1978 US Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1978 US Open
Champions	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova
Runners-up	Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull
Final score	7–6, 6–4
Draw	48
Seeds	8

Martina Navratilova and Betty Stöve were the defending champions, but competed this year with different partners.

Navratilova teamed up with Billie Jean King and successfully defended her title by defeating Kerry Reid and Wendy Turnbull 7–6, 6–4 in the final.

Stöve teamed up with Chris Evert and lost in first round to Betsy Nagelsen and Pam Shriver.

Seeds

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	7	6
		Tanya Harford Anne Hobbs	5	1
								1	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	6	6
								5	Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade	2	3
		Kathy Jordan Wendy White	1	6	1
	5	Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade	6	4	6
															1	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	7	6
															2	Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull	6	4
		Tracy Austin Kathy May	2	6	4
		Betsy Nagelsen Pam Shriver	6	3	6
									Betsy Nagelsen Pam Shriver	4	6	5
								2	Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull	6	1	7
		Chris O'Neil Paula Smith	3	2
	2	Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	BJ King M Navratilova	6	6
		J Evert K Kuykendall	1	0				1	BJ King M Navratilova	6	7
									W Overton V Ziegenfuss	2	6
															1	BJ King M Navratilova	6	6
		M Blackwood J Fayter	6	3	6											M Blackwood J Fayter	2	1
		J Stratton M Wikstedt	3	6	4				M Blackwood J Fayter	6	6
									S Collins Jeanne DuVall	2	4
																						1	BJ King M Navratilova	7	6
	7	R Maršíková P Teeguarden	6	6																			T Harford A Hobbs	5	1
		D Gilbert K Latham	1	1				7	R Maršíková P Teeguarden	6	6
									M Gurdal N Sato	1	3
															7	R Maršíková P Teeguarden	3	6	5
																T Harford A Hobbs	6	2	7
									T Holladay R Richards	7	6	3
		R Blount P Medrado	3	4					T Harford A Hobbs	6	7	6
		T Harford A Hobbs	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	M Jaušovec V Ruzici	7	6
		Felicia Hutnick Kay McDaniel	5	0				4	M Jaušovec V Ruzici	7	3	4
									K Jordan W White	6	6	6
																K Jordan W White	6	6
																Chris Newton P Whytcross	2	0
									Chris Newton P Whytcross	7	6
		C Doerner Ruta Gerulaitis	6	4	6				C Doerner Ruta Gerulaitis	5	4
		H Strachoňová R Tomanová	4	6	2																		K Jordan W White	1	6	1
	5	F Dürr V Wade	7	6																		5	F Dürr V Wade	6	4	6
		K Harter C Stoll	5	3				5	F Dürr V Wade	7	6
									M Tyler Y Vermaak	6	3
															5	F Dürr V Wade	5	6	6
		B Cuypers K Shaw	6	5	7											B Cuypers K Shaw	7	0	1
		Bunny Bruning R Fox	4	7	6				B Cuypers K Shaw	6	6
									J Russell Stephanie Tolleson	0	2

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		Z Liess N Yeargin	0	4
		T Austin K May	6	6					T Austin K May	6	6
									Patricia Bostrom Kym Ruddell	2	0
																T Austin K May	6	6
		D Desfor Gretchen Galt	5	6	2										8	A Kiyomura Sue Mappin	3	4
		J Anthony A Smith	7	1	6				J Anthony A Smith	6	3
								8	A Kiyomura Sue Mappin	7	6
																							T Austin K May	2	6	4
		B Hallquist Sheila McInerney	4	6	6																		B Nagelsen P Shriver	6	3	6
		Susan Hagey D Morrison	6	3	3				B Hallquist Sheila McInerney	5	7
									D Fromholtz L Hunt	7	6	r
																B Hallquist Sheila McInerney	2	3
																B Nagelsen P Shriver	6	6
									AM Fernandez M Louie	1	2
		B Nagelsen P Shriver	6	6					B Nagelsen P Shriver	6	6
	3	C Evert B Stöve	3	2

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
		C O'Neil P Smith	5	6	6
		S Acker Stacy Margolin	7	4	4				C O'Neil P Smith	6	6
									H Ludloff A Moulton	3	2
																C O'Neil P Smith	3	6	6
															6	I Kloss M Kruger	6	3	3
									B Jordan C Reynolds	1	5
		H Anliot M Redondo	5	4				6	I Kloss M Kruger	6	7
	6	I Kloss M Kruger	7	6																			C O'Neil P Smith	3	3
		N Gregory A Tobin	3	7	1																	2	K Reid W Turnbull	6	6
		L Forood R Giscafré	6	6	6				L Forood R Giscafré	4	6	6
									B Bunge H Sparre	6	3	4
																L Forood R Giscafré	2	2
															2	K Reid W Turnbull	6	6
									L duPont S Walsh	4	4
		C Casabianca I Madruga	3	2				2	K Reid W Turnbull	6	6
	2	K Reid W Turnbull	6	6

References

• Official Results Archive (ITF)
• Official Results Archive (WTA)