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1979 Volvo International – Doubles

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Doubles
1979 Volvo International
1978 ChampionsUnited Kingdom Robin Drysdale
United States Van Winitsky
Final
ChampionsRomania Ion Țiriac
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
Runners-upUnited States John Sadri
United States Tim Wilkison
Score6–4, 7–6
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Robin Drysdale and Van Winitsky were the defending champions but only Winitsky competed that year with Patricio Rodríguez.

Rodríguez and Winitsky lost in the first round to Colin Dowdeswell and Peter McNamara.

Ion Țiriac and Guillermo Vilas won in the final 6–4, 7–6 against John Sadri and Tim Wilkison.

Seeds

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Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. United States Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals)
  2. Romania Ion Țiriac / Argentina Guillermo Vilas (champions)
  3. United States Tom Gullikson / Hungary Balázs Taróczy (first round)
  4. Australia Mark Edmondson / Australia John Marks (first round)
  5. Australia John Alexander / Australia Phil Dent (first round)
  6. United States Bruce Manson / United States Brian Teacher (quarterfinals)
  7. Australia Ross Case / Chile Jaime Fillol (quarterfinals)
  8. Switzerland Colin Dowdeswell / Australia Peter McNamara (semifinals)

Draw

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Key

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Final

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Final
     
  United States John Sadri
United States Tim Wilkison
4 6  
2 Romania Ion Țiriac
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
6 7  

Top half

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First round [1][2] Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States B Gottfried
Mexico R Ramírez
7 6  
  United States J DiLouie
United States R Van't Hof
5 4   1 United States B Gottfried
Mexico R Ramírez
6 6  
  Argentina R Cano
Ecuador A Gómez
6 6     Argentina R Cano
Ecuador A Gómez
2 2  
  Iran A Madani
Chile J Núñez
2 3   1 United States B Gottfried
Mexico R Ramírez
2 0  
  United States K Richardson
South Africa J Yuill
6 6   8 Switzerland C Dowdeswell
Australia P McNamara
6 6  
  United States George Glowa
United States T Mayotte
3 3     United States K Richardson
South Africa J Yuill
3 2  
  Chile P Rodríguez
United States V Winitsky
3 3   8 Switzerland C Dowdeswell
Australia P McNamara
6 6  
8 Switzerland C Dowdeswell
Australia P McNamara
6 6   8 Switzerland C Dowdeswell
Australia P McNamara
6 5 2
4 Australia M Edmondson
Australia J Marks
6 3 2   United States J Sadri
United States T Wilkison
4 7 6
  Paraguay F González
United States E Teltscher
4 6 6   Paraguay F González
United States E Teltscher
6 3  
  United States B Maze
United States B Walts
7 6     United States B Maze
United States B Walts
7 6  
  Italy C Barazzutti
United States L Bourne
5 1     United States B Maze
United States B Walts
1 6 5
  Australia J Bartlett
Australia W Maher
1 6 2   United States J Sadri
United States T Wilkison
6 3 7
  United States A Kohlberg
Sweden J Norbäck
6 4 6   United States A Kohlberg
Sweden J Norbäck
2 1  
  United States J Sadri
United States T Wilkison
4 6 6   United States J Sadri
United States T Wilkison
6 6  
5 Australia J Alexander
Australia P Dent
6 2 4

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 United States B Manson
United States B Teacher
6 6  
  United States T Garcia
Zimbabwe Rhodesia H Ismail
4 3   6 United States B Manson
United States B Teacher
6 6 6
  India R Krishnan
United States C B Strode
1 6 3   West Germany R Gehring
Colombia I Molina
3 7 3
  West Germany R Gehring
Colombia I Molina
6 3 6 6 United States B Manson
United States B Teacher
7 0 1
  United States A Chandronnait
United States T Hoehn
0 1     United States M Cahill
Spain J Higueras
6 6 6
  Israel S Krulevitz
United States H Solomon
6 6     Israel S Krulevitz
United States H Solomon
6 6 3
  United States M Cahill
Spain J Higueras
4 7 7   United States M Cahill
Spain J Higueras
1 7 6
3 United States T Gullikson
Hungary B Taróczy
6 6 5   United States M Cahill
Spain J Higueras
4 6  
7 Australia R Case
Chile J Fillol
6 6   2 Romania I Țiriac
Argentina G Vilas
6 7  
  United States R Fagel
United States D P Martin
1 4   7 Australia R Case
Chile J Fillol
2 7 6
  United States P Rennert
United States N Saviano
6 3 6   United States P Rennert
United States N Saviano
6 6 4
  United States J Farrow
United States L Stefanki
2 6 3 7 Australia R Case
Chile J Fillol
3 2  
  United States G Hardie
United States T Waltke
4 2   2 Romania I Țiriac
Argentina G Vilas
6 6  
  Argentina J L Clerc
Argentina C Gattiker
6 6     Argentina J L Clerc
Argentina C Gattiker
5 5  
  Australia P Kronk
Australia C Letcher
5 3   2 Romania I Țiriac
Argentina G Vilas
7 7  
2 Romania I Țiriac
Argentina G Vilas
7 6  

References

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  1. ^ "Par-ticulars". The Tennessean. Nashville, TN. Aug 1, 1979.
  2. ^ "Ramirez advances at Volvo". Boston Herald. Aug 2, 1979.
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