# 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

Bob Hewitt and Greer Stevens defeated the defending champions Betty Stöve and Frew McMillan in the final, 7–5, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$ to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships.

## Seeds

    01. Frew McMillan / Betty Stöve (final)
    02. Bob Hewitt / Greer Stevens (champions)
    03. Marty Riessen / Wendy Turnbull (quarterfinals)
    04. John Newcombe / Evonne Cawley (semifinals)
    05. Ion Țiriac / Virginia Ruzici (third round)
    06. n/a
    07. John Lloyd / Rosie Casals (third round)
    08. Ross Case / Betty Ann Stuart (third round, withdrew)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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 | Frew McMillan Betty Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Lloyd Lesley Charles | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Lloyd Lesley Charles | 1 | 2 | | 1 | Frew McMillan Betty Stöve | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kim Warwick Betsy Nagelsen | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | Marty Riessen Wendy Turnbull | 7 | 4 | 2 | | Kim Warwick Betsy Nagelsen | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Kim Warwick Betsy Nagelsen | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Warwick Betsy Nagelsen | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Frew McMillan Betty Stöve | 5 | 6$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Bob Hewitt Greer Stevens | 7 | 7$^9$ |
| Q | David Sherbeck Jane Stratton | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Bob Hewitt Greer Stevens | 7 | 7$^9$ |
| 4 | John Newcombe Evonne Cawley | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | John Newcombe Evonne Cawley | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | John Newcombe Evonne Cawley | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Bob Hewitt Greer Stevens | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | John Marks Renáta Tomanová | 2 | 4 | | 2 | Bob Hewitt Greer Stevens | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Bob Hewitt Greer Stevens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| 1 | F McMillan B Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Carmichael K Avis | 3 | 4 | 1 | F McMillan B Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | J McManus M Carillo | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | F McMillan B Stöve | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | F Stolle B Potter | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | C Pasarell J Russell | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Stolle B Potter | 6 | 6 | | F Stolle B Potter | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Fancutt A Tobin | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | F McMillan B Stöve | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Lloyd L Charles | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | C Dowdeswell L Geeves | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Rodríguez M Rodríguez | 4 | 1 | | D Lloyd L Charles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Lloyd L Charles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Lloyd L Charles | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Smith J Chaloner | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 7 | J Lloyd R Casals | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | D Collings N Gregory | 5 | 5 | | J Smith J Chaloner | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | J Lloyd R Casals | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | M Riessen W Turnbull | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Austin T Austin | 0 | 5 | | 3 | M Riessen W Turnbull | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | G Reid K Reid | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Riessen W Turnbull | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | C Kachel I Kloss | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C Kachel I Kloss | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Davidson D Desfor | 4 | 6 | 6 | | O Davidson D Desfor | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Jarrett D Jevans | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Riessen W Turnbull | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| | R Russell D Morrison | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | K Warwick E Nagelsen | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | K Warwick E Nagelsen | 3 | 6 | 9 | | K Warwick E Nagelsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Edmondson D Evers | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | K Warwick E Nagelsen | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | I Țiriac V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | R Drysdale J Lloyd | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Appleton P Whytcross | 5 | 4 | | 5 | I Țiriac V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | I Țiriac V Ruzici | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | LL | J Whiteford J Plackett | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Lewis V Burton | 6 | 6 | 3 | Q | D Sherbeck J Stratton | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Sherbeck J Stratton | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | Q | D Sherbeck J Stratton | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | JL Damiani S Urroz | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | R Crawford K Sands | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Farrell A Hobbs | 3 | 6 | | | JL Damiani S Urroz | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | JL Damiani S Urroz | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | D Sherbeck J Stratton | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| | B Testerman BJ King | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Newcombe E Cawley | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | As Amritraj A Kiyomura | | | | | B Testerman BJ King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | R Taylor W Wooldridge | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | B Testerman BJ King | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Newcombe E Cawley | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | J Geraghty L Antonoplis | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Yuill B Cuypers | 2 | 2 | | 4 | J Newcombe E Cawley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | J Newcombe E Cawley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 8 | R Case BA Stuart | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Koch R Giscafré | 6 | 3 | 3 | | C Fancutt R Maršíková | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Fancutt R Maršíková | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | R Case BA Stuart | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | J Marks R Tomanová | w/o | | | | | |
| | | | | | | An Amritraj F Dürr | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Lucchesi M Louie | 6 | 3 | 2 | | J Marks R Tomanová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Marks R Tomanová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | J Marks R Tomanová | 2 | 4 |
| | P Doerner C Doerner | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Hewitt G Stevens | 6 | 6 |
| | F González P Teeguarden | | | | | P Doerner C Doerner | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LL | C Wells D Parker | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | P Doerner C Doerner | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | J Feaver M Tyler | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | R Hewitt G Stevens | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Winitsky R Fox | 6 | 6 | | | V Winitsky R Fox | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | R Hewitt G Stevens | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |