# 1978 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Helen Cawley and JoAnne Russell were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Françoise Dürr and Virginia Wade.
Kerry Reid and Wendy Turnbull defeated Mima Jaušovec and Virginia Ruzici in the final, 4–6, 9–8$^{(12–10)}$, 6–3 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships.

## Seeds

    01. Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova (quarterfinals)
    02. Evonne Cawley / Betty Stöve (third round, withdrew)
    03. Françoise Dürr / Virginia Wade (semifinals)
    04. Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull (champions)
    05. Helen Cawley / JoAnne Russell (quarterfinals)
    06. Sue Barker / Mona Guerrant (semifinals)
    07. Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici (final)
    08. Ilana Kloss / Marise Kruger (quarterfinals)
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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Sue Barker Mona Guerrant | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Sue Barker Mona Guerrant | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | Sue Barker Mona Guerrant | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4 | Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Ilana Kloss Marise Kruger | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ilana Kloss Marise Kruger | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | 4 | Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull | 4 | 9$^{12}$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici | 6 | 8$^{10}$ | 3 |
| 5 | Helen Cawley JoAnne Russell | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici | 6 | 8$^{10}$ | 3 |
| 3 | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade | 7 | 6 | | 3 | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Glynis Coles Linda Mottram | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | BJ King M Navratilova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C O'Neil P Whytcross | 1 | 4 | | | L Forood R Giscafré | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Forood R Giscafré | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | BJ King M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | L Antonoplis D Evers | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | L Antonoplis D Evers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Gregory M Pinterová | 3 | 2 | | | R Maršíková E Vessies-Appel | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Maršíková E Vessies-Appel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | BJ King M Navratilova | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| | T Holladay P Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Barker M Guerrant | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | B Hallquist S McInerney | 2 | 2 | | | T Holladay P Smith | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | P Bostrom K Ruddell | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | P Bostrom K Ruddell | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | K Harter C Stoll | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | S Barker M Guerrant | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | E Ekblom I Bentzer | 6 | 2 | 3 | | K Harter C Stoll | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | S Barker M Guerrant | 6 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | K Reid W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Anliot N Bohm | 6 | 4 | 4 | | D Desfor G Galt | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Desfor G Galt | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | K Reid W Turnbull | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | A Kiyomura S Mappin | 9 | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | LL | S Saliba M Sawyer | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V González I Madruga | 6 | 6 | | | A Kiyomura S Mappin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kiyomura S Mappin | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K Reid W Turnbull | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| | J Dalton W Paish | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | I Kloss M Kruger | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| | S Hanika I Riedel | 3 | 2 | | | J Dalton W Paish | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | B Cuypers V Ziegenfuss | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | J Dalton W Paish | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | I Kloss M Kruger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | J Nachand N Yeargin | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L duPont K May | 4 | 4 | | 8 | I Kloss M Kruger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | I Kloss M Kruger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| | | | | 5 | H Cawley J Russell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Meyer R Tomanová | 6 | 6 | | | C Meyer R Tomanová | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| B Jordan K Latham | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | H Cawley J Russell | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | C Reynolds H Sparre-Viragh | 0 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | J Stratton M Wikstedt | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| C Reynolds H Sparre-Viragh | 6 | 2 | 6 | | C Reynolds H Sparre-Viragh | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| M Blackwood P Teeguarden | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | H Cawley J Russell | 5 | 3 |
| L Bowrey G Lovera | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | F Dürr V Wade | 7 | 6 |
| S Acker J Anthony | 6 | 4 | 7 | | S Acker J Anthony | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | T Harford S Tolleson | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | S Acker J Anthony | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| D Fromholtz M Redondo | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | F Dürr V Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| F Mihai E Nagelsen | 6 | 6 | | | F Mihai E Nagelsen | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | F Dürr V Wade | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First 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 | M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Tyler Y Vermaak | 6 | 4 | | 7 | M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | G Sammel C-A Thomas | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | L Charles W Wooldridge | 5 | 9 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | J Harrison N Weigel | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Charles W Wooldridge | 3 | 6 | 6 | | L Charles W Wooldridge | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Mandlíková H Strachoňová | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | G Coles L Mottram | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | G Coles L Mottram | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| | A-M Bruning S Walsh | 4 | 5 | | | G Coles L Mottram | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | L Hunt B Potter | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | G Coles L Mottram | w/o | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | E Cawley B Stöve | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C Doerner R Gerulaitis | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Newberry P Shriver | 8 | 1 | | 2 | E Cawley B Stöve | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | E Cawley B Stöve | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |