# 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.
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.

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Vitas Gerulaitis Sandy Mayer | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | 4 | John Alexander Phil Dent | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Colin Dowdeswell Chris Kachel | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | 9 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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 | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| 2 | Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

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