1978 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Ray Ruffels and Allan Stone were the defending champions.

Men's doubles
1978 Australian Open
Final
ChampionPoland Wojtek Fibak
Australia Kim Warwick
Runner-upAustralia Paul Kronk
Australia Cliff Letcher
Score7–6, 7–5
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
← 1977 · Australian Open · 1979 →

Seeds

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  1.   John Alexander /   Phil Dent (second round)
  2.   Hank Pfister /   Sherwood Stewart (quarterfinals)
  3.   Mark Edmondson /   John Marks (first round)
  4.   Wojtek Fibak /   Kim Warwick (champion)
  5.   Ray Ruffels /   Allan Stone (quarterfinals)
  6.   Ross Case /   Geoff Masters (second round)
  7.   Bernard Mitton /   Raymond Moore (first round)
  8.   Colin Dibley /   Chris Kachel (second round)

Draw

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Finals

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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

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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
  G Fritz
  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

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6   R Case
  G Masters
6 6
  T Clements
  T Stone
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
  W Girle
  A Rae
0 2 2   H Pfister
  S Stewart
w/o
2   H Pfister
  S Stewart
6 6
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