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1978 U.S. Clay Court Championships – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1978 U.S. Clay Court Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited States Gene Mayer
United States Hank Pfister
Runners-upUnited States Jeff Borowiak
New Zealand Chris Lewis
Score6–4, 7–6
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1977 · U.S. Clay Court Championships · 1979 →

Jaime Fillol and Patricio Cornejo, the defending champions, returned with new partners. The pairs met in the quarterfinals with Cornejo and Pat DuPré claiming victory but Gene Mayer and Hank Pfister ended their run in the semifinal. Top-seeded Mayer and Pfister went on to win the title, beating Jeff Borowiak and Chris Lewis in the final.[1]

Seeds

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A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1 United States Gene Mayer
United States Hank Pfister
7 7  
6 Chile Patricio Cornejo
United States Pat DuPré
5 6  
1 United States Gene Mayer
United States Hank Pfister
6 6  
8 United States Jeff Borowiak
New Zealand Chris Lewis
3 1  
8 United States Jeff Borowiak
New Zealand Chris Lewis
7 4 7
2 United States John McEnroe
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
6 6 5

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 United States G Mayer
United States H Pfister
6 6  
  United States George Carlsson
United States S Stewart
0 3   1 United States G Mayer
United States H Pfister
6 6  
  Italy R Lombardi
United States H Schoenfield
2 3     Australia D Carter
Australia R Frawley
3 4  
  Australia D Carter
Australia R Frawley
6 6   1 United States G Mayer
United States H Pfister
6 6  
  Italy P Bertolucci
Italy A Panatta
1 6     United States M Fishbach
South Africa B Mitton
1 2  
  United States M Fishbach
South Africa B Mitton
6 7     United States M Fishbach
South Africa B Mitton
6 6  
  United States M Davis
United States S Denton
6 3 6   United States M Davis
United States S Denton
0 1  
7 France F Jauffret
France C Roger-Vasselin
2 6 3 1 United States G Mayer
United States H Pfister
7 7  
3 Chile Á Fillol
Chile J Fillol
6 6   6 Chile P Cornejo
United States P DuPré
5 6  
  United States B Coleman
United States G Holroyd
2 4   3 Chile Á Fillol
Chile J Fillol
6 6  
  United States B Nichols
United States Chip Tolleson
7 6     United States B Nichols
United States C Tolleson
4 4  
  Italy G Ocleppo
Chile P Rodríguez
6 4   3 Chile Á Fillol
Chile J Fillol
6 2 3
  Colombia Á Betancur
United States B Rowe
7 3 4 6 Chile P Cornejo
United States P DuPré
4 6 6
  United Kingdom D Lloyd
United Kingdom J Lloyd
6 6 6   United Kingdom D Lloyd
United Kingdom J Lloyd
3 4  
  Austria P Feigl
Sweden T Svensson
6 4 4 6 Chile P Cornejo
United States P DuPré
6 6  
6 Chile P Cornejo
United States P DuPré
4 6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 United States J Borowiak
New Zealand C Lewis
6 6  
  United States Earl Prince
United States R Tyler
0 2   8 United States J Borowiak
New Zealand C Lewis
6 6  
  Australia B Drewett
South Africa J Kriek
6 5 6   Australia B Drewett
South Africa J Kriek
2 4  
  Sweden K Johansson
Israel S Krulevitz
3 7 2 8 United States J Borowiak
New Zealand C Lewis
5 6 6
  Australia S Docherty
United States G Hardie
6 6     Australia S Docherty
United States G Hardie
7 4 2
  United States T Graham
United States J Sadri
3 3     Australia S Docherty
United States G Hardie
w/o    
  France G Moretton
France P Portes
2 2   4 Spain J Higueras
Spain M Orantes
     
4 Spain J Higueras
Spain M Orantes
6 6   8 United States J Borowiak
New Zealand C Lewis
7 4 7
5 Argentina JL Clerc
Chile B Prajoux
6 3 0 2 United States J McEnroe
Hungary B Taróczy
6 6 5
  France É Deblicker
France Y Noah
4 6 6   France É Deblicker
France Y Noah
4 6 6
  Switzerland C Dowdeswell
Switzerland H Günthardt
6 6     Switzerland C Dowdeswell
Switzerland H Günthardt
6 0 3
  United States B Martin
United States B Scanlon
4 2     France É Deblicker
France Y Noah
1 5  
  Italy C Barazzutti
Austria H Kary
2 2   2 United States J McEnroe
Hungary B Taróczy
6 7  
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović
Chile H Gildemeister
6 6     Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović
Chile H Gildemeister
3 4  
  Australia D Crealy
Egypt I El Shafei
4 4   2 United States J McEnroe
Hungary B Taróczy
6 6  
2 United States J McEnroe
Hungary B Taróczy
6 6  

References

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  1. ^ "Connors claims clay court crown". The Deseret News. UPI. August 14, 1978. p. 2 B.
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