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 Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.
Draw
Final
Top half
Bottom half
References
External links 1979 Volvo International Doubles draw ITF tournament edition details