1979 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1979 Australian Open
Final
ChampionsAustralia Peter McNamara
Australia Paul McNamee
Runners-upAustralia Paul Kronk
Australia Cliff Letcher
Score7–6, 6–2
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Main article: 1979 Australian Open

Wojciech Fibak and Kim Warwick were the defending champions.

Seeds

  1. United States Hank Pfister / United States Sherwood Stewart (quarterfinals)
  2. Australia Bob Carmichael / Hungary Balázs Taróczy (first round)
  3. Australia Mark Edmondson / Australia John Marks (first round)
  4. Australia Ross Case / Australia Geoff Masters (quarterfinals)
  5. Australia Peter McNamara / Australia Paul McNamee (champion)
  6. United States John Sadri / United States Tim Wilkison (semifinals)
  7. Australia Colin Dibley / Australia Chris Kachel (quarterfinals)
  8. Australia Syd Ball / Australia Kim Warwick (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
6 United States John Sadri
United States Tim Wilkison 		2 4
Australia Paul Kronk
Australia Cliff Letcher 		6 6
Australia Paul Kronk
Australia Cliff Letcher 		6 2
5 Australia Peter McNamara
Australia Paul McNamee 		7 6
Australia John James
Australia Terry Rocavert 		4 6 5
5 Australia Peter McNamara
Australia Paul McNamee 		6 4 7

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States H Pfister
United States S Stewart 		6 5 6
Australia J Fitzgerald
Australia W Pascoe 		4 7 4 1 United States H Pfister
United States S Stewart 		6 6
Australia S Docherty
New Zealand C Lewis 		6 6 Australia S Docherty
New Zealand C Lewis 		2 4
United States J Austin
United States D Siegler 		3 4 1 United States H Pfister
United States S Stewart 		4 6
United States P Rennert
United States R Van't Hof 		7 6 6 United States J Sadri
United States T Wilkison 		6 7
Australia G Braun
Australia H Hansson 		5 4 United States P Rennert
United States R Van't Hof 		7 3 3
United States R Fisher
India S Menon 		6 6 6 United States J Sadri
United States T Wilkison 		6 6 6
6 United States J Sadri
United States T Wilkison 		7 7 6 United States J Sadri
United States T Wilkison 		2 4
4 Australia R Case
Australia G Masters 		5 7 6 Australia P Kronk
Australia C Letcher 		6 6
Australia R Ruffels
New Zealand R Simpson 		7 6 2 4 Australia R Case
Australia G Masters 		7 6
South Africa R Moore
Australia J Trickey 		6 6 South Africa R Moore
Australia J Trickey 		5 3
Australia C Johnstone
Australia G Whitecross 		4 4 4 Australia R Case
Australia G Masters 		6 4 2
West Germany T Fürst
West Germany U Marten 		6 7 Australia P Kronk
Australia C Letcher 		3 6 6
Australia P Doohan
Australia CA Miller 		3 6 West Germany T Fürst
West Germany U Marten 		1 2
Australia P Kronk
Australia C Letcher 		6 6 Australia P Kronk
Australia C Letcher 		6 6
8 Australia S Ball
Australia K Warwick 		3 4

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Australia C Dibley
Australia C Kachel 		7 6
Australia W Maher
Australia N Phillips 		6 3 7 Australia C Dibley
Australia C Kachel 		3 6 6
United States C Delaney
United States J Delaney 		3 7 8 United States C Delaney
United States J Delaney 		6 3 2
Australia D Carter
Australia A Gardiner 		6 5 6 7 Australia C Dibley
Australia C Kachel 		4 6 6
Australia J James
Australia T Rocavert 		6 7 Australia J James
Australia T Rocavert 		6 4 8
United States G Hardie
United States F Mcnair 		3 5 Australia J James
Australia T Rocavert 		6 7
Australia V Eke
Australia E Ewert 		7 7 Australia V Eke
Australia E Ewert 		3 6
3 Australia M Edmondson
Australia J Marks 		6 5 Australia J James
Australia T Rocavert 		4 6 5
5 Australia P McNamara
Australia P McNamee 		6 6 5 Australia P McNamara
Australia P McNamee 		6 4 7
Australia P Campbell
United States G Malin 		4 3 5 Australia P McNamara
Australia P McNamee 		6 7
Australia B Drewett
South Africa D Schneider 		7 2 8 Australia B Drewett
South Africa D Schneider 		4 5
United States B Maze
United States M Mitchell 		6 6 6 5 Australia P McNamara
Australia P McNamee 		6 6
Australia D Collings
Australia D Crealy 		6 4 4 Austria P Feigl
Australia R Frawley 		4 4
Israel S Glickstein
United States S Krulevitz 		3 6 6 Israel S Glickstein
United States S Krulevitz 		4 4
Austria P Feigl
Australia R Frawley 		6 3 9 Austria P Feigl
Australia R Frawley 		6 6
2 Australia B Carmichael
Hungary B Taróczy 		3 6 7