1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Champions	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith
Runners-up	Penny Johnson Paula Smith
Final score	6–1, 6–0

Third-seeded pair Kathy Jordan and Anne Smith won the title after defeating Penny Johnson and Paula Smith in the final.^[1]

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Penny Johnson   Paula Smith	7	7
	4	Diane Desfor   Barbara Hallquist	6	5
									Penny Johnson   Paula Smith	1	0
								3	Kathy Jordan   Anne Smith	6	6
	3	Kathy Jordan   Anne Smith	6	7
	2	Mima Jaušovec   Renáta Tomanová	4	5

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
Alt	W Gilchrist   B Perry	6	4	1
	P Johnson   P Smith	2	6	6				P Johnson   P Smith	7	6
								D Evers   K Hallam	5	3
															P Johnson   P Smith	7	6	6
														6	R Maršíková   V Ruzici	5	7	3
								V González   E Rapponi	5	6	3
	C O'Neil   M Wikstedt	7	2	2			6	R Maršíková   V Ruzici	7	4	6
6	R Maršíková   V Ruzici	5	6	6																		P Johnson   P Smith	7	7
																					4	D Desfor   B Hallquist	6	5
							4	D Desfor   B Hallquist	6	6
	L Forood   J Russell	6	6					L Forood   J Russell	3	1
	Sandy Stap   Sue Stap	2	1											4	D Desfor   B Hallquist	7	6	6
	M Carillo   S Margolin	4	6											8	B Nagelsen   J Newberry	5	7	3
	J Chaloner   N Weigel	6	7					J Chaloner   N Weigel	3	4
							8	B Nagelsen   J Newberry	6	6

Bottom Half

First Round [3]							Second Round [4]							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
5	S Acker   R Richards	6	6
	T Lewis   S McInerney	0	1				5	S Acker   R Richards	6	3	4
								L Allen   P Louie	3	6	6
															L Allen   P Louie	0	2
	B Jordan   K Ruddell	3	5											3	K Jordan   A Smith	6	6
	K Latham   L Siegel	6	7					K Latham   L Siegel	1	0
							3	K Jordan   A Smith	6	6
																					3	K Jordan   A Smith	6	7
																					2	M Jaušovec   R Tomanová	4	5
							7	B Cuypers   L duPont	3	6	7
	R Blount   C Stoll	3	6	4				L Harrison   D Morrison	6	2	5
	L Harrison   D Morrison	6	3	6										7	B Cuypers   L duPont	3	1
														2	M Jaušovec   R Tomanová	6	6
								W White   N Yeargin	2	2
	D Gilbert   M-L Piatek	3	1				2	M Jaušovec   R Tomanová	6	6
2	M Jaušovec   R Tomanová	6	6

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