Wimbledon Championships 1978 / men's doubles

Wimbledon Championships 1978
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
Wimbledon Championships men's doubles
1977 ◄ 1978 ► 1979
Grand Slams 1978 men's doubles
Australian Open French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open

Men's doubles at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships

The defending champions were Ross Case and Geoff Masters .

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan   victory 02.  Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker   Semifinals 03.  Bob Lutz Stan Smith   2nd round 04th  John Alexander Phil Dent   Semifinals 05.  Vitas Gerulaitis Sandy Mayer   Quarter finals 06th  Ross Case Geoff Masters   2nd round 07th  Fred McNair Raúl Ramírez   Quarter finals 08th.  Ray Ruffel's Allan Stone   1 round

No. pairing Round reached 09.  Marty Riessen Dick Stockton   Round of 16 10.     retreat 11.  Syd Ball Kim Warwick   Round of 16 12.  Colin Dowdeswell Chris Tile   Quarter finals 13.  Ray Moore Roscoe Tanner   1 round 14th  Gene Mayer Hank Pfister   Round of 16 15th  Álvaro Fillol Jaime Fillol   1 round 16.  John Newcombe Tony Roche   Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan

6th

8th

6th

6th

5

Vitas Gerulaitis Sandy Mayer

4th

9

3

3

1

Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan

9

7th

6th

4th

John Alexander Phil Dent

7th

5

4th

4th

John Alexander Phil Dent

6th

7th

6th

12

Colin Dowdeswell Chris Tile

4th

5

4th

1

Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan

6th

6th

6th

Peter Fleming John McEnroe

1

4th

2

7th

Fred McNair Raúl Ramírez

7th

6th

8th

Peter Fleming John McEnroe

9

8th

9

Peter Fleming John McEnroe

1

6th

9

6th

2

Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker

6th

3

7th

4th

Mark Edmondson John Marks

3

4th

6th

6th

1

2

Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker

6th

6th

3

4th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

1

B. Hewitt F. McMillan

9

6th

9

V. Amaya J. Smith

8th

3

8th

1

B. Hewitt F. McMillan

9

6th

9

J. Norback D. Palm

6th

5

5

1

B. Carmichael B. Teacher

8th

3

7th

B. Carmichael B. Teacher

4th

7th

7th

6th

1

B. Hewitt F. McMillan

7th

9

6th

C. Mottram R. Taylor

6th

6th

5

6th

16

J. Newcombe T. Roche

5

8th

4th

R. Beven N. Sears

4th

4th

7th

4th

C. Mottram R. Taylor

2

3

2

D. Lloyd J. Lloyd

6th

4th

4th

4th

16

J. Newcombe T. Roche

6th

6th

6th

16

J. Newcombe T. Roche

3

6th

6th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

9

M. Riessen D. Stockton

9

6th

6th

R. Simpson V. Winitsky

8th

2

4th

9

M. Riessen D. Stockton

6th

4th

5

6th

6th

B. Mitton A. Pattison

6th

8th

2

6th

12

A. Ashe Y. Noah

2

6th

7th

3

4th

A. Ashe Y. Noah

4th

9

6th

4th

14th

9

M. Riessen D. Stockton

8th

4th

2

0

T. Leonard M. Machette

6th

6th

6th

5

V. Gerulaitis, S. Mayer

6th

6th

6th

6th

Q

S. Birner J. Simbera

2

1

3

T. Leonard M. Machette

7th

4th

9

4th

4th

S. Docherty G. Halder

7th

4th

4th

5

V. Gerulaitis, S. Mayer

5

6th

7th

6th

6th

5

V. Gerulaitis, S. Mayer

9

6th

6th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

4th

J. Alexander P. Dent

9

4th

6th

8th

6th

J. Borowiak C. Lewis

8th

6th

3

9

3

4th

J. Alexander P. Dent

5

9

6th

6th

P. Campbell J. McManus

2

3

9

3

J. Bailey R. Fisher

7th

8th

3

1

J. Bailey R. Fisher

6th

6th

8th

6th

4th

J. Alexander P. Dent

6th

6th

6th

Q

B. Giltinan J. Trickey

6th

8th

6th

4th

9

14th

G. Mayer H. Pfister

4th

4th

2

S. Carnahan, M. Wayman

3

9

3

6th

7th

Q

B. Giltinan J. Trickey

3

7th

9

5

3

LL

N. Callaghan V. Eke

1

2

4th

14th

G. Mayer H. Pfister

6th

5

8th

7th

6th

14th

G. Mayer H. Pfister

6th

6th

6th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

12

C. Dowdeswell C. tile

6th

8th

6th

6th

Q

R. Kelly G. Thomson

2

9

1

2

12

C. Dowdeswell C. tile

7th

4th

6th

6th

6th

J. Paish S. Sorensen

9

2

6th

3

4th

C. Pasarell E. van Dillen

5

6th

4th

8th

4th

C. Pasarell E. van Dillen

8th

6th

3

6th

6th

12

C. Dowdeswell C. tile

7th

9

7th

C. Kirmayr R. Ycaza

6th

3

5

6th

Q

D. Collings, K. Hancock

5

8th

5

Q

D. Collings, K. Hancock

2

6th

7th

8th

Q

D. Collings, K. Hancock

3

9

6th

6th

T. Gullikson T. Gullikson

6th

6th

8th

T. Gullikson T. Gullikson

6th

8th

4th

3

8th

R. Ruffels A. Stone

3

4th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

7th

F. McNair R. Ramirez

7th

6th

6th

J. Luis Clerc B. Prajoux

5

4th

3

7th

F. McNair R. Ramirez

7th

6th

5

6th

T. Gorman S. Stewart

6th

6th

6th

T. Gorman S. Stewart

5

4th

7th

2

D. Crealy R. Frawley

2

4th

2

7th

F. McNair R. Ramirez

6th

6th

6th

R. Drysdale, R. Lewis

9

9

4th

9

A. Amritraj V. Amritraj

3

3

4th

J. Hřebec V. Zedník

7th

8th

6th

8th

R. Drysdale, R. Lewis

1

2

6th

9

12

A. Amritraj V. Amritraj

6th

9

6th

A. Amritraj V. Amritraj

6th

6th

3

8th

14th

15th

Á. Fillol J. Fillol

3

7th

4th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

13

R. Moore R. Tanner

4th

4th

8th

E. Álvarez V. Pecci

6th

6th

9

E. Álvarez V. Pecci

6th

6th

6th

J. Feaver J. James

8th

6th

5

I. El Shafei B. Fairlie

4th

3

4th

I. El Shafei B. Fairlie

9

8th

7th

E. Álvarez V. Pecci

2

4th

4th

C. Fancutt P. McNamee

1

2

5

P. Fleming J. McEnroe

6th

6th

6th

P. Fleming J. McEnroe

6th

6th

7th

P. Fleming J. McEnroe

4th

6th

6th

8th

13

C. Bradnam A. Jarrett

5

5

8th

3

B. Lutz S. Smith

6th

1

3

9

11

3

B. Lutz S. Smith

7th

7th

9

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

6th

R. Case G. Masters

6th

9

6th

D. Ralston F. Stolle

3

8th

2

6th

R. Case G. Masters

8th

3

9

9

2

Q

B. Drewett W. Maher

2

4th

7th

M. Edmondson J. Marks

9

6th

7th

8th

6th

M. Edmondson J. Marks

6th

6th

9

M. Edmondson J. Marks

6th

6th

7th

C. Hagey T. Wilkison

8th

6th

6th

C. Hagey T. Wilkison

4th

4th

5

LL

P. McNamara T. Rocavert

6th

3

4th

C. Hagey T. Wilkison

6th

6th

6th

LL

M. Fancutt W. Hampson

6th

6th

3

5

7th

LL

M. Fancutt W. Hampson

4th

2

4th

LL

J.-L. Damiani C. Motta

4th

4th

6th

7th

5

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

11

S. Ball K. Warwick

8th

6th

6th

M. Fishbach P. Fishbach

6th

2

4th

11

S. Ball K. Warwick

4th

7th

6th

8th

6th

M. Appleton J. Dier

7th

7th

4th

4th

O. Bengtson M. Cox

6th

5

3

9

3

O. Bengtson M. Cox

5

9

6th

6th

11

S. Ball K. Warwick

3

7th

3

6th

B. Martin O. Parun

3

4th

4th

2

W. Fibak, T. Okker

6th

5

6th

8th

C. Dibley C. Letcher

6th

6th

6th

C. Dibley C. Letcher

3

1

4th

LL

J.-B. Chanfreau S. Myers

2

4th

1

2

W. Fibak, T. Okker

6th

6th

6th

2

W. Fibak, T. Okker

6th

6th

6th

Web links

• Draw of the Wimbledon Championships on ITFtennis.com (English)