| Mixed doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1978 French Open | |
| Champion |  Pavel Složil Renáta Tomanová |
| Runner-up |  Patrice Dominguez  Virginia Ruzici |
| Score | 7–6, retired |
John McEnroe and Mary Carillo were the defending champions but both players chose not to participate.
Virginia Ruzici, the winner of the women's singles and the women's doubles titles, reached the mixed doubles final, which she lost to Pavel Složil and Renáta Tomanová when her partner Patrice Dominguez retired with an injury. [1]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
 Paul McNamee Diane Evers | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Pavel Složil Renáta Tomanová | 6 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Pavel Složil Renáta Tomanová | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Patrice Dominguez Virginia Ruzici | 6r | ||||||||||||
William Lloyd  Patricia Bostrom | 3 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Patrice Dominguez Virginia Ruzici | 6 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 C Lewis  H Anliot | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Jumatano  D Fiúza | 5 | 2 | C Lewis H Anliot | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P Hagelauer  M-H Thibault | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Lewis H Anliot | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P McNamee D Evers | 6 | 6 | P McNamee D Evers | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 G Aubone M Voyame | 4 | 1 | P McNamee D Evers | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Hartmann E Rapponi | P Beust G Benedetti | 1 | 7 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Beust G Benedetti | w/o | P McNamee D Evers | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Složil R Tomanová | 6 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| É Deblicker R Maršíková | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Lovera L Bowrey | 6 | 7 | J Lovera L Bowrey | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 H Roverano B Villaverde | 4 | 6 | É Deblicker R Maršíková | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Složil R Tomanová | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Naegelen R Giscafré | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| F Dalla Fontana C Casabianca | 4 | 3 | P Složil R Tomanová | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Složil R Tomanová | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 R Ycaza F Bonicelli | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T Vázquez E Weisenberger | 5 | 5 | R Ycaza F Bonicelli | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| W Lloyd P Bostrom | 6 | 6 | W Lloyd P Bostrom | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 J Reyes R Darmon | 1 | 4 | W Lloyd P Bostrom | 3 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
P Joly  A-M Nasuelli | 6 | 6 |  V Pecci P Teeguarden | 6 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Ganzábal M Rodríguez | 4 | 3 | P Joly A-M Nasuelli | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| V Pecci P Teeguarden | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W Lloyd P Bostrom | 3 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 I Molina B Nagelsen | 6 | 6 | P Dominguez V Ruzici | 6 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D Bedel M Bureau | 2 | 3 | I Molina B Nagelsen | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Bengoechea P Gomez | 3 | 4 | Y Noah B Simon | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Y Noah B Simon | 6 | 6 | Y Noah B Simon | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| JL Damiani I Madruga | 4 | 7 | 6 | P Dominguez V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 O Laimina D Beillan | 6 | 6 | 8 | O Laimina D Beillan | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P Dominguez V Ruzici | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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