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1978 Australian Open – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1978 Australian Open
Final
ChampionPoland Wojtek Fibak
Australia Kim Warwick
Runner-upAustralia Paul Kronk
Australia Cliff Letcher
Score7–6, 7–5
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1977 · Australian Open · 1979 →

Ray Ruffels and Allan Stone were the defending champions.

Seeds

  1. Australia John Alexander / Australia Phil Dent (Second round)
  2. United States Hank Pfister / United States Sherwood Stewart (Quarterfinals)
  3. Australia Mark Edmondson / Australia John Marks (First round)
  4. Poland Wojtek Fibak / Australia Kim Warwick (Champion)
  5. Australia Ray Ruffels / Australia Allan Stone (Quarterfinals)
  6. Australia Ross Case / Australia Geoff Masters (Second round)
  7. South Africa Bernard Mitton / South Africa Raymond Moore (First round)
  8. Australia Colin Dibley / Australia Chris Kachel (Second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
Australia Syd Ball
Australia Bob Carmichael
6 4
4 Poland Wojtek Fibak
Australia Kim Warwick
7 6
4 Poland Wojtek Fibak
Australia Kim Warwick
7 7
Australia Paul Kronk
Australia Cliff Letcher
6 5
  United Kingdom Andrew Jarrett
United Kingdom Jonathan Smith
1 6
Australia Paul Kronk
Australia Cliff Letcher
6 7

Top Half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Australia J Alexander
Australia P Dent
4 6 6
Australia D Collings
Australia A Gardiner
6 4 4 1 Australia J Alexander
Australia P Dent
6 2 4
Australia S Ball
Australia B Carmichael
6 6 Australia S Ball
Australia B Carmichael
4 6 6
Australia V Eke
Australia E Ewert
2 4 Australia S Ball
Australia B Carmichael
6 7
United States J Di Louie
Australia B Drewett
2 3 Austria P Feigl
Australia R Frawley
2 5
Austria P Feigl
Australia R Frawley
6 6 Austria P Feigl
Australia R Frawley
6 7
Australia S Docherty
United States H Fritz
3 5 8 Australia C Dibley
Australia C Kachel
3 5
8 Australia C Dibley
Australia C Kachel
6 7 Australia S Ball
Australia B Carmichael
6 4
4 Poland W Fibak
Australia K Warwick
6 4 10 4 Poland W Fibak
Australia K Warwick
7 6
Australia M Anderson
Australia M Fancutt
2 6 8 4 Poland W Fibak
Australia K Warwick
6 7
Australia T Roche
Australia P Smylie
4 4 New Zealand R Simpson
Australia J Trickey
4 5
New Zealand R Simpson
Australia J Trickey
6 6 4 Poland W Fibak
Australia K Warwick
6 5 6
Australia W Maher
Australia N Phillips
6 7 5 Australia R Ruffels
Australia A Stone
4 7 4
United States G Fritz
United States C Stansbury
2 6 Australia W Maher
Australia N Phillips
6 7 6
India R Krishnan
India S Menon
3 6 3 5 Australia R Ruffels
Australia A Stone
7 6 8
5 Australia R Ruffels
Australia A Stone
6 3 6

Bottom Half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Australia R Case
Australia G Masters
6 6
Australia T Clements
Australia T Stone
0 4 6 Australia R Case
Australia G Masters
2 4
United Kingdom A Jarrett
United Kingdom J Smith
6 6 United Kingdom A Jarrett
United Kingdom J Smith
6 6
Australia P McNamara
Australia P McNamee
2 4 United Kingdom A Jarrett
United Kingdom J Smith
6 6
Australia D Carter
Australia T Rocavert
4 3 Egypt I El Shafei
New Zealand B Fairlie
3 1
Australia P Campbell
Finland L Palin
6 6 Australia P Campbell
Finland L Palin
4 3
Egypt I El Shafei
New Zealand B Fairlie
7 6 Egypt I El Shafei
New Zealand B Fairlie
6 6
3 Australia M Edmondson
Australia J Marks
5 4 United Kingdom A Jarrett
United Kingdom J Smith
1 6
7 South Africa B Mitton
South Africa R Moore
6 5 4 Australia P Kronk
Australia C Letcher
6 7
United States T Gullikson
United States G Hardie
4 7 6 United States T Gullikson
United States G Hardie
6 3 3
Australia D Crealy
Australia B Giltinan
2 7 3 Australia P Kronk
Australia C Letcher
4 6 6
Australia P Kronk
Australia C Letcher
6 6 6 Australia P Kronk
Australia C Letcher
6 6
Australia C Fancutt
United States T Wilkison
6 3 3 2 United States H Pfister
United States S Stewart
3 2
United States V Amaya
Australia J James
3 6 6 United States V Amaya
Australia J James
Australia W Girle
Australia A Rae
0 2 2 United States H Pfister
United States S Stewart
w/o
2 United States H Pfister
United States S Stewart
6 6