1979 Colgate-Palmolive Masters – Doubles

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Doubles
1979 Colgate-Palmolive Masters
Final
Champion Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
Runner-up Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Fibak
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker
Score6–3, 7–6, 6–1
Events
Singles Doubles
  1978  · Colgate-Palmolive Masters ·  1980  

Defending champions Peter Fleming and John McEnroe successfully defended their title, defeating Wojciech Fibak and Tom Okker in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–3, 7–6, 6–1 to win the doubles tennis title at the 1979 Masters Grand Prix. [1]

Contents

Knockout stage

Key

Draw

Semifinals Final
          
  Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
76 6
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Edmondson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Marks
6 73
  Flag of the United States.svg Peter Fleming
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe
676
  Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Fibak
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker
3 6 1
  Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Fibak
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker
67 
  Flag of the United States.svg Marty Riessen
Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Stewart
2 6  

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References

  1. "1979 Masters – Doubles results". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).