1978 Paris Open – Doubles

{{Infobox tennis tournament event|1978|Paris Open|s

| defchamp = {{flagicon|USA}} Brian Gottfried
{{flagicon|MEX}} Raúl Ramírez

| champ = {{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Manson
{{flagicon|Rhodesia}} Andrew Pattison

| runner = {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} Ion Țiriac
{{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas

| score = 7–6, 6–2

| draw = 16

| seeds = 4

| edition =

| type = singles doubles

}}

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

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

{{flagicon|USA}} Robert Lutz / {{flagicon|USA}} Stan Smith (semifinals)
{{flagicon|ROM|1965}} Ion Țiriac / {{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas (final)
{{flagicon|EGY}} Ismail El Shafei / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Raymond Moore (semifinals)
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Louis Haillet / {{flagicon|FRA}} Gilles Moretton (quarterfinals)

Draw

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Quarterfinals

| RD3=Semifinals

| RD4=Final

| RD1-seed01=1

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} R Lutz
{{flagicon|USA}} S Smith

| RD1-score01-1=6

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score01-3=

| RD1-seed02=

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} B Fritz
{{flagicon|FRA}} C Roger-Vasselin

| RD1-score02-1=4

| RD1-score02-2=4

| RD1-score02-3=

| RD1-seed03=

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} P Dominguez
{{flagicon|FRA}} D Naegelen

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score03-3=

| RD1-seed04=

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|FRA}} C Freyss
{{flagicon|FRA}} P Portes

| RD1-score04-1=3

| RD1-score04-2=2

| RD1-score04-3=

| RD1-seed05=4

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|FRA}} J-L Haillet
{{flagicon|FRA}} G Moretton

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score05-2=7

| RD1-score05-3=

| RD1-seed06=

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|ESP|1977}} A Jimenez
{{flagicon|ESP|1977}} J Soler

| RD1-score06-1=4

| RD1-score06-2=5

| RD1-score06-3=

| RD1-seed07=

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} B Manson
{{flagicon|Rhodesia}} A Pattison

| RD1-score07-1=5

| RD1-score07-2=6

| RD1-score07-3=6

| RD1-seed08=

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|GBR}} J Feaver
{{flagicon|AUS}} J James

| RD1-score08-1=7

| RD1-score08-2=3

| RD1-score08-3=2

| RD1-seed09=

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|GBR}} R Drysdale
{{flagicon|GBR}} R Lewis

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=2

| RD1-score09-3=

| RD1-seed10=

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|USA}} J Austin
{{flagicon|USA}} G Hardie

| RD1-score10-1=7

| RD1-score10-2=6

| RD1-score10-3=

| RD1-seed11=

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|FRA}} D Bedel
{{flagicon|FRA}} P Proisy

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score11-2=3

| RD1-score11-3=4

| RD1-seed12=3

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|EGY}} I El Shafei
{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} R Moore

| RD1-score12-1=4

| RD1-score12-2=6

| RD1-score12-3=6

| RD1-seed13=

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|USA}} T Garcia
{{flagicon|USA}} J Sadri

| RD1-score13-1=7

| RD1-score13-2=7

| RD1-score13-3=

| RD1-seed14=

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|SWE}} O N Bengtson
{{flagicon|USA}} T Gullikson

| RD1-score14-1=6

| RD1-score14-2=5

| RD1-score14-3=

| RD1-seed15=

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|FRA}} É Deblicker
{{flagicon|FRA}} Y Noah

| RD1-score15-1=6

| RD1-score15-2=5

| RD1-score15-3=4

| RD1-seed16=2

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ROM|1965}} I Țiriac
{{flagicon|ARG}} G Vilas

| RD1-score16-1=4

| RD1-score16-2=7

| RD1-score16-3=6

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} R Lutz
{{flagicon|USA}} S Smith

| RD2-score01-1=6

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3=

| RD2-seed02=

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|FRA}} P Dominguez
{{flagicon|FRA}} D Naegelen

| RD2-score02-1=3

| RD2-score02-2=3

| RD2-score02-3=

| RD2-seed03=4

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|FRA}} J-L Haillet
{{flagicon|FRA}} G Moretton

| RD2-score03-1=3

| RD2-score03-2=6

| RD2-score03-3=

| RD2-seed04=

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|USA}} B Manson
{{flagicon|Rhodesia}} A Pattison

| RD2-score04-1=6

| RD2-score04-2=7

| RD2-score04-3=

| RD2-seed05=

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|USA}} J Austin
{{flagicon|USA}} G Hardie

| RD2-score05-1=2

| RD2-score05-2=4

| RD2-score05-3=

| RD2-seed06=3

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|EGY}} I El Shafei
{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} R Moore

| RD2-score06-1=6

| RD2-score06-2=6

| RD2-score06-3=

| RD2-seed07=

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|USA}} T Garcia
{{flagicon|USA}} J Sadri

| RD2-score07-1=0

| RD2-score07-2=3

| RD2-score07-3=

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|ROM|1965}} I Țiriac
{{flagicon|ARG}} G Vilas

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score08-3=

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} R Lutz
{{flagicon|USA}} S Smith

| RD3-score01-1=4

| RD3-score01-2=3

| RD3-score01-3=

| RD3-seed02=

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|USA}} B Manson
{{flagicon|Rhodesia}} A Pattison

| RD3-score02-1=6

| RD3-score02-2=6

| RD3-score02-3=

| RD3-seed03=3

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|EGY}} I El Shafei
{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} R Moore

| RD3-score03-1=3

| RD3-score03-2=3

| RD3-score03-3=

| RD3-seed04=2

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|ROM|1965}} I Țiriac
{{flagicon|ARG}} G Vilas

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score04-2=6

| RD3-score04-3=

| RD4-seed01=

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Manson
{{flagicon|Rhodesia}} Andrew Pattison

| RD4-score01-1=7

| RD4-score01-2=6

| RD4-score01-3=

| RD4-seed02=2

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|ROM|1965}} Ion Țiriac
{{flagicon|ARG}} Guillermo Vilas

| RD4-score02-1=6

| RD4-score02-2=2

| RD4-score02-3=

}}

External links

[https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/paris/7302/1978/draws?matchtype=doubles 1978 Paris Open Doubles draw]

Doubles