# 1978 American Airlines Tennis Games – Doubles

Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Raymond Moore and Roscoe Tanner.

## Seeds

* Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (final)
* Robert Lutz / Stan Smith (second round)
* Tom Okker / Marty Riessen (semifinals)
* Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart (semifinals)
* Ross Case / Geoff Masters (first round)
* Phil Dent / John Newcombe (quarterfinals)
* Marcello Lara / Raúl Ramirez (quarterfinals)
* Colin Dibley / Sandy Mayer (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

### Final

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart | 1 | 4 | | 1 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | Raymond Moore Roscoe Tanner | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 6 | 3 | 2 | | Raymond Moore Roscoe Tanner | 6 | 6 |
| | Raymond Moore Roscoe Tanner | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Docherty E Teltscher | 2 | 2 | | 1 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson | 7 | 7 | | | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I El Shafei B Fairlie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 2 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | J Higueras M Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | M Lara R Ramirez | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J Austin N Saviano | 2 | 3 | | | J Higueras M Orantes | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Martin E van Dillen | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | M Lara R Ramirez | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Lara R Ramirez | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | F McNair S Stewart | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | F McNair S Stewart | 1 | 4 |
| Q | J Bailey H Günthardt | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | F McNair S Stewart | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Crealy O Davidson | 6 | 6 | | | D Crealy O Davidson | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Krulevitz T Waltke | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | F McNair S Stewart | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | V Winitsky J Yuill | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | P Dent J Newcombe | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | C Drysdale H Solomon | 7 | 6 | | | C Drysdale H Solomon | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P DuPré S Menon | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | P Dent J Newcombe | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | P Dent J Newcombe | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | R Case G Masters | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Carmichael B Teacher | 7 | 6 | | | B Carmichael B Teacher | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Lewis R Simpson | 6 | 6 | | | C Lewis R Simpson | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Hardie B Lloyd | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | B Carmichael B Teacher | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | T Moor B Walts | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | T Okker M Riessen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Pasarell A Pattison | 6 | 6 | 6 | | C Pasarell A Pattison | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Fisher J Whitlinger | 4 | 5 | | 3 | T Okker M Riessen | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | T Okker M Riessen | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | T Okker M Riessen | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | C Dibley S Mayer | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Moore R Tanner | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | T Leonard M Machette | 6 | 5 | | 8 | C Dibley S Mayer | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Fleming B Scanlon | 7 | 7 | | | P Fleming B Scanlon | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Fillol J Fillol | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | C Dibley S Mayer | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | R Moore R Tanner | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | R Moore R Tanner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Ashe I Nastase | 5 | 6 | | | R Moore R Tanner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Gottfried D Ralston | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | R Lutz S Smith | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Lutz S Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |