1978 French Open – Men's doubles

1978 French Open s USA Gene MayerUSA Hank Pfister Spain 1977 José HiguerasSpain 1977 Manuel Orantes 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 64 16 1978 French Open 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.https://www.larousse.fr/archives/journaux_annee/1978/384/sports Internationaux de France 1978 larousse.fr 2019-01-14 2019-01-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20190114100539/https://www.larousse.fr/archives/journaux_annee/1978/384/sports dead Seeds 30em USA Brian Gottfried / MEX Raúl Ramírez (semifinals) AUS Phil Dent / RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt (second round) POL 1928 Wojtek Fibak / NED Tom Okker (semifinals) TCH Jan Kodeš / TCH Tomáš Šmíd (quarterfinals) AUS Colin Dibley / AUS Kim Warwick (third round) USA Arthur Ashe / USA Fred McNair (quarterfinals) CHI Patricio Cornejo / CHI Hans Gildemeister (third round) AUS Mark Edmondson / AUS John Marks (quarterfinals) FRG Jürgen Fassbender / FRG Karl Meiler (second round) USA Gene Mayer / USA Henry Pfister (champions) ESP 1977 Antonio Muñoz / ITA Antonio Zugarelli (second round) USA Tim Gullikson / USA Tom Gullikson (third round) ESP 1977 José Higueras / ESP 1977 Manuel Orantes (final) USA Victor Amaya / USA Terry Moor (third round) AUS Bob Carmichael / USA Brian Teacher (third round) USA Dick Stockton / USA Erik van Dillen (quarterfinals) Draw Finals 3/3/5 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Brian GottfriedMEX Raúl Ramírez 6 6 6 USA Arthur AsheUSA Fred McNair 4 2 4 TCH Jan KodešTCH Tomáš Šmíd 3 7 5 10 USA Gene MayerUSA Hank Pfister 6 6 7 8 AUS Mark EdmondsonAUS John Marks 6 4 3 3 POL 1928 Wojtek FibakNED Tom Okker 4 6 6 16 USA Dick StocktonUSA Erik van Dillen 0 5 13 ESP 1977 José HiguerasESP 1977 Manuel Orantes 6 7 1 USA Brian GottfriedMEX Raúl Ramírez 6 1 3 10 USA Gene MayerUSA Hank Pfister 2 6 6 3 POL 1928 Wojtek FibakNED Tom Okker 2 4 13 ESP 1977 José HiguerasESP 1977 Manuel Orantes 6 6 10 USA Gene MayerUSA Hank Pfister 6 6 6 13 ESP 1977 José HiguerasESP 1977 Manuel Orantes 3 2 2 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 USA B GottfriedMEX R Ramírez 7 6 FRA P DominguezFRA F Jauffret 6 2 USA D RalstonUSA S Smith 7 3 6 RSA 1928 B BertramRSA 1928 B Mitton 5 6 4 USA J BorowiakNZL C Lewis 6 6 COL Á BetancurCOL I Molina 3 3 FRA D BedelFRA J-F Caujolle 4 4 11 ESP 1977 A MuñozITA A Zugarelli 6 6 15 AUS B CarmichaelUSA B Teacher 6 6 6 TCH S BirnerTCH J Granát 3 7 2 FRA A JumatanoFRA C Ros 4 7 6 ARG F Dalla FontanaCHI P Rodríguez 6 6 8 ARG E CavigliaARG T Vázquez 1 4 ARG JL ClercCHI B Prajoux 6 6 CAN G HalderCAN D Power 3 4 6 USA A AsheUSA F McNair 6 6 1 USA B GottfriedMEX R Ramírez 3 6 6 USA D RalstonUSA S Smith 6 3 4 USA J BorowiakNZL C Lewis 6 5 6 11 ESP 1977 A MuñozITA A Zugarelli 3 7 4 15 AUS B CarmichaelUSA B Teacher 6 6 ARG F Dalla FontanaCHI P Rodríguez 3 2 ARG JL ClercCHI B Prajoux 3 6 2 6 USA A AsheUSA F McNair 6 4 6 1 USA B GottfriedMEX R Ramírez 6 6 USA J BorowiakNZL C Lewis 3 1 15 AUS B CarmichaelUSA B Teacher 4 2 6 USA A AsheUSA F McNair 6 6 1 USA B GottfriedMEX R Ramírez 6 6 6 USA A AsheUSA F McNair 4 2 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 4 TCH J KodešTCH T Šmíd 6 6 FRA É DeblickerFRA P Proisy 3 4 ARG R CanoBRA 1968 C Kirmayr 6 6 COL C BeharCOL A Cortes 3 4 FRA G GovenFRA J-L Haillet 6 6 AUS B GiltinanAUS J Trickey 4 3 ARG F MastelliARG L Soriano 2 3 14 USA V AmayaUSA T Moor 6 6 10 USA Gene MayerUSA H Pfister 6 6 USA J McManusAUS B Phillips-Moore 2 0 MEX R ChávezARG J Todero 2 4 AUS J JamesAUS P McNamee 6 6 FRA P BeustFRA D Contet 6 6 FRA B FritzFRA B Paul 4 2 CHI C EynaudiCHI A Hartmann 2 6 7 CHI P CornejoCHI H Gildemeister 6 7 4 TCH J KodešTCH T Šmíd 4 6 6 ARG R CanoBRA 1968 C Kirmayr 6 3 3 FRA G GovenFRA J-L Haillet 3 5 14 USA V AmayaUSA T Moor 6 7 10 USA Gene MayerUSA H Pfister 6 6 AUS J JamesAUS P McNamee 3 3 FRA P BeustFRA D Contet 1 2 7 CHI P CornejoCHI H Gildemeister 6 6 4 TCH J KodešTCH T Šmíd 6 3 6 14 USA V AmayaUSA T Moor 4 6 1 10 USA Gene MayerUSA H Pfister 6 6 6 7 CHI P CornejoCHI H Gildemeister 4 7 1 4 TCH J KodešTCH T Šmíd 3 7 5 10 USA Gene MayerUSA H Pfister 6 6 7 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 8 AUS M EdmondsonAUS J Marks 6 6 6 SUI H GünthardtAUS W Lloyd 7 4 4 USA S KrulevitzRSA 1928 J Yuill 2 6 6 FRA G MorettonFRA Y Noah 6 3 8 ITA G OcleppoFRA C Roger-Vasselin 6 6 SWE B AnderssonNED L Sanders 1 4 FRA P BarthèsFRA D Naegelen 6 3 2 9 FRG J FassbenderFRG K Meiler 3 6 6 12 USA T GulliksonUSA T Gullikson 7 6 USA J MeyersUSA P Pearson 6 3 AUS J BartlettAUS D Carter 3 6 USA B MartinNZL O Parun 6 7 AUS P McNamaraAUS T Rocavert 6 6 FRG R GehringESP 1977 J Soler 3 2 ITA P BertolucciITA A Panatta 4 5 3 POL 1928 W FibakNED T Okker 6 7 8 AUS M EdmondsonAUS J Marks 6 6 FRA G MorettonFRA Y Noah 3 4 ITA G OcleppoFRA C Roger-Vasselin 6 6 6 9 FRG J FassbenderFRG K Meiler 7 2 3 12 USA T GulliksonUSA T Gullikson 6 6 USA B MartinNZL O Parun 3 2 AUS P McNamaraAUS T Rocavert 1 2 3 POL 1928 W FibakNED T Okker 6 6 8 AUS M EdmondsonAUS J Marks 7 6 6 ITA G OcleppoFRA C Roger-Vasselin 5 7 2 12 USA T GulliksonUSA T Gullikson 3 4 3 POL 1928 W FibakNED T Okker 6 6 8 AUS M EdmondsonAUS J Marks 6 4 3 3 POL 1928 W FibakNED T Okker 4 6 6 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 5 AUS C DibleyAUS K Warwick 6 6 FRA C FreyssFRA P Portes 2 3 CHI Á FillolECU R Ycaza 7 7 ITA C BarazzuttiITA G Majoli 6 5 ARG L ÁlvarezPAR 1954 V Pecci 6 6 USA P DuPréIND S Menon 2 2 USA M FishbachUSA N Saviano 4 6 16 USA D StocktonUSA E van Dillen 6 7 13 ESP 1977 J HiguerasESP 1977 M Orantes 6 6 USA G HardieUSA B Scanlon 2 3 FRA G ToulonUSA V Winitsky 6 1 8 TCH I LendlTCH P Složil 4 6 6 EGY 1972 I El ShafeiNZL B Fairlie 6 6 ESP 1977 J MorenoCHI A Pierola 1 1 USA J BaileyJPN J Kuki 1 0 2 AUS P DentRSA 1928 B Hewitt 6 6 5 AUS C DibleyAUS K Warwick 7 6 CHI Á FillolECU R Ycaza 6 3 ARG L ÁlvarezPAR 1954 V Pecci 7 3 3 16 USA D StocktonUSA E van Dillen 6 6 6 13 ESP 1977 J HiguerasESP 1977 M Orantes 6 6 FRA G ToulonUSA V Winitsky 1 2 EGY 1972 I El ShafeiNZL B Fairlie 6 2 6 2 AUS P DentRSA 1928 B Hewitt 3 6 4 5 AUS C DibleyAUS K Warwick 3 5 16 USA D StocktonUSA E van Dillen 6 7 13 ESP 1977 J HiguerasESP 1977 M Orantes 6 6 6 EGY 1972 I El ShafeiNZL B Fairlie 7 3 4 16 USA D StocktonUSA E van Dillen 0 5 13 ESP 1977 J HiguerasESP 1977 M Orantes 6 7 References External links 1978 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Men's Doubles 1978 Category:1978 Grand Prix (tennis)