1979 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles
| Women's Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1979 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Champions |
 Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova
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| Runners-up |
 Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull
|
| Final score | 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Draw | 48 (4Q / 2LL) |
| Seeds | 8 |
Kerry Melville Reid and Wendy Turnbull were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners. Melville Reid teamed up with Anne Smith and lost in third round to Françoise Dürr and Virginia Wade, while Turnbull teamed up with Betty Stöve and lost in the final.
Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova won the title by defeating Betty Stöve and Wendy Turnbull 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 in the final. 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.
The top five seeds received a bye into the second round.
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