1979 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles

Mixed Doubles
	1979 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Bob Hewitt ; Greer Stevens
Runners-up	Frew McMillan ; Betty Stöve
Final score	7–5, 7–6(9–7)
Draw	48 (3Q)
Seeds	8

Bob Hewitt and Greer Stevens defeated the defending champions Betty Stöve and Frew McMillan in the final, 7–5, 7–6^(9–7) to win the Mixed Doubles tennis title at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Seeds

01.

Frew McMillan /

Betty Stöve (Final)

02.

Bob Hewitt /

Greer Stevens (Champions)

03.

Marty Riessen /

Wendy Turnbull (Quarterfinals)

04.

John Newcombe /

Evonne Cawley (Semifinals)

05.

Virginia Ruzici /

Ion Țiriac (Third round)

06. n/a

07.

John Lloyd /

Rosie Casals (Third round)

08.

Ross Case /

Betty Ann Stuart (Third round, withdrew)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final


1	Frew McMillan Betty Stöve	6	6

	David Lloyd Lesley Charles	1	2
					1	Frew McMillan Betty Stöve	6	2	6

						Kim Warwick Betsy Nagelsen	2	6	2
3	Marty Riessen Wendy Turnbull	7	4	2

	Kim Warwick Betsy Nagelsen	5	6	6
										1	Frew McMillan Betty Stöve	5	6⁷

										2	Bob Hewitt Greer Stevens	7	7⁹
Q	David Sherbeck Jane Stratton	6	2	4

4	John Newcombe Evonne Cawley	1	6	6
					4	John Newcombe Evonne Cawley	7	4	4

					2	Bob Hewitt Greer Stevens	6	6	6
	John Marks Renáta Tomanová	2	4

2	Bob Hewitt Greer Stevens	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First Round				Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

1	F McMillan B Stöve	6	6
	R Carmichael K Avis	3	4	1	F McMillan B Stöve	6	6
					J McManus M Carillo	2	0
									1	F McMillan B Stöve	4	6	6
										F Stolle B Potter	6	0	1
					C Pasarell J Russell	5	5
	F Stolle B Potter	6	6		F Stolle B Potter	7	7
LL	M Fancutt A Tobin	3	2											1	F McMillan B Stöve	6	6
															D Lloyd L Charles	1	2
					C Dowdeswell L Geeves	3	4
	P Rodríguez M Rodríguez	4	1		D Lloyd L Charles	6	6
	D Lloyd L Charles	6	6							D Lloyd L Charles	6	6
	J Smith J Chaloner	7	7						7	J Lloyd R Casals	2	3
	D Collings N Gregory	5	5		J Smith J Chaloner	4	6	7
				7	J Lloyd R Casals	6	3	9

Section 2

First Round					Second Round				Third Round					Quarterfinals

3	M Riessen W Turnbull	6	7
	J Austin T Austin	0	5		3	M Riessen W Turnbull	7	6
						G Reid K Reid	6	3
									3	M Riessen W Turnbull	6	4	7
										C Kachel I Kloss	4	6	5
						C Kachel I Kloss	6	6
	O Davidson D Desfor	4	6	6		O Davidson D Desfor	4	3
	A Jarrett D Jevans	6	3	1										3	M Riessen W Turnbull	7	4	2
	R Russell D Morrison	6	4	7											K Warwick E Nagelsen	5	6	6
	K Warwick E Nagelsen	3	6	9		K Warwick E Nagelsen	6	6
						M Edmondson D Evers	1	4
										K Warwick E Nagelsen	7	4	6
									5	I Țiriac V Ruzici	6	6	2
						R Drysdale J Lloyd	2	3
Q	M Appleton P Whytcross	5	4		5	I Țiriac V Ruzici	6	6
5	I Țiriac V Ruzici	7	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals


					LL	J Whiteford J Plackett	2	2
	R Lewis V Burton	6	6	3	Q	D Sherbeck J Stratton	6	6
Q	D Sherbeck J Stratton	7	4	6						Q	D Sherbeck J Stratton	6	7
											JL Damiani S Urroz	4	5
						R Crawford K Sands	6	6	5
	M Farrell A Hobbs	3	6			JL Damiani S Urroz	7	4	7
	JL Damiani S Urroz	6	7											Q	D Sherbeck J Stratton	6	2	4
	B Testerman BJ King													4	J Newcombe E Cawley	1	6	6
	As Amritraj A Kiyomura	w/o				B Testerman BJ King	6	6
						R Taylor W Wooldridge	1	1
											B Testerman BJ King	4	3
										4	J Newcombe E Cawley	6	6
						J Geraghty L Antonoplis	1	3
	J Yuill B Cuypers	2	2		4	J Newcombe E Cawley	6	6
4	J Newcombe E Cawley	6	6

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Quarterfinals


					8	R Case BA Stuart	7	6
Q	T Koch R Giscafré	6	3	3		C Fancutt R Maršíková	5	4
	C Fancutt R Maršíková	4	6	6						8	R Case BA Stuart	w/o
											J Marks R Tomanová
						An Amritraj F Dürr	3	2
	A Lucchesi M Louie	6	3	2		J Marks R Tomanová	6	6
	J Marks R Tomanová	3	6	6											J Marks R Tomanová	2	4
	P Doerner C Doerner													2	R Hewitt G Stevens	6	6
	F González P Teeguarden	w/o				P Doerner C Doerner	6	3	6
					LL	C Wells D Parker	3	6	4
											P Doerner C Doerner	1	2
	J Feaver M Tyler	2	3							2	R Hewitt G Stevens	6	6
	V Winitsky R Fox	6	6			V Winitsky R Fox	5	5
					2	R Hewitt G Stevens	7	7

References

Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
"Wimbledon 1979". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

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[Barrett-1] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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