# 1979 Congoleum Classic – Doubles

Raymond Moore and Roscoe Tanner were the defending champions but lost in the second round to David Graham and John Sadri.
Gene Mayer and Sandy Mayer won in the final 6–4, 7–6 against Cliff Drysdale and Bruce Manson.

## Seeds

* Wojciech Fibak / Tom Okker (second round)
* Robert Lutz / Stan Smith (semifinals)
* Frew McMillan / Dick Stockton (second round)
* Marty Riessen / Sherwood Stewart (semifinals)
* Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramirez (quarterfinals)
* Raymond Moore / Roscoe Tanner (second round)
* Gene Mayer / Sandy Mayer (champions)
* Syd Ball / Ross Case (first 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

### Final

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 7 | Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | Cliff Drysdale Bruce Manson | 4 | 6 |
| | Cliff Drysdale Bruce Manson | 7 | 6 | | | Cliff Drysdale Bruce Manson | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | 6 | 3 | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | W Fibak T Okker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Giménez J Higueras | 1 | 2 | | 1 | W Fibak T Okker | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Dent C Dibley | 7 | 7 | | | P Dent C Dibley | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Teacher T Wilkison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Dent C Dibley | 6 | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
| | T Leonard J Van Linge | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | G Mayer S Mayer | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Andrew C Kirmayr | 4 | 6 | 7 | | J Andrew C Kirmayr | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J C Lewis A Lucchesi | 5 | 3 | | 7 | G Mayer S Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | G Mayer S Mayer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | G Mayer S Mayer | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | M Riessen S Stewart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Riessen S Stewart | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| | P Feigl E Teltscher | 2 | 3 | | 4 | M Riessen S Stewart | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Amaya B Walts | 6 | 6 | | | V Amaya B Walts | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Carmichael G Hardie | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | M Riessen S Stewart | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Graham J Sadri | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | D Graham J Sadri | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | D Bohrnstedt M Machette | 6 | 6 | 6 | | D Graham J Sadri | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mitton D Schneider | 3 | 6 | | 6 | R Moore R Tanner | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | R Moore R Tanner | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | S Ball R Case | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Drysdale B Manson | 6 | 7 | | | C Drysdale B Manson | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dowdeswell H Günthardt | 6 | 6 | | | C Dowdeswell H Günthardt | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kelly L Shapiro | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | C Drysdale B Manson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Mitchell P Rennert | 4 | 0 | | | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Fillol J Fillol | 3 | 5 | | 3 | F McMillan D Stockton | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | F McMillan D Stockton | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Drysdale B Manson | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | B Gottfried R Ramirez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Lutz S Smith | 6 | 3 |
| | P Pearson C Stansbury | 3 | 3 | | 5 | B Gottfried R Ramirez | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cahill T Moor | 6 | 3 | | | H Pfister B Rowe | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Pfister B Rowe | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | H Pfister B Rowe | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | P DuPré T Gorman | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 2 | R Lutz S Smith | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Lloyd C Pasarell | 5 | 7 | 5 | | P DuPré T Gorman | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Bergstrand J Norbäck | 4 | 1 | | 2 | R Lutz S Smith | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Lutz S Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |