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1978 Paris Open – Doubles

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Doubles
1978 Paris Open
1977 ChampionsUnited States Brian Gottfried
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
Final
ChampionsUnited States Bruce Manson
Rhodesia Andrew Pattison
Runners-upRomania Ion Țiriac
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
Score7–6, 6–2
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Bruce Manson and Andrew Pattison won the doubles title at the 1978 Paris Open tennis tournament defeating Ion Țiriac and Guillermo Vilas in the final 7–6, 6–2.

Seeds

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Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.

  1. United States Robert Lutz / United States Stan Smith (semifinals)
  2. Romania Ion Țiriac / Argentina Guillermo Vilas (final)
  3. Egypt Ismail El Shafei / South Africa Raymond Moore (semifinals)
  4. France Jean-Louis Haillet / France Gilles Moretton (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Key

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 United States R Lutz
United States S Smith
6 6  
  France B Fritz
France C Roger-Vasselin
4 4   1 United States R Lutz
United States S Smith
6 6  
  France P Dominguez
France D Naegelen
6 6     France P Dominguez
France D Naegelen
3 3  
  France C Freyss
France P Portes
3 2   1 United States R Lutz
United States S Smith
4 3  
4 France J-L Haillet
France G Moretton
6 7     United States B Manson
Rhodesia A Pattison
6 6  
  Spain A Jimenez
Spain J Soler
4 5   4 France J-L Haillet
France G Moretton
3 6  
  United States B Manson
Rhodesia A Pattison
5 6 6   United States B Manson
Rhodesia A Pattison
6 7  
  United Kingdom J Feaver
Australia J James
7 3 2   United States Bruce Manson
Rhodesia Andrew Pattison
7 6  
  United Kingdom R Drysdale
United Kingdom R Lewis
6 2   2 Romania Ion Țiriac
Argentina Guillermo Vilas
6 2  
  United States J Austin
United States G Hardie
7 6     United States J Austin
United States G Hardie
2 4  
  France D Bedel
France P Proisy
6 3 4 3 Egypt I El Shafei
South Africa R Moore
6 6  
3 Egypt I El Shafei
South Africa R Moore
4 6 6 3 Egypt I El Shafei
South Africa R Moore
3 3  
  United States T Garcia
United States J Sadri
7 7   2 Romania I Țiriac
Argentina G Vilas
6 6  
  Sweden O N Bengtson
United States T Gullikson
6 5     United States T Garcia
United States J Sadri
0 3  
  France É Deblicker
France Y Noah
6 5 4 2 Romania I Țiriac
Argentina G Vilas
6 6  
2 Romania I Țiriac
Argentina G Vilas
4 7 6
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