1979 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1979 Australian Open
Champions	Peter McNamara Paul McNamee
Runners-up	Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher
Score	7–6, 6–2

Main article: 1979 Australian Open

Wojciech Fibak and Kim Warwick were the defending champions.

Seeds

1. Hank Pfister / Sherwood Stewart (quarterfinals)
2. Bob Carmichael / Balázs Taróczy (first round)
3. Mark Edmondson / John Marks (first round)
4. Ross Case / Geoff Masters (quarterfinals)
5. Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee (champion)
6. John Sadri / Tim Wilkison (semifinals)
7. Colin Dibley / Chris Kachel (quarterfinals)
8. Syd Ball / Kim Warwick (first 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

	Semifinals							Final
	6	John Sadri Tim Wilkison	2	4
		Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher	6	6
									Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher	6	2
								5	Peter McNamara Paul McNamee	7	6
		John James Terry Rocavert	4	6	5
	5	Peter McNamara Paul McNamee	6	4	7

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	H Pfister S Stewart	6	5	6
		J Fitzgerald W Pascoe	4	7	4			1	H Pfister S Stewart	6	6
		S Docherty C Lewis	6	6					S Docherty C Lewis	2	4
		J Austin D Siegler	3	4											1	H Pfister S Stewart	4	6
		P Rennert R Van't Hof	7	6											6	J Sadri T Wilkison	6	7
		G Braun H Hansson	5	4					P Rennert R Van't Hof	7	3	3
		R Fisher S Menon	6	6				6	J Sadri T Wilkison	6	6	6
	6	J Sadri T Wilkison	7	7																		6	J Sadri T Wilkison	2	4
	4	R Case G Masters	5	7	6																		P Kronk C Letcher	6	6
		R Ruffels R Simpson	7	6	2			4	R Case G Masters	7	6
		R Moore J Trickey	6	6					R Moore J Trickey	5	3
		C Johnstone G Whitecross	4	4											4	R Case G Masters	6	4	2
		T Fürst U Marten	6	7												P Kronk C Letcher	3	6	6
		P Doohan CA Miller	3	6					T Fürst U Marten	1	2
		P Kronk C Letcher	6	6					P Kronk C Letcher	6	6
	8	S Ball K Warwick	3	4

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	C Dibley C Kachel	7	6
		W Maher N Phillips	6	3				7	C Dibley C Kachel	3	6	6
		C Delaney J Delaney	3	7	8				C Delaney J Delaney	6	3	2
		D Carter A Gardiner	6	5	6										7	C Dibley C Kachel	4	6	6
		J James T Rocavert	6	7												J James T Rocavert	6	4	8
		G Hardie F Mcnair	3	5					J James T Rocavert	6	7
		V Eke E Ewert	7	7					V Eke E Ewert	3	6
	3	M Edmondson J Marks	6	5																			J James T Rocavert	4	6	5
	5	P McNamara P McNamee	6	6																		5	P McNamara P McNamee	6	4	7
		P Campbell G Malin	4	3				5	P McNamara P McNamee	6	7
		B Drewett D Schneider	7	2	8				B Drewett D Schneider	4	5
		B Maze M Mitchell	6	6	6										5	P McNamara P McNamee	6	6
		D Collings D Crealy	6	4	4											P Feigl R Frawley	4	4
		S Glickstein S Krulevitz	3	6	6				S Glickstein S Krulevitz	4	4
		P Feigl R Frawley	6	3	9				P Feigl R Frawley	6	6
	2	B Carmichael B Taróczy	3	6	7

External links

• 1979 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation