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Women's doubles
1978 Australian Open
Final
Champions	Betsy Nagelsen Renáta Tomanová
Runners-up	Naoko Sato Pam Whytcross
Score	7–5, 6–2
Events
Singles men women boys girls Doubles men women mixed boys girls WC Singles men women quad WC Doubles men women quad Legends men women mixed
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Evonne Cawley, Helen Gourlay-Cawley, Mona Guerrant and Kerry Reid were the reigning champions. None of them competed.

Seeds

1. Betsy Nagelsen / Renáta Tomanová (champions)
2. Cynthia Doerner / Kym Ruddell (quarterfinals)
3. Sue Barker / Heidi Eisterlehner (first round)
4. Judy Chaloner / Patricia Gregg (first round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

	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

External links

• 1978 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

• 1978 Australian Open
• Australian Open (tennis) by year – Women's doubles