1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Ross Case and Geoff Masters were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Mark Edmondson and John Marks.

Men's doubles
1978 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
Runners-up	Peter Fleming John McEnroe
Score	6–1, 6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw	64 (5 Q )
Seeds	16
Events
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Main article: 1978 Wimbledon Championships

Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan defeated Peter Fleming and John McEnroe in the final, 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]

Seeds

01.     Bob Hewitt /   Frew McMillan (champions)

02.     Wojciech Fibak /   Tom Okker (semifinals)

03.     Bob Lutz /   Stan Smith (second round)

04.     John Alexander /   Phil Dent (semifinals)

05.     Vitas Gerulaitis /   Sandy Mayer (quarterfinals)

06.     Ross Case /   Geoff Masters (second round)

07.     Fred McNair /   Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals)

08.     Ray Ruffels /   Allan Stone (first round)

09.     Marty Riessen /   Dick Stockton (third round)

10.   n/a

11.     Syd Ball /   Kim Warwick (third round)

12.     Colin Dowdeswell /   Chris Kachel (quarterfinals)

13.     Ray Moore /   Roscoe Tanner (first round)

14.     Gene Mayer /   Hank Pfister (third round)

15.     Álvaro Fillol /   Jaime Fillol (first round)

16.     John Newcombe /   Tony Roche (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

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	Bob Hewitt   Frew McMillan	6	8	6	6
	5	Vitas Gerulaitis   Sandy Mayer	4	9	3	3
										1	Bob Hewitt   Frew McMillan	9	7	6
										4	John Alexander   Phil Dent	7	5	4
	4	John Alexander   Phil Dent	6	7	6
	12	Colin Dowdeswell   Chris Kachel	4	5	4
																			1	Bob Hewitt   Frew McMillan	6	6	6
																				Peter Fleming   John McEnroe	1	4	2
	7	Fred McNair   Raúl Ramírez	7	6	8
		Peter Fleming   John McEnroe	9	8	9
											Peter Fleming   John McEnroe	1	6	9	6
										2	Wojciech Fibak   Tom Okker	6	3	7	4
		Mark Edmondson   John Marks	3	4	6	6	1
	2	Wojciech Fibak   Tom Okker	6	6	3	4	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	1	R Hewitt   F McMillan	9	6	9
		V Amaya   J Smith	8	3	8					1	R Hewitt   F McMillan	9	6	9
		J Norbäck   D Palm	6	5	5	1					R Carmichael   B Teacher	8	3	7
		R Carmichael   B Teacher	4	7	7	6													1	R Hewitt   F McMillan	7	9	6
		C Mottram   R Taylor	6	6	5	6													16	J Newcombe   A Roche	5	8	4
		R Beven   N Sears	4	4	7	4					C Mottram   R Taylor	2	3	2
		D Lloyd   J Lloyd	6	4	4	4				16	J Newcombe   A Roche	6	6	6
	16	J Newcombe   A Roche	3	6	6	6																						1	R Hewitt   F McMillan	6	8	6	6
	9	M Riessen   R Stockton	9	6	6																							5	V Gerulaitis   A Mayer	4	9	3	3
		R Simpson   V Winitsky	8	2	4					9	M Riessen   R Stockton	6	4	5	6	6
		B Mitton   A Pattison	6	8	2	6	12				A Ashe   Y Noah	2	6	7	3	4
		A Ashe   Y Noah	4	9	6	4	14												9	M Riessen   R Stockton	8	4	2	0
		T Leonard   M Machette	6	6	6														5	V Gerulaitis   A Mayer	6	6	6	6
	Q	S Birner   J Šimbera	2	1	3						T Leonard   M Machette	7	4	9	4	4
		S Docherty   G Halder	7	4	4					5	V Gerulaitis   A Mayer	5	6	7	6	6
	5	V Gerulaitis   A Mayer	9	6	6

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	4	J Alexander   P Dent	9	4	6	8	6
		J Borowiak   C Lewis	8	6	3	9	3			4	J Alexander   P Dent	5	9	6	6
		P Campbell   J McManus	2	3	9	3					J Bailey   R Fisher	7	8	3	1
		J Bailey   R Fisher	6	6	8	6													4	J Alexander   P Dent	6	6	6
	Q	R Giltinan   J Trickey	6	8	6	4	9												14	E Mayer   H Pfister	4	4	2
		S Carnahan   M Wayman	3	9	3	6	7			Q	R Giltinan   J Trickey	3	7	9	5	3
	LL	N Callaghan   V Eke	1	2	4					14	E Mayer   H Pfister	6	5	8	7	6
	14	E Mayer   H Pfister	6	6	6																							4	J Alexander   P Dent	6	7	6
	12	C Dowdeswell   C Kachel	6	8	6	6																						12	C Dowdeswell   C Kachel	4	5	4
		R Kelly   G Thomson	2	9	1	2				12	C Dowdeswell   C Kachel	7	4	6	6	6
		J Paish   S Sorensen	9	2	6	3	4				C Pasarell   E van Dillen	5	6	4	8	4
		C Pasarell   E van Dillen	8	6	3	6	6												12	C Dowdeswell   C Kachel	7	9	7
		C Kirmayr   R Ycaza	6	3	5	6													Q	D Collings   K Hancock	5	8	5
	Q	D Collings   K Hancock	2	6	7	8				Q	D Collings   K Hancock	3	9	6	6
		Ti Gullikson   To Gullikson	6	6	8						Ti Gullikson   To Gullikson	6	8	4	3
	8	R Ruffels   A Stone	3	4	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	7	F McNair   R Ramírez	7	6	6
		JL Clerc   B Prajoux	5	4	3					7	F McNair   R Ramírez	7	6	5	6
		T Gorman   S Stewart	6	6	6						T Gorman   S Stewart	5	4	7	2
		R Crealy   R Frawley	2	4	2														7	F McNair   R Ramírez	6	6	6
		R Drysdale   R Lewis	9	9	4	9														A Amritraj   V Amritraj	3	3	4
		J Hřebec   V Zedník	7	8	6	8					R Drysdale   R Lewis	1	2	6	9	12
		A Amritraj   V Amritraj	6	9	6						A Amritraj   V Amritraj	6	6	3	8	14
	15	Á Fillol   J Fillol	3	7	4																							7	F McNair   R Ramírez	7	6	8
	13	R Moore   R Tanner	4	4	8																								P Fleming   J McEnroe	9	8	9
		E Álvarez   V Pecci	6	6	9						E Álvarez   V Pecci	6	6	6
		J Feaver   J James	8	6	5						I El Shafei   B Fairlie	4	3	4
		I El Shafei   B Fairlie	9	8	7															E Álvarez   V Pecci	2	4	4
		C Fancutt   P McNamee	1	2	5															P Fleming   J McEnroe	6	6	6
		P Fleming   J McEnroe	6	6	7						P Fleming   J McEnroe	4	6	6	8	13
		C Bradnam   A Jarrett	5	5	8						R Lutz   S Smith	6	1	3	9	11
	3	R Lutz   S Smith	7	7	9

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	6	R Case   G Masters	6	9	6
		D Ralston   F Stolle	3	8	2					6	R Case   G Masters	8	3	9	9	2
	Q	B Drewett   W Maher	2	4	7						M Edmondson   J Marks	9	6	7	8	6
		M Edmondson   J Marks	6	6	9															M Edmondson   J Marks	6	6	7
		J Hagey   T Wilkison	8	6	6															J Hagey   T Wilkison	4	4	5
	LL	P McNamara   T Rocavert	6	3	4						J Hagey   T Wilkison	6	6	6
	LL	M Fancutt   W Hampson	6	6	3	5	7			LL	M Fancutt   W Hampson	4	2	4
	LL	JL Damiani   C Motta	4	4	6	7	5																						M Edmondson   J Marks	3	4	6	6	1
	11	S Ball   K Warwick	8	6	6																							2	W Fibak   T Okker	6	6	3	4	6
		M Fishbach   P Fishbach	6	2	4					11	S Ball   K Warwick	4	7	6	8	6
		M Appleton   J Dier	7	7	4	4					O Bengtson   M Cox	6	5	3	9	3
		O Bengtson   M Cox	5	9	6	6													11	S Ball   K Warwick	3	7	3	6
		W Martin   O Parun	3	4	4														2	W Fibak   T Okker	6	5	6	8
		C Dibley   C Letcher	6	6	6						C Dibley   C Letcher	3	1	4
	LL	J-B Chanfreau   S Myers	2	4	1					2	W Fibak   T Okker	6	6	6
	2	W Fibak   T Okker	6	6	6

References

1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• "Wimbledon 1978 – Doubles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP World Tour. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
• 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation