1978 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's Doubles

Jaime Fillol and Patricio Cornejo, the defending champions, returned with new partners. The pairs met in the quarterfinals with Cornejo and Pat DuPré claiming victory but Gene Mayer and Hank Pfister ended their run in the semifinal. Top-seeded Mayer and Pfister went on to win the title, beating Jeff Borowiak and Chris Lewis in the final.[1]

Men's Doubles
1978 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Champions Gene Mayer
Hank Pfister
Runners-up Jeff Borowiak
Chris Lewis
Final score6–4, 7–6

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
          
1 Gene Mayer
Hank Pfister
7 7  
6 Patricio Cornejo
Pat DuPré
5 6  
1 Gene Mayer
Hank Pfister
6 6  
8 Jeff Borowiak
Chris Lewis
3 1  
8 Jeff Borowiak
Chris Lewis
7 4 7
2 John McEnroe
Balázs Taróczy
6 6 5

Top Half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 G Mayer
H Pfister
6 6  
  George Carlsson
S Stewart
0 3   1 G Mayer
H Pfister
6 6  
  R Lombardi
H Schoenfield
2 3     D Carter
R Frawley
3 4  
  D Carter
R Frawley
6 6   1 G Mayer
H Pfister
6 6  
  P Bertolucci
A Panatta
1 6     M Fishbach
B Mitton
1 2  
  M Fishbach
B Mitton
6 7     M Fishbach
B Mitton
6 6  
  M Davis
S Denton
6 3 6   M Davis
S Denton
0 1  
7 F Jauffret
C Roger-Vasselin
2 6 3 1 G Mayer
H Pfister
7 7  
3 Á Fillol
J Fillol
6 6   6 P Cornejo
P DuPré
5 6  
  B Coleman
G Holroyd
2 4   3 Á Fillol
J Fillol
6 6  
  B Nichols
Chip Tolleson
7 6     B Nichols
C Tolleson
4 4  
  G Ocleppo
P Rodríguez
6 4   3 Á Fillol
J Fillol
6 2 3
  Á Betancur
B Rowe
7 3 4 6 P Cornejo
P DuPré
4 6 6
  D Lloyd
J Lloyd
6 6 6   D Lloyd
J Lloyd
3 4  
  P Feigl
T Svensson
6 4 4 6 P Cornejo
P DuPré
6 6  
6 P Cornejo
P DuPré
4 6 6

Bottom Half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 J Borowiak
C Lewis
6 6  
  Earl Prince
R Tyler
0 2   8 J Borowiak
C Lewis
6 6  
  B Drewett
J Kriek
6 5 6   B Drewett
J Kriek
2 4  
  K Johansson
S Krulevitz
3 7 2 8 J Borowiak
C Lewis
5 6 6
  S Docherty
G Hardie
6 6     S Docherty
G Hardie
7 4 2
  T Graham
J Sadri
3 3     S Docherty
G Hardie
w/o    
  G Moretton
P Portes
2 2   4 J Higueras
M Orantes
     
4 J Higueras
M Orantes
6 6   8 J Borowiak
C Lewis
7 4 7
5 JL Clerc
B Prajoux
6 3 0 2 J McEnroe
B Taróczy
6 6 5
  É Deblicker
Y Noah
4 6 6   É Deblicker
Y Noah
4 6 6
  C Dowdeswell
H Günthardt
6 6     C Dowdeswell
H Günthardt
6 0 3
  B Martin
B Scanlon
4 2     É Deblicker
Y Noah
1 5  
  C Barazzutti
H Kary
2 2   2 J McEnroe
B Taróczy
6 7  
  Ž Franulović
H Gildemeister
6 6     Ž Franulović
H Gildemeister
3 4  
  D Crealy
I El Shafei
4 4   2 J McEnroe
B Taróczy
6 6  
2 J McEnroe
B Taróczy
6 6  

References

  1. "Connors claims clay court crown". The Deseret News. UPI. Aug 14, 1978. p. 2 B.
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