1978 Australian Open – Women's doubles
| Women's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1978 Australian Open | |
| Champions | Betsy Nagelsen Renáta Tomanová |
| Runners-up | Naoko Sato Pam Whytcross |
| Score | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Evonne Cawley, Helen Gourlay-Cawley, Mona Guerrant and Kerry Reid were the reigning champions. None of them competed.
Seeds
- Betsy Nagelsen / Renáta Tomanová (champions)
- Cynthia Doerner / Kym Ruddell (quarterfinals)
- Sue Barker / Heidi Eisterlehner (first round)
- Judy Chaloner / Patricia Gregg (first round)
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- ITF = ITF entry
- PR = Protected ranking
- SR = Special ranking
- SE = Special exempt
- JE = Junior exempt
- JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
- CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
- NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||