1979 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Kerry Reid and Wendy Turnbull were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Reid teamed up with Anne Smith and lost in third round to Françoise Dürr and Virginia Wade, while Turnbull teamed up with Betty Stöve.

Women's doubles
1979 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Billie Jean King
Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova
Runners-upNetherlands Betty Stöve
Australia Wendy Turnbull
Score5–7, 6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw48 (4 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova defeated Stöve and Turnbull in the final, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was the 10th Wimbledon title, 15th Grand Slam title for King, and the 2nd Wimbledon title, 5th Grand Slam title for Navratilova, in their respective doubles careers.

Seeds

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01.     Billie Jean King /   Martina Navratilova (champions)
02.     Betty Stöve /   Wendy Turnbull (final)
03.     Françoise Dürr /   Virginia Wade (semifinals)
04.     Rosie Casals /   Chris Evert Lloyd (quarterfinals)
05.     Dianne Fromholtz /   Marise Kruger (quarterfinals)
06.     Mima Jaušovec /   Virginia Ruzici (semifinals)
07.     Ilana Kloss /   Betty Ann Stuart (quarterfinals)
08.     Sue Barker /   Ann Kiyomura (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Billie Jean King
  Martina Navratilova
3 6 6
7   Ilana Kloss
  Betty Ann Stuart
6 3 0
1   Billie Jean King
  Martina Navratilova
6 6
3   Françoise Dürr
  Virginia Wade
2 4
3   Françoise Dürr
  Virginia Wade
6 6
5   Dianne Fromholtz
  Marise Kruger
4 2
1   Billie Jean King
  Martina Navratilova
5 6 6
2   Betty Stöve
  Wendy Turnbull
7 3 2
6   Mima Jaušovec
  Virginia Ruzici
7 7
4   Rosie Casals
  Chris Evert Lloyd
6 5
6   Mima Jaušovec
  Virginia Ruzici
1 5
2   Betty Stöve
  Wendy Turnbull
6 7
8   Sue Barker
  Ann Kiyomura
3 6 1
2   Betty Stöve
  Wendy Turnbull
6 1 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   BJ King
  M Navratilova
6 4 6
  T Harford
  A Hobbs
6 6   T Harford
  A Hobbs
4 6 3
  B Jordan
  A Moulton
3 2 1   BJ King
  M Navratilova
6 6
  D Desfor
  B Hallquist
6 6   D Desfor
  B Hallquist
3 4
  R Blount
  R Tomanová
2 2   D Desfor
  B Hallquist
6 6
  C Drury
  B Thompson
3 2
1   BJ King
  M Navratilova
3 6 6
7   I Kloss
  BA Stuart
6 3 0
Q   W Gilchrist
  B Perry
6 7
  P Bostrom
  M Redondo
7 3 6   N Sato
  P Whytcross
4 6
  N Sato
  P Whytcross
5 6 8 Q   W Gilchrist
  B Perry
6 2
7   I Kloss
  BA Stuart
7 6
  R Gerulaitis
  S Walsh
6 2
LL   A Coe
  C Molesworth
0 0 7   I Kloss
  BA Stuart
7 6
7   I Kloss
  BA Stuart
6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   F Dürr
  V Wade
7 6
  B Cuypers
  L duPont
7 0 6   B Cuypers
  L duPont
6 3
  K Jordan
  W White
5 6 4 3   F Dürr
  V Wade
7 6
  K Reid
  A Smith
6 2
  S Acker
  M Carillo
3 2
  K Reid
  A Smith
6 2 6   K Reid
  A Smith
6 6
  J Russell
  K Teacher
4 6 2 3   F Dürr
  V Wade
6 6
  K McDaniel
  N Yeargin
6 6 5   D Fromholtz
  M Kruger
4 2
  N Gregory
  M Pinterová
3 2   K McDaniel
  N Yeargin
6 6
  H Mandlíková
  R Maršíková
3 2
  K McDaniel
  N Yeargin
0 1
Q   R Giscafré
  J Stratton
3 6 6 5   D Fromholtz
  M Kruger
6 6
  C O'Neil
  M Wikstedt
6 2 2 Q   R Giscafré
  J Stratton
6 1
5   D Fromholtz
  M Kruger
7 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   M Jaušovec
  V Ruzici
6 6 8
  C Doerner
  L Forood
7 4 6 6   M Jaušovec
  V Ruzici
7 6
  MJ Louie
  M Louie
5 2
6   M Jaušovec
  V Ruzici
6 6
  J Durie
  D Jevans
7 7   J Durie
  D Jevans
3 1
  D Porzio
  F Thibault
6 6   J Durie
  D Jevans
3 6 8
LL   S Simmonds
  N Weigel
6 1 6
6   M Jaušovec
  V Ruzici
7 7
4   R Casals
  C Evert Lloyd
6 5
  A-M Fernandez
  S Margolin
4 3
  M Blackwood
  K Ruddell
5 2   L Allen
  R Fox
6 6
  L Allen
  R Fox
7 6   L Allen
  R Fox
2 2
  G Stevens
  P Teeguarden
6 6 4   R Casals
  C Evert Lloyd
6 6
  L Charles
  G Coles
4 3   G Stevens
  P Teeguarden
7 3 3
4   R Casals
  C Evert Lloyd
5 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   S Barker
  A Kiyomura
6 6
  M Tyler
  Y Vermaak
3 3 8   S Barker
  A Kiyomura
6 6
  D Gilbert
  L Siegel
4 2
8   S Barker
  A Kiyomura
6 2 6
Q   K Sands
  A Whitmore
2 6 4
Q   K Hallam
  J Preyer
3 3
Q   K Sands
  A Whitmore
6 5 6 Q   K Sands
  A Whitmore
6 6
  J DuVall
  C Meyer
4 7 2 8   S Barker
  A Kiyomura
3 6 1
  A Cooper
  J Fayter
3 4 2   B Stöve
  W Turnbull
6 1 6
  L Antonoplis
  D Evers
6 6   L Antonoplis
  D Evers
6 6
  B Bunge
  B Potter
4 2
  L Antonoplis
  D Evers
2 2
  M Simionescu
  E Vessies-Appel
7 6 2   B Stöve
  W Turnbull
6 6
  I Budařová
  H Strachoňová
5 4   M Simionescu
  E Vessies-Appel
2 1
2   B Stöve
  W Turnbull
6 6

References

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  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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