1978 Volvo International – Doubles

January 2025 1978 Volvo International GBR Robin Drysdale USA Van Winitsky USA Mike Fishbach RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton 6–3, 6–4 24 8 singles doubles The 1978 Volvo International – Doubles was an event of the 1978 Volvo International tennis tournament and was played on outdoor clay courts at the Mt. Cranmore Stadium in North Conway, New Hampshire in the United States, between July 31 and August 6, 1978. The draw comprised 24 teams and eight of them were seeded. Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez were the defending Volvo International doubles champions but did not compete together in this edition. The unseeded team of Robin Drysdale and Van Winitsky won the doubles title after a straight-sets win in the final against unseeded pairing Mike Fishbach and Bernard Mitton, 6–3, 6–4.World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook 1979 Macdonald and Jane's London 978-0354090681 28, 122 John Barrett1978 North Conway – Doubles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/north-conway/705/1978/draws?matchtype=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Seeds 30em USA Bob Lutz / USA Stan Smith (second round) AUS John Alexander / POL Wojciech Fibak (quarterfinals) USA Arthur Ashe / RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt (first round) USA Gene Mayer / USA Hank Pfister (semifinals) ESP 1977 José Higueras / ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes (quarterfinals) CHI Jaime Fillol / CHI Álvaro Fillol (second round) USA Tim Gullikson / USA Tom Gullikson (second round) AUS Paul Kronk / AUS Cliff Letcher (second round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final GBR Colin Dowdeswell SUI Heinz Günthardt 1 3 GBR Robin Drysdale USA Van Winitsky 6 6 4 USA Gene Mayer USA Hank Pfister 6 4 USA Mike Fishbach RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton 7 6 GBR Robin Drysdale USA Van Winitsky 4 7 6 USA Mike Fishbach RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton 6 6 3 Top half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals GBR Colin Dowdeswell SUI Heinz Günthardt 6 6 USA Ted Hoehn USA Tim Mayotte 4 4 YUG Željko Franulović CHI Hans Gildemeister 6 7 USA Brian Gottfried USA Larry Gottfried 4 6 3 USA Arthur Ashe RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt 6 7 4 GBR Robin Drysdale USA Van Winitsky 7 6 6 SWE Jan Norbäck SWE Douglas Palm 6 5 6 USA Alan Chandronnait USA Chris Mayotte 1 7 4 1 USA Bob Lutz USA Stan Smith 4 6 GBR Colin Dowdeswell SUI Heinz Günthardt 6 7 YUG Željko Franulović CHI Hans Gildemeister 0 6 6 8 AUS Paul Kronk AUS Cliff Letcher 6 4 4 GBR Robin Drysdale USA Van Winitsky 3 6 6 USA Johan Kriek USA Peter Pearson 6 3 3 SWE Jan Norbäck SWE Douglas Palm 0 4 5 ESP 1977 José Higueras ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes 6 6 GBR Colin Dowdeswell SUI Heinz Günthardt 6 4 6 YUG Željko Franulović CHI Hans Gildemeister 4 6 4 GBR Robin Drysdale USA Van Winitsky 6 7 5 ESP 1977 José Higueras ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes 4 5 GBR Colin Dowdeswell SUI Heinz Günthardt 1 3 GBR Robin Drysdale USA Van Winitsky 6 6 Bottom half First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 6 CHI Jaime Fillol CHI Álvaro Fillol 4 6 6 ITA Roberto Lombardi NZL John Ross 6 2 2 PAR Francisco Gonzalez USA Chris Sylvan 7 6 3r 4 USA Gene Mayer USA Hank Pfister 6 7 5 AUS John Bartlett USA Tim Garcia 2 1 USA Mike Fishbach RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton 6 6 USA Jerry Cromwell USA Paul Sullivan 1 3 ITA Corrado Barazzutti AUT Hans Kary 6 6 6 CHI Jaime Fillol CHI Álvaro Fillol 5 5 AUS David Graham USA John Sadri 7 7 AUS Dick Crealy USA Pat DuPré 4 3 4 USA Gene Mayer USA Hank Pfister 6 6 7 USA Tim Gullikson USA Tom Gullikson 3 4 USA Mike Fishbach RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton 6 6 ITA Corrado Barazzutti AUT Hans Kary 6 4 2 AUS John Alexander POL Wojciech Fibak 7 6 AUS David Graham USA John Sadri 3 5 4 USA Gene Mayer USA Hank Pfister 6 7 USA Mike Fishbach RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton 6 6 2 AUS John Alexander POL Wojciech Fibak 4 4 4 USA Gene Mayer USA Hank Pfister 6 4 USA Mike Fishbach RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton 7 6 References External links World Tennis tournament details Doubles