# 1979 US Open – Men's doubles

The men's doubles tournament at the 1979 US Open was held from August 28 to September 9, 1979 on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City, United States. John McEnroe and Peter Fleming won the title, defeating Bob Lutz and Stan Smith in the final.

## Seeds

* Peter Fleming / John McEnroe (champion)
* Wojciech Fibak / Tom Okker (second round)
* Marty Riessen / Sherwood Stewart (semifinal)
* Bob Lutz / Stan Smith (final)
* Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez (second round)
* Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (quarterfinal)
* Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac (first round)
* Jan Kodeš / Tomáš Šmíd (second round)
* Bob Carmichael / Phil Dent (second round)
* Vijay Amritraj / Gene Mayer (first round)
* Mark Edmondson / John Marks (second round)
* Anand Amritraj / Ross Case (first round)
* Tim Gullikson / Tom Gullikson (third round)
* Bruce Manson / Andrew Pattison (quarter final)
* Pat DuPré / Dick Stockton (first round)
* Colin Dowdeswell / Heinz Günthardt (third round)

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Bruce Manson Andrew Pattison | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Bruce Manson Andrew Pattison | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| 3 | Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Francisco González Eliot Teltscher | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Francisco González Eliot Teltscher | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Bob Lutz Stan Smith | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Bob Lutz Stan Smith | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Bob Lutz Stan Smith | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Bob Lutz Stan Smith | 6 | 7 | | 4 | Bob Lutz Stan Smith | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Roy Emerson Fred Stolle | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| John Sadri Tim Wilkison | John Sadri Tim Wilkison | 3 | 5 | | | Roy Emerson Fred Stolle | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| Roy Emerson Fred Stolle | Roy Emerson Fred Stolle | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | P Fleming J McEnroe | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Denton R Van't Hof | 3 | 5 | | 1 | P Fleming J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Lloyd F McNair | 6 | 6 | | | J Lloyd F McNair | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Davies J Hayes | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | P Fleming J McEnroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Newcombe J Turpin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | C Dowdeswell H Günthardt | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | W Blocher H Fritz | 5 | 3 | | | J Newcombe J Turpin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | C Dowdeswell H Günthardt | W-O | | | 16 | C Dowdeswell H Günthardt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Campbell C Strode | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Fleming J McEnroe | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 14 | B Manson A Pattison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | B Manson A Pattison | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| | T Leonard J Van Linge | 4 | 4 | | 14 | B Manson A Pattison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Álvarez P McNamee | 6 | 6 | 6 | | L Álvarez P McNamee | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Bailey R Thung | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | 14 | B Manson A Pattison | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Meyer H Reid | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | F Buehning P Rennert | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | C Owens S Vuille | 4 | 7 | 4 | | R Meyer H Reid | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Buehning P Rennert | 7 | 5 | 6 | | F Buehning P Rennert | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | I Năstase Ion Țiriac | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | M Riessen S Stewart | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Eagleton R Trogolo | 1 | 5 | | 3 | M Riessen S Stewart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Fromm J Molin | 6 | 5 | 6 | | E Fromm J Molin | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Benavides H Ismail | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | M Riessen S Stewart | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | B Mitton R Moore | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | B Mitton R Moore | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | O Bengtson B Martin | 4 | 6 | 3 | | B Mitton R Moore | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | B Carmichael P Dent | 6 | 6 | | 9 | B Carmichael P Dent | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Garcia M Grant | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Riessen S Stewart | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | C Dibley J Fillol | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | F González E Teltscher | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| 12 | A Amritraj R Case | 6 | 6 | 2 | | C Dibley J Fillol | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Amaya H Pfister | 6 | 6 | | | V Amaya H Pfister | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kriek N Saviano | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | V Amaya H Pfister | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | F González E Teltscher | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | F González E Teltscher | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Beven J Paish | 1 | 6 | | | F González E Teltscher | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | 6 | 7 | | 5 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Crawford T Delatte | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M De Palmer R Harmon | 2 | 4 | | 6 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Austin V Winitsky | 7 | 6 | | | J Austin V Winitsky | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kh Richardson J Yuill | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Gómez R Ycaza | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | T Gullikson T Gullikson | 2 | 5 | | | | |
| | S Ball K Warwick | 3 | 6 | 3 | | A Gómez R Ycaza | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson | 6 | 6 | | 13 | T Gullikson T Gullikson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gardiner T Rocavert | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 3 | 5 |
| | C Fancutt A Kohlberg | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | B Lutz S Smith | 6 | 7 |
| 15 | P DuPré D Stockton | 6 | 6 | 2 | | C Fancutt A Kohlberg | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Docherty J James | 6 | 6 | | | S Docherty J James | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Madani M Myburg | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | S Docherty J James | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | B Maze B Walts | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | B Lutz S Smith | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Amritraj W Prinsloo | 7 | 4 | 4 | | B Maze B Walts | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | B Lutz S Smith | 6 | 6 | | 4 | B Lutz S Smith | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-L Damiani A Gattiker | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | J Kodeš T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Purcell B Testerman | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | J Kodeš T Šmíd | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pasarell D Schneider | 6 | 7 | | | C Pasarell D Schneider | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Amaya G Oropez | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | C Pasarell D Schneider | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | J Sadri T Wilkison | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | J Sadri T Wilkison | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | G Malin V Van Patten | 3 | 6 | 5 | | J Sadri T Wilkison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | M Edmondson J Marks | 6 | 6 | | 11 | M Edmondson J Marks | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Norbäck R Simpson | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | J Sadri T Wilkison | 3 | 5 |
| | J Garcia-Requena B Kleege | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | R Emerson F Stolle | 6 | 7 |
| 10 | V Amritraj G Mayer | 7 | 4 | 4 | | J Garcia-Requena B Kleege | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Davis D Ralston | 6 | 6 | 6 | | S Davis D Ralston | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | W Girle T Williams | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | S Davis D Ralston | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | |
| | R Emerson F Stolle | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | R Emerson F Stolle | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | K Curren M Shore | 3 | 6 | 4 | | R Emerson F Stolle | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | W Fibak T Okker | 7 | 6 | | 2 | W Fibak T Okker | 7 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | C Lewis B Nichols | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |