1978 French Open – Men's doubles

Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Gene Mayer and Hank Pfister.

Men's doubles
1978 French Open
Final
Champion	Gene Mayer Hank Pfister
Runner-up	José Higueras Manuel Orantes
Score	6–3, 6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events
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Gene Mayer and Hank Pfister won in the final 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 against José Higueras and Manuel Orantes.^[1]

Seeds

1.   Brian Gottfried /   Raúl Ramírez (semifinals)
2.   Phil Dent /   Bob Hewitt (second round)
3.   Wojtek Fibak /   Tom Okker (semifinals)
4.   Jan Kodeš /   Tomáš Šmíd (quarterfinals)
5.   Colin Dibley /   Kim Warwick (third round)
6.   Arthur Ashe /   Fred McNair (quarterfinals)
7.   Patricio Cornejo /   Hans Gildemeister (third round)
8.   Mark Edmondson /   John Marks (quarterfinals)
9.   Jürgen Fassbender /   Karl Meiler (second round)
10.   Gene Mayer /   Henry Pfister (champions)
11.   Antonio Muñoz /   Antonio Zugarelli (second round)
12.   Tim Gullikson /   Tom Gullikson (third round)
13.   José Higueras /   Manuel Orantes (final)
14.   Victor Amaya /   Terry Moor (third round)
15.   Bob Carmichael /   Brian Teacher (third round)
16.   Dick Stockton /   Erik van Dillen (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Brian Gottfried   Raúl Ramírez	6	6
	6	Arthur Ashe   Fred McNair	4	2
								1	Brian Gottfried   Raúl Ramírez	6	1	3
								10	Gene Mayer   Hank Pfister	2	6	6
	4	Jan Kodeš   Tomáš Šmíd	3	7	5
	10	Gene Mayer   Hank Pfister	6	6	7
															10	Gene Mayer   Hank Pfister	6	6	6
															13	José Higueras   Manuel Orantes	3	2	2
	8	Mark Edmondson   John Marks	6	4	3
	3	Wojtek Fibak   Tom Okker	4	6	6
								3	Wojtek Fibak   Tom Okker	2	4
								13	José Higueras   Manuel Orantes	6	6
	16	Dick Stockton   Erik van Dillen	0	5
	13	José Higueras   Manuel Orantes	6	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	B Gottfried   R Ramírez	7	6
		P Dominguez   F Jauffret	6	2				1	B Gottfried   R Ramírez	3	6	6
		D Ralston   S Smith	7	3	6				D Ralston   S Smith	6	3	4
		B Bertram   B Mitton	5	6	4										1	B Gottfried   R Ramírez	6	6
		J Borowiak   C Lewis	6	6												J Borowiak   C Lewis	3	1
		Á Betancur   I Molina	3	3					J Borowiak   C Lewis	6	5	6
		D Bedel   J-F Caujolle	4	4				11	A Muñoz   A Zugarelli	3	7	4
	11	A Muñoz   A Zugarelli	6	6																		1	B Gottfried   R Ramírez	6	6
	15	B Carmichael   B Teacher	6	6	6																	6	A Ashe   F McNair	4	2
		S Birner   J Granát	3	7	2			15	B Carmichael   B Teacher	6	6
		A Jumatano   C Ros	4	7	6				F Dalla Fontana   P Rodríguez	3	2
		F Dalla Fontana   P Rodríguez	6	6	8										15	B Carmichael   B Teacher	4	2
		E Caviglia   T Vázquez	1	4											6	A Ashe   F McNair	6	6
		JL Clerc   B Prajoux	6	6					JL Clerc   B Prajoux	3	6	2
		G Halder   D Power	3	4				6	A Ashe   F McNair	6	4	6
	6	A Ashe   F McNair	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	J Kodeš   T Šmíd	6	6
		É Deblicker   P Proisy	3	4				4	J Kodeš   T Šmíd	4	6	6
		R Cano   C Kirmayr	6	6					R Cano   C Kirmayr	6	3	3
		C Behar   A Cortes	3	4											4	J Kodeš   T Šmíd	6	3	6
		G Goven   J-L Haillet	6	6											14	V Amaya   T Moor	4	6	1
		B Giltinan   J Trickey	4	3					G Goven   J-L Haillet	3	5
		F Mastelli   L Soriano	2	3				14	V Amaya   T Moor	6	7
	14	V Amaya   T Moor	6	6																		4	J Kodeš   T Šmíd	3	7	5
	10	Gene Mayer   H Pfister	6	6																		10	Gene Mayer   H Pfister	6	6	7
		J McManus   B Phillips-Moore	2	0				10	Gene Mayer   H Pfister	6	6
		R Chávez   J Todero	2	4					J James   P McNamee	3	3
		J James   P McNamee	6	6											10	Gene Mayer   H Pfister	6	6	6
		P Beust   D Contet	6	6											7	P Cornejo   H Gildemeister	4	7	1
		B Fritz   B Paul	4	2					P Beust   D Contet	1	2
		C Eynaudi   A Hartmann	2	6				7	P Cornejo   H Gildemeister	6	6
	7	P Cornejo   H Gildemeister	6	7

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	M Edmondson   J Marks	6	6	6
		H Günthardt   W Lloyd	7	4	4			8	M Edmondson   J Marks	6	6
		S Krulevitz   J Yuill	2	6	6				G Moretton   Y Noah	3	4
		G Moretton   Y Noah	6	3	8										8	M Edmondson   J Marks	7	6	6
		G Ocleppo   C Roger-Vasselin	6	6												G Ocleppo   C Roger-Vasselin	5	7	2
		B Andersson   L Sanders	1	4					G Ocleppo   C Roger-Vasselin	6	6	6
		P Barthès   D Naegelen	6	3	2			9	J Fassbender   K Meiler	7	2	3
	9	J Fassbender   K Meiler	3	6	6																	8	M Edmondson   J Marks	6	4	3
	12	T Gullikson   T Gullikson	7	6																		3	W Fibak   T Okker	4	6	6
		J Meyers   P Pearson	6	3				12	T Gullikson   T Gullikson	6	6
		J Bartlett   D Carter	3	6					B Martin   O Parun	3	2
		B Martin   O Parun	6	7											12	T Gullikson   T Gullikson	3	4
		P McNamara   T Rocavert	6	6											3	W Fibak   T Okker	6	6
		R Gehring   J Soler	3	2					P McNamara   T Rocavert	1	2
		P Bertolucci   A Panatta	4	5				3	W Fibak   T Okker	6	6
	3	W Fibak   T Okker	6	7

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	C Dibley   K Warwick	6	6
		C Freyss   P Portes	2	3				5	C Dibley   K Warwick	7	6
		Á Fillol   R Ycaza	7	7					Á Fillol   R Ycaza	6	3
		C Barazzutti   G Majoli	6	5											5	C Dibley   K Warwick	3	5
		L Álvarez   V Pecci	6	6											16	D Stockton   E van Dillen	6	7
		P DuPré   S Menon	2	2					L Álvarez   V Pecci	7	3	3
		M Fishbach   N Saviano	4	6				16	D Stockton   E van Dillen	6	6	6
	16	D Stockton   E van Dillen	6	7																		16	D Stockton   E van Dillen	0	5
	13	J Higueras   M Orantes	6	6																		13	J Higueras   M Orantes	6	7
		G Hardie   B Scanlon	2	3				13	J Higueras   M Orantes	6	6
		G Toulon   V Winitsky	6	1	8				G Toulon   V Winitsky	1	2
		I Lendl   P Složil	4	6	6										13	J Higueras   M Orantes	6	6	6
		I El Shafei   B Fairlie	6	6												I El Shafei   B Fairlie	7	3	4
		J Moreno   A Pierola	1	1					I El Shafei   B Fairlie	6	2	6
		J Bailey   J Kuki	1	0				2	P Dent   B Hewitt	3	6	4
	2	P Dent   B Hewitt	6	6

References

1. . larousse.fr. Archived from the original on 2019-01-14. Retrieved 2019-01-14.

External links

• 1978 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation