1979 US Open – Mixed doubles

Betty Stöve and Frew McMillan were the defending champions, but lost in the final against Greer Stevens and Bob Hewitt. The score was 6–3, 7–5.^[1]

Mixed doubles
1979 US Open
Champions	Greer Stevens Bob Hewitt
Runners-up	Betty Stöve Frew McMillan
Score	6–3, 7–5
Draw	32
Seeds	6

Main article: 1979 US Open (tennis)

Seeds

1. Greer Stevens / Bob Hewitt (champions)
2. Betty Stöve / Frew McMillan (final)
3. Betsy Nagelsen / Kim Warwick (first round)
4. Renée Richards / Ilie Năstase (semifinals)
5. Martina Navratilova / Bill Scanlon (semifinals)
6. Billie Jean King / Ben Testerman (second round, withdrew)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Bob Hewitt Greer Stevens	6	6
	4	Ilie Năstase Renée Richards	0	4
								1	Bob Hewitt Greer Stevens	6	7
								2	Frew McMillan Betty Stöve	3	5
	5	Bill Scanlon Martina Navratilova	6	3
	2	Frew McMillan Betty Stöve	7	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	B Hewitt G Stevens	6	6
		J Molin L Allen	1	4				1	B Hewitt G Stevens	3	6	6
		P Rennert K Jordan	5	6	6				P Rennert K Jordan	6	3	4
		C Dowdeswell J Russell	7	3	4										1	B Hewitt G Stevens	7	6
		R Tyler C O'Neil														K Curren A Smith	5	4
		K Curren A Smith	w/o						K Curren A Smith	6	6
		D Siegler D Gilbert	3	2					V Amritraj P Shriver	2	3
		V Amritraj P Shriver	6	6																		1	B Hewitt G Stevens	6	6
	4	I Năstase R Richards[2]	6	6																		4	I Năstase R Richards	0	4
		C Strode L Antonoplis	1	2				4	I Năstase R Richards	6	6
		R Harmon A Whitmore	3	4					E Teltscher M Carillo	0	3
		E Teltscher M Carillo	6	6											4	I Năstase R Richards	6	6
		B Walts K Shaw-Ziska	7	5	7											B Walts K Shaw-Ziska	2	4
		F Buehning J Anthony	5	7	6				B Walts K Shaw-Ziska	w/o
		F Stolle B Potter	2	4				6	B Testerman B Jean King
	6	B Testerman B Jean King	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	Bill Scanlon Martina Navratilova	6	6
		David Sherbeck Jane Stratton	2	1				5	Bill Scanlon Martina Navratilova	6	6	7
		Mel Purcell Mary-Lou Piatek	3	7	4				Van Winitsky Rayni Fox	4	7	6
		Van Winitsky Rayni Fox	6	5	6										5	Bill Scanlon Martina Navratilova	1	6	6
		John Marks Ilana Kloss	6	1	4											Raúl Ramírez Bettina Bunge	6	1	4
		Raúl Ramírez Bettina Bunge	4	6	6				Raúl Ramírez Bettina Bunge	6	5	6
		Tom Leonard Barbara Hallquist	6	6					Tom Leonard Barbara Hallquist	3	7	4
	3	Kim Warwick Betsy Nagelsen	4	1																		5	Bill Scanlon Martina Navratilova	6	3
		Jerry Van Linge Betty-Ann Stuart	4	2																		2	Frew McMillan Betty Stöve	7	6
		Mark Edmondson Marise Kruger	6	6					Mark Edmondson Marise Kruger	4	2
		Anand Amritraj Françoise Dürr	4	6	7				Anand Amritraj Françoise Dürr	6	6
		Andy Kohlberg Trey Lewis	6	1	5											Anand Amritraj Françoise Dürr	1	5
		Gene Malin Penny Johnson	7	5	6										2	Frew McMillan Betty Stöve	6	7
		Scott Davis Anna-Maria Fernandez	6	7	7				Scott Davis Anna-Maria Fernandez	2	0
		Mike Margolin Stacy Margolin	2	4				2	Frew McMillan Betty Stöve	6	6
	2	Frew McMillan Betty Stöve	6	6

References

1. "Official results archive (WTA)" (PDF). wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2018.
2. "Open Fun: Nastase in Mixed Doubles". nytimes.com.

External links

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