1978 U.S. Pro Indoor – Doubles

Doubles
1978 U.S. Pro Indoor
Champions	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
Runners-up	Vitas Gerulaitis Sandy Mayer
Final score	6–4, 6–4

Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan were the defending champions.

Hewitt and McMillan successfully defended their title, defeating Vitas Gerulaitis and Sandy Mayer 6–4, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

1. Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (Champions)
2. Wojtek Fibak / Tom Okker (First Round)
3. Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez (Second Round)
4. Marty Riessen / Dick Stockton (Semifinals)
5. Syd Ball / Ross Case (Semifinals)
6. Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart (Quarterfinals)
7. John Alexander / Ken Rosewall (Quarterfinals)
8. Jan Kodeš / Balázs Taróczy (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Bob Hewitt   Frew McMillan	7^7	7
	4	Marty Riessen   Dick Stockton	6^4	5
								1	Bob Hewitt   Frew McMillan	6	6
									Vitas Gerulaitis   Sandy Mayer	4	4
	5	Syd Ball   Ross Case	1	6	3
		Vitas Gerulaitis   Sandy Mayer	6	3	6

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
1	B Hewitt   F McMillan	w/o
	J Higueras   M Orantes						1	B Hewitt   F McMillan	6	6
								Ž Franulović   B Mottram	4	0
														1	B Hewitt   F McMillan	6	6
	C Barazzutti   A Zugarelli	3	2												CB Cox   C Drysdale	4	2
	CB Cox   C Drysdale	6	6					CB Cox   C Drysdale	6	7^7
							8	J Kodeš   B Taróczy	3	6^3
																					1	B Hewitt   F McMillan	7^7	7
4	M Riessen   D Stockton	w/o																			4	M Riessen   D Stockton	6^4	5
	P Bertolucci   A Panatta						4	M Riessen   D Stockton	7^7	6
								R Moore   R Tanner	6^4	4
														4	M Riessen   D Stockton	6	6
														6	F McNair   S Stewart	1	3
								T Leonard   M Machette	3	5
	E Dibbs   H Solomon	2	4				6	F McNair   S Stewart	6	7
6	F McNair   S Stewart	6	6

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							5	S Ball   R Case	6	6
	J Borowiak   D Crealy	7^7	6					J Borowiak   D Crealy	3	1
	P Fleming   B Scanlon	6^4	3											5	S Ball   R Case	6	6
															M Fishbach   I Năstase	3	4
								M Fishbach   I Năstase	7	6
	J Hřebec   V Winitsky	3	1				3	B Gottfried   R Ramírez	5	3
3	B Gottfried   R Ramírez	6	6																		5	S Ball   R Case	1	6	3
																						V Gerulaitis   S Mayer	6	3	6
							7	J Alexander   K Rosewall	6	6
	M Cahill   T Moor	4	6	6				M Cahill   T Moor	3	4
	Ti Gullikson   To Gullikson	6	4	1										7	J Alexander   K Rosewall	2	1
															V Gerulaitis   S Mayer	6	6
								H Pfister   B Walts	1	4
	V Gerulaitis   S Mayer	6	6					V Gerulaitis   S Mayer	6	6
2	W Fibak   T Okker	1	4

References

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