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1979 Fischer-Grand Prix – Doubles

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Doubles
1979 Fischer-Grand Prix
Final
ChampionsSouth Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
Runners-upUnited States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Score6–4, 3–6, 6–1
Details
Draw24
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1978 · Vienna Open · 1980 →

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

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

Seeds

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

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

Draw

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Key

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Final

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Semifinals Final
          
5 Switzerland Heinz Günthardt
Czechoslovakia Pavel Složil
3 2
4 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
6 6
4 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
6 3 6
3 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
4 6 1
3 United States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
3 6 6
2 United States Gene Mayer
United States Stan Smith
6 3 3

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Poland W Fibak
Netherlands T Okker
6 6  
  United States N Saviano
United States F Taygan
4 4   1 Poland W Fibak
Netherlands T Okker
4 7 6
  South Africa R Moore
South Africa D Schneider
6 5 2
1 Poland W Fibak
Netherlands T Okker
2 6 4
5 Switzerland H Günthardt
Czechoslovakia P Složil
6 3 6
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović
Czechoslovakia I Lendl
4 6  
  Austria H Kary
United States T Waltke
3 6   5 Switzerland H Günthardt
Czechoslovakia P Složil
6 7  
5 Switzerland H Günthardt
Czechoslovakia P Složil
6 7   5 Switzerland H Günthardt
Czechoslovakia P Složil
3 2  
4 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
6 6   4 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
6 6  
  Australia E Ewert
United Kingdom R Lewis
4 3   4 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
6 6  
  Austria G Wimmer
Austria I Wimmer
3 1  
4 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
5 6 6
  South Africa K Curren
Finland L Palin
7 4 4
  South Africa K Curren
Finland L Palin
6 6  
  Czechoslovakia S Birner
Czechoslovakia J Šimbera
4 4   8 South Africa J Kriek
United States E Teltscher
4 4  
8 South Africa J Kriek
United States E Teltscher
6 6  

Bottom half

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