# 1979 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Wojciech Fibak and Kim Warwick were the defending champions.

## Seeds

* Hank Pfister / Sherwood Stewart (quarterfinals)
* Bob Carmichael / Balázs Taróczy (first round)
* Mark Edmondson / John Marks (first round)
* Ross Case / Geoff Masters (quarterfinals)
* Peter McNamara / Paul McNamee (champion)
* John Sadri / Tim Wilkison (semifinals)
* Colin Dibley / Chris Kachel (quarterfinals)
* Syd Ball / Kim Warwick (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

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 6 | John Sadri Tim Wilkison | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher | 6 | 6 | | | Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | 5 | Peter McNamara Paul McNamee | 7 | 6 |
| | John James Terry Rocavert | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | Peter McNamara Paul McNamee | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | Peter McNamara Paul McNamee | 6 | 4 | 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 | H Pfister S Stewart | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fitzgerald W Pascoe | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | H Pfister S Stewart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Docherty C Lewis | 6 | 6 | | | S Docherty C Lewis | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Austin D Siegler | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | H Pfister S Stewart | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Rennert R Van't Hof | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | J Sadri T Wilkison | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | G Braun H Hansson | 5 | 4 | | | P Rennert R Van't Hof | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fisher S Menon | 6 | 6 | | 6 | J Sadri T Wilkison | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Sadri T Wilkison | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Sadri T Wilkison | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | R Case G Masters | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Kronk C Letcher | 6 | 6 |
| | R Ruffels R Simpson | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | R Case G Masters | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Moore J Trickey | 6 | 6 | | | R Moore J Trickey | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Johnstone G Whitecross | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | R Case G Masters | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | T Fürst U Marten | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | P Kronk C Letcher | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Doohan CA Miller | 3 | 6 | | | T Fürst U Marten | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kronk C Letcher | 6 | 6 | | | P Kronk C Letcher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Ball K Warwick | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 7 | C Dibley C Kachel | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Maher N Phillips | 6 | 3 | | 7 | C Dibley C Kachel | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Delaney J Delaney | 3 | 7 | 8 | | C Delaney J Delaney | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Carter A Gardiner | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | C Dibley C Kachel | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J James T Rocavert | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | J James T Rocavert | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | | |
| | G Hardie F Mcnair | 3 | 5 | | | J James T Rocavert | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Eke E Ewert | 7 | 7 | | | V Eke E Ewert | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Edmondson J Marks | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J James T Rocavert | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | P McNamara P McNamee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | P McNamara P McNamee | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| | P Campbell G Malin | 4 | 3 | | 5 | P McNamara P McNamee | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Drewett D Schneider | 7 | 2 | 8 | | B Drewett D Schneider | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Maze M Mitchell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | P McNamara P McNamee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | D Collings D Crealy | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | P Feigl R Frawley | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | S Glickstein S Krulevitz | 3 | 6 | 6 | | S Glickstein S Krulevitz | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Feigl R Frawley | 6 | 3 | 9 | | P Feigl R Frawley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Carmichael B Taróczy | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |