1979 US Open – Mixed doubles

Betty Stöve and Frew McMillan were the defending champions, but lost in the final against Greer Stevens and Bob Hewitt. The score was 6–3, 7–5.[1]

Mixed doubles
1979 US Open
Final
ChampionsSouth Africa Greer Stevens
South Africa Bob Hewitt
Runners-upNetherlands Betty Stöve
South Africa Frew McMillan
Score6–3, 7–5
Details
Draw32
Seeds6
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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Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Bob Hewitt
  Greer Stevens
6 6
4   Ilie Năstase
  Renée Richards
0 4
1   Bob Hewitt
  Greer Stevens
6 7
2   Frew McMillan
  Betty Stöve
3 5
5   Bill Scanlon
  Martina Navratilova
6 3
2   Frew McMillan
  Betty Stöve
7 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   B Hewitt
  G Stevens
6 6
  J Molin
  L Allen
1 4 1   B Hewitt
  G Stevens
3 6 6
  P Rennert
  K Jordan
5 6 6   P Rennert
  K Jordan
6 3 4
  C Dowdeswell
  J Russell
7 3 4 1   B Hewitt
  G Stevens
7 6
  R Tyler
  C O'Neil
  K Curren
  A Smith
5 4
  K Curren
  A Smith
w/o   K Curren
  A Smith
6 6
  D Siegler
  D Gilbert
3 2   V Amritraj
  P Shriver
2 3
  V Amritraj
  P Shriver
6 6 1   B Hewitt
  G Stevens
6 6
4   I Năstase
  R Richards
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6 6 4   I Năstase
  R Richards
0 4
  C Strode
  L Antonoplis
1 2 4   I Năstase
  R Richards
6 6
  R Harmon
  A Whitmore
3 4   E Teltscher
  M Carillo
0 3
  E Teltscher
  M Carillo
6 6 4   I Năstase
  R Richards
6 6
  B Walts
  K Shaw-Ziska
7 5 7   B Walts
  K Shaw-Ziska
2 4
  F Buehning
  J Anthony
5 7 6   B Walts
  K Shaw-Ziska
w/o
  F Stolle
  B Potter
2 4 6   B Testerman
  B Jean King
6   B Testerman
  B Jean King
6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5   Bill Scanlon
  Martina Navratilova
6 6
  David Sherbeck
  Jane Stratton
2 1 5   Bill Scanlon
  Martina Navratilova
6 6 7
  Mel Purcell
  Mary-Lou Piatek
3 7 4   Van Winitsky
  Rayni Fox
4 7 6
  Van Winitsky
  Rayni Fox
6 5 6 5   Bill Scanlon
  Martina Navratilova
1 6 6
  John Marks
  Ilana Kloss
6 1 4   Raúl Ramírez
  Bettina Bunge
6 1 4
  Raúl Ramírez
  Bettina Bunge
4 6 6   Raúl Ramírez
  Bettina Bunge
6 5 6
  Tom Leonard
  Barbara Hallquist
6 6   Tom Leonard
  Barbara Hallquist
3 7 4
3   Kim Warwick
  Betsy Nagelsen
4 1 5   Bill Scanlon
  Martina Navratilova
6 3
  Jerry Van Linge
  Betty-Ann Stuart
4 2 2   Frew McMillan
  Betty Stöve
7 6
  Mark Edmondson
  Marise Kruger
6 6   Mark Edmondson
  Marise Kruger
4 2
  Anand Amritraj
  Françoise Dürr
4 6 7   Anand Amritraj
  Françoise Dürr
6 6
  Andy Kohlberg
  Trey Lewis
6 1 5   Anand Amritraj
  Françoise Dürr
1 5
  Gene Malin
  Penny Johnson
7 5 6 2   Frew McMillan
  Betty Stöve
6 7
  Scott Davis
  Anna-Maria Fernandez
6 7 7   Scott Davis
  Anna-Maria Fernandez
2 0
  Mike Margolin
  Stacy Margolin
2 4 2   Frew McMillan
  Betty Stöve
6 6
2   Frew McMillan
  Betty Stöve
6 6

References

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  1. ^ "Official results archive (WTA)" (PDF). wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Open Fun: Nastase in Mixed Doubles". nytimes.com.
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