1968 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Ken Rosewall and Fred Stolle.

Men's Doubles
1968 Wimbledon Championships
Champions John Newcombe
Tony Roche
Runners-up Ken Rosewall
Fred Stolle
Final score3–6, 8–6, 5–7, 14–12, 6–3
Draw64 (4 Q )
Seeds8

John Newcombe and Tony Roche beat Rosewall and Stolle in the final, 3–6, 8–6, 5–7, 14–12, 6–3 to win the Gentlemen's Doubles title at the 1968 Wimbledon Championships.[1]

Seeds

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

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
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
6 8 2 7
4 John Newcombe
Tony Roche
w/o
5 Butch Buchholz
Dennis Ralston
4 John Newcombe
Tony Roche
3 8 5 14 6
2 Ken Rosewall
Fred Stolle
6 6 7 12 3
6 Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
0 6 6 3 8
Arthur Ashe
Charlie Pasarell
6 2 4 6 5
6 Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
2 3 4
2 Ken Rosewall
Fred Stolle
6 6 6
Ken Fletcher
Manuel Santana
1 1 4
2 Ken Rosewall
Fred Stolle
6 6 6

Section 1

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
1 R Emerson
R Laver
6 6 6
P Dent
R Giltinan
4 3 2 1 R Emerson
R Laver
6 6 6
M Cox
R Wilson
6 5 6 8 M Cox
R Wilson
2 1 4
L Lumsden
R Russell
2 7 3 6 1 R Emerson
R Laver
6 6 6
G Battrick
P Hutchins
6 4 7 7 G Battrick
P Hutchins
3 2 4
K Carpenter
B Geraghty
2 6 5 5 G Battrick
P Hutchins
8 6 3 2 6
J McManus
C Richey
6 6 11 J McManus
C Richey
6 4 6 6 3
LL J Dewitts
L Ölander
3 4 9 1 R Emerson
R Laver
6 8 6
8 C Drysdale
R Taylor
6 4 12 6 8 C Drysdale
R Taylor
4 6 3
W Bowrey
R Ruffels
2 6 10 1 8 C Drysdale
R Taylor
6 6 4 6
T Addison
R Keldie
6 3 4 7 2 J Leschly
T Ulrich
3 1 6 4
J Leschly
T Ulrich
3 6 6 5 6 8 C Drysdale
R Taylor
6 7 7
G Forbes
A Segal
8 9 8 A Olmedo
P Segura
4 5 5
L Ayala
I Gulyás
6 7 6 G Forbes
A Segal
30 7 4 4
O Bengtson
J Ulrich
A Olmedo
P Segura
32 5 6 6
A Olmedo
P Segura
w/o

Section 2

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
4 J Newcombe
A Roche
6 6 6
R Lutz
S Smith
3 4 4 4 J Newcombe
A Roche
6 6 9
D Dell
E Scott
2 7 4 6 8 M Davies
M Sangster
3 3 7
M Davies
M Sangster
6 5 6 3 10 4 J Newcombe
A Roche
6 1 8 6
J-P Courcol
R Haillet
2 5 4 C Graebner
J Osborne
2 6 6 3
W Alvarez
C Fernandes
6 7 6 W Alvarez
C Fernandes
4 2 4
V Korotkov
A Volkov
21 5 2 C Graebner
J Osborne
6 6 6
C Graebner
J Osborne
23 7 6 4 J Newcombe
A Roche
w/o
5 E Buchholz
D Ralston
6 6 6 5 E Buchholz
D Ralston
R Maud
R Moore
2 2 4 5 E Buchholz
D Ralston
6 6 6
B Fairlie
C Stubs
N Kumar
P Lall
4 4 4
N Kumar
P Lall
w/o 5 E Buchholz
D Ralston
6 8 3 4 6
P Beust
D Contet
4 6 9 13 P Beust
D Contet
4 6 6 6 4
T Edlefsen
G Mulloy
6 3 7 11 P Beust
D Contet
6 6 5 1 16
Q J Bartlett
F Tutvin
2 4 2 R Howe
I Țiriac
3 4 7 6 14
R Howe
I Țiriac
6 6 6

Section 3

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
Q I Watanabe
K Watanabe
4 6 5 6 4
P Curtis
G Stilwell
6 3 7 0 6 P Curtis
G Stilwell
4 12 2
R Barth
S Tidball
4 3 3 T Koch
JE Mandarino
6 14 6
T Koch
JE Mandarino
6 6 6 T Koch
JE Mandarino
3 2 1
Q T Ryan
R Summers
w/o 6 R Hewitt
F McMillan
6 6 6
R Krishnan
J Mukerjea
Q T Ryan
R Summers
4 2 3
H-J Plötz
H-J Pohmann
3 2 2 6 R Hewitt
F McMillan
6 6 6
6 R Hewitt
F McMillan
6 6 6 6 R Hewitt
F McMillan
0 6 6 3 8
J Barrett
J Moore
4 8 3 2 A Ashe
C Pasarell
6 2 4 6 5
P Barthès
N Pilić
6 6 6 6 P Barthès
N Pilić
8 9 9 6 2
R Becker
A Mills
4 7 8 6 4 A Ashe
C Pasarell
10 7 7 8 6
A Ashe
C Pasarell
6 5 10 3 6 A Ashe
C Pasarell
6 2 6 6
P Cornejo
J Pinto Bravo
18 7 6 3 4 3 A Gimeno
R Gonzales
1 6 4 4
E Drossart
P Hombergen
16 9 4 6 6 E Drossart
P Hombergen
8 6 5 13
H Fitzgibbon
A Fox
3 A Gimeno
R Gonzales
6 8 7 15
3 A Gimeno
R Gonzales
w/o

Section 4

First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals
W Gąsiorek
B Lewandowski
3 4 3
JL Arilla
M Orantes
6 6 6 JL Arilla
M Orantes
8 11 3 6
J Alexander
R Crealy
8 6 6 J Alexander
R Crealy
6 9 6 1
C Dibley
B Phillips-Moore
6 4 2 JL Arilla
M Orantes
2 6 3 2
R Carmichael
N Kalogeropoulos
3 7 6 2 K Fletcher
M Santana
6 3 6 6
K Fletcher
M Santana
6 9 4 6 K Fletcher
M Santana
6 7 4 6
O Davidson
L Hoad
11 6 1 6 6 O Davidson
L Hoad
3 5 6 0
7 T Okker
M Riessen
13 4 6 3 4 K Fletcher
M Santana
1 1 4
Q G Birt
G Garner
2 3 4 2 K Rosewall
F Stolle
6 6 6
S Matthews
K Wooldridge
6 6 6 S Matthews
K Wooldridge
2 5 3
J-C Barclay
G Goven
4 2 3 A Palafox
N Špear
6 7 6
A Palafox
N Špear
6 6 6 A Palafox
N Špear
8 4 2 5
S Likhachev
A Metreveli
6 4 11 8 8 2 K Rosewall
F Stolle
6 6 6 7
M Holeček
J Kodeš
3 6 13 6 10 M Holeček
J Kodeš
3 3 5
J-B Chanfreau
O Parun
4 6 1 2 K Rosewall
F Stolle
6 6 7
2 K Rosewall
F Stolle
6 8 6

References

  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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