1978 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Evonne Cawley, Helen Gourlay-Cawley, Mona Guerrant and Kerry Reid were the reigning champions. None of them competed.

Women's doubles
1978 Australian Open
Final
ChampionsUnited States Betsy Nagelsen
Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová
Runners-upJapan Naoko Sato
Australia Pam Whytcross
Score7–5, 6–2
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
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Seeds

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Draw

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   B Nagelsen
  R Tomanová
6 7
  R Blount
  D Evers
2 5 1   B Nagelsen
  R Tomanová
7 4 6
  C Newton
  M Robinson
7 3 0   P Bostrom
  B Norton
5 6 0
  P Bostrom
  B Norton
6 6 6 1   B Nagelsen
  R Tomanová
6 6
4   J Chaloner
  P Gregg
6 2 4   C O'Neil
  U Ulrich
2 2
  C O'Neil
  U Ulrich
2 6 6   C O'Neil
  U Ulrich
6 6
  C Draper
  K Pratt
2 4   L Harrison
  A Tobin
2 4
  L Harrison
  A Tobin
6 6 1   B Nagelsen
  R Tomanová
7 6
  S Saliba
  M Sawyer
4 6 6   N Sato
  P Whytcross
5 2
  J Dalton
  W Gilchrist
6 1 1   S Saliba
  M Sawyer
7 6 3
  N Sato
  P Whytcross
5 6 6   N Sato
  P Whytcross
6 7 6
3   S Barker
  H Eisterlehner
7 2 3   N Sato
  P Whytcross
6 3 6
  C Matison
  S Simmonds
6 6   C Matison
  S Simmonds
2 6 2
  N Gregory
  K Hallam
2 2   C Matison
  S Simmonds
6 5 6
  D Ekner
  B Hermansen
3 2 2   C Doerner
  K Ruddell
4 7 3
2   C Doerner
  K Ruddell
6 6
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