# 1978 French Open – Women's doubles

Regina Maršíková and Pam Teeguarden were the defending champions but competed this year with different partners. Maršíková teamed up with Helena Anliot, and lost in the semifinals to Lesley Bowrey and Gail Benedetti. Teeguarden teamed up with Marjorie Blackwood, and lost in the second round to Daniela Marzano and Paula Smith.
Mima Jaušovec and Virginia Ruzici won in the final 5–7, 6–4, 8–6 against Lesley Bowrey and Gail Benedetti.

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Daniela Marzano Paula Smith | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| Daniela Marzano Paula Smith | 4 | 3 | | Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| | | | | Lesley Bowrey Gail Benedetti | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| Helena Anliot Regina Maršíková | 6 | 7 | 3 | Lesley Bowrey Gail Benedetti | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| Lesley Bowrey Gail Benedetti | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D Beillan F Bonicelli | 3 | 3 | | M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| D Ganz N Weigel | 6 | 6 | 6 | D Ganz N Weigel | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| H Eisterlehner I Riedel | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| G Coles K Latham | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | V González I Madruga | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| V González I Madruga | 4 | 6 | 6 | V González I Madruga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| L Forood R Giscafré | 6 | 6 | | L Forood R Giscafré | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| J Stratton M Wikstedt | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 6 | 6 |
| F Mihai B Nagelsen | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | D Marzano P Smith | 4 | 3 |
| S Simmonds H Strachoňová | 5 | 3 | | F Mihai B Nagelsen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| M Louie A Tobin | 4 | 7 | 4 | S Rual B Simon | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| S Rual B Simon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | F Mihai B Nagelsen | 6 | 0 | 4 | | | |
| D Marzano P Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | D Marzano P Smith | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| N Fuchs F Thibault | 2 | 1 | | D Marzano P Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| M Blackwood P Teeguarden | 6 | 6 | 6 | M Blackwood P Teeguarden | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| L Hunt M Simionescu | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| K Ebbinghaus H Masthoff | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C O'Neil P Whytcross | 6 | 6 | | C O'Neil P Whytcross | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| N Gregory R Tomanová | w/o | | | N Gregory R Tomanová | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| P du Puy C-A Thomas | | | | | | | C O'Neil P Whytcross | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| D Desfor G Galt | 5 | 4 | | | | | H Anliot R Maršíková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| I Budařová H Mandlíková | 7 | 6 | | I Budařová H Mandlíková | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| N Ornstein C Stoll | 6 | 4 | 4 | H Anliot R Maršíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| H Anliot R Maršíková | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | H Anliot R Maršíková | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| P Bostrom K Ruddell | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | L Bowrey G Benedetti | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| C Doerner R Gerulaitis | 7 | 1 | 6 | P Bostrom K Ruddell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| R Harris B Klein | 6 | 6 | | R Harris B Klein | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| P Medrado H Viragh | 3 | 4 | | | | | P Bostrom K Ruddell | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| D Evers M Pinterová | 6 | 6 | | | | | L Bowrey G Benedetti | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| J Evert A-M Nasuelli | 2 | 4 | | D Evers M Pinterová | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| L Bowrey G Benedetti | 6 | 6 | | L Bowrey G Benedetti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| L duPont K May | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |