1979 French Open – Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles
1979 French Open
Champion	Bob Hewitt Wendy Turnbull
Runner-up	Ion Țiriac Virginia Ruzici
Score	6–3, 2–6, 6–1

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Pavel Složil and Renáta Tomanová were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Bob Hewitt and Wendy Turnbull.

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Bob Hewitt and Wendy Turnbull won in the final 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 against Ion Țiriac and Virginia Ruzici.

Seeds

1. Ilie Năstase / Françoise Dürr (quarterfinals)
2. Bob Hewitt / Wendy Turnbull (champions)
3. Pavel Složil / Renáta Tomanová (semifinals)
4. Ivan Lendl / Regina Maršíková (quarterfinals)
5. Ion Țiriac / Virginia Ruzici (final)
6. Éric Deblicker / Gail Lovera (quarterfinals)
7. Patrice Beust / Betty Stöve (semifinals)
8. Francisco González / Anne Smith (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	5	Ion Țiriac Virginia Ruzici	2	6	6
	7	Patrice Beust Betty Stöve	6	3	0
								5	Ion Țiriac Virginia Ruzici	3	6	1
								2	Bob Hewitt Wendy Turnbull	6	2	6
	3	Pavel Složil Renáta Tomanová	2	0
	2	Bob Hewitt Wendy Turnbull	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	I Năstase F Dürr	6	6
		C Sacomandi C Monteiro	2	0				1	I Năstase F Dürr	6	6
		B Renoult A Chevalier							P DuPré D DuPré	2	0
		P DuPré D DuPré	w/o												1	I Năstase F Dürr	4	6	3
		E Botto M Voyame	1	3											5	I Țiriac V Ruzici	6	1	6
		C Ros A-M Cassaigne	6	6					C Ros A-M Cassaigne	2	1
								5	I Țiriac V Ruzici	6	6
																						5	I Țiriac V Ruzici	2	6	6
	4	I Lendl R Maršíková	5	6	6																	7	P Beust B Stöve	6	3	0
		V Winitsky R Fox	7	3	1			4	I Lendl R Maršíková	6	6
		J-B Chanfreau M Redondo	7	6					J-B Chanfreau M Redondo	1	3
		O Laimina D Beillan	6	3											4	I Lendl R Maršíková	3	5
		J Lovera R Darmon	6	5											7	P Beust B Stöve	6	7
		P Joly A-M Nasuelli	7	7					P Joly A-M Nasuelli	1	1
		A Cortes P Bostrom	5	4				7	P Beust B Stöve	6	6
	7	P Beust B Stöve	7	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	É Deblicker G Lovera	6	6
		J Ravel M Riley	1	2				6	É Deblicker G Lovera	6	7
									L Turville L duPont	3	6
															6	É Deblicker G Lovera	6	3
		N Keller P Medrado	6	6											3	P Složil R Tomanová	7	6
		R Guedes S Urroz	0	3					N Keller P Medrado	1	3
		M Ostoja M Jaušovec	7	3	4			3	P Složil R Tomanová	6	6
	3	P Složil R Tomanová	5	6	6																	3	P Složil R Tomanová	2	0
	8	F González A Smith	6	6																		2	B Hewitt W Turnbull	6	6
		T Bennett P Teeguarden	1	1				8	F González A Smith	w/o
									J Andrew S Acker
															8	F González A Smith	2	4
		J Thamin N Fuchs	6	6											2	B Hewitt W Turnbull	6	6
		JC Ayala V Zahri	1	3					J Thamin N Fuchs	4	1
								2	B Hewitt W Turnbull	6	6

External links

• 1979 French Open – Doubles draws and results at the International Tennis Federation