| Men's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1978 Australian Open | |
| Champion |  Wojtek Fibak  Kim Warwick |
| Runner-up | Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher |
| Final score | 7–6, 7–5 |
Ray Ruffels and Allan Stone were the defending champions.
| Men's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1978 Australian Open | |
| Champion | Wojtek Fibak Kim Warwick |
| Runner-up | Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher |
| Final score | 7–6, 7–5 |
Ray Ruffels and Allan Stone were the defending champions.
John Alexander / Phil Dent (second round)
Hank Pfister / Sherwood Stewart (quarterfinals) Mark Edmondson / John Marks (first round) Wojtek Fibak / Kim Warwick (champion) Ray Ruffels / Allan Stone (quarterfinals) Ross Case / Geoff Masters (second round)
Bernard Mitton / Raymond Moore (first round) Colin Dibley / Chris Kachel (second round)| 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 | |||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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