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1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Gene Mayer
United States John McEnroe
Runners-upCzechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Score6–4, 7–6
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1978 · U.S. Clay Court Championships · 1980 →

Gene Mayer returned with John McEnroe to defend the title he had won with Hank Pfister. Top-seeds Mayer and McEnroe defeated No.2 pair Jan Kodeš and Tomáš Šmíd in the final for a prize of $9,200.[1]

Seeds

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A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. United States Gene Mayer / United States John McEnroe (champions)
  2. Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš / Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd (final)
  3. Australia Mark Edmondson / Australia John Marks (semifinals)
  4. Switzerland Colin Dowdeswell / Hungary Balázs Taróczy (semifinals)
  5. United Kingdom Robin Drysdale / United States Van Winitsky (second round)
  6. Australia Ross Case / Chile Jaime Fillol (quarterfinals)
  7. New Zealand Chris Lewis / Australia Paul McNamee (second round)
  8. Australia Paul Kronk / Australia Peter McNamara (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1 United States Gene Mayer
United States John McEnroe
6 6  
3 Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia John Marks
1 4  
1 United States Gene Mayer
United States John McEnroe
6 7  
2 Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
4 6  
4 Switzerland Colin Dowdeswell
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
3 6 7
2 Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
6 2 9

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States G Mayer
United States J McEnroe
6 6  
  United States F Buehning
United States B Nichols
3 2   1 United States G Mayer
United States J McEnroe
6 6  
  United States T Mayotte
United States L Stefanki
1 2     United States M Cahill
Israel S Krulevitz
4 4  
  United States M Cahill
Israel S Krulevitz
6 6   1 United States G Mayer
United States J McEnroe
6 6  
  United States G Hardie
United States E Teltscher
2 7 7   Czechoslovakia J Hřebec
Czechoslovakia P Složil
3 4  
  Czechoslovakia J Hřebec
Czechoslovakia P Složil
6 5 9   Czechoslovakia J Hřebec
Czechoslovakia P Složil
6 3 6
  Chile J Núñez
Chile P Rodríguez
1 6 3 7 New Zealand C Lewis
Australia P McNamee
3 6 4
7 New Zealand C Lewis
Australia P McNamee
6 4 6 1 United States G Mayer
United States J McEnroe
6 6  
3 Australia M Edmondson
Australia J Marks
6 6   3 Australia M Edmondson
Australia J Marks
1 4  
  Venezuela J Andrew
Czechoslovakia I Lendl
3 3   3 Australia M Edmondson
Australia J Marks
6 6  
  Australia N Callaghan
United States G Holroyd
4 6     Australia B Drewett
Australia J James
1 2  
  Australia B Drewett
Australia J James
6 7   3 Australia M Edmondson
Australia J Marks
7 3 6
  United States M Greenberg
United States G Petrovic
1 2   6 Australia R Case
Chile J Fillol
6 6 3
  United States T Delatte
United States M Purcell
6 6     United States T Delatte
United States M Purcell
3 0  
  Australia D Collings
Australia K Warwick
1 3   6 Australia R Case
Chile J Fillol
6 6  
6 Australia R Case
Chile J Fillol
6 6  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Australia P Kronk
Australia P McNamara
6 7  
  Australia W Maher
Australia N Phillips
3 6   8 Australia P Kronk
Australia P McNamara
7 6  
  Argentina JL Clerc
Argentina C Gattiker
6 3 6   Argentina JL Clerc
Argentina C Gattiker
5 3  
  United States J Lapidus
United States P Rennert
3 6 2 8 Australia P Kronk
Australia P McNamara
6 3 3
  United States G Martinez
South Africa Darryl Shapiro
2 1   4 Switzerland C Dowdeswell
Hungary B Taróczy
4 6 6
  Argentina F Dalla Fontana
France C Roger-Vasselin
6 6     Argentina F Dalla Fontana
France C Roger-Vasselin
6 4 2
  United States J DiLouie
United States R Van't Hof
4 4   4 Switzerland C Dowdeswell
Hungary B Taróczy
3 6 6
4 Switzerland C Dowdeswell
Hungary B Taróczy
6 6   4 Switzerland C Dowdeswell
Hungary B Taróczy
3 6 7
5 United Kingdom R Drysdale
United States V Winitsky
6 6   2 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš
Czechoslovakia T Šmíd
6 2 9
  United States L Bourne
Zimbabwe Rhodesia H Ismail
4 2   5 United Kingdom R Drysdale
United States V Winitsky
2 1  
  Ecuador A Gómez
Ecuador R Ycaza
6 6 2   United Kingdom J Lloyd
United States F McNair
6 6  
  United Kingdom J Lloyd
United States F McNair
7 2 6   United Kingdom J Lloyd
United States F McNair
2 7 3
  United States J Hayes
United States C Stansbury
3 2   2 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš
Czechoslovakia T Šmíd
6 5 6
  United States R Crawford
United States N Saviano
6 6     United States R Crawford
United States N Saviano
6 3  
  United States J Eagleton
South Africa D Joubert
4 1   2 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš
Czechoslovakia T Šmíd
7 6  
2 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš
Czechoslovakia T Šmíd
6 6  

References

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  1. ^ Benner, Bill (August 13, 1979). "Vilas Is Jimbo's 4th Clay Pigeon". The Indianapolis Star. p. 19.
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