1968 French Open – Men's doubles

1968 French Open s AUS Ken RosewallAUS Fred Stolle AUS Roy EmersonAUS Rod Laver 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 60 8 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.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 400 2nd1968 Roland Garros Men's Doubles draw http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/roland-garros/520/1968/draws?matchType=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) John Newcombe and Tony Roche were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title. Seeds AUS Rod Laver / AUS Roy Emerson (final) AUS Ken Rosewall / AUS Fred Stolle (champions) RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt / RSA 1928 Frew McMillan (semifinals) ESP Andrés Gimeno / USA Richard Pancho Gonzales (quarterfinals) ROU Ilie Năstase / ROU Ion Țiriac (semifinals) AUS Owen Davidson / GBR Michael Sangster (third round) BRA Thomaz Koch / BRA José Edison Mandarino (quarterfinals) AUS John Alexander / AUS Dick Crealy (second round) Draw Finals 5 y Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 170 2 AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Fred Stolle 7 6 6     7 BRA Thomaz Koch BRA José Edison Mandarino 5 4 3     3 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 6 6 6       GBR Gerald Battrick GBR Paul Hutchins 1 2 1     5 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase ROU 1965 Ion Țiriac 6 6 10     4 ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno USA Pancho Gonzales 3 2 8       FRG Ingo Buding DEN Torben Ulrich 0 3 4     1 AUS Roy Emerson AUS Rod Laver 6 6 6     2 AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Fred Stolle 6 6 6     3 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt RSA 1928 Frew McMillan 2 3 4     5 ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase ROU 1965 Ion Țiriac 6 13 4 3   1 AUS Roy Emerson AUS Rod Laver 2 15 6 6   2 AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Fred Stolle 6 6 6     1 AUS Roy Emerson AUS Rod Laver 3 4 3     Top half Section 1 y 5 1 y First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals TCH M HolečekTCH J Kukal 6 6 6 FRA B de TroyeFRA F Matheu 2 2 4 FRA A BouteleuxFRA M Leclercq 6 6 8 BRA C FernandesBRA F Gentil 3 1 6 7 BRA T KochBRA J Mandarino w/o FRA B MontrenaudFRA J Rouyer AUS B CarmichaelAUS C Stubs w/o FRA B BoutboulFRA Michel Berges AUS T AddisonAUS R Ruffels w/o AUS J CooperAUS R Keldie FRA P DarmonFRA F Jauffret 6 6 6 USA T EdlefsenCAN F Tutvin 4 1 4 2 AUS K RosewallAUS F Stolle 6 6 6 FRA P RinderknechtFRA J Vincent 0 0 2 TCH M HolečekTCH J Kukal 6 6 6 FRA A BouteleuxFRA M Leclercq 4 4 4 7 BRA T KochBRA J Mandarino 6 6 13 AUS B CarmichaelAUS C Stubs 1 0 11 AUS T AddisonAUS R Ruffels 6 6 14 FRA P DarmonFRA F Jauffret 3 4 12 2 AUS K RosewallAUS F Stolle' 6 6 5 4 6 TCH M HolečekTCH J Kukal 3 4 7 6 1 7 BRA T KochBRA J Mandarino 6 6 6 AUS T AddisonAUS R Ruffels 3 0 4 2 AUS K RosewallAUS F Stolle 7 6 6 7 BRA T KochBRA J Mandarino 5 4 3 Section 2 y 5 1 y First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 3 RSA 1928 B HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan 6 6 6 FRA J FauvetFRA D Grozdanovitch 2 1 2 RSA 1928 T RyanRSA 1928 R Summers 3 3 9 3 POL W GąsiorekPOL B Lewandowski 6 6 7 6 FRA P BeustFRA D Contet 6 6 5 7 AUS R HawkesNZL O Parun 1 4 7 5 FRA R HailletFRA J Borotra 0 1 0 BEL C De GronckelNZL B Fairlie 6 6 6 6 AUS O DavidsonGBR M Sangster 3 8 6 6 GRE old N KalogeropoulosAUS A Stone 6 6 2 4 FRA J Chaban-DelmasFRA H Pellizza 5 3 6 3 BOL E GorostiagaRSA 1928 Q Pretorius 7 6 2 6 USA H FitzgibbonUSA A Fox AUS C DibleyJAM L Lumsden w/o GBR G BattrickGBR P Hutchins w/o FRA J CourcolFRA B Paul 3 RSA 1928 B HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan 6 6 6 POL W GąsiorekPOL B Lewandowski 2 3 0 FRA P BeustFRA D Contet 7 3 4 6 4 BEL C De GronckelNZL B Fairlie' 5 6 6 2 6 6 AUS O DavidsonGBR M Sangster 6 6 6 BOL E GorostiagaRSA 1928 Q Pretorius 1 1 2 AUS C DibleyJAM L Lumsden 4 7 10 2 GBR G BattrickGBR P Hutchins 6 9 8 6 3 RSA 1928 B HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan 6 6 7 BEL C De GronckelNZL B Fairlie 1 1 5 6 AUS O DavidsonGBR M Sangster 2 4 6 6 GBR G BattrickGBR P Hutchins 6 6 1 8 3 RSA 1928 B HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan 6 6 6 GBR G BattrickGBR P Hutchins 1 2 1 Bottom half Section 3 y 5 1 y First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals HUN 1957 I GulyásHUN 1957 F Komaromi w/o FRA P JolyFRA J Molinari ITA G Di MasoITA S Palmieri 1 2 3 AUS P DentAUS B Giltinan 6 6 6 FRA J ChanfreauFRA W N'Godrella 0 6 6 6 6 FRA J MeyerFRA É Derasse 6 4 3 8 3 USA N PerryECU E Zuleta 1 0 2 5 ROU 1965 I NăstaseROU 1965 I Țiriac 6 6 6 FRA J BarclayFRA G Goven 6 4 6 6 GBR J BarrettGBR D Lloyd 3 6 1 4 FRA C DuxinFRA P Proisy 4 3 4 AUS B Phillips-MooreUSA C Richey 6 6 6 SFR Yugoslavia Ž FranulovićSFR Yugoslavia B Jovanović 6 6 3 8 ROU 1965 S DronROU 1965 P Mărmureanu 4 2 6 6 BEL E DrossartBEL P Hombergen 5 2 3 4 ESP 1945 A GimenoUSA R Gonzales 7 6 6 HUN 1957 I GulyásHUN 1957 F Komaromi 6 6 6 6 3 AUS P DentAUS B Giltinan 8 3 8 4 6 FRA J ChanfreauFRA W N'Godrella 2 1 5 5 ROU 1965 I NăstaseROU 1965 I Țiriac 6 6 7 FRA J BarclayFRA G Goven 9 6 6 AUS B Phillips-MooreUSA C Richey 7 3 3 SFR Yugoslavia Ž FranulovićSFR Yugoslavia B Jovanović 4 3 4 4 ESP 1945 A GimenoUSA R Gonzales 6 6 6 AUS P DentAUS B Giltinan 6 2 3 2 5 ROU 1965 I NăstaseROU 1965 I Țiriac 4 6 6 6 FRA J BarclayFRA G Goven 4 7 4 5 4 ESP 1945 A GimenoUSA R Gonzales 6 5 6 7 5 ROU 1965 I NăstaseROU 1965 I Țiriac 6 6 10 4 ESP 1945 A GimenoUSA R Gonzales 3 2 8 Section 4 y 5 1 y First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals PER A AcunaPER T González 6 1 6 4 0 FRA T BernasconiFRA J Thamin 2 6 3 6 6 COL P CastilloCOL Á Peña 3 4 1 RSA 1928 R MooreRSA 1928 B Maud 6 6 6 FRA P PimpaneauFRA B Vallée 6 0 2 3 FRG I BudingDEN T Ulrich 4 6 6 6 FRA B DufourFRA J Cartier 2 1 2 8 AUS J AlexanderAUS D Crealy 6 6 6 AUS J MooreSFR Yugoslavia N Špear 6 6 6 FRA G DeniauFRA J Auget 3 1 4 CHI P CornejoCHI J Pinto Bravo 6 7 5 3 RD1-score11-5 GBR M CoxGBR B Wilson 8 5 7 6 FRA T BernasconiFRA J Thamin 1 3 8 RSA 1928 R MooreRSA 1928 B Maud 6 6 10 FRG I BudingDEN T Ulrich 1 7 6 8 8 AUS J AlexanderAUS D Crealy 6 5 3 6 AUS J MooreSFR Yugoslavia N Špear 5 5 6 1 GBR M CoxGBR B Wilson 7 7 1 6 FRA M BoulleCHI P Rodríguez 1 1 5 1 AUS R EmersonAUS R Laver 6 6 7 RSA 1928 R MooreRSA 1928 B Maud 6 3 2 6 1 FRG I BudingDEN T Ulrich 4 6 6 3 6 GBR M CoxGBR B Wilson 3 3 7 1 AUS R EmersonAUS R Laver 6 6 9 FRG I BudingDEN T Ulrich 0 3 4 1 AUS R EmersonAUS R Laver 6 6 6 References External links Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – main draw 1968 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Men's Doubles Men's Doubles 1968