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

## Seeds

* Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (quarterfinals)
* Wojtek Fibak / Tom Okker (semifinals)
* Bob Lutz / Stan Smith (champions)
* Fred McNair / Raúl Ramírez (first round)
* Brian Gottfried / Dick Stockton (quarterfinals)
* Peter Fleming / John McEnroe (quarterfinals)
* Víctor Pecci / Kim Warwick (quarterfinals)
* Marty Riessen / Sherwood Stewart (final)
* John Alexander / Phil Dent (third round)
* Gene Mayer / Henry Pfister (second round)
* Colin Dowdeswell / Chris Kachel (first round)
* Bob Carmichael / Ray Ruffels (second round)
* Raymond Moore / Roscoe Tanner (third round)
* Álvaro Fillol / Jaime Fillol (first round)
* Ross Case / Geoff Masters (third round)
* Tim Gullikson / Tom Gullikson (third round)

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | Mark Edmondson John Marks | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | Bob Lutz Stan Smith | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Wojtek Fibak Tom Okker | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |