1979 Congoleum Classic – Doubles

Doubles
1979 Congoleum Classic
Champions Gene Mayer
Sandy Mayer
Runners-up Cliff Drysdale
Bruce Manson
Score6–4, 7–6

Raymond Moore and Roscoe Tanner were the defending champions but lost in the second round to David Graham and John Sadri.

Gene Mayer and Sandy Mayer won in the final 6–4, 7–6 against Cliff Drysdale and Bruce Manson.[1]

Seeds

  1. Wojciech Fibak / Tom Okker (second round)
  2. Robert Lutz / Stan Smith (semifinals)
  3. Frew McMillan / Dick Stockton (second round)
  4. Marty Riessen / Sherwood Stewart (semifinals)
  5. Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramirez (quarterfinals)
  6. Raymond Moore / Roscoe Tanner (second round)
  7. Gene Mayer / Sandy Mayer (champions)
  8. Syd Ball / Ross Case (first round)

Draw

Key

Final

Semifinals Final
          
7 Gene Mayer
Sandy Mayer
6 3 6
4 Marty Riessen
Sherwood Stewart
1 6 1
7 Gene Mayer
Sandy Mayer
6 7  
  Cliff Drysdale
Bruce Manson
4 6  
  Cliff Drysdale
Bruce Manson
7 6
2 Robert Lutz
Stan Smith
6 3

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 W Fibak
T Okker
6 6  
  Á Giménez
J Higueras
1 2   1 W Fibak
T Okker
6 3  
  P Dent
C Dibley
7 7     P Dent
C Dibley
7 6  
  B Teacher
T Wilkison
6 6     P Dent
C Dibley
6 6 0
  T Leonard
J Van Linge
6 3 6 7 G Mayer
S Mayer
4 7 6
  J Andrew
C Kirmayr
4 6 7   J Andrew
C Kirmayr
3 0  
  J C Lewis
A Lucchesi
5 3   7 G Mayer
S Mayer
6 6  
7 G Mayer
S Mayer
7 6   7 G Mayer
S Mayer
6 3 6
4 M Riessen
S Stewart
6 6   4 M Riessen
S Stewart
1 6 1
  P Feigl
E Teltscher
2 3   4 M Riessen
S Stewart
7 7  
  V Amaya
B Walts
6 6     V Amaya
B Walts
5 5  
  B Carmichael
G Hardie
3 2   4 M Riessen
S Stewart
6 6 6
  D Graham
J Sadri
4 7 7   D Graham
J Sadri
7 3 4
  D Bohrnstedt
M Machette
6 6 6   D Graham
J Sadri
4 6 6
  B Mitton
D Schneider
3 6   6 R Moore
R Tanner
6 3 4
6 R Moore
R Tanner
6 7  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 S Ball
R Case
2 5  
  C Drysdale
B Manson
6 7     C Drysdale
B Manson
7 4 6
  C Dowdeswell
H Günthardt
6 6     C Dowdeswell
H Günthardt
6 6 4
  P Kelly
L Shapiro
1 1     C Drysdale
B Manson
4 6 6
  Tim Gullikson
Tom Gullikson
6 6     Tim Gullikson
Tom Gullikson
6 4 3
  M Mitchell
P Rennert
4 0     Tim Gullikson
Tom Gullikson
6 2 7
  A Fillol
J Fillol
3 5   3 F McMillan
D Stockton
4 6 6
3 F McMillan
D Stockton
6 7     C Drysdale
B Manson
7 6  
5 B Gottfried
R Ramirez
6 6   2 R Lutz
S Smith
6 3  
  P Pearson
C Stansbury
3 3   5 B Gottfried
R Ramirez
     
  D Cahill
T Moor
6 3     H Pfister
B Rowe
w/o    
  H Pfister
B Rowe
7 6     H Pfister
B Rowe
6 6 2
  P DuPré
T Gorman
7 6 7 2 R Lutz
S Smith
4 7 6
  J Lloyd
C Pasarell
5 7 5   P DuPré
T Gorman
6 5 3
  G Bergstrand
J Norbäck
4 1   2 R Lutz
S Smith
3 7 6
2 R Lutz
S Smith
6 6  

References

  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 81–82. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.