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1968 French Open – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1968 French Open
Final
ChampionsAustralia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
Runners-upAustralia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
Score6–3, 6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw60
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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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] John Newcombe and Tony Roche were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.

Seeds

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Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
2 Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
7 6 6    
7 Brazil Thomaz Koch
Brazil José Edison Mandarino
5 4 3    
2 Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
6 6 6    
3 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
2 3 4    
3 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
6 6 6    
  United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
United Kingdom Paul Hutchins
1 2 1    
2 Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
6 6 6    
1 Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
3 4 3    
5 Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Țiriac
6 6 10    
4 Spain Andrés Gimeno
United States Pancho Gonzales
3 2 8    
5 Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Țiriac
6 13 4 3  
1 Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
2 15 6 6  
  West Germany Ingo Buding
Denmark Torben Ulrich
0 3 4    
1 Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
6 6 6    

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
2 Australia K Rosewall
Australia F Stolle
6 6 6
France P Rinderknecht
France J Vincent
0 0 2
2 Australia K Rosewall
Australia F Stolle'
6 6 5 4 6
Czechoslovakia M Holeček
Czechoslovakia J Kukal
6 6 6 Czechoslovakia M Holeček
Czechoslovakia J Kukal
3 4 7 6 1
France B de Troye
France F Matheu
2 2 4 Czechoslovakia M Holeček
Czechoslovakia J Kukal
6 6 6
France A Bouteleux
France M Leclercq
6 6 8 France A Bouteleux
France M Leclercq
4 4 4
Brazil C Fernandes
Brazil F Gentil
3 1 6 2 Australia K Rosewall
Australia F Stolle
7 6 6
7 Brazil T Koch
Brazil J Mandarino
w/o 7 Brazil T Koch
Brazil J Mandarino
5 4 3
France B Montrenaud
France J Rouyer
7 Brazil T Koch
Brazil J Mandarino
6 6 13
Australia B Carmichael
Australia C Stubs
w/o Australia B Carmichael
Australia C Stubs
1 0 11
France B Boutboul
France Michel Berges
7 Brazil T Koch
Brazil J Mandarino
6 6 6
Australia T Addison
Australia R Ruffels
w/o Australia T Addison
Australia R Ruffels
3 0 4
Australia J Cooper
Australia R Keldie
Australia T Addison
Australia R Ruffels
6 6 14
France P Darmon
France F Jauffret
6 6 6 France P Darmon
France F Jauffret
3 4 12
United States T Edlefsen
Canada F Tutvin
4 1 4

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
6 6 6
France J Fauvet
France D Grozdanovitch
2 1 2 3 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
6 6 6
South Africa T Ryan
South Africa R Summers
3 3 9 3 Poland W Gąsiorek
Poland B Lewandowski
2 3 0
Poland W Gąsiorek
Poland B Lewandowski
6 6 7 6 3 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
6 6 7
France P Beust
France D Contet
6 6 5 7 Belgium C de Gronckel
New Zealand B Fairlie
1 1 5
Australia R Hawkes
New Zealand O Parun
1 4 7 5 France P Beust
France D Contet
7 3 4 6 4
France R Haillet
France J Borotra
0 1 0 Belgium C de Gronckel
New Zealand B Fairlie'
5 6 6 2 6
Belgium C de Gronckel
New Zealand B Fairlie
6 6 6 3 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
6 6 6
6 Australia O Davidson
United Kingdom M Sangster
3 8 6 6 United Kingdom G Battrick
United Kingdom P Hutchins
1 2 1
Greece N Kalogeropoulos
Australia A Stone
6 6 2 4 6 Australia O Davidson
United Kingdom M Sangster
6 6 6
France J Chaban-Delmas
France H Pellizza
5 3 6 3 Bolivia E Gorostiaga
South Africa Q Pretorius
1 1 2
Bolivia E Gorostiaga
South Africa Q Pretorius
7 6 2 6 6 Australia O Davidson
United Kingdom M Sangster
2 4 6 6
United States H Fitzgibbon
United States A Fox
United Kingdom G Battrick
United Kingdom P Hutchins
6 6 1 8
Australia C Dibley
Jamaica L Lumsden
w/o Australia C Dibley
Jamaica L Lumsden
4 7 10 2
United Kingdom G Battrick
United Kingdom P Hutchins
w/o United Kingdom G Battrick
United Kingdom P Hutchins
6 9 8 6
France J Courcol
France B Paul

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Hungary I Gulyás
Hungary F Komaromi
w/o
France P Joly
France J Molinari
Hungary I Gulyás
Hungary F Komaromi
6 6 6 6 3
Italy G Di Maso
Italy S Palmieri
1 2 3 Australia P Dent
Australia B Giltinan
8 3 8 4 6
Australia P Dent
Australia B Giltinan
6 6 6 Australia P Dent
Australia B Giltinan
6 2 3 2
France J Chanfreau
France W N'Godrella
0 6 6 6 6 5 Romania I Năstase
Romania I Țiriac
4 6 6 6
France J Meyer
France É Derasse
6 4 3 8 3 France J Chanfreau
France W N'Godrella
2 1 5
United States N Perry
Ecuador E Zuleta
1 0 2 5 Romania I Năstase
Romania I Țiriac
6 6 7
5 Romania I Năstase
Romania I Țiriac
6 6 6 5 Romania I Năstase
Romania I Țiriac
6 6 10
France J Barclay
France G Goven
6 4 6 6 4 Spain A Gimeno
United States R Gonzales
3 2 8
United Kingdom J Barrett
United Kingdom D Lloyd
3 6 1 4 France J Barclay
France G Goven
9 6 6
France C Duxin
France P Proisy
4 3 4 Australia B Phillips-Moore
United States C Richey
7 3 3
Australia B Phillips-Moore
United States C Richey
6 6 6 France J Barclay
France G Goven
4 7 4 5
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia B Jovanović
6 6 3 8 4 Spain A Gimeno
United States R Gonzales
6 5 6 7
Romania S Dron
Romania P Mărmureanu
4 2 6 6 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia B Jovanović
4 3 4
Belgium E Drossart
Belgium P Hombergen
5 2 3 4 Spain A Gimeno
United States R Gonzales
6 6 6
4 Spain A Gimeno
United States R Gonzales
7 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Peru A Acuna
Peru T González
6 1 6 4 0
France T Bernasconi
France J Thamin
2 6 3 6 6 France T Bernasconi
France J Thamin
1 3 8
Colombia P Castillo
Colombia Á Peña
3 4 1 South Africa R Moore
South Africa B Maud
6 6 10
South Africa R Moore
South Africa B Maud
6 6 6 South Africa R Moore
South Africa B Maud
6 3 2 6 1
France P Pimpaneau
France B Vallée
6 0 2 3 West Germany I Buding
Denmark T Ulrich
4 6 6 3 6
West Germany I Buding
Denmark T Ulrich
4 6 6 6 West Germany I Buding
Denmark T Ulrich
1 7 6 8
France B Dufour
France J Cartier
2 1 2 8 Australia J Alexander
Australia D Crealy
6 5 3 6
8 Australia J Alexander
Australia D Crealy
6 6 6 West Germany I Buding
Denmark T Ulrich
0 3 4
Australia J Moore
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Špear
6 6 6 1 Australia R Emerson
Australia R Laver
6 6 6
France G Deniau
France J Auget
3 1 4 Australia J Moore
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Špear
5 5 6 1
Chile P Cornejo
Chile J Pinto Bravo
6 7 5 3 United Kingdom M Cox
United Kingdom B Wilson
7 7 1 6
United Kingdom M Cox
United Kingdom B Wilson
8 5 7 6 United Kingdom M Cox
United Kingdom B Wilson
3 3 7
1 Australia R Emerson
Australia R Laver
6 6 9
France M Boulle
Chile P Rodríguez
1 1 5
1 Australia R Emerson
Australia R Laver
6 6 7

References

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  1. ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 400. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ "1968 Roland Garros Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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