1978 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's doubles

August 2023 1978 U.S. Clay Court Championships s USA Gene Mayer USA Hank Pfister USA Jeff Borowiak NZL Chris Lewis 6–4, 7–6 Jaime Fillol and Patricio Cornejo, the defending champions, returned with new partners. The pairs met in the quarterfinals with Cornejo and Pat DuPré claiming victory but Gene Mayer and Hank Pfister ended their run in the semifinal. Top-seeded Mayer and Pfister went on to win the title, beating Jeff Borowiak and Chris Lewis in the final.Connors claims clay court crown https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bdhSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9n8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5547%2C3301685 The Deseret News UPI Aug 14, 1978 2 B Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. 30em USA Gene Mayer / USA Hank Pfister (champions) USA John McEnroe / HUN Balázs Taróczy (semifinals) CHI Álvaro Fillol / CHI Jaime Fillol (quarterfinals) ESP 1977 José Higueras / ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes (second round) ARG José Luis Clerc / CHI Belus Prajoux (first round) CHI Patricio Cornejo / USA Pat DuPré (semifinals) FRA François Jauffret / FRA Christophe Roger-Vasselin (first round) USA Jeff Borowiak / NZL Chris Lewis (final) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Gene Mayer USA Hank Pfister 7 7   6 CHI Patricio Cornejo USA Pat DuPré 5 6   8 USA Jeff Borowiak NZL Chris Lewis 7 4 7 2 USA John McEnroe HUN Balázs Taróczy 6 6 5 1 USA Gene Mayer USA Hank Pfister 6 6   8 USA Jeff Borowiak NZL Chris Lewis 3 1   Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 USA G Mayer USA H Pfister 6 6     USA George Carlsson USA S Stewart 0 3     ITA R Lombardi USA H Schoenfield 2 3     AUS D Carter AUS R Frawley 6 6     ITA P Bertolucci ITA A Panatta 1 6     USA M Fishbach RSA 1928 B Mitton 6 7     USA M Davis USA S Denton 6 3 6 7 FRA F Jauffret FRA C Roger-Vasselin 2 6 3 3 CHI Á Fillol CHI J Fillol 6 6     USA B Coleman USA G Holroyd 2 4     USA B Nichols USA Chip Tolleson 7 6     ITA G Ocleppo CHI P Rodríguez 6 4     COL Á Betancur USA B Rowe 7 3 4   GBR D Lloyd GBR J Lloyd 6 6 6   AUT P Feigl SWE T Svensson 6 4 4 6 CHI P Cornejo USA P DuPré 4 6 6 1 USA G Mayer USA H Pfister 6 6     AUS D Carter AUS R Frawley 3 4     USA M Fishbach RSA 1928 B Mitton 6 6     USA M Davis USA S Denton 0 1   3 CHI Á Fillol CHI J Fillol 6 6     USA B Nichols USA C Tolleson 4 4     GBR D Lloyd GBR J Lloyd 3 4   6 CHI P Cornejo USA P DuPré 6 6   1 USA G Mayer USA H Pfister 6 6     USA M Fishbach RSA 1928 B Mitton 1 2   3 CHI Á Fillol CHI J Fillol 6 2 3 6 CHI P Cornejo USA P DuPré 4 6 6 1 USA G Mayer USA H Pfister 7 7   6 CHI P Cornejo USA P DuPré 5 6   Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 8 USA J Borowiak NZL C Lewis 6 6     USA Earl Prince USA R Tyler 0 2     AUS B Drewett RSA 1928 J Kriek 6 5 6   SWE K Johansson ISR S Krulevitz 3 7 2   AUS S Docherty USA G Hardie 6 6     USA T Graham USA J Sadri 3 3     FRA G Moretton FRA P Portes 2 2   4 ESP 1977 J Higueras ESP 1977 M Orantes 6 6   5 ARG JL Clerc CHI B Prajoux 6 3 0   FRA É Deblicker FRA Y Noah 4 6 6   SUI C Dowdeswell SUI H Günthardt 6 6     USA B Martin USA B Scanlon 4 2     ITA C Barazzutti AUT H Kary 2 2     YUG Ž Franulović CHI H Gildemeister 6 6     AUS D Crealy EGY 1972 I El Shafei 4 4   2 USA J McEnroe HUN B Taróczy 6 6   8 USA J Borowiak NZL C Lewis 6 6     AUS B Drewett RSA 1928 J Kriek 2 4     AUS S Docherty USA G Hardie w/o     4 ESP 1977 J Higueras ESP 1977 M Orantes         FRA É Deblicker FRA Y Noah 4 6 6   SUI C Dowdeswell SUI H Günthardt 6 0 3   YUG Ž Franulović CHI H Gildemeister 3 4   2 USA J McEnroe HUN B Taróczy 6 6   8 USA J Borowiak NZL C Lewis 5 6 6   AUS S Docherty USA G Hardie 7 4 2   FRA É Deblicker FRA Y Noah 1 5   2 USA J McEnroe HUN B Taróczy 6 7   8 USA J Borowiak NZL C Lewis 7 4 7 2 USA J McEnroe HUN B Taróczy 6 6 5 References External links atpworldtour.com ATP Tour, Inc. Doubles Draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/houston/717/1978/draws?matchType=doubles 2016-05-23 itftennis.com ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. USCC-Indianapolis 1978 http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010003399 2016-05-23 U.S. Clay Court Championships Category:1978 U.S. Clay Court Championships