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1979 French Open – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
1979 French Open
Final
ChampionNetherlands Betty Stöve
Australia Wendy Turnbull
Runner-upFrance Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
Score3–6, 7–5, 6–4
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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Mima Jaušovec and Virginia Ruzici were the defending champions but lost in the second round to Sherry Acker and Anne Smith.

Betty Stöve and Wendy Turnbull won in the final 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 against Françoise Dürr and Virginia Wade. [1]

Seeds

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Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1 Netherlands Betty Stöve
Australia Wendy Turnbull
6 7
South Africa Ilana Kloss
United States Betty Ann Stuart
3 6
1 Netherlands Betty Stöve
Australia Wendy Turnbull
3 7 6
2 France Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
6 5 4
Australia Dianne Fromholtz
South Africa Marise Kruger
4 6
2 France Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
6 7

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Netherlands B Stöve
Australia W Turnbull
6 6
West Germany B Bunge
Argentina I Madruga
2 1 1 Netherlands B Stöve
Australia W Turnbull
6 6
United Kingdom A Hobbs
South Africa Y Vermaak
6 6 United Kingdom A Hobbs
South Africa Y Vermaak
3 4
United States L Siegel
Italy S Simmonds
1 0 1 Netherlands B Stöve
Australia W Turnbull
6 6
Italy D Porzio
France F Thibault
5 5 France G Lovera
United States P Teeguarden
3 2
Australia C O'Neil
Sweden M Wikstedt
7 7 Australia C O'Neil
Sweden M Wikstedt
6 2 1
Australia C Doerner
United States L Forood
2 2 France G Lovera
United States P Teeguarden
2 6 6
France G Lovera
United States P Teeguarden
6 6 1 Netherlands B Stöve
Australia W Turnbull
6 7
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec
Romania V Ruzici
6 6 South Africa I Kloss
United States BA Stuart
3 6
United States R Blount
Argentina V González
4 4 3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia M Jaušovec
Romania V Ruzici
3 6
United States S Acker
United States A Smith
5 6 6 United States S Acker
United States A Smith
6 7
United States L Allen
United States K McDaniel
7 3 4 United States S Acker
United States A Smith
2 6 4
South Africa B Cuypers
United States L duPont
6 6 South Africa I Kloss
United States BA Stuart
6 2 6
Argentina C Casabianca
Argentina E Raponi
4 1 South Africa B Cuypers
United States L duPont
4 5
United States K Sands
Chile S Urroz
4 0 South Africa I Kloss
United States BA Stuart
6 7
South Africa I Kloss
United States BA Stuart
6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Australia D Fromholtz
South Africa M Kruger
6 1 6
France N Fuchs
Argentina A Villagrán
0 6 1 Australia D Fromholtz
South Africa M Kruger
6 6
United States P Bostrom
United States M Redondo
6 6 United States P Bostrom
United States M Redondo
0 3
Italy MT Nasuelli
Romania M Simionescu
2 3 Australia D Fromholtz
South Africa M Kruger
7 6
United States R Fox
United States P Smith
6 6 4 United States R Casals
United States C Evert
5 3
Australia N Gregory
Japan N Sato
3 1 United States R Fox
United States P Smith
4 4
France D Beillan
France B Simon
1 0 4 United States R Casals
United States C Evert
6 6
4 United States R Casals
United States C Evert
6 6 Australia D Fromholtz
South Africa M Kruger
4 6
Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková
Czechoslovakia R Maršíková
6 6 2 France F Dürr
United Kingdom V Wade
6 7
Czechoslovakia I Budařová
Czechoslovakia H Strachoňová
2 2 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková
Czechoslovakia R Maršíková
6 6
Australia D Evers
Czechoslovakia R Tomanová
6 6 Australia D Evers
Czechoslovakia R Tomanová
4 4
United States J Harrington
United States A Whitmore
2 0 Czechoslovakia H Mandlíková
Czechoslovakia R Maršíková
6 1 6
Argentina R Giscafré
United States J Stratton
2 0 2 France F Dürr
United Kingdom V Wade
4 6 8
United States D Desfor
United States K Jordan
6 6 United States D Desfor
United States K Jordan
1 4
Switzerland P Delhees
Netherlands E Vessies
0 1 2 France F Dürr
United Kingdom V Wade
6 6
2 France F Dürr
United Kingdom V Wade
6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Internationaux de France 1979". larousse.fr. Archived from the original on 2020-08-28. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
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