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1978 U.S. Pro Indoor – Doubles

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Doubles
1978 U.S. Pro Indoor
Final
ChampionsSouth Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
Runners-upUnited States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States Sandy Mayer
Score6–4, 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1977 · U.S. Pro Indoor · 1979 →

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

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  1. South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Frew McMillan (champions)
  2. Poland Wojtek Fibak / Netherlands Tom Okker (first round)
  3. United States Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez (second round)
  4. United States Marty Riessen / United States Dick Stockton (semifinals)
  5. Australia Syd Ball / Australia Ross Case (semifinals)
  6. United States Fred McNair / United States Sherwood Stewart (quarterfinals)
  7. Australia John Alexander / Australia Ken Rosewall (quarterfinals)
  8. Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš / Hungary Balázs Taróczy (second round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
77 7  
4 United States Marty Riessen
United States Dick Stockton
64 5  
1 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
6 6  
  United States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States Sandy Mayer
4 4  
5 Australia Syd Ball
Australia Ross Case
1 6 3
  United States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States Sandy Mayer
6 3 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
w/o    
  Spain J Higueras
Spain M Orantes
      1 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
6 6  
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović
United Kingdom B Mottram
4 0  
1 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
6 6  
  Italy C Barazzutti
Italy A Zugarelli
3 2     United States CB Cox
South Africa C Drysdale
4 2  
  United States CB Cox
South Africa C Drysdale
6 6     United States CB Cox
South Africa C Drysdale
6 77  
8 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš
Hungary B Taróczy
3 63  
1 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
77 7  
4 United States M Riessen
United States D Stockton
w/o     4 United States M Riessen
United States D Stockton
64 5  
  Italy P Bertolucci
Italy A Panatta
      4 United States M Riessen
United States D Stockton
77 6  
  South Africa R Moore
United States R Tanner
64 4  
4 United States M Riessen
United States D Stockton
6 6  
6 United States F McNair
United States S Stewart
1 3  
  United States T Leonard
United States M Machette
3 5  
  United States E Dibbs
United States H Solomon
2 4   6 United States F McNair
United States S Stewart
6 7  
6 United States F McNair
United States S Stewart
6 6  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Australia S Ball
Australia R Case
6 6  
  United States J Borowiak
Australia D Crealy
77 6     United States J Borowiak
Australia D Crealy
3 1  
  United States P Fleming
United States B Scanlon
64 3   5 Australia S Ball
Australia R Case
6 6  
  United States M Fishbach
Romania I Năstase
3 4  
  United States M Fishbach
Romania I Năstase
7 6  
  Czechoslovakia J Hřebec
United States V Winitsky
3 1   3 United States B Gottfried
Mexico R Ramírez
5 3  
3 United States B Gottfried
Mexico R Ramírez
6 6   5 Australia S Ball
Australia R Case
1 6 3
  United States V Gerulaitis
United States S Mayer
6 3 6
7 Australia J Alexander
Australia K Rosewall
6 6  
  United States M Cahill
United States T Moor
4 6 6   United States M Cahill
United States T Moor
3 4  
  United States Ti Gullikson
United States To Gullikson
6 4 1 7 Australia J Alexander
Australia K Rosewall
2 1  
  United States V Gerulaitis
United States S Mayer
6 6  
  United States H Pfister
United States B Walts
1 4  
  United States V Gerulaitis
United States S Mayer
6 6     United States V Gerulaitis
United States S Mayer
6 6  
2 Poland W Fibak
Netherlands T Okker
1 4  
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