1978 Australian Open – Men's doubles

May 2026 1978 Australian Open POL Wojtek FibakAUS Kim Warwick AUS Paul KronkAUS Cliff Letcher 7–6, 7–5 32 8 Australian Open (December) – Men's doubles Australian Open – Men's doubles 1977 1978 Australian Open Ray Ruffels and Allan Stone were the defending champions. Seeds 30em AUS John Alexander / AUS Phil Dent (second round) USA Hank Pfister / USA Sherwood Stewart (quarterfinals) AUS Mark Edmondson / AUS John Marks (first round) POL Wojtek Fibak / AUS Kim Warwick (champion) AUS Ray Ruffels / AUS Allan Stone (quarterfinals) AUS Ross Case / AUS Geoff Masters (second round) RSA 1928 Bernard Mitton / RSA 1928 Raymond Moore (first round) AUS Colin Dibley / AUS Chris Kachel (second round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 AUS Syd BallAUS Bob Carmichael 6 4 4 POL Wojtek FibakAUS Kim Warwick 7 6   GBR Andrew JarrettGBR Jonathan Smith 1 6 AUS Paul KronkAUS Cliff Letcher 6 7 4 POL Wojtek FibakAUS Kim Warwick 7 7 AUS Paul KronkAUS Cliff Letcher 6 5 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 AUS J AlexanderAUS P Dent 4 6 6 AUS D CollingsAUS A Gardiner 6 4 4 AUS S BallAUS B Carmichael 6 6 AUS V EkeAUS E Ewert 2 4 USA J Di LouieAUS B Drewett 2 3 AUT P FeiglAUS R Frawley 6 6 AUS S DochertyUSA H Fritz 3 5 8 AUS C DibleyAUS C Kachel 6 7 4 POL W FibakAUS K Warwick 6 4 10 AUS M AndersonAUS M Fancutt 2 6 8 AUS T RocheAUS P Smylie 4 4 NZL R SimpsonAUS J Trickey 6 6 AUS W MaherAUS N Phillips 6 7 USA G FritzUSA C Stansbury 2 6 IND R KrishnanIND S Menon 3 6 3 5 AUS R RuffelsAUS A Stone 6 3 6 1 AUS J AlexanderAUS P Dent 6 2 4 AUS S BallAUS B Carmichael 4 6 6 AUT P FeiglAUS R Frawley 6 7 8 AUS C DibleyAUS C Kachel 3 5 4 POL W FibakAUS K Warwick 6 7 NZL R SimpsonAUS J Trickey 4 5 AUS W MaherAUS N Phillips 6 7 6 5 AUS R RuffelsAUS A Stone 7 6 8 AUS S BallAUS B Carmichael 6 7 AUT P FeiglAUS R Frawley 2 5 4 POL W FibakAUS K Warwick 6 5 6 5 AUS R RuffelsAUS A Stone 4 7 4 AUS S BallAUS B Carmichael 6 4 4 POL W FibakAUS K Warwick 7 6 Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 6 AUS R CaseAUS G Masters 6 6 AUS T ClementsAUS T Stone 0 4 GBR A JarrettGBR J Smith 6 6 AUS P McNamaraAUS P McNamee 2 4 AUS D CarterAUS T Rocavert 4 3 AUS P CampbellFIN L Palin 6 6 EGY 1972 I El ShafeiNZL B Fairlie 7 6 3 AUS M EdmondsonAUS J Marks 5 4 7 RSA 1928 B MittonRSA 1928 R Moore 6 5 4 USA T GulliksonUSA G Hardie 4 7 6 AUS D CrealyAUS B Giltinan 2 7 3 AUS P KronkAUS C Letcher 6 6 6 AUS C FancuttUSA T Wilkison 6 3 3 USA V AmayaAUS J James 3 6 6 AUS W GirleAUS A Rae 0 2 2 USA H PfisterUSA S Stewart 6 6 6 AUS R CaseAUS G Masters 2 4 GBR A JarrettGBR J Smith 6 6 AUS P CampbellFIN L Palin 4 3 EGY 1972 I El ShafeiNZL B Fairlie 6 6 USA T GulliksonUSA G Hardie 6 3 3 AUS P KronkAUS C Letcher 4 6 6 USA V AmayaAUS J James 2 USA H PfisterUSA S Stewart w/o GBR A JarrettGBR J Smith 6 6 EGY 1972 I El ShafeiNZL B Fairlie 3 1 AUS P KronkAUS C Letcher 6 6 2 USA H PfisterUSA S Stewart 3 2 GBR A JarrettGBR J Smith 1 6 AUS P KronkAUS C Letcher 6 7 External links 1978 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Men's Doubles Men's Doubles Category:Australian Open (tennis) by year – Men's doubles