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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 →

Wojciech Fibak and Kim Warwick were the defending champions.

Seeds[edit]

  1. United States Hank Pfister / United States Sherwood Stewart (quarterfinals)
  • Australia Bob Carmichael / Hungary Balázs Taróczy (first round)
  • Australia Mark Edmondson / Australia John Marks (first round)
  • Australia Ross Case / Australia Geoff Masters (quarterfinals)
  • Australia Peter McNamara / Australia Paul McNamee (champion)
  • United States John Sadri / United States Tim Wilkison (semifinals)
  • Australia Colin Dibley / Australia Chris Kachel (quarterfinals)
  • Australia Syd Ball / Australia Kim Warwick (first round)
  • Draw[edit]

    Key[edit]

  • 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[edit]

    Semifinals Final
              
    6United States John Sadri
    United States Tim Wilkison
    24
    Australia Paul Kronk
    Australia Cliff Letcher
    6 6
    Australia Paul Kronk
    Australia Cliff Letcher
    62
    5Australia Peter McNamara
    Australia Paul McNamee
    7 6
    Australia John James
    Australia Terry Rocavert
    46 5
    5Australia Peter McNamara
    Australia Paul McNamee
    6 47

    Top half[edit]

    First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
    1United States H Pfister
    United States S Stewart
    6 56
    Australia J Fitzgerald
    Australia W Pascoe
    47 41United States H Pfister
    United States S Stewart
    6 6
    Australia S Docherty
    New Zealand C Lewis
    6 6 Australia S Docherty
    New Zealand C Lewis
    24
    United States J Austin
    United States D Siegler
    34 1United States H Pfister
    United States S Stewart
    46
    United States P Rennert
    United States R Van't Hof
    7 6 6United States J Sadri
    United States T Wilkison
    6 7
    Australia G Braun
    Australia H Hansson
    54 United States P Rennert
    United States R Van't Hof
    7 33
    United States R Fisher
    India S Menon
    66 6United States J Sadri
    United States T Wilkison
    66 6
    6United States J Sadri
    United States T Wilkison
    7 7 6United States J Sadri
    United States T Wilkison
    24
    4Australia R Case
    Australia G Masters
    57 6 Australia P Kronk
    Australia C Letcher
    6 6
    Australia R Ruffels
    New Zealand R Simpson
    7 624Australia R Case
    Australia G Masters
    7 6
    South Africa R Moore
    Australia J Trickey
    6 6 South Africa R Moore
    Australia J Trickey
    53
    Australia C Johnstone
    Australia G Whitecross
    44 4Australia R Case
    Australia G Masters
    6 42
    West Germany T Fürst
    West Germany U Marten
    6 7 Australia P Kronk
    Australia C Letcher
    36 6
    Australia P Doohan
    Australia CA Miller
    36 West Germany T Fürst
    West Germany U Marten
    12
    Australia P Kronk
    Australia C Letcher
    6 6 Australia P Kronk
    Australia C Letcher
    6 6
    8Australia S Ball
    Australia K Warwick
    34

    Bottom half[edit]

    First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
    7Australia C Dibley
    Australia C Kachel
    7 6
    Australia W Maher
    Australia N Phillips
    63 7Australia C Dibley
    Australia C Kachel
    36 6
    United States C Delaney
    United States J Delaney
    37 8 United States C Delaney
    United States J Delaney
    6 32
    Australia D Carter
    Australia A Gardiner
    6 567Australia C Dibley
    Australia C Kachel
    46 6
    Australia J James
    Australia T Rocavert
    6 7 Australia J James
    Australia T Rocavert
    6 48
    United States G Hardie
    United States F Mcnair
    35 Australia J James
    Australia T Rocavert
    6 7
    Australia V Eke
    Australia E Ewert
    7 7 Australia V Eke
    Australia E Ewert
    36
    3Australia M Edmondson
    Australia J Marks
    65 Australia J James
    Australia T Rocavert
    46 5
    5Australia P McNamara
    Australia P McNamee
    6 6 5Australia P McNamara
    Australia P McNamee
    6 47
    Australia P Campbell
    United States G Malin
    43 5Australia P McNamara
    Australia P McNamee
    6 7
    Australia B Drewett
    South Africa D Schneider
    7 28 Australia B Drewett
    South Africa D Schneider
    45
    United States B Maze
    United States M Mitchell
    66 65Australia P McNamara
    Australia P McNamee
    6 6
    Australia D Collings
    Australia D Crealy
    6 44 Austria P Feigl
    Australia R Frawley
    44
    Israel S Glickstein
    United States S Krulevitz
    36 6 Israel S Glickstein
    United States S Krulevitz
    44
    Austria P Feigl
    Australia R Frawley
    6 39 Austria P Feigl
    Australia R Frawley
    6 6
    2Australia B Carmichael
    Hungary B Taróczy
    36 7

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