1979 French Open – Women's Doubles

Mima Jaušovec and Virginia Ruzici were the defending champions but lost in the second round to Sherry Acker and Anne Smith.

Women's Doubles
1979 French Open
Champion	Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull
Runner-up	Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade
Final score	3–6, 7–5, 6–4

Betty Stöve and Wendy Turnbull won in the final 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 against Françoise Dürr and Virginia Wade. [1]

Seeds

Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull (Champions)
Françoise Dürr / Virginia Wade (Final)
Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici (Second round)
Rosie Casals / Chris Evert (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final


	1	Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull	6	7

		Ilana Kloss Betty Ann Stuart	3	6
								1	Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull	3	7	6

								2	Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade	6	5	4
		Dianne Fromholtz Marise Kruger	4	6

	2	Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade	6	7

Top Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	1	B Stöve W Turnbull	6	6
		B Bunge I Madruga	2	1				1	B Stöve W Turnbull	6	6
		A Hobbs Y Vermaak	6	6					A Hobbs Y Vermaak	3	4
		L Siegel S Simmonds	1	0											1	B Stöve W Turnbull	6	6
		D Porzio F Thibault	5	5												G Benedetti P Teeguarden	3	2
		C O'Neil M Wikstedt	7	7					C O'Neil M Wikstedt	6	2	1
		C Doerner L Forood	2	2					G Benedetti P Teeguarden	2	6	6
		G Benedetti P Teeguarden	6	6																		1	B Stöve W Turnbull	6	7
	3	M Jaušovec V Ruzici	6	6																			I Kloss BA Stuart	3	6
		R Blount V González	4	4				3	M Jaušovec V Ruzici	3	6
		S Acker A Smith	5	6	6				S Acker A Smith	6	7
		L Allen K McDaniel	7	3	4											S Acker A Smith	2	6	4
		B Cuypers L duPont	6	6												I Kloss BA Stuart	6	2	6
		C Casabianca E Rapponi	4	1					B Cuypers L duPont	4	5
		K Sands S Urroz	4	0					I Kloss BA Stuart	6	7
		I Kloss BA Stuart	6	6

Bottom Half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

		D Fromholtz M Kruger	6	1	6
		N Fuchs A Villagrán	0	6	1				D Fromholtz M Kruger	6	6
		P Bostrom M Redondo	6	6					P Bostrom M Redondo	0	3
		MT Nasuelli M Simionescu	2	3												D Fromholtz M Kruger	7	6
		R Fox P Smith	6	6											4	R Casals C Evert	5	3
		N Gregory N Sato	3	1					R Fox P Smith	4	4
		D Beillan B Simon	1	0				4	R Casals C Evert	6	6
	4	R Casals C Evert	6	6																			D Fromholtz M Kruger	4	6
		H Mandlíková R Maršíková	6	6																		2	F Dürr V Wade	6	7
		I Budařová H Strachoňová	2	2					H Mandlíková R Maršíková	6	6
		D Evers R Tomanová	6	6					D Evers R Tomanová	4	4
		J Harrington A Whitmore	2	0												H Mandlíková R Maršíková	6	1	6
		R Giscafré J Stratton	2	0											2	F Dürr V Wade	4	6	8
		D Desfor K Jordan	6	6					D Desfor K Jordan	1	4
		P Delhees E Vessies	0	1				2	F Dürr V Wade	6	6
	2	F Dürr V Wade	6	6

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References

"Internationaux de France 1979". larousse.fr.

External links

1979 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

French Open women's doubles drawsheets
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