1979 Volvo International – Doubles

Robin Drysdale and Van Winitsky were the defending champions but only Winitsky competed that year with Patricio Rodríguez.

Doubles
1979 Volvo International
1978 Champions Robin Drysdale
Van Winitsky
Champions Ion Țiriac
Guillermo Vilas
Runners-up John Sadri
Tim Wilkison
Final score6–4, 7–6

Rodríguez and Winitsky lost in the first round to Colin Dowdeswell and Peter McNamara.

Ion Țiriac and Guillermo Vilas won in the final 6–4, 7–6 against John Sadri and Tim Wilkison.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez (Quarterfinals)
  2. Ion Țiriac / Guillermo Vilas (Champions)
  3. Tom Gullikson / Balázs Taróczy (First Round)
  4. Mark Edmondson / John Marks (First Round)
  5. John Alexander / Phil Dent (First Round)
  6. Bruce Manson / Brian Teacher (Quarterfinals)
  7. Ross Case / Jaime Fillol (Quarterfinals)
  8. Colin Dowdeswell / Peter McNamara (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
     
  John Sadri
Tim Wilkison
4 6  
2 Ion Țiriac
Guillermo Vilas
6 7  

Top Half

First Round [1][2] Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 B Gottfried
R Ramírez
7 6  
  J DiLouie
R Van't Hof
5 4   1 B Gottfried
R Ramírez
6 6  
  R Cano
A Gómez
6 6     R Cano
A Gómez
2 2  
  A Madani
J Núñez
2 3   1 B Gottfried
R Ramírez
2 0  
  K Richardson
J Yuill
6 6   8 C Dowdeswell
P McNamara
6 6  
  George Glowa
T Mayotte
3 3     K Richardson
J Yuill
3 2  
  P Rodríguez
V Winitsky
3 3   8 C Dowdeswell
P McNamara
6 6  
8 C Dowdeswell
P McNamara
6 6   8 C Dowdeswell
P McNamara
6 5 2
4 M Edmondson
J Marks
6 3 2   J Sadri
T Wilkison
4 7 6
  F González
E Teltscher
4 6 6   F González
E Teltscher
6 3  
  B Maze
B Walts
7 6     B Maze
B Walts
7 6  
  C Barazzutti
L Bourne
5 1     B Maze
B Walts
1 6 5
  J Bartlett
W Maher
1 6 2   J Sadri
T Wilkison
6 3 7
  A Kohlberg
J Norbäck
6 4 6   A Kohlberg
J Norbäck
2 1  
  J Sadri
T Wilkison
4 6 6   J Sadri
T Wilkison
6 6  
5 J Alexander
P Dent
6 2 4

Bottom Half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 B Manson
B Teacher
6 6  
  T Garcia
H Ismail
4 3   6 B Manson
B Teacher
6 6 6
  R Krishnan
C B Strode
1 6 3   R Gehring
I Molina
3 7 3
  R Gehring
I Molina
6 3 6 6 B Manson
B Teacher
7 0 1
  A Chandronnait
T Hoehn
0 1     M Cahill
J Higueras
6 6 6
  S Krulevitz
H Solomon
6 6     S Krulevitz
H Solomon
6 6 3
  M Cahill
J Higueras
4 7 7   M Cahill
J Higueras
1 7 6
3 T Gullikson
B Taróczy
6 6 5   M Cahill
J Higueras
4 6  
7 R Case
J Fillol
6 6   2 I Țiriac
G Vilas
6 7  
  R Fagel
D P Martin
1 4   7 R Case
J Fillol
2 7 6
  P Rennert
N Saviano
6 3 6   P Rennert
N Saviano
6 6 4
  J Farrow
L Stefanki
2 6 3 7 R Case
J Fillol
3 2  
  G Hardie
T Waltke
4 2   2 I Țiriac
G Vilas
6 6  
  J L Clerc
C Gattiker
6 6     J L Clerc
C Gattiker
5 5  
  P Kronk
C Letcher
5 3   2 I Țiriac
G Vilas
7 7  
2 I Țiriac
G Vilas
7 6  

References

  1. "Par-ticulars". The Tennessean. Nashville, TN. Aug 1, 1979.
  2. "Ramirez advances at Volvo". Boston Herald. Aug 2, 1979.
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