1968 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1968 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	John Newcombe Tony Roche
Runners-up	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle
Final score	3–6, 8–6, 5–7, 14–12, 6–3
Draw	64 (4Q)
Seeds	8

Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Ken Rosewall and Fred Stolle.

Fourth-seeded Australians John Newcombe and Tony Roche beat Rosewall and Stolle in the final of the Men's Doubles event in five sets - 3–6, 8–6, 5–7, 14–12, 6–3, becoming the first winners of the doubles title in the open era of tennis. It was the first of three consecutive Wimbledon titles for the Australian pair, and the third of five Wimbledon titles that they would earn together in their career.^[1]

Seeds

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Finals
	1	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	6	8	6
	8	Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor	4	6	3
										1	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	3	6	6	5
										4	John Newcombe Tony Roche	6	8	2	7
	4	John Newcombe Tony Roche
	5	Butch Buchholz Dennis Ralston	w/o
																			4	John Newcombe Tony Roche	3	8	5	14	6
																			2	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle	6	6	7	12	3
	6	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	0	6	6	3	8
		Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell	6	2	4	6	5
										6	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	2	3	4
										2	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle	6	6	6
		Ken Fletcher Manuel Santana	1	1	4
	2	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle	6	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	1	R Emerson R Laver	6	6	6
		P Dent R Giltinan	4	3	2					1	R Emerson R Laver	6	6	6
		M Cox R Wilson	6	5	6	8					M Cox R Wilson	2	1	4
		L Lumsden R Russell	2	7	3	6													1	R Emerson R Laver	6	6	6
		G Battrick P Hutchins	6	4	7	7														G Battrick P Hutchins	3	2	4
		K Carpenter B Geraghty	2	6	5	5					G Battrick P Hutchins	8	6	3	2	6
		J McManus C Richey	6	6	11						J McManus C Richey	6	4	6	6	3
	LL	J Dewitts L Olander	3	4	9																							1	R Emerson R Laver	6	8	6
	8	C Drysdale R Taylor	6	4	12	6																						8	C Drysdale R Taylor	4	6	3
		W Bowrey R Ruffels	2	6	10	1				8	C Drysdale R Taylor	6	6	4	6
		T Addison R Keldie	6	3	4	7	2				J Leschly T Ulrich	3	1	6	4
		J Leschly T Ulrich	3	6	6	5	6												8	C Drysdale R Taylor	6	7	7
		G Forbes A Segal	8	9	8															A Olmedo P Segura	4	5	5
		L Ayala I Gulyás	6	7	6						G Forbes A Segal	30	7	4	4
		O Bengtson J Ulrich	w/o								A Olmedo P Segura	32	5	6	6
		A Olmedo P Segura

Section 2

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	4	J Newcombe A Roche	6	6	6
		R Lutz S Smith	3	4	4					4	J Newcombe A Roche	6	6	9
		D Dell E Scott	2	7	4	6	8				M Davies M Sangster	3	3	7
		M Davies M Sangster	6	5	6	3	10												4	J Newcombe A Roche	6	1	8	6
		J-P Courcol R Haillet	2	5	4															C Graebner J Osborne	2	6	6	3
		W Álvarez C Fernandes	6	7	6						W Álvarez C Fernandes	4	2	4
		V Korotkov A Volkov	21	5	2						C Graebner J Osborne	6	6	6
		C Graebner J Osborne	23	7	6																							4	J Newcombe A Roche
	5	E Buchholz D Ralston	6	6	6																							5	E Buchholz D Ralston	w/o
		R Maud R Moore	2	2	4					5	E Buchholz D Ralston	6	6	6
		B Fairlie C Stubs	w/o								N Kumar P Lall	4	4	4
		N Kumar P Lall																	5	E Buchholz D Ralston	6	8	3	4	6
		P Beust D Contet	4	6	9	13														P Beust D Contet	4	6	6	6	4
		T Edlefsen G Mulloy	6	3	7	11					P Beust D Contet	6	6	5	1	16
	Q	J Bartlett F Tutvin	2	4	2						R Howe I Țiriac	3	4	7	6	14
		R Howe I Țiriac	6	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	Q	I Watanabe K Watanabe	4	6	5	6	4
		P Curtis G Stilwell	6	3	7	0	6				P Curtis G Stilwell	4	12	2
		R Barth S Tidball	4	3	3						T Koch JE Mandarino	6	14	6
		T Koch JE Mandarino	6	6	6															T Koch JE Mandarino	3	2	1
	Q	T Ryan R Summers																	6	R Hewitt F McMillan	6	6	6
		R Krishnan J Mukerjea	w/o							Q	T Ryan R Summers	4	2	3
		H-J Plötz H-J Pohmann	3	2	2					6	R Hewitt F McMillan	6	6	6
	6	R Hewitt F McMillan	6	6	6																							6	R Hewitt F McMillan	0	6	6	3	8
		J Barrett J Moore	4	8	3	2																							A Ashe C Pasarell	6	2	4	6	5
		P Barthès N Pilić	6	6	6	6					P Barthès N Pilić	8	9	9	6	2
		R Becker A Mills	4	7	8	6	4				A Ashe C Pasarell	10	7	7	8	6
		A Ashe C Pasarell	6	5	10	3	6													A Ashe C Pasarell	6	2	6	6
		P Cornejo J Pinto Bravo	18	7	6	3	4												3	A Gimeno R Gonzales	1	6	4	4
		E Drossart P Hombergen	16	9	4	6	6				E Drossart P Hombergen	8	6	5	13
		H Fitzgibbon A Fox	w/o							3	A Gimeno R Gonzales	6	8	7	15
	3	A Gimeno R Gonzales

Section 4

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
		W Gąsiorek B Lewandowski	3	4	3
		JL Arilla M Orantes	6	6	6						JL Arilla M Orantes	8	11	3	6
		J Alexander R Crealy	8	6	6						J Alexander R Crealy	6	9	6	1
		C Dibley B Phillips-Moore	6	4	2															JL Arilla M Orantes	2	6	3	2
		R Carmichael N Kalogeropoulos	3	7	6	2														K Fletcher M Santana	6	3	6	6
		K Fletcher M Santana	6	9	4	6					K Fletcher M Santana	6	7	4	6
		O Davidson L Hoad	11	6	1	6	6				O Davidson L Hoad	3	5	6	0
	7	T Okker M Riessen	13	4	6	3	4																						K Fletcher M Santana	1	1	4
	Q	G Birt G Garner	2	3	4																							2	K Rosewall F Stolle	6	6	6
		S Matthews K Wooldridge	6	6	6						S Matthews K Wooldridge	2	5	3
		J-C Barclay G Goven	4	2	3						A Palafox N Špear	6	7	6
		A Palafox N Špear	6	6	6															A Palafox N Špear	8	4	2	5
		S Likhachev A Metreveli	6	4	11	8	8												2	K Rosewall F Stolle	6	6	6	7
		M Holeček J Kodeš	3	6	13	6	10				M Holeček J Kodeš	3	3	5
		J-B Chanfreau O Parun	4	6	1					2	K Rosewall F Stolle	6	6	7
	2	K Rosewall F Stolle	6	8	6

References

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com