6
	2	Gene Mayer Stan Smith	6	3	3

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	W Fibak T Okker	6	6
		N Saviano F Taygan	4	4				1	W Fibak T Okker	4	7	6
									R Moore D Schneider	6	5	2
															1	W Fibak T Okker	2	6	4
															5	H Günthardt P Složil	6	3	6
									Ž Franulović I Lendl	4	6
		H Kary T Waltke	3	6				5	H Günthardt P Složil	6	7
	5	H Günthardt P Složil	6	7																		5	H Günthardt P Složil	3	2
	4	B Hewitt F McMillan	6	6																		4	B Hewitt F McMillan	6	6
		E Ewert R Lewis	4	3				4	B Hewitt F McMillan	6	6
									G Wimmer I Wimmer	3	1
															4	B Hewitt F McMillan	5	6	6
																K Curren L Palin	7	4	4
									K Curren L Palin	6	6
		S Birner J Šimbera	4	4				8	J Kriek E Teltscher	4	4
	8	J Kriek E Teltscher	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	T Gullikson B Manson	6	6	1
		M Günthardt L Sanders	3	7	6				M Günthardt L Sanders	3	6	7
									S Docherty K Richardson	6	3	6
																M Günthardt L Sanders	4	4
		G Erickson T Svensson	4	3											3	B Gottfried R Ramírez	6	6
		E Fromm J Hayes	6	6					E Fromm J Hayes	2	4
								3	B Gottfried R Ramírez	6	6
																						3	B Gottfried R Ramírez	3	6	6
																						2	G Mayer S Smith	6	3	3
								7	A Fillol J Fillol	6	6
		R Reininger R Stiegler	3	3					C Freyss T Koch	1	4
		C Freyss T Koch	6	6											7	A Fillol J Fillol	2	1
															2	G Mayer S Smith	6	6
									G Malin V Van Patten	6	2	3
		J-L Haillet P Portes	6	2	3			2	G Mayer S Smith	4	6	6
	2	G Mayer S Smith	4	6	6

External links

• 1979 Fischer-Grand Prix Doubles draw