1968 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles
Men's Doubles | |
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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 |
Seeds | 8 |
Main article: 1968 Wimbledon Championships
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
- 1. Roy Emerson / Rod Laver (Semifinal)
- 2. Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle (Final)
- 3. Andrés Gimeno / Pancho Gonzales (Third round)
- 4. John Newcombe / Tony Roche (Champions)
- 5. Butch Buchholz / Dennis Ralston (Quarterfinal)
- 6. Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (Semifinal)
- 7. Tom Okker / Marty Riessen (First round)
- 8. Cliff Drysdale / Roger Taylor (Quarterfinal)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Draw
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special Exempt
- PR = Protected Ranking
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
Finals
Quarterfinals[2] | Semifinals[3] | Final[4] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
w | o | 4 | John Newcombe Tony Roche |
6 | 8 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Butch Buchholz Dennis Ralston |
4 | John Newcombe Tony Roche |
3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle |
6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||||
Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell |
6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Ken Fletcher Manuel Santana |
1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle |
6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle |
6 | 6 | 6 |
References
- ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.
- ↑ "Draws Archive - 1968 Gentlemen's Doubles quarterfinals". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.
- ↑ "Draws Archive - 1968 Gentlemen's Doubles semifinals". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.
- ↑ "Draws Archive - 1968 Gentlemen's Doubles final". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC.
External links
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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