1979 US Open – Women's doubles

Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova were the defending champions but lost in the final 5–7, 3–6 against Betty Stöve and Wendy Turnbull.

Women's doubles
1979 US Open
Final
ChampionsNetherlands Betty Stöve
Australia Wendy Turnbull
Runners-upUnited States Billie Jean King
Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova
Score7–5, 6–3
Details
Draw48
Seeds12
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1978 · US Open · 1980 →

Seeds

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Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. Three seeded teams and 13 unseeded teams received byes into the second round.

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Betty Stöve
  Wendy Turnbull
3 7 6
  Diane Desfor
  Barbara Hallquist
6 6 3
1   Betty Stöve
  Wendy Turnbull
6 7
3   Rosie Casals
  Chris Evert-Lloyd
2 5
3   Rosie Casals
  Chris Evert-Lloyd
6 6
6   Dianne Fromholtz
  Marise Kruger
3 3
1   Betty Stöve
  Wendy Turnbull
6 6
2   Billie Jean King
  Martina Navratilova
4 3
  Sherry Acker
  Julie Anthony
w/o
11   Tracy Austin
  Kathy May-Teacher
  Sherry Acker
  Julie Anthony
2 5
2   Billie Jean King
  Martina Navratilova
6 7
  Penny Johnson
  Paula Smith
1 3
2   Billie Jean King
  Martina Navratilova
6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   B Stöve
  W Turnbull
6 6
  D Gilbert
  S Gordon
3 3 1   B Stöve
  W Turnbull
6 6
  B Jordan
  K Ruddell
4 2
1   B Stöve
  W Turnbull
5 6 6
  A Moulton
  M L Piatek
7 3 0
  B Bunge
  W White
1 3
  R Gerulaitis
  M Simionescu
2 1   A Moulton
  M L Piatek
6 6
  A Moulton
  M L Piatek
6 6 1   B Stöve
  W Turnbull
3 7 6
8   K Jordan
  A Smith
6 6   D Desfor
  B Hallquist
6 6 3
  K Shaw-Ziska
  Linda Siegel
1 2 8   K Jordan
  A Smith
6 1
  D Porzio
  F Thibault
7 6
  D Porzio
  F Thibault
4 3
9   L duPont
  S Walsh
3 7 2   D Desfor
  B Hallquist
6 6
  D Desfor
  B Hallquist
6 5 6   D Desfor
  B Hallquist
6 6
  C Copeland
  H Ludloff
1 2

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   R Casals
  C Evert-Lloyd
6 6
  S Saliba
  M Sawyer
6 7   S Saliba
  M Sawyer
0 1
  W Gilchrist
  B Perry
4 5 3   R Casals
  C Evert-Lloyd
6 7
12   B Nagelsen
  P Shriver
3 6
12   B Nagelsen
  P Shriver
6 7
  J Chaloner
  J Nachand
7 5 5   K Horvath
  S Mascarin
3 6
  K Horvath
  S Mascarin
5 7 7 3   R Casals
  C Evert-Lloyd
6 6
6   D Fromholtz
  M Kruger
3 6 6 6   D Fromholtz
  M Kruger
3 3
  A-M Fernandez
  S McInerney
6 3 1 6   D Fromholtz
  M Kruger
6 7
  R Giscafré
  J Stratton
0 6
6   D Fromholtz
  M Kruger
6 6
  N Sato
  P Whytcross
5 6   F Hutnick
  B Norton
3 4
  C Doerner
  L Forood
7 7   C Doerner
  L Forood
6 3
  F Hutnick
  B Norton
7 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  W Barlow
  A Tobin
5 3
  C O'Neil
  M Wikstedt
7 6   C O'Neil
  M Wikstedt
7 6
  L Allen
  R Fox
6 1   C O'Neil
  M Wikstedt
6 0
  S Acker
  J Anthony
7 6
  B Bruning
  C Reynolds
5 6 5
  S Acker
  J Anthony
6 3 7   S Acker
  J Anthony
7 4 7
5   F Dürr
  V Wade
1 6 6   S Acker
  J Anthony
w/o
11   T Austin
  K May-Teacher
  M Carillo
  J Russell
2 7 2
  M Louie
  M Redondo
3 1 11   T Austin
  K May-Teacher
6 6 6
11   T Austin
  K May-Teacher
6 6 11   T Austin
  K May-Teacher
7 6 6
  B Cuypers
  Y Vermaak
5 7 1
  B Cuypers
  Y Vermaak
7 7
  S Collins
  J DuVall
6 2 6   S Collins
  J DuVall
6 5
4   S Barker
  A Kiyomura
2 6 3

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  P Johnson
  P Smith
6 6
  M Louie
  S Urroz
3 2   P Johnson
  P Smith
6 6
  K Mcdaniel
  N Yeargin
4 2
  P Johnson
  P Smith
6 7
7   I Kloss
  B-A Stuart
4 5
  J Durie
  D Jevans
1 2
  R Fairbank
  K Feldman
3 3 7   I Kloss
  B-A Stuart
6 6
7   I Kloss
  B-A Stuart
6 6   P Johnson
  P Smith
1 3
2   BJ King
  M Navratilova
6 6
  S Margolin
  G Stevens
6 2
  T Harford
  A Hobbs
3 6 2 10   R Maršíková
  R Tomanová
7 6
10   R Maršíková
  R Tomanová
6 1 6 10   R Maršíková
  R Tomanová
  D Morrison
  A Whitmore
6 6 6 2   BJ King
  M Navratilova
w/o
  L Antonoplis
  D Evers
7 4 7   L Antonoplis
  D Evers
5 2
2   BJ King
  M Navratilova
7 6

Sources

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