1978 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's doubles

Jaime Fillol and Patricio Cornejo, the defending champions, returned with new partners. The pairs met in the quarterfinals with Cornejo and Pat DuPré claiming victory but Gene Mayer and Hank Pfister ended their run in the semifinal. Top-seeded Mayer and Pfister went on to win the title, beating Jeff Borowiak and Chris Lewis in the final.[1]

Men's doubles
1978 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Gene Mayer
United States Hank Pfister
Runners-upUnited States Jeff Borowiak
New Zealand Chris Lewis
Score6–4, 7–6
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds

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A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Gene Mayer
  Hank Pfister
7 7  
6   Patricio Cornejo
  Pat DuPré
5 6  
1   Gene Mayer
  Hank Pfister
6 6  
8   Jeff Borowiak
  Chris Lewis
3 1  
8   Jeff Borowiak
  Chris Lewis
7 4 7
2   John McEnroe
  Balázs Taróczy
6 6 5

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   G Mayer
  H Pfister
6 6  
    George Carlsson
  S Stewart
0 3   1   G Mayer
  H Pfister
6 6  
    R Lombardi
  H Schoenfield
2 3       D Carter
  R Frawley
3 4  
    D Carter
  R Frawley
6 6   1   G Mayer
  H Pfister
6 6  
    P Bertolucci
  A Panatta
1 6       M Fishbach
  B Mitton
1 2  
    M Fishbach
  B Mitton
6 7       M Fishbach
  B Mitton
6 6  
    M Davis
  S Denton
6 3 6     M Davis
  S Denton
0 1  
7   F Jauffret
  C Roger-Vasselin
2 6 3 1   G Mayer
  H Pfister
7 7  
3   Á Fillol
  J Fillol
6 6   6   P Cornejo
  P DuPré
5 6  
    B Coleman
  G Holroyd
2 4   3   Á Fillol
  J Fillol
6 6  
    B Nichols
  Chip Tolleson
7 6       B Nichols
  C Tolleson
4 4  
    G Ocleppo
  P Rodríguez
6 4   3   Á Fillol
  J Fillol
6 2 3
    Á Betancur
  B Rowe
7 3 4 6   P Cornejo
  P DuPré
4 6 6
    D Lloyd
  J Lloyd
6 6 6     D Lloyd
  J Lloyd
3 4  
    P Feigl
  T Svensson
6 4 4 6   P Cornejo
  P DuPré
6 6  
6   P Cornejo
  P DuPré
4 6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8   J Borowiak
  C Lewis
6 6  
    Earl Prince
  R Tyler
0 2   8   J Borowiak
  C Lewis
6 6  
    B Drewett
  J Kriek
6 5 6     B Drewett
  J Kriek
2 4  
    K Johansson
  S Krulevitz
3 7 2 8   J Borowiak
  C Lewis
5 6 6
    S Docherty
  G Hardie
6 6       S Docherty
  G Hardie
7 4 2
    T Graham
  J Sadri
3 3       S Docherty
  G Hardie
w/o    
    G Moretton
  P Portes
2 2   4   J Higueras
  M Orantes
     
4   J Higueras
  M Orantes
6 6   8   J Borowiak
  C Lewis
7 4 7
5   JL Clerc
  B Prajoux
6 3 0 2   J McEnroe
  B Taróczy
6 6 5
    É Deblicker
  Y Noah
4 6 6     É Deblicker
  Y Noah
4 6 6
    C Dowdeswell
  H Günthardt
6 6       C Dowdeswell
  H Günthardt
6 0 3
    B Martin
  B Scanlon
4 2       É Deblicker
  Y Noah
1 5  
    C Barazzutti
  H Kary
2 2   2   J McEnroe
  B Taróczy
6 7  
    Ž Franulović
  H Gildemeister
6 6       Ž Franulović
  H Gildemeister
3 4  
    D Crealy
  I El Shafei
4 4   2   J McEnroe
  B Taróczy
6 6  
2   J McEnroe
  B Taróczy
6 6  

References

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  1. ^ "Connors claims clay court crown". The Deseret News. UPI. August 14, 1978. p. 2 B.
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