1979 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Bob Hewitt and Greer Stevens defeated the defending champions Betty Stöve and Frew McMillan in the final, 7–5, 7–6^(9–7) to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships.

Mixed doubles
1979 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Bob Hewitt Greer Stevens
Runners-up	Frew McMillan Betty Stöve
Score	7–5, 7–6(9–7)
Draw	48 (3 Q )
Seeds	8

Main article: 1979 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds

01.   Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve (final)

02.   Bob Hewitt / Greer Stevens (champions)

03.   Marty Riessen / Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals)

04.   John Newcombe / Evonne Cawley (semifinals)

05.   Ion Țiriac / Virginia Ruzici (third round)

06.   n/a

07.   John Lloyd / Rosie Casals (third round)

08.   Ross Case / Betty Ann Stuart (third round, withdrew)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Frew McMillan Betty Stöve	6	6
		David Lloyd Lesley Charles	1	2
								1	Frew McMillan Betty Stöve	6	2	6
									Kim Warwick Betsy Nagelsen	2	6	2
	3	Marty Riessen Wendy Turnbull	7	4	2
		Kim Warwick Betsy Nagelsen	5	6	6
															1	Frew McMillan Betty Stöve	5	67
															2	Bob Hewitt Greer Stevens	7	79
	Q	David Sherbeck Jane Stratton	6	2	4
	4	John Newcombe Evonne Cawley	1	6	6
								4	John Newcombe Evonne Cawley	7	4	4
								2	Bob Hewitt Greer Stevens	6	6	6
		John Marks Renáta Tomanová	2	4
	2	Bob Hewitt Greer Stevens	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	F McMillan B Stöve	6	6
		R Carmichael K Avis	3	4				1	F McMillan B Stöve	6	6
									J McManus M Carillo	2	0
															1	F McMillan B Stöve	4	6	6
																F Stolle B Potter	6	0	1
									C Pasarell J Russell	5	5
		F Stolle B Potter	6	6					F Stolle B Potter	7	7
	LL	M Fancutt A Tobin	3	2																		1	F McMillan B Stöve	6	6
																							D Lloyd L Charles	1	2
									C Dowdeswell L Geeves	3	4
		P Rodríguez M Rodríguez	4	1					D Lloyd L Charles	6	6
		D Lloyd L Charles	6	6												D Lloyd L Charles	6	6
		J Smith J Chaloner	7	7											7	J Lloyd R Casals	2	3
		D Collings N Gregory	5	5					J Smith J Chaloner	4	6	7
								7	J Lloyd R Casals	6	3	9

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	M Riessen W Turnbull	6	7
		J Austin T Austin	0	5				3	M Riessen W Turnbull	7	6
									G Reid K Reid	6	3
															3	M Riessen W Turnbull	6	4	7
																C Kachel I Kloss	4	6	5
									C Kachel I Kloss	6	6
		O Davidson D Desfor	4	6	6				O Davidson D Desfor	4	3
		A Jarrett D Jevans	6	3	1																	3	M Riessen W Turnbull	7	4	2
		R Russell D Morrison	6	4	7																		K Warwick E Nagelsen	5	6	6
		K Warwick E Nagelsen	3	6	9				K Warwick E Nagelsen	6	6
									M Edmondson D Evers	1	4
																K Warwick E Nagelsen	7	4	6
															5	I Țiriac V Ruzici	6	6	2
									R Drysdale J Lloyd	2	3
	Q	M Appleton P Whytcross	5	4				5	I Țiriac V Ruzici	6	6
	5	I Țiriac V Ruzici	7	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								LL	J Whiteford J Plackett	2	2
		R Lewis V Burton	6	6	3			Q	D Sherbeck J Stratton	6	6
	Q	D Sherbeck J Stratton	7	4	6										Q	D Sherbeck J Stratton	6	7
																JL Damiani S Urroz	4	5
									R Crawford K Sands	6	6	5
		M Farrell A Hobbs	3	6					JL Damiani S Urroz	7	4	7
		JL Damiani S Urroz	6	7																		Q	D Sherbeck J Stratton	6	2	4
		B Testerman BJ King	w/o																			4	J Newcombe E Cawley	1	6	6
		As Amritraj A Kiyomura							B Testerman BJ King	6	6
									R Taylor W Wooldridge	1	1
																B Testerman BJ King	4	3
															4	J Newcombe E Cawley	6	6
									J Geraghty L Antonoplis	1	3
		J Yuill B Cuypers	2	2				4	J Newcombe E Cawley	6	6
	4	J Newcombe E Cawley	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	R Case BA Stuart	7	6
	Q	T Koch R Giscafré	6	3	3				C Fancutt R Maršíková	5	4
		C Fancutt R Maršíková	4	6	6										8	R Case BA Stuart
																J Marks R Tomanová	w/o
									An Amritraj F Dürr	3	2
		A Lucchesi M Louie	6	3	2				J Marks R Tomanová	6	6
		J Marks R Tomanová	3	6	6																		J Marks R Tomanová	2	4
		P Doerner C Doerner	w/o																			2	R Hewitt G Stevens	6	6
		F González P Teeguarden							P Doerner C Doerner	6	3	6
								LL	C Wells D Parker	3	6	4
																P Doerner C Doerner	1	2
		J Feaver M Tyler	2	3											2	R Hewitt G Stevens	6	6
		V Winitsky R Fox	6	6					V Winitsky R Fox	5	5
								2	R Hewitt G Stevens	7	7

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Doubles draws and results at the International Tennis Federation