1978 Swedish Open – Doubles

The 1978 Swedish Open – Doubles event was part of the 1978 Swedish Open tennis tournament and was played on outdoor clay courts in Båstad, Sweden between 17 July and 23 July 1973. Mark Edmondson and John Marks were the defending Swedish Open champions but did not compete together in this edition. First-seeded team of Bob Carmichael and Mark Edmondson won the doubles title by defeating Péter Szőke and Balázs Taróczy in the final, 7–5, 6–4.[1][2]

Doubles
1978 Swedish Open
ChampionAustralia Bob Carmichael
Australia Mark Edmondson
Runner-upHungary Péter Szőke
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
Score7–5, 6–4
Draw16
Seeds4

Seeds

Draw

Key

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Mark Edmondson
6 6
Sweden Kjell Johansson
Netherlands Louk Sanders
4 0 1 Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Mark Edmondson
6 6
Austria Hans Kary
New Zealand Chris Lewis
6 6 Austria Hans Kary
New Zealand Chris Lewis
3 4
Sweden Ulf Eriksson
Sweden Per Hjertquist
3 1 1 Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Mark Edmondson
7 3 6
United States Michael Benson
United States Tony Giammalva
6 4 7 3 South Africa Raymond Moore
United Kingdom Jonathan Smith
5 6 1
Sweden Birger Andersson
Czechoslovakia Stanislav Birner
4 6 6 United States Michael Benson
United States Tony Giammalva
4 1
Sweden Per Larsson
Sweden Stefan Simonsson
3 1 3 South Africa Raymond Moore
United Kingdom Jonathan Smith
6 6
3 South Africa Raymond Moore
United Kingdom Jonathan Smith
6 6 1 Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Mark Edmondson
7 6
4 France François Jauffret
France Christophe Roger-Vasselin
6 6 Hungary Péter Szőke
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
5 4
Spain Ángel Giménez
Spain Antonio Muñoz
4 4 4 France François Jauffret
France Christophe Roger-Vasselin
6 6
Sweden Ove Bengtson
Sweden Tenny Svensson
6 6 Sweden Ove Bengtson
Sweden Tenny Svensson
2 4
United States Jim McManus
Australia Barry Phillips-Moore
2 3 4 France François Jauffret
France Christophe Roger-Vasselin
4 3
Hungary Péter Szőke
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
w/o Hungary Péter Szőke
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
6 6
Italy Corrado Barazzutti
Italy Gianni Ocleppo
Hungary Péter Szőke
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
7 7
Sweden Jan Norbäck
Sweden Jan-Eric Palm
1 3 2 Chile Álvaro Fillol
United States Mike Fishbach
5 6
2 Chile Álvaro Fillol
United States Mike Fishbach
6 6

References

  1. John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 28, 122. ISBN 978-0354090681.
  2. "1978 Båstad – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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