# 1978 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Women's doubles

Linky Boshoff and Ilana Kloss were the defending champions but did not participate due to Boshoff's retirement and Kloss' return to World TeamTennis. Helena Anliot and Helle Sparre-Viragh won the title after defeating Barbara Hallquist and Sheila McInerney in the final.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.
* Mima Jaušovec / Virginia Ruzici (quarterfinals)
* Laura duPont / Sharon Walsh (first round)
* Chris O'Neil / Pam Whytcross (first round)
* Kathy May / Betsy Nagelsen (semifinals)

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | Barbara Hallquist Sheila McInerney | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | |
| | Glynis Coles Carrie Meyer | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | |
| | Glynis Coles Carrie Meyer | 3 | 7 | 3 | Barbara Hallquist Sheila McInerney | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | | Helena Anliot Helle Sparre-Viragh | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Kathy May Betsy Nagelsen | 6 | 2 | 5 | Helena Anliot Helle Sparre-Viragh | 6 | 6 |
| | Helena Anliot Helle Sparre-Viragh | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Jordan C Reynolds | 6 | 6 | | | B Jordan C Reynolds | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Harris N Ornstein | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | B Hallquist S McInerney | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | B Hallquist S McInerney | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | W Overton V Ziegenfuss | 6 | 6 | | | W Overton V Ziegenfuss | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Brown S Collins | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | B Hallquist S McInerney | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | D Desfor G Galt | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | G Coles C Meyer | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| | V González I Madruga | 3 | 6 | | | D Desfor G Galt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Z Liess B Smith | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | D Desfor G Galt | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | G Coles C Meyer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | G Coles C Meyer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gurdal N Sato | 2 | 7 | 6 | | M Gurdal N Sato | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | C O'Neil P Whytcross | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 4 | K May B Nagelsen | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Acker D Gilbert | 4 | 6 | 6 | | S Acker D Gilbert | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Latham Y Vermaak | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | 4 | K May B Nagelsen | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | P Smith F Thibault | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C Doerner R Gerulaitis | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Smith F Thibault | 6 | 6 | | | P Smith F Thibault | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Harrison N Weigel | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K May B Nagelsen | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| | J DuVall C Stoll | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | H Anliot H Sparre-Viragh | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| | K Kuykendall P Louie | 6 | 1 | | | J DuVall C Stoll | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | N Gregory A Tobin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | N Gregory A Tobin | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | H Anliot H Sparre-Viragh | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | B Bruning L Forood | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Anliot H Sparre-Viragh | 3 | 6 | 6 | | H Anliot H Sparre-Viragh | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | L duPont S Walsh | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |