1969 French Open – Men's doubles

1969 French Open s AUS John NewcombeAUS Tony Roche AUS Roy EmersonAUS Rod Laver 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 83 16 1969 French Open Ken Rosewall and Fred Stolle were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Ilie Năstase and Ion Țiriac. John Newcombe and Tony Roche won in the final 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 against Roy Emerson and Rod Laver.https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/john-newcombe John Newcombe tennisfame.com Seeds 30em AUS John Newcombe / AUS Tony Roche (champions) AUS Ken Rosewall / AUS Fred Stolle (quarterfinals) AUS Roy Emerson / AUS Rod Laver (final) RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt / RSA 1928 Frew McMillan (quarterfinals) NED Tom Okker / USA Marty Riessen (semifinals) USA Alex Olmedo / USA Stan Smith (fourth round) ROU 1965 Ilie Năstase / ROU 1965 Ion Țiriac (semifinals) ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno / ESP 1945 Manuel Santana (fourth round) USA Arthur Ashe / USA Charlie Pasarell (quarterfinals) USA Ron Holmberg / USA Dennis Ralston (second round) AUS Bill Bowrey / AUS Ray Ruffels (quarterfinals) AUS John Alexander / AUS Phil Dent (second round) FRA Pierre Barthès / YUG Nikola Pilić (fourth round) URS Tomas Lejus / URS Alex Metreveli (fourth round) USA Butch Buchholz / RSA 1928 Raymond Moore (second round) RSA 1928 Cliff Drysdale / GBR Roger Taylor (withdrew) Draw Finals 5 y Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 2 AUS Ken RosewallAUS Fred Stolle 4 1 5 7 ROU 1965 Ilie NăstaseROU 1965 Ion Țiriac 6 6 7 3 AUS Roy EmersonAUS Rod Laver 1 6 6 6 11 AUS Bill BowreyAUS Ray Ruffels 6 3 3 2 5 NED Tom OkkerUSA Marty Riessen 7 6 7 4 RSA 1928 Bob HewittRSA 1928 Frew McMillan 5 3 5 9 USA Arthur AsheUSA Charlie Pasarell 4 6 4 3 1 AUS John NewcombeAUS Tony Roche 6 4 6 6 7 ROU 1965 Ilie NăstaseROU 1965 Ion Țiriac 1 2 2 3 AUS Roy EmersonAUS Rod Laver 6 6 6 5 NED Tom OkkerUSA Marty Riessen 4 5 5 1 AUS John NewcombeAUS Tony Roche 6 7 7 3 AUS Roy EmersonAUS Rod Laver 6 1 6 4 4 1 AUS John NewcombeAUS Tony Roche 4 6 3 6 6 Top half Section 1 y 5 1 y First round Second round Third round Fourth round 2 AUS K RosewallAUS F Stolle 6 6 6 IRI 1964 MH AkbariIRI 1964 T Akbari 2 1 0 USA T EdlefsenUSA T Gorman FRA A BouteleuxFRA M Leclercq w/o 15 USA B BuchholzRSA 1928 R Moore 5 6 6 4 5 ITA F BartoniITA E Castigliano 7 0 4 6 7 NZL O ParunAUS B Phillips-Moore 2 8 1 ESP 1945 JL ArillaESP 1945 M Orantes 6 10 6 2 AUS K RosewallAUS F Stolle 6 6 6 FRA A BouteleuxFRA M Leclercq 1 1 2 ITA F BartoniITA E Castigliano 2 4 2 ESP 1945 JL ArillaESP 1945 M Orantes 6 6 6 2 AUS K RosewallAUS F Stolle 6 6 6 ESP 1945 JL ArillaESP 1945 M Orantes 4 1 3 Section 2 y 5 1 y First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 ROU 1965 I NăstaseROU 1965 I Țiriac 6 6 6 FRA P JolyFRA F Pierson 3 2 1 FRA J-P CourcolFRA B Paul 6 4 6 4 6 JPN J KawamoriJPN K Watanabe 3 6 2 6 2 10 USA R HolmbergUSA D Ralston 9 3 4 4 FRG H-J PlötzFRG H-J Pohmann 7 6 6 6 ITA M MulliganITA N Pietrangeli 7 6 6 GBR J BarrettGBR D Lloyd 5 2 4 7 ROU 1965 I NăstaseROU 1965 I Țiriac 6 6 6 FRA J-P CourcolFRA B Paul 4 2 2 FRG H-J PlötzFRG H-J Pohmann 6 9 6 ITA M MulliganITA N Pietrangeli 4 7 0 7 ROU 1965 I NăstaseROU 1965 I Țiriac 6 9 10 FRG H-J PlötzFRG H-J Pohmann 3 7 8 Section 3 y 5 1 y First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRA J-C BarclayRSA 1928 T Ryan 3 6 6 6 AUS J BartlettAUS G Masters 6 1 2 1 USA M EstepUSA Z Guerry 3 8 0 6 6 FRG I BudingFRG J Fassbender 6 6 6 4 3 3 AUS R EmersonAUS R Laver 6 6 6 FRA P FremoitBEL C Janssens 2 3 4 YUG Ž FranulovićYUG B Jovanović 8 6 6 AUS P DoernerAUS J Gardner 6 4 3 14 URS T LejusURS A Metreveli 6 9 6 NZL J McDonaldAUS J Moore 2 7 2 FRA J-C BarclayRSA 1928 T Ryan 7 6 6 USA M EstepUSA Z Guerry 5 2 2 3 AUS R EmersonAUS R Laver w/o YUG Ž FranulovićYUG B Jovanović 14 URS T LejusURS A Metreveli 6 9 2 3 6 FRA J-C BarclayRSA 1928 T Ryan 2 7 6 6 3 3 AUS R EmersonAUS R Laver 6 6 6 14 URS T LejusURS A Metreveli 1 2 2 Section 4 y 5 1 y First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 USA A OlmedoUSA S Smith w/o FRA JL AugetFRA P Loizeau AUS B HoweRSA 1928 A Segal 6 6 6 URS A IvanovURS V Palman 3 2 4 AUS B CarmichaelUAR I El Shafei 6 6 6 ITA M Di DomenicoITA A Panatta 2 2 2 GBR S MatthewsGBR K Wooldridge FRA P DominguezFRA P Proisy w/o 11 AUS B BowreyAUS R Ruffels 6 6 6 FRA F BattegayFRA T Bernasconi 4 4 3 FRA C DuxinFRA J-P Olivier w/o ITA S PalmieriITA Luigi Pirro TCH J KodešTCH J Kukal w/o AUS S BallAUS B Giltinan USA D DellIND J Mukerjea FRA J-P MeyerFRA J Thamin w/o 6 USA A OlmedoUSA S Smith 6 6 6 AUS B HoweRSA 1928 A Segal 1 3 1 AUS B CarmichaelUAR I El Shafei 6 6 2 6 FRA P DominguezFRA P Proisy 4 3 6 3 11 AUS B BowreyAUS R Ruffels 6 6 6 FRA C DuxinFRA J-P Olivier 1 3 1 TCH J KodešTCH J Kukal 6 6 6 FRA J-P MeyerFRA J Thamin 3 4 1 6 USA A OlmedoUSA S Smith 0 6 12 9 AUS B CarmichaelUAR I El Shafei 6 1 10 7 11 AUS B BowreyAUS R Ruffels 3 6 9 6 TCH J KodešTCH J Kukal 6 3 7 4 6 USA A OlmedoUSA S Smith 6 4 6 9 11 AUS B BowreyAUS R Ruffels 8 6 3 11 Bottom half Section 5 y 5 1 y First round Second round Third round Fourth round FRA A BressonFRA F Matheu 3 10 6 6 SUI D SturdzaITA S Tacchini 6 12 3 8 IRI 1964 I KhodaeiJAM L Lumsden RSA 1928 B MaudUSA C Richey w/o ITA E Di MatteoITA P Toci 4 1 0 COL W ÁlvarezCOL J Velasco 6 6 6 FRA R HailletFRA B Montrenaud 12 AUS J AlexanderAUS P Dent w/o CAN M BelkinECU P Guzmán BEL E DrossartBEL P Hombergen w/o AUS E McCabeFIN S Stahle FRA D ContetFRA F Jauffret w/o ARG R PeraltaBRA 1968 LF Tavares ITA G Di MasoCOL I Molina w/o ITA V CrottaITA P Marzano 4 4 2 5 NED T OkkerUSA M Riessen 6 6 6 SUI D SturdzaITA S Tacchini 5 1 2 RSA 1928 B MaudUSA C Richey 7 6 6 COL W ÁlvarezCOL J Velasco 3 5 9 6 6 12 AUS J AlexanderAUS P Dent 6 7 7 1 4 BEL E DrossartBEL P Hombergen 6 2r FRA D ContetFRA F Jauffret 3 5 ITA G Di MasoCOL I Molina 1 0 2 5 NED T OkkerUSA M Riessen 6 6 6 RSA 1928 B MaudUSA C Richey 6 6 8 COL W ÁlvarezCOL J Velasco 2 2 6 FRA D ContetFRA F Jauffret 3 1 0 5 NED T OkkerUSA M Riessen 6 6 6 RSA 1928 B MaudUSA C Richey 6 8 3 4 5 NED T OkkerUSA M Riessen 3 10 6 6 Section 6 y 5 1 y First round Second round Third round Fourth round YUG N ŠpearJPN K Yanagi FRA Alain CassaigneFRA É Derasse w/o FRA A CassaigneFRA É Derasse ITA G MerloCHI P Rodríguez w/o POL 1928 W GasiorekTCH Š Koudelka 2 4 5 13 FRA P BarthèsYUG N Pilić 6 6 7 FRA G GovenFRA W N'Godrella 6 4 9 4 1 HUN I GulyásGRE 1969 N Kalogeropoulos 4 6 7 6 6 BOL E GorostiagaIRL M Hickey 3 2 2 4 RSA 1928 B HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan 6 6 6 ITA G MerloCHI P Rodríguez 1 1 2 13 FRA P BarthèsYUG N Pilić 6 6 6 HUN I GulyásGRE 1969 N Kalogeropoulos 7 1 1 4 RSA 1928 B HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan 9 6 6 13 FRA P BarthèsYUG N Pilić 0 0 4 4 RSA 1928 B HewittRSA 1928 F McMillan 6 6 6 Section 7 y 5 1 y First round Second round Third round Fourth round ROU 1965 S DronROU 1965 P Mărmureanu 3 2 2 AUS D CrealyAUS A Stone 6 6 6 AUS G HogbenAUS Ross 9 USA A AsheUSA C Pasarell w/o FRA P DarmonFRA G Deniau 2 4 1 USA D DellIND P Lall 6 6 6 POL 1928 T NowickiPOL 1928 M Rybarczyk 0 0 7 8 ESP 1945 A GimenoESP 1945 M Santana 6 6 9 AUS D CrealyAUS A Stone 6 4 4 9 USA A AsheUSA C Pasarell 8 6 6 USA D DellIND P Lall 2 0 3 8 ESP 1945 A GimenoESP 1945 M Santana 6 6 6 9 USA A AsheUSA C Pasarell w/o 8 ESP 1945 A GimenoESP 1945 M Santana Section 8 y 5 1 y First round Second round Third round Fourth round TCH M HolečekTCH V Zedník 6 6 6 ESP 1945 A MuñozSWE H Nerell 4 3 3 AUS A GardinerAUS A Hammond w/o 16 RSA 1928 C DrysdaleGBR R Taylor FRA P BeustFRA J-L Rouyer 6 6 6 CHI L AyalaDEN T Ulrich 3 4 4 YUG Z IvančićYUG D Štolcer 1 0 1 1 AUS J NewcombeAUS T Roche 6 6 6 TCH M HolečekTCH V Zedník 6 6 11 6 AUS A GardinerAUS A Hammond 4 2 13 4 FRA P BeustFRA J-L Rouyer 4 3 6 3 1 AUS J NewcombeAUS T Roche 6 6 2 6 TCH M HolečekTCH V Zedník 2 0 4 1 AUS J NewcombeAUS T Roche 6 6 6 References External links 1969 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Men's Doubles Men's Doubles 1969