1978 WCT World Doubles
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The 1978 WCT World Doubles was a tennis
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 tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Kansas City
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, United States
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 that was part of the 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix
1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix
The 1978 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix was a tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments.-Schedule:...

. It was the tour finals for the doubles season of the WCT Tour section. The tournament was held from May 3 through May 7, 1978. It was the first edition to operate a Round Robin system

Doubles

  Wojtek Fibak /  Tom Okker
Tom Okker
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defeated   Robert Lutz /   Stan Smith
Stan Smith
Stanley Roger "Stan" Smith is a former American tennis player and two time Grand Slam singles champion who also, with his partner Bob Lutz, formed one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world...

6–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–3
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