1979 US Open – Women's doubles

Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but lost in the final 5–7, 3–6 against Betty Stöve and Wendy Turnbull.

Women's doubles
1979 US Open
Champions	Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull
Runners-up	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova
Score	7–5, 6–3
Draw	48
Seeds	12

Main article: 1979 US Open (tennis)

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. Three seeded teams and 13 unseeded teams received byes into the second round.

1. Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull (champions)
2. Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova (final)
3. Rosie Casals / Chris Evert-Lloyd (semifinals)
4. Sue Barker / Ann Kiyomura (first round)
5. Françoise Dürr / Virginia Wade (first round)
6. Dianne Fromholtz / Marise Kruger (quarterfinals)
7. Ilana Kloss / Betty-Ann Stuart (third round)
8. Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith (second round)
9. Laura duPont / Sharon Walsh (first round)
10. Regina Maršíková / Renáta Tomanová (third round)
11. Tracy Austin / Kathy May-Teacher (quarterfinals)
12. Betsy Nagelsen / Pam Shriver (third 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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull	3	7	6
		Diane Desfor Barbara Hallquist	6	6	3
								1	Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull	6	7
								3	Rosie Casals Chris Evert-Lloyd	2	5
	3	Rosie Casals Chris Evert-Lloyd	6	6
	6	Dianne Fromholtz Marise Kruger	3	3
															1	Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull	6	6
															2	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	4	3
		Sherry Acker Julie Anthony	w/o
	11	Tracy Austin Kathy May-Teacher
									Sherry Acker Julie Anthony	2	5
								2	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	6	7
		Penny Johnson Paula Smith	1	3
	2	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	B Stöve W Turnbull	6	6
		D Gilbert S Gordon	3	3				1	B Stöve W Turnbull	6	6
									B Jordan K Ruddell	4	2
															1	B Stöve W Turnbull	5	6	6
																A Moulton M L Piatek	7	3	0
									B Bunge W White	1	3
		R Gerulaitis M Simionescu	2	1					A Moulton M L Piatek	6	6
		A Moulton M L Piatek	6	6																		1	B Stöve W Turnbull	3	7	6
	8	K Jordan A Smith	6	6																			D Desfor B Hallquist	6	6	3
		K Shaw-Ziska Linda Siegel	1	2				8	K Jordan A Smith	6	1
									D Porzio F Thibault	7	6
																D Porzio F Thibault	4	3
	9	L duPont S Walsh	3	7	2											D Desfor B Hallquist	6	6
		D Desfor B Hallquist	6	5	6				D Desfor B Hallquist	6	6
									C Copeland H Ludloff	1	2

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	R Casals C Evert-Lloyd	6	6
		S Saliba M Sawyer	6	7					S Saliba M Sawyer	0	1
		W Gilchrist B Perry	4	5											3	R Casals C Evert-Lloyd	6	7
															12	B Nagelsen P Shriver	3	6
								12	B Nagelsen P Shriver	6	7
		J Chaloner J Nachand	7	5	5				K Horvath S Mascarin	3	6
		K Horvath S Mascarin	5	7	7																	3	R Casals C Evert-Lloyd	6	6
	6	D Fromholtz M Kruger	3	6	6																	6	D Fromholtz M Kruger	3	3
		A-M Fernandez S McInerney	6	3	1			6	D Fromholtz M Kruger	6	7
									R Giscafré J Stratton	0	6
															6	D Fromholtz M Kruger	6	6
		N Sato P Whytcross	5	6												F Hutnick B Norton	3	4
		C Doerner L Forood	7	7					C Doerner L Forood	6	3
									F Hutnick B Norton	7	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
									W Barlow A Tobin	5	3
		C O'Neil M Wikstedt	7	6					C O'Neil M Wikstedt	7	6
		L Allen R Fox	6	1												C O'Neil M Wikstedt	6	0
																S Acker J Anthony	7	6
									B Bruning C Reynolds	5	6	5
		S Acker J Anthony	6	3	7				S Acker J Anthony	7	4	7
	5	F Dürr V Wade	1	6	6																		S Acker J Anthony	w/o
																						11	T Austin K May-Teacher
									M Carillo J Russell	2	7	2
		M Louie M Redondo	3	1				11	T Austin K May-Teacher	6	6	6
	11	T Austin K May-Teacher	6	6											11	T Austin K May-Teacher	7	6	6
																B Cuypers Y Vermaak	5	7	1
									B Cuypers Y Vermaak	7	7
		S Collins J DuVall	6	2	6				S Collins J DuVall	6	5
	4	S Barker A Kiyomura	2	6	3

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		P Johnson P Smith	6	6
		M Louie S Urroz	3	2					P Johnson P Smith	6	6
									K Mcdaniel N Yeargin	4	2
																P Johnson P Smith	6	7
															7	I Kloss B-A Stuart	4	5
									J Durie D Jevans	1	2
		R Fairbank K Feldman	3	3				7	I Kloss B-A Stuart	6	6
	7	I Kloss B-A Stuart	6	6																			P Johnson P Smith	1	3
																						2	BJ King M Navratilova	6	6
									S Margolin G Stevens	6	2
		T Harford A Hobbs	3	6	2			10	R Maršíková R Tomanová	7	6
	10	R Maršíková R Tomanová	6	1	6										10	R Maršíková R Tomanová
		D Morrison A Whitmore	6	6	6										2	BJ King M Navratilova	w/o
		L Antonoplis D Evers	7	4	7				L Antonoplis D Evers	5	2
								2	BJ King M Navratilova	7	6

Sources

• 1979 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation