# 1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's doubles

Third-seeded pair Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith won the title after defeating Penny Johnson and Paula Smith in the final.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Evonne Goolagong-Cawley / Kerry Reid (withdrew — Reid calf injury)
* Mima Jaušovec / Renáta Tomanová (semifinals)
* Kathy Jordan / Anne Smith (champions)
* Diane Desfor / Barbara Hallquist (semifinals)
* Sherry Acker / Renée Richards (second round)
* Regina Maršíková / Virginia Ruzici (quarterfinals)
* Brigitte Cuypers / Laura duPont (quarterfinals)
* Betsy Nagelsen / Janet Newberry (quarterfinals)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Penny Johnson Paula Smith | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| 4 | Diane Desfor Barbara Hallquist | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| 4 | Diane Desfor Barbara Hallquist | 6 | 5 | | Penny Johnson Paula Smith | 1 | 0 |
| | | | | 3 | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | 6 | 7 | 3 | Kathy Jordan Anne Smith | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Mima Jaušovec Renáta Tomanová | 4 | 5 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Alt | W Gilchrist B Perry | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Johnson P Smith | 2 | 6 | 6 | | P Johnson P Smith | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | D Evers K Hallam | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | P Johnson P Smith | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | R Maršíková V Ruzici | 5 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | V González E Raponi | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C O'Neil M Wikstedt | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | R Maršíková V Ruzici | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | R Maršíková V Ruzici | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Johnson P Smith | 7 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Desfor B Hallquist | 6 | 5 |
| | | | | | 4 | D Desfor B Hallquist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Forood J Russell | 6 | 6 | | | L Forood J Russell | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sandy Stap Sue Stap | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 4 | D Desfor B Hallquist | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Carillo S Margolin | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | B Nagelsen J Newberry | 5 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Chaloner N Weigel | 6 | 7 | | | J Chaloner N Weigel | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | B Nagelsen J Newberry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | S Acker R Richards | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Lewis S McInerney | 0 | 1 | | 5 | S Acker R Richards | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | L Allen P Louie | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | L Allen P Louie | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | B Jordan K Ruddell | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 3 | K Jordan A Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Latham L Siegel | 6 | 7 | | | K Latham L Siegel | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | K Jordan A Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | K Jordan A Smith | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Jaušovec R Tomanová | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | | 7 | B Cuypers L duPont | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Blount C Stoll | 3 | 6 | 4 | | L Harrison D Morrison | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Harrison D Morrison | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | B Cuypers L duPont | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Jaušovec R Tomanová | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | W White N Yeargin | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gilbert M L Piatek | 3 | 1 | | 2 | M Jaušovec R Tomanová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Jaušovec R Tomanová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |