1979 Benson & Hedges Championships – Doubles

Doubles
Doubles
1979 Benson & Hedges Championships
Champion	John McEnroe ; Peter Fleming
Runner-up	Tomáš Šmíd ; Stan Smith
Score	6–3, 6–2
Draw	16
Seeds	4

The 1979 Benson & Hedges Championships – Doubles was an event of the 1979 Benson & Hedges Championships tennis tournament and was played on iindoor carpet courts at the Wembley Arena in London in the United Kingdom, between 13 November and 17 November 1979. The draw comprised 16 teams and four of them were seeded. First-seeded Peter Fleming and John McEnroe were the defending Wembley Championships doubles champions and retained the title after a win in the final against fourth-seeded pairing Tomáš Šmíd and Stan Smith, 6–3, 6–2.^[1]^[2]

Seeds

Peter Fleming / John McEnroe (Champions)
Marty Riessen / Sherwood Stewart (Semifinals)
Wojciech Fibak / Tom Okker (Semifinals)
Tomáš Šmíd / Stan Smith (Final)

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

First Round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals					Final

1	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	6	6
	Gianni Ocleppo Christophe Roger-Vasselin	4	2		1	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	6	6
	Steve Docherty Ferdi Taygan	2	6	6		Steve Docherty Ferdi Taygan	4	4
	Jorge Andrew Richard Meyer	6	2	3					1	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	6	7
3	Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker	7	6	6					3	Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker	3	6
	Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson	6	7	3	3	Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker	7	7
	Robin Drysdale Richard Lewis	w/o				Robin Drysdale Richard Lewis	5	6
	Brian Gottfried Frew McMillan													1	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	6	6
	Mark Cox David Lloyd	6	6	6										4	Tomáš Šmíd Stan Smith	2	3
	Chris Bradnam Andrew Jarrett	4	7	2		Mark Cox David Lloyd	0	3
	John Lloyd Raymond Moore	3	4		4	Tomáš Šmíd Stan Smith	6	6
4	Tomáš Šmíd Stan Smith	6	6						4	Tomáš Šmíd Stan Smith	7	2	6
	Fritz Buehning Nick Saviano	3	4						2	Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart	6	6	4
	Bruce Manson Hank Pfister	6	6			Bruce Manson Hank Pfister	3	5
	Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas	3	6	1	2	Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart	6	7
2	Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart	6	4	6

References

^ John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 112–113. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.
^ "1979 Wembley – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

External links

ITF tournament edition details

[wot1980-1] John Barrett, ed. (1980). World of Tennis 1980 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 112–113. ISBN 9780362020120. OCLC 237184610.

[md-2] "1979 Wembley – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

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