1979 US Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
1979 US Open
Final
Champions	Betty Stöve ; Wendy Turnbull
Runners-up	Billie Jean King ; Martina Navratilova
Score	7–5, 6–3
Details
Draw	48
Seeds	12
Events

Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but lost in the final 5–7, 3–6 against Betty Stöve and Wendy Turnbull.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. Three seeded teams and 13 unseeded teams received byes into the second round.

Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull (champions)
Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova (final)
Rosie Casals / Chris Evert-Lloyd (semifinals)
Sue Barker / Ann Kiyomura (first round)
Françoise Dürr / Virginia Wade (first round)
Dianne Fromholtz / Marise Kruger (quarterfinals)
Ilana Kloss / Betty-Ann Stuart (third round)
Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith (second round)
Laura duPont / Sharon Walsh (first round)
Regina Maršíková / Renáta Tomanová (third round)
Tracy Austin / Kathy May-Teacher (quarterfinals)
Betsy Nagelsen / Pam Shriver (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

1	Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull	3	7	6

	Diane Desfor Barbara Hallquist	6	6	3
					1	Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull	6	7

					3	Rosie Casals Chris Evert-Lloyd	2	5
3	Rosie Casals Chris Evert-Lloyd	6	6

6	Dianne Fromholtz Marise Kruger	3	3
									1	Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull	6	6

									2	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	4	3
	Sherry Acker Julie Anthony	w/o

11	Tracy Austin Kathy May-Teacher
						Sherry Acker Julie Anthony	2	5

					2	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	6	7
	Penny Johnson Paula Smith	1	3

2	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

1	B Stöve W Turnbull	6	6
	D Gilbert S Gordon	3	3		1	B Stöve W Turnbull	6	6
						B Jordan K Ruddell	4	2
									1	B Stöve W Turnbull	5	6	6
										A Moulton M L Piatek	7	3	0
						B Bunge W White	1	3
	R Gerulaitis M Simionescu	2	1			A Moulton M L Piatek	6	6
	A Moulton M L Piatek	6	6											1	B Stöve W Turnbull	3	7	6
8	K Jordan A Smith	6	6												D Desfor B Hallquist	6	6	3
	K Shaw-Ziska Linda Siegel	1	2		8	K Jordan A Smith	6	1
						D Porzio F Thibault	7	6
										D Porzio F Thibault	4	3
9	L duPont S Walsh	3	7	2						D Desfor B Hallquist	6	6
	D Desfor B Hallquist	6	5	6		D Desfor B Hallquist	6	6
						C Copeland H Ludloff	1	2

Section 2

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

					3	R Casals C Evert-Lloyd	6	6
	S Saliba M Sawyer	6	7			S Saliba M Sawyer	0	1
	W Gilchrist B Perry	4	5						3	R Casals C Evert-Lloyd	6	7
									12	B Nagelsen P Shriver	3	6
					12	B Nagelsen P Shriver	6	7
	J Chaloner J Nachand	7	5	5		K Horvath S Mascarin	3	6
	K Horvath S Mascarin	5	7	7									3	R Casals C Evert-Lloyd	6	6
6	D Fromholtz M Kruger	3	6	6									6	D Fromholtz M Kruger	3	3
	A-M Fernandez S McInerney	6	3	1	6	D Fromholtz M Kruger	6	7
						R Giscafré J Stratton	0	6
									6	D Fromholtz M Kruger	6	6
	N Sato P Whytcross	5	6							F Hutnick B Norton	3	4
	C Doerner L Forood	7	7			C Doerner L Forood	6	3
						F Hutnick B Norton	7	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

						W Barlow A Tobin	5	3
	C O'Neil M Wikstedt	7	6			C O'Neil M Wikstedt	7	6
	L Allen R Fox	6	1								C O'Neil M Wikstedt	6	0
											S Acker J Anthony	7	6
						B Bruning C Reynolds	5	6	5
	S Acker J Anthony	6	3	7		S Acker J Anthony	7	4	7
5	F Dürr V Wade	1	6	6												S Acker J Anthony	w/o
															11	T Austin K May-Teacher
						M Carillo J Russell	2	7	2
	M Louie M Redondo	3	1		11	T Austin K May-Teacher	6	6	6
11	T Austin K May-Teacher	6	6							11	T Austin K May-Teacher	7	6	6
											B Cuypers Y Vermaak	5	7	1
						B Cuypers Y Vermaak	7	7
	S Collins J DuVall	6	2	6		S Collins J DuVall	6	5
4	S Barker A Kiyomura	2	6	3

Section 4

First round					Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

	P Johnson P Smith	6	6
	M Louie S Urroz	3	2			P Johnson P Smith	6	6
						K Mcdaniel N Yeargin	4	2
										P Johnson P Smith	6	7
									7	I Kloss B-A Stuart	4	5
						J Durie D Jevans	1	2
	R Fairbank K Feldman	3	3		7	I Kloss B-A Stuart	6	6
7	I Kloss B-A Stuart	6	6											P Johnson P Smith	1	3
													2	BJ King M Navratilova	6	6
						S Margolin G Stevens	6	2
	T Harford A Hobbs	3	6	2	10	R Maršíková R Tomanová	7	6
10	R Maršíková R Tomanová	6	1	6					10	R Maršíková R Tomanová
	D Morrison A Whitmore	6	6	6					2	BJ King M Navratilova	w/o
	L Antonoplis D Evers	7	4	7		L Antonoplis D Evers	5	2
					2	BJ King M Navratilova	7	6

Sources

1979 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation