1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's doubles
Appearance
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Men's doubles | |
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1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships | |
Champions | ![]() ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() ![]() |
Score | 6–4, 7–6 |
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]
Seeds[edit]
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
Gene Mayer /
John McEnroe (champions)
Jan Kodeš /
Tomáš Šmíd (final)
Mark Edmondson /
John Marks (semifinals)
Colin Dowdeswell /
Balázs Taróczy (semifinals)
Robin Drysdale /
Van Winitsky (second round)
Ross Case /
Jaime Fillol (quarterfinals)
Chris Lewis /
Paul McNamee (second round)
Paul Kronk /
Peter McNamara (quarterfinals)
Draw[edit]
Key[edit]
- 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[edit]
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
3 | ![]() ![]() | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
1 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
2 | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
4 | ![]() ![]() | 3 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
2 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 2 | 9 |
Top half[edit]
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 1 | 2 | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | 1 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 2 | 7 | 7 | ![]() ![]() | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 5 | 9 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | ![]() ![]() | 3 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | 3 | ![]() ![]() | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 3 | 3 | 3 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 4 | 6 | ![]() ![]() | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 7 | 3 | ![]() ![]() | 7 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 1 | 2 | 6 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ![]() ![]() | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 1 | 3 | 6 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 |
Bottom half[edit]
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 3 | 6 | 8 | ![]() ![]() | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 3 | 6 | ![]() ![]() | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 2 | 1 | 4 | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 4 | 4 | 4 | ![]() ![]() | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | 4 | ![]() ![]() | 3 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | 2 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 4 | 2 | 5 | ![]() ![]() | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | 2 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 7 | 2 | 6 | ![]() ![]() | 2 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 3 | 2 | 2 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 4 | 1 | 2 | ![]() ![]() | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 |
References[edit]
- ^ Benner, Bill (August 13, 1979). "Vilas Is Jimbo's 4th Clay Pigeon". The Indianapolis Star. p. 19.
External links[edit]
- "Doubles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
- "USCC-Indianapolis 1979". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved May 22, 2016.