1978 Paris Open – Doubles

Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Doubles
1978 Paris Open
1977 Champions	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez
Champions	Bruce Manson Andrew Pattison
Runners-up	Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas
Score	7–6, 6–2
Draw	16
Seeds	4

Bruce Manson and Andrew Pattison won the doubles title at the 1978 Paris Open tennis tournament defeating Ion Țiriac and Guillermo Vilas in the final 7–6, 6–2.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

1. Robert Lutz / Stan Smith (semifinals)
2. Ion Țiriac / Guillermo Vilas (final)
3. Ismail El Shafei / Raymond Moore (semifinals)
4. Jean-Louis Haillet / Gilles Moretton (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

	First round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	R Lutz S Smith	6	6
		B Fritz C Roger-Vasselin	4	4				1	R Lutz S Smith	6	6
		P Dominguez D Naegelen	6	6					P Dominguez D Naegelen	3	3
		C Freyss P Portes	3	2											1	R Lutz S Smith	4	3
	4	J-L Haillet G Moretton	6	7												B Manson A Pattison	6	6
		A Jimenez J Soler	4	5				4	J-L Haillet G Moretton	3	6
		B Manson A Pattison	5	6	6				B Manson A Pattison	6	7
		J Feaver J James	7	3	2																		Bruce Manson Andrew Pattison	7	6
		R Drysdale R Lewis	6	2																		2	Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas	6	2
		J Austin G Hardie	7	6					J Austin G Hardie	2	4
		D Bedel P Proisy	6	3	4			3	I El Shafei R Moore	6	6
	3	I El Shafei R Moore	4	6	6										3	I El Shafei R Moore	3	3
		T Garcia J Sadri	7	7											2	I Țiriac G Vilas	6	6
		O N Bengtson T Gullikson	6	5					T Garcia J Sadri	0	3
		É Deblicker Y Noah	6	5	4			2	I Țiriac G Vilas	6	6
	2	I Țiriac G Vilas	4	7	6

External links

• 1978 Paris Open Doubles draw