1978 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia – Doubles
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1978 Virginia Slims of Philadelphia | |
| Champions | Kerry Reid Wendy Turnbull |
| Runners-up | Françoise Dürr Virginia Wade |
| Score | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Draw | 14 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Françoise Dürr and Virginia Wade were the defending champions, but lost in the final to Kerry Reid and Wendy Turnbull. The score was 6–3, 7–5.
Seeds
- Kerry Reid / Wendy Turnbull (champions)
- Kristien Shaw / Janet Newberry (semifinals)
- Françoise Dürr / Virginia Wade (final)
- Rosemary Casals / JoAnne Russell (semifinals)
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
Draw
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | K Reid W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G Coles Z Liess | 4 | 1 | 1 | K Reid W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B Potter R Tomanová | 62 | 2 | L Antonoplis P Teeguarden | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Antonoplis P Teeguarden | 75 | 6 | 1 | K Reid W Turnbull | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | R Casals J Russell | 6 | 6 | 4 | R Casals J Russell | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| H Anliot R Maršíková | 4 | 3 | 4 | R Casals J Russell | 6 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| T Austin B Stöve | 3 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | K Reid W Turnbull | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L duPont K May | 7 | 6 | 3 | F Dürr V Wade | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Tyler Y Vermaak | 5 | 4 | L duPont K May | 6 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Ebbinghaus F Mihai | 2 | 0 | 3 | F Dürr V Wade | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | F Dürr V Wade | 6 | 6 | 3 | F Dürr V Wade | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| D Fromholtz L Hunt | 2 | 5 | 2 | J Newberry K Shaw | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 6 | 7 | M Jaušovec V Ruzici | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | J Newberry K Shaw | 4 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||