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1979 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

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Mixed doubles
1979 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsSouth Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Greer Stevens
Runners-upSouth Africa Frew McMillan
Netherlands Betty Stöve
Score7–5, 7–6(9–7)
Details
Draw48 (3 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Bob Hewitt and Greer Stevens defeated the defending champions Betty Stöve and Frew McMillan in the final, 7–5, 7–6(9–7) to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Seeds

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01.   South Africa Frew McMillan / Netherlands Betty Stöve (final)
02.   South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Greer Stevens (champions)
03.   United States Marty Riessen / Australia Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals)
04.   Australia John Newcombe / Australia Evonne Cawley (semifinals)
05.   Romania Ion Țiriac / Romania Virginia Ruzici (third round)
06.   n/a
07.   United Kingdom John Lloyd / United States Rosie Casals (third round)
08.   Australia Ross Case / United States Betty Ann Stuart (third round, withdrew)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 South Africa Frew McMillan
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6 6
United Kingdom David Lloyd
United Kingdom Lesley Charles
1 2
1 South Africa Frew McMillan
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6 2 6
Australia Kim Warwick
United States Betsy Nagelsen
2 6 2
3 United States Marty Riessen
Australia Wendy Turnbull
7 4 2
Australia Kim Warwick
United States Betsy Nagelsen
5 6 6
1 South Africa Frew McMillan
Netherlands Betty Stöve
5 67
2 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Greer Stevens
7 79
Q United States David Sherbeck
United States Jane Stratton
6 2 4
4 Australia John Newcombe
Australia Evonne Cawley
1 6 6
4 Australia John Newcombe
Australia Evonne Cawley
7 4 4
2 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Greer Stevens
6 6 6
Australia John Marks
Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová
2 4
2 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Greer Stevens
6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 South Africa F McMillan
Netherlands B Stöve
6 6
Australia R Carmichael
Australia K Avis
3 4 1 South Africa F McMillan
Netherlands B Stöve
6 6
United States J McManus
United States M Carillo
2 0
1 South Africa F McMillan
Netherlands B Stöve
4 6 6
Australia F Stolle
United States B Potter
6 0 1
United States C Pasarell
United States J Russell
5 5
Australia F Stolle
United States B Potter
6 6 Australia F Stolle
United States B Potter
7 7
LL Australia M Fancutt
Australia A Tobin
3 2 1 South Africa F McMillan
Netherlands B Stöve
6 6
United Kingdom D Lloyd
United Kingdom L Charles
1 2
Switzerland C Dowdeswell
United Kingdom L Geeves
3 4
Chile P Rodríguez
Chile M Rodríguez
4 1 United Kingdom D Lloyd
United Kingdom L Charles
6 6
United Kingdom D Lloyd
United Kingdom L Charles
6 6 United Kingdom D Lloyd
United Kingdom L Charles
6 6
United Kingdom J Smith
New Zealand J Chaloner
7 7 7 United Kingdom J Lloyd
United States R Casals
2 3
Australia D Collings
Australia N Gregory
5 5 United Kingdom J Smith
New Zealand J Chaloner
4 6 7
7 United Kingdom J Lloyd
United States R Casals
6 3 9

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 United States M Riessen
Australia W Turnbull
6 7
United States J Austin
United States T Austin
0 5 3 United States M Riessen
Australia W Turnbull
7 6
United States G Reid
Australia K Reid
6 3
3 United States M Riessen
Australia W Turnbull
6 4 7
Australia C Kachel
South Africa I Kloss
4 6 5
Australia C Kachel
South Africa I Kloss
6 6
Australia O Davidson
United States D Desfor
4 6 6 Australia O Davidson
United States D Desfor
4 3
United Kingdom A Jarrett
United Kingdom D Jevans
6 3 1 3 United States M Riessen
Australia W Turnbull
7 4 2
Jamaica R Russell
United States D Morrison
6 4 7 Australia K Warwick
United States E Nagelsen
5 6 6
Australia K Warwick
United States E Nagelsen
3 6 9 Australia K Warwick
United States E Nagelsen
6 6
Australia M Edmondson
Australia D Evers
1 4
Australia K Warwick
United States E Nagelsen
7 4 6
5 Romania I Țiriac
Romania V Ruzici
6 6 2
United Kingdom R Drysdale
United Kingdom J Lloyd
2 3
Q United Kingdom M Appleton
Australia P Whytcross
5 4 5 Romania I Țiriac
Romania V Ruzici
6 6
5 Romania I Țiriac
Romania V Ruzici
7 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
LL United Kingdom J Whiteford
United Kingdom J Plackett
2 2
United Kingdom R Lewis
United Kingdom V Burton
6 6 3 Q United States D Sherbeck
United States J Stratton
6 6
Q United States D Sherbeck
United States J Stratton
7 4 6 Q United States D Sherbeck
United States J Stratton
6 7
Uruguay JL Damiani
Chile S Urroz
4 5
United States R Crawford
United States K Sands
6 6 5
United Kingdom M Farrell
United Kingdom A Hobbs
3 6 Uruguay JL Damiani
Chile S Urroz
7 4 7
Uruguay JL Damiani
Chile S Urroz
6 7 Q United States D Sherbeck
United States J Stratton
6 2 4
United States B Testerman
United States BJ King
w/o 4 Australia J Newcombe
Australia E Cawley
1 6 6
India As Amritraj
United States A Kiyomura
United States B Testerman
United States BJ King
6 6
United Kingdom R Taylor
United Kingdom W Wooldridge
1 1
United States B Testerman
United States BJ King
4 3
4 Australia J Newcombe
Australia E Cawley
6 6
United States J Geraghty
United States L Antonoplis
1 3
South Africa J Yuill
South Africa B Cuypers
2 2 4 Australia J Newcombe
Australia E Cawley
6 6
4 Australia J Newcombe
Australia E Cawley
6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Australia R Case
United States BA Stuart
7 6
Q Brazil T Koch
Argentina R Giscafré
6 3 3 Australia C Fancutt
Czechoslovakia R Maršíková
5 4
Australia C Fancutt
Czechoslovakia R Maršíková
4 6 6 8 Australia R Case
United States BA Stuart
Australia J Marks
Czechoslovakia R Tomanová
w/o
India An Amritraj
France F Dürr
3 2
United States A Lucchesi
United States M Louie
6 3 2 Australia J Marks
Czechoslovakia R Tomanová
6 6
Australia J Marks
Czechoslovakia R Tomanová
3 6 6 Australia J Marks
Czechoslovakia R Tomanová
2 4
Australia P Doerner
Australia C Doerner
w/o 2 South Africa R Hewitt
South Africa G Stevens
6 6
Paraguay F González
United States P Teeguarden
Australia P Doerner
Australia C Doerner
6 3 6
LL United Kingdom C Wells
United Kingdom D Parker
3 6 4
Australia P Doerner
Australia C Doerner
1 2
United Kingdom J Feaver
United Kingdom M Tyler
2 3 2 South Africa R Hewitt
South Africa G Stevens
6 6
United States V Winitsky
United States R Fox
6 6 United States V Winitsky
United States R Fox
5 5
2 South Africa R Hewitt
South Africa G Stevens
7 7

References

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  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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