1978 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Ross Case and Geoff Masters were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Mark Edmondson and John Marks.

Men's doubles
1978 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsSouth Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
Runners-upUnited States Peter Fleming
United States John McEnroe
Score6–1, 6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw64 (5 Q )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1977 · Wimbledon Championships · 1979 →

Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan defeated Peter Fleming and John McEnroe in the final, 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1978 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Seeds

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01.     Bob Hewitt /   Frew McMillan (champions)
02.     Wojciech Fibak /   Tom Okker (semifinals)
03.     Bob Lutz /   Stan Smith (second round)
04.     John Alexander /   Phil Dent (semifinals)
05.     Vitas Gerulaitis /   Sandy Mayer (quarterfinals)
06.     Ross Case /   Geoff Masters (second round)
07.     Fred McNair /   Raúl Ramírez (quarterfinals)
08.     Ray Ruffels /   Allan Stone (first round)
09.     Marty Riessen /   Dick Stockton (third round)
10.   n/a
11.     Syd Ball /   Kim Warwick (third round)
12.     Colin Dowdeswell /   Chris Kachel (quarterfinals)
13.     Ray Moore /   Roscoe Tanner (first round)
14.     Gene Mayer /   Hank Pfister (third round)
15.     Álvaro Fillol /   Jaime Fillol (first round)
16.     John Newcombe /   Tony Roche (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Bob Hewitt
  Frew McMillan
6 8 6 6
5   Vitas Gerulaitis
  Sandy Mayer
4 9 3 3
1   Bob Hewitt
  Frew McMillan
9 7 6
4   John Alexander
  Phil Dent
7 5 4
4   John Alexander
  Phil Dent
6 7 6
12   Colin Dowdeswell
  Chris Kachel
4 5 4
1   Bob Hewitt
  Frew McMillan
6 6 6
  Peter Fleming
  John McEnroe
1 4 2
7   Fred McNair
  Raúl Ramírez
7 6 8
  Peter Fleming
  John McEnroe
9 8 9
  Peter Fleming
  John McEnroe
1 6 9 6
2   Wojciech Fibak
  Tom Okker
6 3 7 4
  Mark Edmondson
  John Marks
3 4 6 6 1
2   Wojciech Fibak
  Tom Okker
6 6 3 4 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   R Hewitt
  F McMillan
9 6 9
  V Amaya
  J Smith
8 3 8 1   R Hewitt
  F McMillan
9 6 9
  J Norbäck
  D Palm
6 5 5 1   R Carmichael
  B Teacher
8 3 7
  R Carmichael
  B Teacher
4 7 7 6 1   R Hewitt
  F McMillan
7 9 6
  C Mottram
  R Taylor
6 6 5 6 16   J Newcombe
  A Roche
5 8 4
  R Beven
  N Sears
4 4 7 4   C Mottram
  R Taylor
2 3 2
  D Lloyd
  J Lloyd
6 4 4 4 16   J Newcombe
  A Roche
6 6 6
16   J Newcombe
  A Roche
3 6 6 6 1   R Hewitt
  F McMillan
6 8 6 6
9   M Riessen
  R Stockton
9 6 6 5   V Gerulaitis
  A Mayer
4 9 3 3
  R Simpson
  V Winitsky
8 2 4 9   M Riessen
  R Stockton
6 4 5 6 6
  B Mitton
  A Pattison
6 8 2 6 12   A Ashe
  Y Noah
2 6 7 3 4
  A Ashe
  Y Noah
4 9 6 4 14 9   M Riessen
  R Stockton
8 4 2 0
  T Leonard
  M Machette
6 6 6 5   V Gerulaitis
  A Mayer
6 6 6 6
Q   S Birner
  J Šimbera
2 1 3   T Leonard
  M Machette
7 4 9 4 4
  S Docherty
  G Halder
7 4 4 5   V Gerulaitis
  A Mayer
5 6 7 6 6
5   V Gerulaitis
  A Mayer
9 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   J Alexander
  P Dent
9 4 6 8 6
  J Borowiak
  C Lewis
8 6 3 9 3 4   J Alexander
  P Dent
5 9 6 6
  P Campbell
  J McManus
2 3 9 3   J Bailey
  R Fisher
7 8 3 1
  J Bailey
  R Fisher
6 6 8 6 4   J Alexander
  P Dent
6 6 6
Q   R Giltinan
  J Trickey
6 8 6 4 9 14   E Mayer
  H Pfister
4 4 2
  S Carnahan
  M Wayman
3 9 3 6 7 Q   R Giltinan
  J Trickey
3 7 9 5 3
LL   N Callaghan
  V Eke
1 2 4 14   E Mayer
  H Pfister
6 5 8 7 6
14   E Mayer
  H Pfister
6 6 6 4   J Alexander
  P Dent
6 7 6
12   C Dowdeswell
  C Kachel
6 8 6 6 12   C Dowdeswell
  C Kachel
4 5 4
  R Kelly
  G Thomson
2 9 1 2 12   C Dowdeswell
  C Kachel
7 4 6 6 6
  J Paish
  S Sorensen
9 2 6 3 4   C Pasarell
  E van Dillen
5 6 4 8 4
  C Pasarell
  E van Dillen
8 6 3 6 6 12   C Dowdeswell
  C Kachel
7 9 7
  C Kirmayr
  R Ycaza
6 3 5 6 Q   D Collings
  K Hancock
5 8 5
Q   D Collings
  K Hancock
2 6 7 8 Q   D Collings
  K Hancock
3 9 6 6
  Ti Gullikson
  To Gullikson
6 6 8   Ti Gullikson
  To Gullikson
6 8 4 3
8   R Ruffels
  A Stone
3 4 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   F McNair
  R Ramírez
7 6 6
  JL Clerc
  B Prajoux
5 4 3 7   F McNair
  R Ramírez
7 6 5 6
  T Gorman
  S Stewart
6 6 6   T Gorman
  S Stewart
5 4 7 2
  R Crealy
  R Frawley
2 4 2 7   F McNair
  R Ramírez
6 6 6
  R Drysdale
  R Lewis
9 9 4 9   A Amritraj
  V Amritraj
3 3 4
  J Hřebec
  V Zedník
7 8 6 8   R Drysdale
  R Lewis
1 2 6 9 12
  A Amritraj
  V Amritraj
6 9 6   A Amritraj
  V Amritraj
6 6 3 8 14
15   Á Fillol
  J Fillol
3 7 4 7   F McNair
  R Ramírez
7 6 8
13   R Moore
  R Tanner
4 4 8   P Fleming
  J McEnroe
9 8 9
  E Álvarez
  V Pecci
6 6 9   E Álvarez
  V Pecci
6 6 6
  J Feaver
  J James
8 6 5   I El Shafei
  B Fairlie
4 3 4
  I El Shafei
  B Fairlie
9 8 7   E Álvarez
  V Pecci
2 4 4
  C Fancutt
  P McNamee
1 2 5   P Fleming
  J McEnroe
6 6 6
  P Fleming
  J McEnroe
6 6 7   P Fleming
  J McEnroe
4 6 6 8 13
  C Bradnam
  A Jarrett
5 5 8   R Lutz
  S Smith
6 1 3 9 11
3   R Lutz
  S Smith
7 7 9

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   R Case
  G Masters
6 9 6
  D Ralston
  F Stolle
3 8 2 6   R Case
  G Masters
8 3 9 9 2
Q   B Drewett
  W Maher
2 4 7   M Edmondson
  J Marks
9 6 7 8 6
  M Edmondson
  J Marks
6 6 9   M Edmondson
  J Marks
6 6 7
  J Hagey
  T Wilkison
8 6 6   J Hagey
  T Wilkison
4 4 5
LL   P McNamara
  T Rocavert
6 3 4   J Hagey
  T Wilkison
6 6 6
LL   M Fancutt
  W Hampson
6 6 3 5 7 LL   M Fancutt
  W Hampson
4 2 4
LL   JL Damiani
  C Motta
4 4 6 7 5   M Edmondson
  J Marks
3 4 6 6 1
11   S Ball
  K Warwick
8 6 6 2   W Fibak
  T Okker
6 6 3 4 6
  M Fishbach
  P Fishbach
6 2 4 11   S Ball
  K Warwick
4 7 6 8 6
  M Appleton
  J Dier
7 7 4 4   O Bengtson
  M Cox
6 5 3 9 3
  O Bengtson
  M Cox
5 9 6 6 11   S Ball
  K Warwick
3 7 3 6
  W Martin
  O Parun
3 4 4 2   W Fibak
  T Okker
6 5 6 8
  C Dibley
  C Letcher
6 6 6   C Dibley
  C Letcher
3 1 4
LL   J-B Chanfreau
  S Myers
2 4 1 2   W Fibak
  T Okker
6 6 6
2   W Fibak
  T Okker
6 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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