# 1978 US Open – Women's doubles

Martina Navratilova and Betty Stöve were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners.
Navratilova teamed up with Billie Jean King and successfully defended her title by defeating Kerry Reid and Wendy Turnbull 7–6, 6–4 in the final.
Stöve teamed up with Chris Evert and lost in first round to Betsy Nagelsen and Pam Shriver.

## Seeds

* Billie Jean King / Martina Navratilova (champions)
* Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull (final)
* Chris Evert / Betty Stöve (first round)
* Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici (second round)
* Françoise Dürr / Virginia Wade (semifinals)
* Ilana Kloss / Marise Kruger (third round)
* Regina Maršíková / Pam Teeguarden (third round)
* Ann Kiyomura / Sue Mappin (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 |
| 1 | Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tanya Harford Anne Hobbs | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tanya Harford Anne Hobbs | 5 | 1 | | 1 | Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Kathy Jordan Wendy White | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 5 | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 4 |
| | Tracy Austin Kathy May | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 4 |
| | Betsy Nagelsen Pam Shriver | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Betsy Nagelsen Pam Shriver | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Betsy Nagelsen Pam Shriver | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | |
| | Chris O'Neil Paula Smith | 3 | 2 | | 2 | Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | |
| 2 | Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | BJ King M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Evert K Kuykendall | 1 | 0 | | 1 | BJ King M Navratilova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | W Overton V Ziegenfuss | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 1 | BJ King M Navratilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Blackwood J Fayter | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | M Blackwood J Fayter | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | J Stratton M Wikstedt | 3 | 6 | 4 | | M Blackwood J Fayter | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | S Collins J DuVall | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | BJ King M Navratilova | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | R Maršíková P Teeguarden | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Harford A Hobbs | 5 | 1 |
| | D Gilbert K Latham | 1 | 1 | | 7 | R Maršíková P Teeguarden | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Gurdal N Sato | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | R Maršíková P Teeguarden | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | T Harford A Hobbs | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | T Holladay R Richards | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Blount P Medrado | 3 | 4 | | | T Harford A Hobbs | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Harford A Hobbs | 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 | M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Hutnick K McDaniel | 5 | 0 | | 4 | M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | K Jordan W White | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | K Jordan W White | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | C Newton P Whytcross | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C Newton P Whytcross | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Doerner R Gerulaitis | 6 | 4 | 6 | | C Doerner R Gerulaitis | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Strachoňová R Tomanová | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Jordan W White | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | F Dürr V Wade | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | F Dürr V Wade | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | K Harter C Stoll | 5 | 3 | | 5 | F Dürr V Wade | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Tyler Y Vermaak | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | F Dürr V Wade | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Cuypers K Shaw | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | B Cuypers K Shaw | 7 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | B Bruning R Fox | 4 | 7 | 6 | | B Cuypers K Shaw | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | J Russell S Tolleson | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Z Liess N Yeargin | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Austin K May | 6 | 6 | | | T Austin K May | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | P Bostrom K Ruddell | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | T Austin K May | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Desfor G Galt | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 8 | A Kiyomura S Mappin | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Anthony A Smith | 7 | 1 | 6 | | J Anthony A Smith | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | A Kiyomura S Mappin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Austin K May | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| | B Hallquist S McInerney | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | B Nagelsen P Shriver | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | S Hagey D Morrison | 6 | 3 | 3 | | B Hallquist S McInerney | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | D Fromholtz L Hunt | 7 | 6 | r | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | B Hallquist S McInerney | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | B Nagelsen P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | AM Fernandez M Louie | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Nagelsen P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | B Nagelsen P Shriver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | C Evert B Stöve | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | C O'Neil P Smith | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Acker S Margolin | 7 | 4 | 4 | | C O'Neil P Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | H Ludloff A Moulton | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | C O'Neil P Smith | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | I Kloss M Kruger | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | B Jordan C Reynolds | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Anliot M Redondo | 5 | 4 | | 6 | I Kloss M Kruger | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | I Kloss M Kruger | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | C O'Neil P Smith | 3 | 3 |
| | N Gregory A Tobin | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Reid W Turnbull | 6 | 6 |
| | L Forood R Giscafré | 6 | 6 | 6 | | L Forood R Giscafré | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | B Bunge H Viragh | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | L Forood R Giscafré | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Reid W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | L duPont S Walsh | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Casabianca I Madruga | 3 | 2 | | 2 | K Reid W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Reid W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |