1979 Paris Open – Doubles

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Doubles
1979 Paris Open
1978 Champions Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Manson
Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Andrew Pattison
Final
Champions Flag of France.svg Jean-Louis Haillet
Flag of France.svg Gilles Moretton
Runners-up Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Lloyd
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Lloyd
Score7–6, 7–6
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
  1978  · Paris Open ·  1980  

Bruce Manson and Andrew Pattison were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Contents

Jean-Louis Haillet and Gilles Moretton won in the final 7–6, 7–6 against John Lloyd and Tony Lloyd.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. Flag of France.svg Jean-Louis Haillet / Flag of France.svg Gilles Moretton (champions)
  2. Flag of Italy.svg Corrado Barazzutti / Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Zugarelli (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of France.svg Patrice Dominguez / Flag of France.svg Denis Naegelen (first round)
  4. Flag of France.svg Bernard Fritz / Flag of the United States.svg Keith Richardson (semifinals)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of France.svg J-L Haillet
Flag of France.svg G Moretton
77 
  Flag of Sweden.svg O N Bengtson
Flag of Sweden.svg T Svensson
6 6  1 Flag of France.svg J-L Haillet
Flag of France.svg G Moretton
w/o  
  Flag of France.svg J-B Chanfreau
Flag of France.svg G Toulon
6 73   Flag of France.svg E Deblicker
Flag of France.svg P Proisy
   
  Flag of France.svg E Deblicker
Flag of France.svg P Proisy
75 61 Flag of France.svg J-L Haillet
Flag of France.svg G Moretton
64 6
4 Flag of France.svg B Fritz
Flag of the United States.svg K Richardson
4 6154 Flag of France.svg B Fritz
Flag of the United States.svg K Richardson
4 61
  Flag of the United States.svg G Malin
Flag of the United States.svg V Van Patten
62 13 4 Flag of France.svg B Fritz
Flag of the United States.svg K Richardson
76 
  Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg M Mir
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg R Vizcaino
66   Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg M Mir
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg R Vizcaino
6 1  
  Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg F Punčec
Flag of France.svg H Theron
1 2  1 Flag of France.svg Jean-Louis Haillet
Flag of France.svg Gilles Moretton
77 
  Flag of Israel.svg S Glickstein
Flag of the United States.svg C Leeds
4 76  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Lloyd
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Lloyd
6 6  
  Flag of France.svg J-F Caujolle
Flag of France.svg P Portes
66 2   Flag of Israel.svg S Glickstein
Flag of the United States.svg C Leeds
2 4  
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Lloyd
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Lloyd
66   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Lloyd
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Lloyd
66 
3 Flag of France.svg P Dominguez
Flag of France.svg D Naegelen
4 3    Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Lloyd
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T Lloyd
63 6
  Flag of France.svg G Goven
Flag of France.svg C Roger-Vasselin
63 2   Flag of the United States.svg S Krulevitz
Flag of the United States.svg H Solomon
3 60
  Flag of the United States.svg S Krulevitz
Flag of the United States.svg H Solomon
1 66  Flag of the United States.svg S Krulevitz
Flag of the United States.svg H Solomon
66 
  Flag of the United States.svg E Fromm
Flag of Finland.svg L Palin
5 68 2 Flag of Italy.svg C Barazzutti
Flag of Italy.svg A Zugarelli
4 4  
2 Flag of Italy.svg C Barazzutti
Flag of Italy.svg A Zugarelli
72 10

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