1979 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Wojciech Fibak and Kim Warwick were the defending champions.

Men's doubles
1979 Australian Open
Final
ChampionsAustralia Peter McNamara
Australia Paul McNamee
Runners-upAustralia Paul Kronk
Australia Cliff Letcher
Score7–6, 6–2
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1978 · Australian Open · 1980 →

Seeds

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  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

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Finals

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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

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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

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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
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