title: 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles
text: # 1979 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles
  
  Kerry Reid and Wendy Turnbull were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Reid teamed up with Anne Smith and lost in third round to Françoise Dürr and Virginia Wade, while Turnbull teamed up with Betty Stöve.
  
  Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova defeated Stöve and Turnbull in the final, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1979 Wimbledon Championships. It was the 10th Wimbledon title, 15th Grand Slam title for King, and the 2nd Wimbledon title, 5th Grand Slam title for Navratilova, in their respective doubles careers.
  
  ## Seeds
  
      01. Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova (champions)
      02. Betty Stöve / Wendy Turnbull (final)
      03. Françoise Dürr / Virginia Wade (semifinals)
      04. Rosie Casals / Chris Evert Lloyd (quarterfinals)
      05. Dianne Fromholtz / Marise Kruger (quarterfinals)
      06. Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici (semifinals)
      07. Ilana Kloss / Betty Ann Stuart (quarterfinals)
      08. Sue Barker / Ann Kiyomura (quarterfinals)
  
  Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
  
  ## 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
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Ilana Kloss Betty Ann Stuart | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Ilana Kloss Betty Ann Stuart | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | 3 | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | 5 | Dianne Fromholtz Marise Kruger | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Dianne Fromholtz Marise Kruger | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova | 5 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull | 7 | 3 | 2 |
  | 6 | Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull | 7 | 3 | 2 |
  | 4 | Rosie Casals Chris Evert Lloyd | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Rosie Casals Chris Evert Lloyd | 6 | 5 | | 6 | Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | 8 | Sue Barker Ann Kiyomura | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | 2 | Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | BJ King M Navratilova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Harford A Hobbs | 6 | 6 | | | T Harford A Hobbs | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Jordan A Moulton | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | BJ King M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | D Desfor B Hallquist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Desfor B Hallquist | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | R Blount R Tomanová | 2 | 2 | | | D Desfor B Hallquist | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | C Drury B Thompson | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | BJ King M Navratilova | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | I Kloss BA Stuart | 6 | 3 | 0 |
  | | | | | | Q | W Gilchrist B Perry | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Bostrom M Redondo | 7 | 3 | 6 | | N Sato P Whytcross | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Sato P Whytcross | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | Q | W Gilchrist B Perry | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | I Kloss BA Stuart | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | R Gerulaitis S Walsh | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | A Coe C Molesworth | 0 | 0 | | 7 | I Kloss BA Stuart | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | I Kloss BA Stuart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 3 | F Dürr V Wade | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Cuypers L duPont | 7 | 0 | 6 | | B Cuypers L duPont | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Jordan W White | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | 3 | F Dürr V Wade | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | K Reid A Smith | 6 | 2 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | S Acker M Carillo | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Reid A Smith | 6 | 2 | 6 | | K Reid A Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Russell K Teacher | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 3 | F Dürr V Wade | 6 | 6 |
  | | K McDaniel N Yeargin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | D Fromholtz M Kruger | 4 | 2 |
  | | N Gregory M Pinterová | 3 | 2 | | | K McDaniel N Yeargin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | H Mandlíková R Maršíková | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | K McDaniel N Yeargin | 0 | 1 | | | | |
  | Q | R Giscafré J Stratton | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 5 | D Fromholtz M Kruger | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | C O'Neil M Wikstedt | 6 | 2 | 2 | Q | R Giscafré J Stratton | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | D Fromholtz M Kruger | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Doerner L Forood | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | MJ Louie M Louie | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | J Durie D Jevans | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | J Durie D Jevans | 3 | 1 | | | | |
  | | D Porzio F Thibault | 6 | 6 | | | J Durie D Jevans | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | LL | S Simmonds N Weigel | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 7 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Casals C Evert Lloyd | 6 | 5 |
  | | | | | | | A-M Fernandez S Margolin | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Blackwood K Ruddell | 5 | 2 | | | L Allen R Fox | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Allen R Fox | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Allen R Fox | 2 | 2 | | | | |
  | | G Stevens P Teeguarden | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | R Casals C Evert Lloyd | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | L Charles G Coles | 4 | 3 | | | G Stevens P Teeguarden | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | R Casals C Evert Lloyd | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | S Barker A Kiyomura | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Tyler Y Vermaak | 3 | 3 | | 8 | S Barker A Kiyomura | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | D Gilbert L Siegel | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 8 | S Barker A Kiyomura | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Q | K Sands A Whitmore | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Q | K Hallam J Preyer | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | K Sands A Whitmore | 6 | 5 | 6 | Q | K Sands A Whitmore | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J DuVall C Meyer | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | S Barker A Kiyomura | 3 | 6 | 1 |
  | | A Cooper J Fayter | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Stöve W Turnbull | 6 | 1 | 6 |
  | | L Antonoplis D Evers | 6 | 6 | | | L Antonoplis D Evers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | B Bunge B Potter | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | L Antonoplis D Evers | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | M Simionescu E Vessies-Appel | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | B Stöve W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | I Budařová H Strachoňová | 5 | 4 | | | M Simionescu E Vessies-Appel | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | B Stöve W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  