# 1978 U.S. Pro Indoor – Doubles

Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan were the defending champions.
Hewitt and McMillan successfully defended their title, defeating Vitas Gerulaitis and Sandy Mayer 6–4, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

* Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (champions)
* Wojtek Fibak / Tom Okker (first round)
* Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez (second round)
* Marty Riessen / Dick Stockton (semifinals)
* Syd Ball / Ross Case (semifinals)
* Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart (quarterfinals)
* John Alexander / Ken Rosewall (quarterfinals)
* Jan Kodeš / Balázs Taróczy (second 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | |
| 4 | Marty Riessen Dick Stockton | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | |
| 4 | Marty Riessen Dick Stockton | 6$^4$ | 5 | | 1 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Vitas Gerulaitis Sandy Mayer | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Syd Ball Ross Case | 1 | 6 | 3 | | Vitas Gerulaitis Sandy Mayer | 4 | 4 |
| | Vitas Gerulaitis Sandy Mayer | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | B Hewitt F McMillan | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Higueras M Orantes | | | 1 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Ž Franulović B Mottram | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Barazzutti A Zugarelli | 3 | 2 | | | | | | CB Cox C Drysdale | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | CB Cox C Drysdale | 6 | 6 | | CB Cox C Drysdale | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | J Kodeš B Taróczy | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 7$^7$ | 7 |
| 4 | M Riessen D Stockton | w/o | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Riessen D Stockton | 6$^4$ | 5 |
| | P Bertolucci A Panatta | | | 4 | M Riessen D Stockton | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | R Moore R Tanner | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4 | M Riessen D Stockton | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 6 | F McNair S Stewart | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | T Leonard M Machette | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Dibbs H Solomon | 2 | 4 | 6 | F McNair S Stewart | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | F McNair S Stewart | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 5 | S Ball R Case | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Borowiak D Crealy | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | J Borowiak D Crealy | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Fleming B Scanlon | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | 5 | S Ball R Case | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | M Fishbach I Năstase | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Fishbach I Năstase | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hřebec V Winitsky | 3 | 1 | | 3 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Ball R Case | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | V Gerulaitis S Mayer | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | 7 | J Alexander K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Cahill T Moor | 4 | 6 | 6 | | M Cahill T Moor | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ti Gullikson To Gullikson | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | 7 | J Alexander K Rosewall | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | V Gerulaitis S Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | H Pfister B Walts | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Gerulaitis S Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | V Gerulaitis S Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | W Fibak T Okker | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |