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

## Seeds

* Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull (champions)
* Françoise Dürr / Virginia Wade (final)
* Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici (second round)
* Rosie Casals / Chris Evert (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 | Final |
| 1 | Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Ilana Kloss Betty Ann Stuart | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | 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 | 5 | 4 |
| 2 | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade | 6 | 7 | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 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 Lovera 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 Lovera P Teeguarden | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Lovera 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 Raponi | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |