1979 US Open – Mixed doubles
| Mixed doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1979 US Open | |
| Champions | Greer Stevens Bob Hewitt |
| Runners-up | Betty Stöve Frew McMillan |
| Score | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Draw | 32 |
| Seeds | 6 |
Betty Stöve and Frew McMillan were the defending champions, but lost in the final against Greer Stevens and Bob Hewitt. The score was 6–3, 7–5.[1]
Seeds
- Greer Stevens / Bob Hewitt (champions)
- Betty Stöve / Frew McMillan (final)
- Betsy Nagelsen / Kim Warwick (first round)
- Renée Richards / Ilie Năstase (semifinals)
- Martina Navratilova / Bill Scanlon (semifinals)
- Billie Jean King / Ben Testerman (second round, withdrew)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Finals
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Bob Hewitt Greer Stevens | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Ilie Năstase Renée Richards | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Bob Hewitt Greer Stevens | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Frew McMillan Betty Stöve | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Bill Scanlon Martina Navratilova | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Frew McMillan Betty Stöve | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
Top half
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | B Hewitt G Stevens | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Molin L Allen | 1 | 4 | 1 | B Hewitt G Stevens | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| P Rennert K Jordan | 5 | 6 | 6 | P Rennert K Jordan | 6 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C Dowdeswell J Russell | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | B Hewitt G Stevens | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R Tyler C O'Neil | K Curren A Smith | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Curren A Smith | w/o | K Curren A Smith | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Siegler D Gilbert | 3 | 2 | V Amritraj P Shriver | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| V Amritraj P Shriver | 6 | 6 | 1 | B Hewitt G Stevens | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | I Năstase R Richards[2] | 6 | 6 | 4 | I Năstase R Richards | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C Strode L Antonoplis | 1 | 2 | 4 | I Năstase R Richards | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| R Harmon A Whitmore | 3 | 4 | E Teltscher M Carillo | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Teltscher M Carillo | 6 | 6 | 4 | I Năstase R Richards | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B Walts K Shaw-Ziska | 7 | 5 | 7 | B Walts K Shaw-Ziska | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| F Buehning J Anthony | 5 | 7 | 6 | B Walts K Shaw-Ziska | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| F Stolle B Potter | 2 | 4 | 6 | B Testerman B Jean King | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | B Testerman B Jean King | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
References
- ^ "Official results archive (WTA)" (PDF). wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 22, 2018.
- ^ "Open Fun: Nastase in Mixed Doubles". nytimes.com.