1978 Transamerica Open – Doubles

Doubles
Doubles
1978 Transamerica Open
Champion	Peter Fleming ; John McEnroe
Runner-up	Bob Lutz ; Stan Smith
Score	5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Draw	32
Seeds	8

The 1978 Transamerica Open – Doubles was an event of the 1978 Transamerica Open tennis tournament and was played on indoor carpet courts at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California in the United States, between September 25, and October 2, 1978. The draw comprised 32 teams and eight of them were seeded. Dick Stockton and Marty Riessen were the defending Pacific Coast Championships doubles champions but did not compete together in this edition. The fifth-seeded team of Peter Fleming and John McEnroe won the doubles title after they defeated second-seeded Bob Lutz in the final, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4.^[1]^[2]

Seeds

Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (first round)
Bob Lutz / Stan Smith (final)
Vitas Gerulaitis / Sandy Mayer (second round, withdrew)
Marty Riessen / Sherwood Stewart (quarterfinals)
Peter Fleming / John McEnroe (champions)
Gene Mayer / Hank Pfister (semifinals)
Dick Stockton / Erik van Dillen (second round)
Raymond Moore / Roscoe Tanner (second 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

Finals

Semifinals				Final

	Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson	3	4

5	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	6	6
				5	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	5	6	6

				2	Bob Lutz Stan Smith	7	4	4
6	Gene Mayer Hank Pfister	4	4

2	Bob Lutz Stan Smith	6	6

Top half

First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

1	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	3	4
	Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson	6	6			Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson	7	6
	Jan Norbäck Douglas Palm	7	5	3		Andy Lucchesi George Taylor	6	3
	Andy Lucchesi George Taylor	6	7	6							Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson	1	6	6
	Tony Graham Trey Waltke	4	7	3							Cliff Letcher Brad Rowe	6	3	4
	Cliff Letcher Brad Rowe	6	5	6		Cliff Letcher Brad Rowe	6	2	7
	Nial Brash Cary Stansbury	1	2		7	Dick Stockton Erik van Dillen	4	6	6
7	Dick Stockton Erik van Dillen	6	6													Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson	3	4
3	Vitas Gerulaitis Sandy Mayer	6	7												5	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	6	6
	Martin Davis Chris Dunk	4	6		3	Vitas Gerulaitis Sandy Mayer
	Colin Dibley Brian Teacher	4	7	6		Bruce Manson Andrew Pattison	w/o
	Bruce Manson Andrew Pattison	6	5	7							Bruce Manson Andrew Pattison	1	3
	Mike Cahill Terry Moor	3	1							5	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	6	6
	Ross Case Geoff Masters	6	6			Ross Case Geoff Masters	3	6	6
	Johan Kriek Willem Prinsloo	5	4		5	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	6	3	7
5	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	7	6

Bottom half

First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

6	Gene Mayer Hank Pfister	4	6	7
	John Austin Nick Saviano	6	3	5	6	Gene Mayer Hank Pfister	6	4	6
	Ove Bengtson Pat DuPré	6	7	3		Adriano Panatta Kim Warwick	4	6	4
	Adriano Panatta Kim Warwick	7	6	6						6	Gene Mayer Hank Pfister	6	6
	Jeff Borowiak Eliot Teltscher	6	3	3						4	Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart	2	2
	Matt Mitchell Peter Rennert	4	6	6		Matt Mitchell Peter Rennert	1	2
	Glen Holroyd Howard Schoenfield				4	Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart	6	6
4	Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart	w/o												6	Gene Mayer Hank Pfister	4	4
8	Raymond Moore Roscoe Tanner	6	5	6										2	Bob Lutz Stan Smith	6	6
	Mike MacHette Dennis Ralston	4	7	4	8	Raymond Moore Roscoe Tanner	6	3	6
	Bill Maze Butch Walts	6	6			Bill Maze Butch Walts	3	6	7
	David Couch Don Paulsen	4	4								Bill Maze Butch Walts	6	6
	Mike Fishbach Bernard Mitton	6	6							2	Bob Lutz Stan Smith	7	7
	Bruce Nichols David Schneider	3	4			Mike Fishbach Bernard Mitton	6	6
	Lloyd Bourne Chico Hagey	1	6		2	Bob Lutz Stan Smith	7	7
2	Bob Lutz Stan Smith	6	7

References

^ John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 26, 29, 102–103. ISBN 978-0354090681.
^ "1978 San Francisco – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

External links

ITF tournament edition details

[wot1979-1] John Barrett, ed. (1979). World of Tennis 1979 : a BP yearbook. London: Macdonald and Jane's. pp. 26, 29, 102–103. ISBN 978-0354090681.

[md-2] "1978 San Francisco – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

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