1978 U.S. Pro Indoor – Doubles

Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan were the defending champions.

Doubles
1978 U.S. Pro Indoor
ChampionsSouth Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
Runners-upUnited States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States Sandy Mayer
Score6–4, 6–4

Hewitt and McMillan successfully defended their title, defeating Vitas Gerulaitis and Sandy Mayer 6–4, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

  1. South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Frew McMillan (champions)
  2. Poland Wojtek Fibak / Netherlands Tom Okker (first round)
  3. United States Brian Gottfried / Mexico Raúl Ramírez (second round)
  4. United States Marty Riessen / United States Dick Stockton (semifinals)
  5. Australia Syd Ball / Australia Ross Case (semifinals)
  6. United States Fred McNair / United States Sherwood Stewart (quarterfinals)
  7. Australia John Alexander / Australia Ken Rosewall (quarterfinals)
  8. Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš / Hungary Balázs Taróczy (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
77 7  
4 United States Marty Riessen
United States Dick Stockton
64 5  
1 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
6 6  
  United States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States Sandy Mayer
4 4  
5 Australia Syd Ball
Australia Ross Case
1 6 3
  United States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States Sandy Mayer
6 3 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
w/o    
  Spain J Higueras
Spain M Orantes
      1 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
6 6  
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović
United Kingdom B Mottram
4 0  
1 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
6 6  
  Italy C Barazzutti
Italy A Zugarelli
3 2     United States CB Cox
South Africa C Drysdale
4 2  
  United States CB Cox
South Africa C Drysdale
6 6     United States CB Cox
South Africa C Drysdale
6 77  
8 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš
Hungary B Taróczy
3 63  
1 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
77 7  
4 United States M Riessen
United States D Stockton
w/o     4 United States M Riessen
United States D Stockton
64 5  
  Italy P Bertolucci
Italy A Panatta
      4 United States M Riessen
United States D Stockton
77 6  
  South Africa R Moore
United States R Tanner
64 4  
4 United States M Riessen
United States D Stockton
6 6  
6 United States F McNair
United States S Stewart
1 3  
  United States T Leonard
United States M Machette
3 5  
  United States E Dibbs
United States H Solomon
2 4   6 United States F McNair
United States S Stewart
6 7  
6 United States F McNair
United States S Stewart
6 6  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Australia S Ball
Australia R Case
6 6  
  United States J Borowiak
Australia D Crealy
77 6     United States J Borowiak
Australia D Crealy
3 1  
  United States P Fleming
United States B Scanlon
64 3   5 Australia S Ball
Australia R Case
6 6  
  United States M Fishbach
Romania I Năstase
3 4  
  United States M Fishbach
Romania I Năstase
7 6  
  Czechoslovakia J Hřebec
United States V Winitsky
3 1   3 United States B Gottfried
Mexico R Ramírez
5 3  
3 United States B Gottfried
Mexico R Ramírez
6 6   5 Australia S Ball
Australia R Case
1 6 3
  United States V Gerulaitis
United States S Mayer
6 3 6
7 Australia J Alexander
Australia K Rosewall
6 6  
  United States M Cahill
United States T Moor
4 6 6   United States M Cahill
United States T Moor
3 4  
  United States Ti Gullikson
United States To Gullikson
6 4 1 7 Australia J Alexander
Australia K Rosewall
2 1  
  United States V Gerulaitis
United States S Mayer
6 6  
  United States H Pfister
United States B Walts
1 4  
  United States V Gerulaitis
United States S Mayer
6 6     United States V Gerulaitis
United States S Mayer
6 6  
2 Poland W Fibak
Netherlands T Okker
1 4  
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