Doubles | |
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1979 Congoleum Classic | |
Champions | Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer |
Runners-up | Cliff Drysdale Bruce Manson |
Final score | 6–4, 7–6 |
Raymond Moore and Roscoe Tanner were the defending champions but lost in the second round to David Graham and John Sadri.
Gene Mayer and Sandy Mayer won in the final 6–4, 7–6 against Cliff Drysdale and Bruce Manson. [1]
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
7 | Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
4 | Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
7 | Gene Mayer Sandy Mayer | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
Cliff Drysdale Bruce Manson | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||
Cliff Drysdale Bruce Manson | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||
2 | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | 6 | 3 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | W Fibak T Okker | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Á Giménez J Higueras | 1 | 2 | 1 | W Fibak T Okker | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
P Dent C Dibley | 7 | 7 | P Dent C Dibley | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B Teacher T Wilkison | 6 | 6 | P Dent C Dibley | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
T Leonard J Van Linge | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | G Mayer S Mayer | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
J Andrew C Kirmayr | 4 | 6 | 7 | J Andrew C Kirmayr | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J C Lewis A Lucchesi | 5 | 3 | 7 | G Mayer S Mayer | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | G Mayer S Mayer | 7 | 6 | 7 | G Mayer S Mayer | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | M Riessen S Stewart | 6 | 6 | 4 | M Riessen S Stewart | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
P Feigl E Teltscher | 2 | 3 | 4 | M Riessen S Stewart | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
V Amaya B Walts | 6 | 6 | V Amaya B Walts | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B Carmichael G Hardie | 3 | 2 | 4 | M Riessen S Stewart | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D Graham J Sadri | 4 | 7 | 7 | D Graham J Sadri | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D Bohrnstedt M Machette | 6 | 6 | 6 | D Graham J Sadri | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B Mitton D Schneider | 3 | 6 | 6 | R Moore R Tanner | 6 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | R Moore R Tanner | 6 | 7 |
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | S Ball R Case | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
C Drysdale B Manson | 6 | 7 | C Drysdale B Manson | 7 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
C Dowdeswell H Günthardt | 6 | 6 | C Dowdeswell H Günthardt | 6 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
P Kelly L Shapiro | 1 | 1 | C Drysdale B Manson | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson | 6 | 6 | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Mitchell P Rennert | 4 | 0 | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson | 6 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Fillol J Fillol | 3 | 5 | 3 | F McMillan D Stockton | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | F McMillan D Stockton | 6 | 7 | C Drysdale B Manson | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | B Gottfried R Ramirez | 6 | 6 | 2 | R Lutz S Smith | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P Pearson C Stansbury | 3 | 3 | 5 | B Gottfried R Ramirez | |||||||||||||||||||||||
D Cahill T Moor | 6 | 3 | H Pfister B Rowe | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||
H Pfister B Rowe | 7 | 6 | H Pfister B Rowe | 6 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
P DuPré T Gorman | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | R Lutz S Smith | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
J Lloyd C Pasarell | 5 | 7 | 5 | P DuPré T Gorman | 6 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G Bergstrand J Norbäck | 4 | 1 | 2 | R Lutz S Smith | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | R Lutz S Smith | 6 | 6 |
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