1979 French Open – Men's doubles

Gene Mayer and Henry Pfister were the defending champions but only Gene Mayer competed that year.

Men's doubles
1979 French Open
Champion Gene Mayer
Sandy Mayer
Runner-up Ross Case
Phil Dent
Score6–4, 6–4, 6–4
Draw64
Seeds16
Main article: 1979 French Open

Gene Mayer teamed up with his brother Sandy Mayer and successfully defended his title by defeating Ross Case and Phil Dent 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 in the final. [1]

Seeds
  1. Wojtek Fibak / Tom Okker (second round)
  2. Jan Kodeš / Tomáš Šmíd (semifinals)
  3. Sandy Mayer / Gene Mayer (champions)
  4. Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals)
  5. Víctor Pecci / Balázs Taróczy (withdrew)
  6. Heinz Günthardt / Bob Hewitt (third round)
  7. Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac (second round)
  8. Mark Edmondson / John Marks (first round)
  9. Peter Fleming / Kim Warwick (third round)
  10. Ross Case / Phil Dent (final)
  11. Arthur Ashe / Dick Stockton (semifinals)
  12. Tim Gullikson / Tom Gullikson (third round)
  13. Pat DuPré / Stan Smith (quarterfinals)
  14. Željko Franulović / Hans Gildemeister (second round)
  15. Anand Amritraj / Ray Moore (third round)
  16. Bruce Manson / Andrew Pattison (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                   
10 Ross Case
Phil Dent 		6 6
Álvaro Fillol
Jaime Fillol 		2 2
10 Ross Case
Phil Dent 		6 3 4 6 6
11 Arthur Ashe
Dick Stockton 		4 6 6 3 4
4 Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez 		7 6r
11 Arthur Ashe
Dick Stockton 		6 7
10 Ross Case
Phil Dent 		4 4 4
3 Sandy Mayer
Gene Mayer 		6 6 6
13 Pat DuPré
Stan Smith 		6 6
3 Sandy Mayer
Gene Mayer 		7 7
3 Sandy Mayer
Gene Mayer 		7 5 6 7
2 Jan Kodeš
Tomáš Šmíd 		6 7 3 6
16 Bruce Manson
Andrew Pattison 		1 2
2 Jan Kodeš
Tomáš Šmíd 		6 6

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 W Fibak
T Okker 		6 6
S Myers
B Phillips-Moore 		2 4 1 W Fibak
T Okker 		6 5 5
J Lloyd
P McNamara 		w/o J Lloyd
P McNamara 		1 7 7
F Jauffret
Y Noah 		J Lloyd
P McNamara 		1 3
Á Giménez
B Rowe 		7 6 3 10 R Case
P Dent 		6 6
D Carter
J James 		6 7 6 D Carter
J James 		6 5
R Krishnan
B Nunna 		4 2 10 R Case
P Dent 		7 7
10 R Case
P Dent 		6 6 10 R Case
P Dent 		6 6
15 A Amritraj
R Moore 		6 6 Á Fillol
J Fillol 		2 2
N Keller
C Motta 		3 1 15 A Amritraj
R Moore 		6 6
D Pérez
H Roverano 		2 4 R Guedes
C Sacomandi 		3 2
R Guedes
C Sacomandi 		6 6 15 A Amritraj
R Moore 		6 6 9
Á Fillol
J Fillol 		6 6 Á Fillol
J Fillol 		2 7 11
F González
E Teltscher 		4 3 Á Fillol
J Fillol 		6 7
M Farani
W Villanueva 		0 1 7 I Năstase
I Țiriac 		3 6
7 I Năstase
I Țiriac 		6 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 B Gottfried
R Ramírez 		6 5 6
C Barazzutti
R Cano 		3 7 3 4 B Gottfried
R Ramírez 		6 6
C Kirmayr
R Ycaza 		2 0 J-L Haillet
P Portes 		3 3
J-L Haillet
P Portes 		6 6 4 B Gottfried
R Ramírez 		6 3 6
P Dominguez
G Moretton 		6 6 P Dominguez
G Moretton 		2 6 3
E Botto
P Penetta 		1 0 P Dominguez
G Moretton 		7 6
JL Damiani
F Maynetto 		7 5 6 14 Ž Franulović
H Gildemeister 		5 3
14 Ž Franulović
H Gildemeister 		5 7 8 4 B Gottfried
R Ramírez 		7 6r
11 A Ashe
D Stockton 		6 6 11 A Ashe
D Stockton 		6 7
E Álvarez
A Muñoz 		3 2 11 A Ashe
D Stockton 		6 6
A Dîrzu
F Segărceanu 		6 7 A Dîrzu
F Segărceanu 		0 3
R Brunet
J-B Chanfreau 		1 5 11 A Ashe
D Stockton 		6 6 6
D Ralston
F Stolle 		3 2 B Carmichael
B Teacher 		7 3 4
B Carmichael
B Teacher 		6 6 B Carmichael
B Teacher 		6 6
N Saviano
B Scanlon 		w/o N Saviano
B Scanlon 		1 4
5 V Pecci
B Taróczy

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 H Günthardt
B Hewitt 		3 7 8
D Joubert
R Simpson 		6 6 6 6 H Günthardt
B Hewitt 		3 7 8
A Cortes
T Vázquez 		3 7 2 W Maze
F Taygan 		6 6 6
W Maze
F Taygan 		6 6 6 6 H Günthardt
B Hewitt 		3 6 4
I Lendl
P Složil 		2 4 13 P DuPré
S Smith 		6 3 6
P Bertolucci
A Panatta 		6 6 P Bertolucci
A Panatta 		6 4
N Jensen
O Laimina 		1 3 13 P DuPré
S Smith 		7 6
13 P DuPré
S Smith 		6 6 13 P DuPré
S Smith 		6 6
12 Tim Gullikson
Tom Gullikson 		7 6 3 S Mayer
G Mayer 		7 7
P Beust
B Paul 		6 4 12 Tim Gullikson
Tom Gullikson 		6 5 11
V Amaya
E van Dillen 		5 6 6 V Amaya
E van Dillen 		2 7 9
G Ocleppo
C Roger-Vasselin 		7 3 3 12 Tim Gullikson
Tom Gullikson 		3 5
A Jumatano
C Ros 		0 4 3 S Mayer
G Mayer 		6 7
D Bedel
É Deblicker 		6 6 D Bedel
É Deblicker 		2 1
P Larfouillut
E Van Der Pol 		1 2 3 S Mayer
G Mayer 		6 6
3 S Mayer
G Mayer 		6 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 P Fleming
K Warwick 		5 4
J Andrew
J Soares 		7 6 J Andrew
J Soares 		3 4
J-F Caujolle
C Freyss 		6 3 R Fagel
B Martin 		6 6
R Fagel
B Martin 		7 6 R Fagel
B Martin 		3 7 3
J Granát
L Sanders 		6 3 6 16 B Manson
A Pattison 		6 5 6
J Ayala
JC Ayala 		1 6 1 J Granát
L Sanders 		3 6
D Eddy
M Ostoja 		2 2 16 B Manson
A Pattison 		6 7
16 B Manson
A Pattison 		6 6 16 B Manson
A Pattison 		1 2
9 M Edmondson
J Marks 		6 6 2 J Kodeš
T Šmíd 		6 6
H Hoyt
N Špear 		0 3 9 M Edmondson
J Marks 		7 6
R Crawford
E Montaño 		6 3 J Kriek
T Moor 		6 0
J Kriek
T Moor 		7 6 9 M Edmondson
J Marks 		6 2
B Fritz
P Proisy 		2 6 3 2 J Kodeš
T Šmíd 		7 6
B Balleret
J Thamin 		6 4 6 B Balleret
J Thamin 		1 2
M Cahill
V Winitsky 		2 1 2 J Kodeš
T Šmíd 		6 6
2 J Kodeš
T Šmíd 		6 6

References
  1. "Mrs. Lloyd Wins French Open". nytimes.com.
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