1979 Volvo International – Doubles

Doubles

1979 Volvo International
1978 Champions|  Robin Drysdale
Van Winitsky
Final
Champions|  Ion Țiriac
Guillermo Vilas
Runners-up|  John Sadri
Tim Wilkison
Score| 6–4, 7–6
Events
| Singles | Doubles

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1979 tennis event results

Robin Drysdale and Van Winitsky were the defending champions but only Winitsky competed that year with Patricio Rodríguez.

Rodríguez and Winitsky lost in the first round to Colin Dowdeswell and Peter McNamara.

Ion Țiriac and Guillermo Vilas won in the final 6–4, 7–6 against John Sadri and Tim Wilkison.

## Seeds[edit]

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

1. Brian Gottfried /  Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals)
2. Ion Țiriac /  Guillermo Vilas (champions)
3. Tom Gullikson /  Balázs Taróczy (first round)
4. Mark Edmondson /  John Marks (first round)
5. John Alexander /  Phil Dent (first round)
6. Bruce Manson /  Brian Teacher (quarterfinals)
7. Ross Case /  Jaime Fillol (quarterfinals)
8. Colin Dowdeswell /  Peter McNamara (semifinals)

## Draw[edit]

### Key[edit]

* 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

### Final[edit]

| Final |

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|  |  John Sadri
Tim Wilkison | 4 | 6 |  |
| 2 |  Ion Țiriac
Guillermo Vilas | 6 | 7 |  |

### Top half[edit]

| First round [1][2] | | | Second round | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals |

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| 1 |  B Gottfried
R Ramírez | 7 | 6 |  | | | |
|  |  J DiLouie
R Van't Hof | 5 | 4 |  | | | 1 |  B Gottfried
R Ramírez | 6 | 6 |  |
|  |  R Cano
A Gómez | 6 | 6 |  | | |  |  R Cano
A Gómez | 2 | 2 |  |
|  |  A Madani
J Núñez | 2 | 3 |  | | | | | | 1 |  B Gottfried
R Ramírez | 2 | 0 |  |
|  |  K Richardson
J Yuill | 6 | 6 |  | | | | | 8 |  C Dowdeswell
P McNamara | 6 | 6 |  |
|  |  George Glowa
T Mayotte | 3 | 3 |  | | |  |  K Richardson
J Yuill | 3 | 2 |  | | | |
|  |  P Rodríguez
V Winitsky | 3 | 3 |  | | | 8 |  C Dowdeswell
P McNamara | 6 | 6 |  |
| 8 |  C Dowdeswell
P McNamara | 6 | 6 |  | | | | 8 |  C Dowdeswell
P McNamara | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 |  M Edmondson
J Marks | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |  |  J Sadri
T Wilkison | 4 | 7 | 6 |
|  |  F González
E Teltscher | 4 | 6 | 6 | | |  |  F González
E Teltscher | 6 | 3 |  | | | |
|  |  B Maze
B Walts | 7 | 6 |  | | |  |  B Maze
B Walts | 7 | 6 |  |
|  |  C Barazzutti
L Bourne | 5 | 1 |  | | | | | |  |  B Maze
B Walts | 1 | 6 | 5 |
|  |  J Bartlett
W Maher | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | |  |  J Sadri
T Wilkison | 6 | 3 | 7 |
|  |  A Kohlberg
J Norbäck | 6 | 4 | 6 | | |  |  A Kohlberg
J Norbäck | 2 | 1 |  | |
|  |  J Sadri
T Wilkison | 4 | 6 | 6 | | |  |  J Sadri
T Wilkison | 6 | 6 |  |
| 5 |  J Alexander
P Dent | 6 | 2 | 4 | |

### Bottom half[edit]

| First round | | | Second round | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals |

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| 6 |  B Manson
B Teacher | 6 | 6 |  | | | |
|  |  T Garcia
H Ismail | 4 | 3 |  | | | 6 |  B Manson
B Teacher | 6 | 6 | 6 |
|  |  R Krishnan
C B Strode | 1 | 6 | 3 | | |  |  R Gehring
I Molina | 3 | 7 | 3 |
|  |  R Gehring
I Molina | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 6 |  B Manson
B Teacher | 7 | 0 | 1 |
|  |  A Chandronnait
T Hoehn | 0 | 1 |  | | | | |  |  M Cahill
J Higueras | 6 | 6 | 6 |
|  |  S Krulevitz
H Solomon | 6 | 6 |  | | |  |  S Krulevitz
H Solomon | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | |
|  |  M Cahill
J Higueras | 4 | 7 | 7 | | |  |  M Cahill
J Higueras | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 |  T Gullikson
B Taróczy | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | |  |  M Cahill
J Higueras | 4 | 6 |  |
| 7 |  R Case
J Fillol | 6 | 6 |  | | | | | | 2 |  I Țiriac
G Vilas | 6 | 7 |  |
|  |  R Fagel
D P Martin | 1 | 4 |  | | | 7 |  R Case
J Fillol | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | |
|  |  P Rennert
N Saviano | 6 | 3 | 6 | | |  |  P Rennert
N Saviano | 6 | 6 | 4 |
|  |  J Farrow
L Stefanki | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 7 |  R Case
J Fillol | 3 | 2 |  |
|  |  G Hardie
T Waltke | 4 | 2 |  | | | | | 2 |  I Țiriac
G Vilas | 6 | 6 |  |
|  |  J L Clerc
C Gattiker | 6 | 6 |  | | |  |  J L Clerc
C Gattiker | 5 | 5 |  | |
|  |  P Kronk
C Letcher | 5 | 3 |  | | | 2 |  I Țiriac
G Vilas | 7 | 7 |  |
| 2 |  I Țiriac
G Vilas | 7 | 6 |  | |

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Par-ticulars". The Tennessean. Nashville, TN. Aug 1, 1979.
2. ^ "Ramirez advances at Volvo". Boston Herald. Aug 2, 1979.

## External links[edit]

* 1979 Volvo International Doubles draw
* North Conway-1979 at ITFtennis.com