1979 Fischer-Grand Prix – Doubles

Víctor Pecci and Balázs Taróczy were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Doubles
1979 Fischer-Grand Prix
Champions	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
Runners-up	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
Score	6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Draw	24
Seeds	8

Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan won in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 against Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez.

Seeds

The draw allocated unseeded teams at random; as a result two seeded teams received byes into the second round.

1. Wojciech Fibak / Tom Okker (quarterfinals)
2. Gene Mayer / Stan Smith (semifinals)
3. Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez (final)
4. Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (champions)
5. Heinz Günthardt / Pavel Složil (semifinals)
6. Tom Gullikson / Bruce Manson (first round)
7. Álvaro Fillol / Jaime Fillol (quarterfinals)
8. Johan Kriek / Eliot Teltscher (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Final

	Semifinals							Final
	5	Heinz Günthardt Pavel Složil	3	2
	4	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	6	6
								4	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	6	3	6
								3	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	4	6	1
	3	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	3	6	6
	2	Gene Mayer Stan Smith	6	3	3

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	W Fibak T Okker	6	6
		N Saviano F Taygan	4	4				1	W Fibak T Okker	4	7	6
									R Moore D Schneider	6	5	2
															1	W Fibak T Okker	2	6	4
															5	H Günthardt P Složil	6	3	6
									Ž Franulović I Lendl	4	6
		H Kary T Waltke	3	6				5	H Günthardt P Složil	6	7
	5	H Günthardt P Složil	6	7																		5	H Günthardt P Složil	3	2
	4	B Hewitt F McMillan	6	6																		4	B Hewitt F McMillan	6	6
		E Ewert R Lewis	4	3				4	B Hewitt F McMillan	6	6
									G Wimmer I Wimmer	3	1
															4	B Hewitt F McMillan	5	6	6
																K Curren L Palin	7	4	4
									K Curren L Palin	6	6
		S Birner J Šimbera	4	4				8	J Kriek E Teltscher	4	4
	8	J Kriek E Teltscher	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	T Gullikson B Manson	6	6	1
		M Günthardt L Sanders	3	7	6				M Günthardt L Sanders	3	6	7
									S Docherty K Richardson	6	3	6
																M Günthardt L Sanders	4	4
		G Erickson T Svensson	4	3											3	B Gottfried R Ramírez	6	6
		E Fromm J Hayes	6	6					E Fromm J Hayes	2	4
								3	B Gottfried R Ramírez	6	6
																						3	B Gottfried R Ramírez	3	6	6
																						2	G Mayer S Smith	6	3	3
								7	A Fillol J Fillol	6	6
		R Reininger R Stiegler	3	3					C Freyss T Koch	1	4
		C Freyss T Koch	6	6											7	A Fillol J Fillol	2	1
															2	G Mayer S Smith	6	6
									G Malin V Van Patten	6	2	3
		J-L Haillet P Portes	6	2	3			2	G Mayer S Smith	4	6	6
	2	G Mayer S Smith	4	6	6

External links

• 1979 Fischer-Grand Prix Doubles draw