| Men's Doubles | |
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| 1979 U.S. Clay Court Championships | |
| Champions |
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| Runners-up |
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| Final score | 6–4, 7–6 |
Gene Mayer returned with John McEnroe to defend the title he had won with Hank Pfister. Top-seeds Mayer and McEnroe defeated No.2 pair Jan Kodeš and Tomáš Šmíd in the final for a prize of $9,200.
A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.