1968 Australian Championships – Men's Doubles

1968 Australian Championships
1967 champions		John Newcombe Tony Roche
Champions		Dick Crealy Allan Stone
Runners-up		Terry Addison Ray Keldie
Final score		10–8, 6–4, 6–3
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends
WC Singles
WC Doubles

John Newcombe and Tony Roche were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Dick Crealy and Allan Stone won in the final 10–8, 6–4, 6–3 against Terry Addison and Ray Keldie.

Contents 1 Seeds 2 Draw 2.1 Key 2.2 Final 2.3 Top Half 2.4 Bottom Half 3 References

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top two seeded teams received byes into the second round.

William Bowrey / Ray Ruffels (Semifinals) Peter Curtis / Graham Stilwell (Quarterfinals) Juan Gisbert, Sr. / Manuel Orantes (Semifinals) Dick Crealy / Allan Stone (Champions)

Terry Addison / Ray Keldie (Final) John Fraser / Neale Fraser (Quarterfinals) Mike Belkin / Geoff Pollard (Second Round) William Coghlan / Colin Stubs (First Round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Final

Final
4	Dick Crealy   Allan Stone	10	6	6
5	Terry Addison   Ray Keldie	8	4	3

Top Half

First Round									Second Round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
									1	W Bowrey   R Ruffels	7	6	6
										J Brown   B Kearney	5	3	2
																		1	W Bowrey   R Ruffels	6	6	10
	J Kamiwazumi   T Sakai	6	6	6															P Oatey   B Phillips-Moore	3	3	8
	R Campbell   G Dunn	1	1	2						J Kamiwazumi   T Sakai
	P Oatey   B Phillips-Moore	1	8	5	9	6				P Oatey   B Phillips-Moore	w/o
8	W Coghlan   C Stubs	6	6	7	7	2																					1	W Bowrey   R Ruffels	4	7	5	10
4	D Crealy   A Stone	6	9	6																							4	D Crealy   A Stone	6	5	7	12
	D Reid   W Reid	1	7	4					4	D Crealy   A Stone	w/o
	S Sugiarto   G Widjojo	6	7	4	6	6				I Fletcher   D Smith
	I Fletcher   D Smith	4	9	6	3	8												4	D Crealy   A Stone	6	6	6
	J Blizzard   R Sherriff	6	4	6	6													6	J Fraser   N Fraser	2	4	1
	C Janssens   P Mockler	3	6	3	3					J Blizzard   R Sherriff	4	2	2
	R Coulthard   H Ladyman	7	0	13					6	J Fraser   N Fraser	6	6	6
6	J Fraser   N Fraser	9	6	15

Bottom Half

First Round									Second Round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
7	M Belkin   G Pollard	3	6	6	6
	G Hogben   M Pettman	6	3	4	2				7	M Belkin   G Pollard	5	5	7	5
	R Case   A Gardiner	6	6	6						R Case   A Gardiner	7	7	5	7
	R Layton   R Wilson	3	2	4															R Case   A Gardiner	6	7	6	4	3
	W Jacques   C Mason	6	16	9	15	0r												3	J Gisbert, Sr.   M Orantes	8	5	2	6	6
	P Avery   M Senior	4	18	7	17	2				P Avery   M Senior	5	4	7
	B Geraghty   G Teagle	4	1	2					3	J Gisbert, Sr.   M Orantes	7	6	9
3	J Gisbert, Sr.   M Orantes	6	6	6																							3	J Gisbert, Sr.   M Orantes	6	3	6	8	6
5	T Addison   R Keldie	6	6	6																							5	T Addison   R Keldie	3	6	3	10	8
	R Brent   M Guse	3	2	3					5	T Addison   R Keldie	6	6	10
	H Ogata   T Tsujimoto	4	2	4						A Ryan   B Tobin	3	3	8
	A Ryan   B Tobin	6	6	6														5	T Addison   R Keldie	3	6	9	13
																		2	P Curtis   G Stilwell	6	2	7	11
										B Connor   P Richardson	6	2	3	2
									2	P Curtis   G Stilwell	3	6	6	6

References

• 1968 Australian Championships Doubles Draw