# 1978 French Open – Men's doubles

Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez were the defending champions but lost in the semifinals to Gene Mayer and Hank Pfister.
Gene Mayer and Hank Pfister won in the final 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 against José Higueras and Manuel Orantes.

## Seeds

* Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez (semifinals)
* Phil Dent / Bob Hewitt (second round)
* Wojtek Fibak / Tom Okker (semifinals)
* Jan Kodeš / Tomáš Šmíd (quarterfinals)
* Colin Dibley / Kim Warwick (third round)
* Arthur Ashe / Fred McNair (quarterfinals)
* Patricio Cornejo / Hans Gildemeister (third round)
* Mark Edmondson / John Marks (quarterfinals)
* Jürgen Fassbender / Karl Meiler (second round)
* Gene Mayer / Henry Pfister (champions)
* Antonio Muñoz / Antonio Zugarelli (second round)
* Tim Gullikson / Tom Gullikson (third round)
* José Higueras / Manuel Orantes (final)
* Victor Amaya / Terry Moor (third round)
* Bob Carmichael / Brian Teacher (third round)
* Dick Stockton / Erik van Dillen (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Final | Final | |
| 1 | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Arthur Ashe Fred McNair | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Arthur Ashe Fred McNair | 4 | 2 | | 1 | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Gene Mayer Hank Pfister | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | Gene Mayer Hank Pfister | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Gene Mayer Hank Pfister | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Gene Mayer Hank Pfister | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 10 | Gene Mayer Hank Pfister | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 13 | José Higueras Manuel Orantes | 3 | 2 | 2 | | |
| 8 | Mark Edmondson John Marks | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | José Higueras Manuel Orantes | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Wojtek Fibak Tom Okker | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Wojtek Fibak Tom Okker | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Wojtek Fibak Tom Okker | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 13 | José Higueras Manuel Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Dick Stockton Erik van Dillen | 0 | 5 | | 13 | José Higueras Manuel Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | José Higueras Manuel Orantes | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Dominguez F Jauffret | 6 | 2 | | 1 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Ralston S Smith | 7 | 3 | 6 | | D Ralston S Smith | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bertram B Mitton | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Borowiak C Lewis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Borowiak C Lewis | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Á Betancur I Molina | 3 | 3 | | | J Borowiak C Lewis | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Bedel J-F Caujolle | 4 | 4 | | 11 | A Muñoz A Zugarelli | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | A Muñoz A Zugarelli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Gottfried R Ramírez | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | B Carmichael B Teacher | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Ashe F McNair | 4 | 2 |
| | S Birner J Granát | 3 | 7 | 2 | 15 | B Carmichael B Teacher | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Jumatano C Ros | 4 | 7 | 6 | | F Dalla Fontana P Rodríguez | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Dalla Fontana P Rodríguez | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | 15 | B Carmichael B Teacher | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | E Caviglia T Vázquez | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 6 | A Ashe F McNair | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | JL Clerc B Prajoux | 6 | 6 | | | JL Clerc B Prajoux | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Halder D Power | 3 | 4 | | 6 | A Ashe F McNair | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Ashe F McNair | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | J Kodeš T Šmíd | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | É Deblicker P Proisy | 3 | 4 | 4 | J Kodeš T Šmíd | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Cano C Kirmayr | 6 | 6 | | R Cano C Kirmayr | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Behar A Cortes | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | J Kodeš T Šmíd | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Goven J-L Haillet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | V Amaya T Moor | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | B Giltinan J Trickey | 4 | 3 | | G Goven J-L Haillet | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Mastelli L Soriano | 2 | 3 | 14 | V Amaya T Moor | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | V Amaya T Moor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Kodeš T Šmíd | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| 10 | Gene Mayer H Pfister | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Gene Mayer H Pfister | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| | J McManus B Phillips-Moore | 2 | 0 | 10 | Gene Mayer H Pfister | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Chávez J Todero | 2 | 4 | | J James P McNamee | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J James P McNamee | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | Gene Mayer H Pfister | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Beust D Contet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | P Cornejo H Gildemeister | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | | |
| | B Fritz B Paul | 4 | 2 | | P Beust D Contet | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Eynaudi A Hartmann | 2 | 6 | 7 | P Cornejo H Gildemeister | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | P Cornejo H Gildemeister | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | M Edmondson J Marks | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Günthardt W Lloyd | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | M Edmondson J Marks | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Krulevitz J Yuill | 2 | 6 | 6 | | G Moretton Y Noah | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Moretton Y Noah | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | 8 | M Edmondson J Marks | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Ocleppo C Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Ocleppo C Roger-Vasselin | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| | B Andersson L Sanders | 1 | 4 | | | G Ocleppo C Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Barthès D Naegelen | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | J Fassbender K Meiler | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | J Fassbender K Meiler | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | M Edmondson J Marks | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | T Gullikson T Gullikson | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | W Fibak T Okker | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | J Meyers P Pearson | 6 | 3 | | 12 | T Gullikson T Gullikson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Bartlett D Carter | 3 | 6 | | | B Martin O Parun | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Martin O Parun | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 12 | T Gullikson T Gullikson | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | P McNamara T Rocavert | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | W Fibak T Okker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | R Gehring J Soler | 3 | 2 | | | P McNamara T Rocavert | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Bertolucci A Panatta | 4 | 5 | | 3 | W Fibak T Okker | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | W Fibak T Okker | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 5 | C Dibley K Warwick | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Freyss P Portes | 2 | 3 | | 5 | C Dibley K Warwick | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Á Fillol R Ycaza | 7 | 7 | | | Á Fillol R Ycaza | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Barazzutti G Majoli | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | 5 | C Dibley K Warwick | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | L Álvarez V Pecci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | D Stockton E van Dillen | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | P DuPré S Menon | 2 | 2 | | | L Álvarez V Pecci | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Fishbach N Saviano | 4 | 6 | | 16 | D Stockton E van Dillen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | D Stockton E van Dillen | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | D Stockton E van Dillen | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | J Higueras M Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | J Higueras M Orantes | 6 | 7 |
| | G Hardie B Scanlon | 2 | 3 | | 13 | J Higueras M Orantes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Toulon V Winitsky | 6 | 1 | 8 | | G Toulon V Winitsky | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Lendl P Složil | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | J Higueras M Orantes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | I El Shafei B Fairlie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | I El Shafei B Fairlie | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Moreno A Pierola | 1 | 1 | | | I El Shafei B Fairlie | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Bailey J Kuki | 1 | 0 | | 2 | P Dent B Hewitt | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | P Dent B Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |