| Women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1978 Australian Open | |
| Champions |  Betsy Nagelsen  Renáta Tomanová |
| Runners-up |  Naoko Sato  Pam Whytcross |
| Final score | 7–5, 6–2 |
Evonne Cawley, Helen Gourlay-Cawley, Mona Guerrant and Kerry Reid were the reigning champions. None of them competed.
Betsy Nagelsen / Renáta Tomanová (champions) Cynthia Doerner / Kym Ruddell (quarterfinals)
Sue Barker / 
Heidi Eisterlehner (first round)
Judy Chaloner / Patricia Gregg (first round)| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | B Nagelsen R Tomanová | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Blount D Evers | 2 | 5 | 1 | B Nagelsen R Tomanová | 7 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C Newton M Robinson | 7 | 3 | 0 | P Bostrom B Norton | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| P Bostrom B Norton | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | B Nagelsen R Tomanová | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | J Chaloner P Gregg | 6 | 2 | 4 | C O'Neil  U Ulrich | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C O'Neil U Ulrich | 2 | 6 | 6 | C O'Neil U Ulrich | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C Draper K Pratt | 2 | 4 | L Harrison A Tobin | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Harrison A Tobin | 6 | 6 | 1 | B Nagelsen R Tomanová | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Saliba M Sawyer | 4 | 6 | 6 | N Sato P Whytcross | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Dalton W Gilchrist | 6 | 1 | 1 | S Saliba M Sawyer | 7 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| N Sato P Whytcross | 5 | 6 | 6 | N Sato P Whytcross | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | S Barker H Eisterlehner | 7 | 2 | 3 | N Sato P Whytcross | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
C Matison  S Simmonds | 6 | 6 | C Matison S Simmonds | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| N Gregory K Hallam | 2 | 2 | C Matison S Simmonds | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 D Ekner B Hermansen | 3 | 2 | 2 | C Doerner K Ruddell | 4 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | C Doerner K Ruddell | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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