1979 Fischer-Grand Prix – Doubles

1979 Fischer-Grand Prix
1978 champions		Victor Pecci Balázs Taróczy
Champions		Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
Runners-up		Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
Final score		6–1, 6–4
Events
Singles		Doubles

Victor Pecci and Balázs Taróczy were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan won in the final 6–1, 6–4 against Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez.

Contents 1 Seeds 2 Draw 2.1 Key 2.2 Finals 2.3 Top Half 2.4 Bottom Half 3 External links

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. All eight seeded teams received byes to the second round.

Wojciech Fibak / Tom Okker (Quarterfinals) Gene Mayer / Stan Smith (Semifinals) Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez (Final) Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (Champions)

Heinz Günthardt / Pavel Složil (Semifinals) Tom Gullikson / Bruce Manson (Second Round) Alvaro Fillol / Jaime Fillol (Quarterfinals) Johan Kriek / Eliot Teltscher (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

Final
4	Bob Hewitt   Frew McMillan	6	6
3	Brian Gottfried   Raúl Ramírez	1	4

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	W Fibak   T Okker
	N Saviano   F Taygan							R Moore   D Schneider
	R Moore   D Schneider													1	W Fibak   T Okker	6	5	2
	Ž Franulović   I Lendl													5	H Günthardt   P Složil	4	7	6
	H Kary   T Waltke							Ž Franulović   I Lendl
							5	H Günthardt   P Složil
																					5	H Günthardt   P Složil	6	3	6
																					4	B Hewitt   F McMillan	3	6	7
							4	B Hewitt   F McMillan
	E Ewert   R Lewis							I Wimmer   G Wimmer
	I Wimmer   G Wimmer													4	B Hewitt   F McMillan	6	7
	K Curren   L Palin	6	6												K Curren   L Palin	4	6
	S Birner   J Simbera	4	4					K Curren   L Palin	4	6	6
							8	J Kriek   E Teltscher	6	2	3

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							6	T Gullikson   B Manson
	M Günthardt   L Sanders	6	7					M Günthardt   L Sanders
	S Docherty   K Richardson	3	6												M Günthardt   L Sanders	3	1
	G Erickson   T Svensson	4	3											3	B Gottfried   R Ramírez	6	6
	E Fromm   J Hayes	6	6					E Fromm   J Hayes
							3	B Gottfried   R Ramírez
																					3	B Gottfried   R Ramírez	6	6
																					2	G Mayer   S Smith	2	4
							7	A Fillol   J Fillol
	R Reininger   R Stiegler	3	3					C Freyss   T Koch
	C Freyss   T Koch	6	6											7	A Fillol   J Fillol	4	4
	G S Malin   V Van Patten	3	7	6										2	G Mayer   S Smith	6	6
	J-L Haillet   P Portes	6	6	1				G S Malin   V Van Patten
							2	G Mayer   S Smith

External links

• 1979 Fischer-Grand Prix Doubles Draw