1978 US Open – Men's Doubles

Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Marty Riessen and Sherwood Stewart.

Men's Doubles
1978 US Open
Champion Bob Lutz
Stan Smith [1]
Runner-up Marty Riessen
Sherwood Stewart
Final score1–6, 7–5, 6–3
Draw64
Seeds16

Bob Lutz and Stan Smith won in the final 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 against Marty Riessen and Sherwood Stewart.

Seeds

  1. Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (Quarterfinals)
  2. Wojtek Fibak / Tom Okker (Semifinals)
  3. Bob Lutz / Stan Smith (Champions)
  4. Fred McNair / Raúl Ramírez (First round)
  5. Brian Gottfried / Dick Stockton (Quarterfinals)
  6. Peter Fleming / John McEnroe (Quarterfinals)
  7. Víctor Pecci / Kim Warwick (Quarterfinals)
  8. Marty Riessen / Sherwood Stewart (Final)
  9. John Alexander / Phil Dent (Third round)
  10. Gene Mayer / Henry Pfister (Second round)
  11. Colin Dowdeswell / Chris Kachel (First round)
  12. Bob Carmichael / Ray Ruffels (Second round)
  13. Raymond Moore / Roscoe Tanner (Third round)
  14. Álvaro Fillol / Jaime Fillol (First round)
  15. Ross Case / Geoff Masters (Third round)
  16. Tim Gullikson / Tom Gullikson (Third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
6 2 5
8 Marty Riessen
Sherwood Stewart
2 6 7
8 Marty Riessen
Sherwood Stewart
6 6
Mark Edmondson
John Marks
3 4
Mark Edmondson
John Marks
6 6
6 Peter Fleming
John McEnroe
2 4
8 Marty Riessen
Sherwood Stewart
6 5 3
3 Bob Lutz
Stan Smith
1 7 6
5 Brian Gottfried
Dick Stockton
4 6 4
3 Bob Lutz
Stan Smith
6 4 6
3 Bob Lutz
Stan Smith
7 5 7
2 Wojtek Fibak
Tom Okker
6 7 6
7 Víctor Pecci
Kim Warwick
3 6 6
2 Wojtek Fibak
Tom Okker
6 3 7

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 B Hewitt
F McMillan
7 7
J Borowiak
C Lewis
6 6 1 B Hewitt
F McMillan
7 6
C Graebner
C Pasarell
6 6 C Graebner
C Pasarell
5 3
S Krulevitz
B Manson
3 4 1 B Hewitt
F McMillan
6 6
J Newcombe
F Stolle
6 7 15 R Case
G Masters
3 3
J Norbäck
D Palm
3 6 J Newcombe
F Stolle
7 3 4
B Martin
B Scanlon
6 6 15 R Case
G Masters
6 6 6
15 R Case
G Masters
7 7 1 B Hewitt
F McMillan
6 2 5
14 Á Fillol
J Fillol
6 6 8 M Riessen
S Stewart
2 6 7
W Prinsloo
J Smith
7 7 W Prinsloo
J Smith
5 6
G Amaya
A Lucchesi
2 4 A Kohlberg
M Purcell
7 7
A Kohlberg
M Purcell
6 6 A Kohlberg
M Purcell
2 4
H Bunis
C Hagey
3 7 3 8 M Riessen
S Stewart
6 6
R Genois
J Kriek
6 6 6 R Genois
J Kriek
2 4
A Amritraj
J Whitlinger
3 7 1 8 M Riessen
S Stewart
6 6
8 M Riessen
S Stewart
6 5 6

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
4 F McNair
R Ramírez
5 1
M Edmondson
J Marks
7 6 M Edmondson
J Marks
7 6 7
T Leonard
M Machette
6 7 7 T Leonard
M Machette
6 7 6
C Sylvan
B Walts
7 6 6 M Edmondson
J Marks
6 6
W Redondo
B Rowe
4 4 A Ashe
Y Noah
3 1
A Ashe
Y Noah
6 6 A Ashe
Y Noah
6 7
M Greenberg
M Shore
3 4 10 G Mayer
H Pfister
4 5
10 G Mayer
H Pfister
6 6 M Edmondson
J Marks
6 6
12 B Carmichael
R Ruffels
6 6 6 P Fleming
J McEnroe
2 4
B Coleman
R Pascale
3 1 12 B Carmichael
R Ruffels
3 1
V Amaya
T Waltke
6 6 V Amaya
T Waltke
6 6
B Drewett
A Gardiner
3 4 V Amaya
T Waltke
1 2
H Günthardt
T Šmíd
7 6 6 P Fleming
J McEnroe
6 6
A Amritraj
V Amritraj
6 4 H Günthardt
T Šmíd
6 4
A Muñoz
R Ycaza
6 2 6 P Fleming
J McEnroe
7 6
6 P Fleming
J McEnroe
7 6

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
5 B Gottfried
D Stockton
7 4 6
R Fagel
B Seewagen
5 6 3 5 B Gottfried
D Stockton
6 6
S Carnahan
T Wilkison
6 6 S Carnahan
T Wilkison
4 4
S Bondurant
B Willenborg
3 2 5 B Gottfried
D Stockton
7 7
P Cramer
F González
6 2 2 16 Tim Gullikson
Tom Gullikson
6 5
D Ralston
E van Dillen
3 6 6 D Ralston
E van Dillen
6 2 1
R Drysdale
V Winitsky
5 3 16 Tim Gullikson
Tom Gullikson
4 6 6
16 Tim Gullikson
Tom Gullikson
7 6 5 B Gottfried
D Stockton
4 6 4
9 J Alexander
P Dent
7 7 3 B Lutz
S Smith
6 4 6
C Drysdale
A Pattison
6 6 9 J Alexander
P Dent
6 6 6
D Crealy
B Giltinan
6 6 D Crealy
B Giltinan
7 3 3
W Brown
J Singh
3 1 9 J Alexander
P Dent
6 3 5
S Menon
F Taygan
6 4 4 3 B Lutz
S Smith
4 6 7
J Eagleton
D Joubert
3 6 6 J Eagleton
D Joubert
1 2
J Feaver
J James
5 4 3 B Lutz
S Smith
6 6
3 B Lutz
S Smith
7 6

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
7 V Pecci
K Warwick
7 6
D Collings
W Maher
6 2 7 V Pecci
K Warwick
6 6
D Carter
P DuPré
5 7 7 D Carter
P DuPré
1 2
J Geraghty
J Yuill
7 6 5 7 V Pecci
K Warwick
7 3 6
J DiLouie
B Maze
6 6 M Fishbach
B Mitton
5 6 4
M Cahill
T Moor
7 7 M Cahill
T Moor
2 6
M Fishbach
B Mitton
6 7 M Fishbach
B Mitton
6 7
11 C Dowdeswell
C Kachel
3 5 7 V Pecci
K Warwick
3 6 6
13 R Moore
R Tanner
7 6 2 W Fibak
T Okker
6 3 7
E Friedler
J Karzen
6 4 13 R Moore
R Tanner
6 6
K Curren
P Rennert
6 7 K Curren
P Rennert
0 4
S Birner
J Granát
3 6 13 R Moore
R Tanner
3 6 1
C Dibley
B Teacher
7 6 2 W Fibak
T Okker
6 4 6
J Eagleton
E Teltscher
5 2 C Dibley
B Teacher
4 6 3
T Graham
J Sadri
6 3 2 W Fibak
T Okker
6 3 6
2 W Fibak
T Okker
7 6

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