1968 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

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

Fourth-seeded Australians John Newcombe and Tony Roche beat compatriots Ken Rosewall and Fred 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


01.   Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver (Semifinal)
02.   Australia Ken Rosewall / Australia Fred Stolle (Final)
03.   Spain Andrés Gimeno / United States Pancho Gonzales (Third round)
04.   Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche (Champions)
05.   United States Butch Buchholz / United States Dennis Ralston (Quarterfinal)
06.   South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Frew McMillan (Semifinal)
07.   Netherlands Tom Okker / United States Marty Riessen (First round)
08.   South Africa Cliff Drysdale / United Kingdom Roger Taylor (Quarterfinal)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals[2] Semifinals[3] Final[4]
1  Australia Roy Emerson
 Australia Rod Laver
6 8 6  
8   South Africa Cliff Drysdale
 United Kingdom Roger Taylor
4 6 3     1  Australia Roy Emerson
 Australia Rod Laver
3 6 6 5  
4  Australia John Newcombe
 Australia Tony Roche
w o     4  Australia John Newcombe
 Australia Tony Roche
6 8 2 7  
5  United States Butch Buchholz
 United States Dennis Ralston
      4  Australia John Newcombe
 Australia Tony Roche
3 8 5 14 6
6  South Africa Bob Hewitt
 South Africa Frew McMillan
0 6 6 3 8       2  Australia Ken Rosewall
 Australia Fred Stolle
6 6 7 12 3
 United States Arthur Ashe
 United States Charlie Pasarell
6 2 4 6 5     6  South Africa Bob Hewitt
 South Africa Frew McMillan
2 3 4
   Australia Ken Fletcher
 Spain Manuel Santana
1 1 4     2  Australia Ken Rosewall
 Australia Fred Stolle
6 6 6    
2  Australia Ken Rosewall
 Australia Fred Stolle
6 6 6  


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Preceded by
1968 French Open
Grand Slam Tournaments Succeeded by
1968 US Open
Preceded by
1968 Wimbledon Championships
The Championships, Wimbledon Succeeded by
1970 Wimbledon Championships
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