1968 French Open – Men's Doubles

1968 French Open
Champions		Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle
Runners-up		Roy Emerson Rod Laver
Final score		6–3, 6–4, 6–3
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		-45		45+		women
WC Singles		men		women
WC Doubles		men		women
French Open  < 1967 1969 >

Ken Rosewall and Fred Stolle defeated Roy Emerson and Rod Laver 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Doubles title at the 1968 French Open tennis tournament.^[1][2]

Seeds

1. Rod Laver / Roy Emerson (Final)
2. Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle (Champions)
3. Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (Semifinals)
4. Andrés Gimeno / Richard Pancho Gonzales (Quarterfinals)
5. Ilie Năstase / Ion Ţiriac (Semifinals)
6. Owen Davidson / Michael Sangster (Third Round)
7. Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino (Quarterfinals)
8. John Alexander / Dick Crealy (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	2	Ken Rosewall   Fred Stolle	7	6	6
	7	Thomaz Koch   José Edison Mandarino	5	4	3
										2	Ken Rosewall   Fred Stolle	6	6	6
										3	Bob Hewitt   Frew McMillan	2	3	4
	3	Bob Hewitt   Frew McMillan	6	6	6
		Gerald Battrick   Paul Hutchins	1	2	1
																			2	Ken Rosewall   Fred Stolle	6	6	6
																			1	Roy Emerson   Rod Laver	3	4	3
	5	Ilie Năstase   Ion Ţiriac	6	6	10
	4	Andrés Gimeno   Richard Pancho Gonzales	3	2	8
										5	Ilie Năstase   Ion Ţiriac	6	13	4	3
										1	Roy Emerson   Rod Laver	2	15	6	6
		Ingo Buding   Torben Ulrich	0	3	4
	1	Roy Emerson   Rod Laver	6	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
									2	K Rosewall   F Stolle	6	6	6
										P Rinderknecht   J Vincent	0	0	2
																		2	K Rosewall   F Stolle	6	6	5	4	6
	M Holeček   J Kukal	6	6	6															M Holeček   J Kukal	3	4	7	6	1
	B de Troye   F Matheu	2	2	4						M Holeček   J Kukal	6	6	6
	A Bouteleux   M Leclercq	6	6	8						A Bouteleux   M Leclercq	4	4	4
	C Fernandes   F Gentil	3	1	6																							2	K Rosewall   F Stolle	7	6	6
7	T Koch   J Mandarino	w/o																									7	T Koch   J Mandarino	5	4	3
	B Montrenaud   J Rouyer								7	T Koch   J Mandarino	6	6	13
	B Carmichael   C Stubs	w/o								B Carmichael   C Stubs	1	0	11
	B Boutboul   M Berges																	7	T Koch   J Mandarino	6	6	6
	T Addison   R Ruffels	w/o																	T Addison   R Ruffels	3	0	4
	J Cooper   R Keldie									T Addison   R Ruffels	6	6	14
	P Darmon   F Jauffret	6	6	6						P Darmon   F Jauffret	3	4	12
	T Edlefsen   F Tutvin	4	1	4

Section 2

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
3	B Hewitt   F McMillan	6	6	6
	J Fauvet   D Grozdanovitch	2	1	2					3	B Hewitt   F McMillan	6	6	6
	T Ryan   R Summers	3	3	9	3					W Gąsiorek   B Lewandowski	2	3	0
	W Gąsiorek   B Lewandowski	6	6	7	6													3	B Hewitt   F McMillan	6	6	7
	P Beust   D Contet	6	6	5	7														C De Gronckel   B Fairlie	1	1	5
	R Hawkes   O Parun	1	4	7	5					P Beust   D Contet	7	3	4	6	4
	R Haillet   J Borotra	0	1	0						C De Gronckel   B Fairlie	5	6	6	2	6
	C De Gronckel   B Fairlie	6	6	6																							3	B Hewitt   F McMillan	6	6	6
6	O Davidson   M Sangster	3	8	6	6																							G Battrick   P Hutchins	1	2	1
	N Kalogeropoulos   A Stone	6	6	2	4				6	O Davidson   M Sangster	6	6	6
	J Chaban-Delmas   H Pellizza	5	3	6	3					E Gorostiaga   Q Pretorius	1	1	2
	E Gorostiaga   Q Pretorius	7	6	2	6													6	O Davidson   M Sangster	2	4	6	6
	H Fitzgibbon   A Fox																		G Battrick   P Hutchins	6	6	1	8
	C Dibley   L Lumsden	w/o								C Dibley   L Lumsden	4	7	10	2
	G Battrick   P Hutchins	w/o								G Battrick   P Hutchins	6	9	8	6
	J Courcol   B Paul

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	I Gulyás   F Komaromi	w/o
	P Joly   J Molinari									I Gulyás   F Komaromi	6	6	6	6	3
	G Di Maso   S Palmieri	1	2	3						P Dent   B Giltinan	8	3	8	4	6
	P Dent   B Giltinan	6	6	6															P Dent   B Giltinan	6	2	3	2
	J Chanfreau   W N'Godrella	0	6	6	6	6												5	I Năstase   I Ţiriac	4	6	6	6
	J Meyer   É Derasse	6	4	3	8	3				J Chanfreau   W N'Godrella	2	1	5
	N Perry   E Zuleta	1	0	2					5	I Năstase   I Ţiriac	6	6	7
5	I Năstase   I Ţiriac	6	6	6																							5	I Năstase   I Ţiriac	6	6	10
	J Barclay   G Goven	6	4	6	6																						4	A Gimeno   R Gonzales	3	2	8
	J Barrett   D Lloyd	3	6	1	4					J Barclay   G Goven	9	6	6
	C Duxin   P Proisy	4	3	4						B Phillips-Moore   C Richey	7	3	3
	B Phillips-Moore   C Richey	6	6	6															J Barclay   G Goven	4	7	4	5
	Ž Franulović   B Jovanović	6	6	3	8													4	A Gimeno   R Gonzales	6	5	6	7
	S Dron   P Marmureanu	4	2	6	6					Ž Franulović   B Jovanović	4	3	4
	E Drossart   P Hombergen	5	2	3					4	A Gimeno   R Gonzales	6	6	6
4	A Gimeno   R Gonzales	7	6	6

Section 4

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	A Acuna   T Gonzalez	6	1	6	4	0
	T Bernasconi   J Thamin	2	6	3	6	6				T Bernasconi   J Thamin	1	3	8
	P Castillo   Á Peña	3	4	1						R Moore   B Maud	6	6	10
	R Moore   B Maud	6	6	6															R Moore   B Maud	6	3	2	6	1
	P Pimpaneau   B Vallée	6	0	2	3														I Buding   T Ulrich	4	6	6	3	6
	I Buding   T Ulrich	4	6	6	6					I Buding   T Ulrich	1	7	6	8
	P Dufour   J Cartier	2	1	2					8	J Alexander   D Crealy	6	5	3	6
8	J Alexander   D Crealy	6	6	6																								I Buding   T Ulrich	0	3	4
	J Moore   N Špear	6	6	6																							1	R Emerson   R Laver	6	6	6
	G Deniau   J Auget	3	1	4						J Moore   N Špear	5	5	6	1
	P Cornejo   J Pinto-Bravo	6	7	5	3					M Cox   B Wilson	7	7	1	6
	M Cox   B Wilson	8	5	7	6														M Cox   B Wilson	3	3	7
																		1	R Emerson   R Laver	6	6	9
										M Boulle   P Rodríguez	1	1	5
									1	R Emerson   R Laver	6	6	7

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