1979 Benson & Hedges Championships – Doubles

Doubles
1979 Benson & Hedges Championships
ChampionUnited States John McEnroe
United States Peter Fleming
Runner-upCzechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
United States Stan Smith
Score6–3, 6–2
Draw16
Seeds4

The 1979 Benson & Hedges Championships – Doubles was an event of the 1979 Benson & Hedges Championships tennis tournament and was played on iindoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London in the United Kingdom, between 13 November and 17 November 1979. The draw comprised 16 teams and four of them were seeded. First-seeded Peter Fleming and John McEnroe were the defending Wembley Championships doubles champions and retained the title after a win in the final against fourth-seeded pairing Tomáš Šmíd and Stan Smith, 6–3, 6–2.[1][2]

Seeds

Draw

Key

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
6 6
Italy Gianni Ocleppo
France Christophe Roger-Vasselin
4 2 1 United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
6 6
Australia Steve Docherty
United States Ferdi Taygan
2 6 6 Australia Steve Docherty
United States Ferdi Taygan
4 4
Venezuela Jorge Andrew
United States Richard Meyer
6 2 3 1 United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
6 7
3 Poland Wojciech Fibak
Netherlands Tom Okker
7 6 6 3 Poland Wojciech Fibak
Netherlands Tom Okker
3 6
United States Tim Gullikson
United States Tom Gullikson
6 7 3 3 Poland Wojciech Fibak
Netherlands Tom Okker
7 7
United Kingdom Robin Drysdale
United Kingdom Richard Lewis
w/o United Kingdom Robin Drysdale
United Kingdom Richard Lewis
5 6
United States Brian Gottfried
South Africa Frew McMillan
1 United States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
6 6
United Kingdom Mark Cox
United Kingdom David Lloyd
6 6 6 4 Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
United States Stan Smith
2 3
United Kingdom Chris Bradnam
United Kingdom Andrew Jarrett
4 7 2 United Kingdom Mark Cox
United Kingdom David Lloyd
0 3
United Kingdom John Lloyd
South Africa Raymond Moore
3 4 4 Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
United States Stan Smith
6 6
4 Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
United States Stan Smith
6 6 4 Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
United States Stan Smith
7 2 6
United States Fritz Buehning
United States Nick Saviano
3 4 2 United States Marty Riessen
United States Sherwood Stewart
6 6 4
United States Bruce Manson
United States Hank Pfister
6 6 United States Bruce Manson
United States Hank Pfister
3 5
Romania Ion Țiriac
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
3 6 1 2 United States Marty Riessen
United States Sherwood Stewart
6 7
2 United States Marty Riessen
United States Sherwood Stewart
6 4 6

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 112–113. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
  2. ^ "1979 Wembley – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).