1978 Paris Open – Doubles

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

Doubles
1978 Paris Open
1977 ChampionsUnited States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Final
ChampionsUnited States Bruce Manson
Rhodesia Andrew Pattison
Runners-upRomania Ion Țiriac
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
Score7–6, 6–2
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
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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

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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

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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
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