1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's doubles

Gene Mayer returned with John McEnroe to defend the title he had won with Hank Pfister. Top-seeds Mayer and McEnroe defeated No.2 pair Jan Kodeš and Tomáš Šmíd in the final for a prize of $9,200.[1]

Men's doubles
1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Gene Mayer
United States John McEnroe
Runners-upCzechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd
Score6–4, 7–6
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1978 · U.S. Clay Court Championships · 1980 →

Seeds

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A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1.   Gene Mayer /   John McEnroe (champions)
  2.   Jan Kodeš /   Tomáš Šmíd (final)
  3.   Mark Edmondson /   John Marks (semifinals)
  4.   Colin Dowdeswell /   Balázs Taróczy (semifinals)
  5.   Robin Drysdale /   Van Winitsky (second round)
  6.   Ross Case /   Jaime Fillol (quarterfinals)
  7.   Chris Lewis /   Paul McNamee (second round)
  8.   Paul Kronk /   Peter McNamara (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Gene Mayer
  John McEnroe
6 6  
3   Mark Edmondson
  John Marks
1 4  
1   Gene Mayer
  John McEnroe
6 7  
2   Jan Kodeš
  Tomáš Šmíd
4 6  
4   Colin Dowdeswell
  Balázs Taróczy
3 6 7
2   Jan Kodeš
  Tomáš Šmíd
6 2 9

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   G Mayer
  J McEnroe
6 6  
    F Buehning
  B Nichols
3 2   1   G Mayer
  J McEnroe
6 6  
    T Mayotte
  L Stefanki
1 2       M Cahill
  S Krulevitz
4 4  
    M Cahill
  S Krulevitz
6 6   1   G Mayer
  J McEnroe
6 6  
    G Hardie
  E Teltscher
2 7 7     J Hřebec
  P Složil
3 4  
    J Hřebec
  P Složil
6 5 9     J Hřebec
  P Složil
6 3 6
    J Núñez
  P Rodríguez
1 6 3 7   C Lewis
  P McNamee
3 6 4
7   C Lewis
  P McNamee
6 4 6 1   G Mayer
  J McEnroe
6 6  
3   M Edmondson
  J Marks
6 6   3   M Edmondson
  J Marks
1 4  
    J Andrew
  I Lendl
3 3   3   M Edmondson
  J Marks
6 6  
    N Callaghan
  G Holroyd
4 6       B Drewett
  J James
1 2  
    B Drewett
  J James
6 7   3   M Edmondson
  J Marks
7 3 6
    M Greenberg
  G Petrovic
1 2   6   R Case
  J Fillol
6 6 3
    T Delatte
  M Purcell
6 6       T Delatte
  M Purcell
3 0  
    D Collings
  K Warwick
1 3   6   R Case
  J Fillol
6 6  
6   R Case
  J Fillol
6 6  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8   P Kronk
  P McNamara
6 7  
    W Maher
  N Phillips
3 6   8   P Kronk
  P McNamara
7 6  
    JL Clerc
  C Gattiker
6 3 6     JL Clerc
  C Gattiker
5 3  
    J Lapidus
  P Rennert
3 6 2 8   P Kronk
  P McNamara
6 3 3
    G Martinez
  Darryl Shapiro
2 1   4   C Dowdeswell
  B Taróczy
4 6 6
    F Dalla Fontana
  C Roger-Vasselin
6 6       F Dalla Fontana
  C Roger-Vasselin
6 4 2
    J DiLouie
  R Van't Hof
4 4   4   C Dowdeswell
  B Taróczy
3 6 6
4   C Dowdeswell
  B Taróczy
6 6   4   C Dowdeswell
  B Taróczy
3 6 7
5   R Drysdale
  V Winitsky
6 6   2   J Kodeš
  T Šmíd
6 2 9
    L Bourne
  H Ismail
4 2   5   R Drysdale
  V Winitsky
2 1  
    A Gómez
  R Ycaza
6 6 2     J Lloyd
  F McNair
6 6  
    J Lloyd
  F McNair
7 2 6     J Lloyd
  F McNair
2 7 3
    J Hayes
  C Stansbury
3 2   2   J Kodeš
  T Šmíd
6 5 6
    R Crawford
  N Saviano
6 6       R Crawford
  N Saviano
6 3  
    J Eagleton
  D Joubert
4 1   2   J Kodeš
  T Šmíd
7 6  
2   J Kodeš
  T Šmíd
6 6  

References

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  1. ^ Benner, Bill (August 13, 1979). "Vilas Is Jimbo's 4th Clay Pigeon". The Indianapolis Star. p. 19.
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