1978 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1978 Australian Open
Champion	Wojtek Fibak Kim Warwick
Runner-up	Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher
Final score	7–6, 7–5
Events
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Ray Ruffels and Allan Stone were the defending champions.

Seeds[]

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	Semifinals							Final
		Syd Ball Bob Carmichael	6	4
	4	Wojtek Fibak Kim Warwick	7	6
								4	Wojtek Fibak Kim Warwick	7	7
									Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher	6	5
		Andrew Jarrett Jonathan Smith	1	6
		Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher	6	7

Top half[]

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	J Alexander P Dent	4	6	6
		D Collings A Gardiner	6	4	4			1	J Alexander P Dent	6	2	4
		S Ball B Carmichael	6	6					S Ball B Carmichael	4	6	6
		V Eke E Ewert	2	4												S Ball B Carmichael	6	7
		J Di Louie B Drewett	2	3												P Feigl R Frawley	2	5
		P Feigl R Frawley	6	6					P Feigl R Frawley	6	7
		S Docherty H Fritz	3	5				8	C Dibley C Kachel	3	5
	8	C Dibley C Kachel	6	7																			S Ball B Carmichael	6	4
	4	W Fibak K Warwick	6	4	10																	4	W Fibak K Warwick	7	6
		M Anderson M Fancutt	2	6	8			4	W Fibak K Warwick	6	7
		T Roche P Smylie	4	4					R Simpson J Trickey	4	5
		R Simpson J Trickey	6	6											4	W Fibak K Warwick	6	5	6
		W Maher N Phillips	6	7											5	R Ruffels A Stone	4	7	4
		C Stansbury	2	6					W Maher N Phillips	6	7	6
		R Krishnan S Menon	3	6	3			5	R Ruffels A Stone	7	6	8
	5	R Ruffels A Stone	6	3	6

Bottom half[]

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	R Case G Masters	6	6
			0	4				6	R Case G Masters	2	4
		A Jarrett J Smith	6	6					A Jarrett J Smith	6	6
		P McNamara P McNamee	2	4												A Jarrett J Smith	6	6
		D Carter T Rocavert	4	3												I El Shafei B Fairlie	3	1
		P Campbell L Palin	6	6					P Campbell L Palin	4	3
		I El Shafei B Fairlie	7	6					I El Shafei B Fairlie	6	6
	3	M Edmondson J Marks	5	4																			A Jarrett J Smith	1	6
	7	B Mitton R Moore	6	5	4																		P Kronk C Letcher	6	7
		T Gullikson G Hardie	4	7	6				T Gullikson G Hardie	6	3	3
		D Crealy B Giltinan	2	7	3				P Kronk C Letcher	4	6	6
		P Kronk C Letcher	6	6	6											P Kronk C Letcher	6	6
		C Fancutt T Wilkison	6	3	3										2	H Pfister S Stewart	3	2
		V Amaya J James	3	6	6				V Amaya J James
			0	2				2	H Pfister S Stewart	w/o
	2	H Pfister S Stewart	6	6

External links[]

• 1978 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation