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1979 French Open – Mixed doubles

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Mixed doubles
1979 French Open
Final
ChampionSouth Africa Bob Hewitt
Australia Wendy Turnbull
Runner-upRomania Ion Țiriac
Romania Virginia Ruzici
Score6–3, 2–6, 6–1
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Pavel Složil and Renáta Tomanová were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Bob Hewitt and Wendy Turnbull.

Bob Hewitt and Wendy Turnbull won in the final 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 against Ion Țiriac and Virginia Ruzici.[1]

Seeds

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Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
5 Romania Ion Țiriac
Romania Virginia Ruzici
2 6 6
7 France Patrice Beust
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6 3 0
5 Romania Ion Țiriac
Romania Virginia Ruzici
3 6 1
2 South Africa Bob Hewitt
Australia Wendy Turnbull
6 2 6
3 Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová
2 0
2 South Africa Bob Hewitt
Australia Wendy Turnbull
6 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Romania I Năstase
France F Dürr
6 6
Brazil C Sacomandi
Brazil C Monteiro
2 0 1 Romania I Năstase
France F Dürr
6 6
France B Renoult
France A Chevalier
United States P DuPré
United States D DuPré
2 0
United States P DuPré
United States D DuPré
w/o 1 Romania I Năstase
France F Dürr
4 6 3
Brazil E Botto
Argentina M Voyame
1 3 5 Romania I Țiriac
Romania V Ruzici
6 1 6
France C Ros
France A-M Cassaigne
6 6 France C Ros
France A-M Cassaigne
2 1
5 Romania I Țiriac
Romania V Ruzici
6 6
5 Romania I Țiriac
Romania V Ruzici
2 6 6
4 Czechoslovakia I Lendl
Czechoslovakia R Maršíková
5 6 6 7 France P Beust
Netherlands B Stöve
6 3 0
United States V Winitsky
United States R Fox
7 3 1 4 Czechoslovakia I Lendl
Czechoslovakia R Maršíková
6 6
France J-B Chanfreau
United States M Redondo
7 6 France J-B Chanfreau
United States M Redondo
1 3
Morocco O Laimina
France D Beillan
6 3 4 Czechoslovakia I Lendl
Czechoslovakia R Maršíková
3 5
France J Lovera
France R Darmon
6 5 7 France P Beust
Netherlands B Stöve
6 7
France P Joly
Italy A-M Nasuelli
7 7 France P Joly
Italy A-M Nasuelli
1 1
Colombia A Cortes
United States P Bostrom
5 4 7 France P Beust
Netherlands B Stöve
6 6
7 France P Beust
Netherlands B Stöve
7 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 France É Deblicker
France G Lovera
6 6
France J Ravel
United States M Riley
1 2 6 France É Deblicker
France G Lovera
6 7
United States L Turville
United States L duPont
3 6
6 France É Deblicker
France G Lovera
6 3
Brazil N Keller
Brazil P Medrado
6 6 3 Czechoslovakia P Složil
Czechoslovakia R Tomanová
7 6
Brazil R Guedes
Chile S Urroz
0 3 Brazil N Keller
Brazil P Medrado
1 3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Ostoja
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec
7 3 4 3 Czechoslovakia P Složil
Czechoslovakia R Tomanová
6 6
3 Czechoslovakia P Složil
Czechoslovakia R Tomanová
5 6 6 3 Czechoslovakia P Složil
Czechoslovakia R Tomanová
2 0
8 Paraguay F González
United States A Smith
6 6 2 South Africa B Hewitt
Australia W Turnbull
6 6
United States T Bennett
United States P Teeguarden
1 1 8 Paraguay F González
United States A Smith
w/o
Venezuela J Andrew
United States S Acker
8 Paraguay F González
United States A Smith
2 4
France J Thamin
France N Fuchs
6 6 2 South Africa B Hewitt
Australia W Turnbull
6 6
Chile JC Ayala
Chile V Zahri
1 3 France J Thamin
France N Fuchs
4 1
2 South Africa B Hewitt
Australia W Turnbull
6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Internationaux de France 1979". larousse.fr. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015.
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