1968 French Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1968 French Open
Champions	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle
Runners-up	Roy Emerson Rod Laver
Final score	6–3, 6–4, 6–3

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.^[1][2]

Seeds

1. Rod Laver / Roy Emerson (Final)
2. Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle (Champions)
3. Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (Semifinals)
4. Andrés Gimeno / Richard Pancho Gonzales (Quarterfinals)
5. Ilie Năstase / Ion Ţiriac (Semifinals)
6. Owen Davidson / Michael Sangster (Third Round)
7. Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino (Quarterfinals)
8. John Alexander / Dick Crealy (Second Round)

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									Semifinals									Final
	2	Ken Rosewall   Fred Stolle	7	6	6
	7	Thomaz Koch   José Edison Mandarino	5	4	3
										2	Ken Rosewall   Fred Stolle	6	6	6
										3	Bob Hewitt   Frew McMillan	2	3	4
	3	Bob Hewitt   Frew McMillan	6	6	6
		Gerald Battrick   Paul Hutchins	1	2	1
																			2	Ken Rosewall   Fred Stolle	6	6	6
																			1	Roy Emerson   Rod Laver	3	4	3
	5	Ilie Năstase   Ion Ţiriac	6	6	10
	4	Andrés Gimeno   Richard Pancho Gonzales	3	2	8
										5	Ilie Năstase   Ion Ţiriac	6	13	4	3
										1	Roy Emerson   Rod Laver	2	15	6	6
		Ingo Buding   Torben Ulrich	0	3	4
	1	Roy Emerson   Rod Laver	6	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
									2	K Rosewall   F Stolle	6	6	6
										P Rinderknecht   J Vincent	0	0	2
																		2	K Rosewall   F Stolle	6	6	5	4	6
	M Holeček   J Kukal	6	6	6															M Holeček   J Kukal	3	4	7	6	1
	B de Troye   F Matheu	2	2	4						M Holeček   J Kukal	6	6	6
	A Bouteleux   M Leclercq	6	6	8						A Bouteleux   M Leclercq	4	4	4
	C Fernandes   F Gentil	3	1	6																							2	K Rosewall   F Stolle	7	6	6
7	T Koch   J Mandarino	w/o																									7	T Koch   J Mandarino	5	4	3
	B Montrenaud   J Rouyer								7	T Koch   J Mandarino	6	6	13
	B Carmichael   C Stubs	w/o								B Carmichael   C Stubs	1	0	11
	B Boutboul   M Berges																	7	T Koch   J Mandarino	6	6	6
	T Addison   R Ruffels	w/o																	T Addison   R Ruffels	3	0	4
	J Cooper   R Keldie									T Addison   R Ruffels	6	6	14
	P Darmon   F Jauffret	6	6	6						P Darmon   F Jauffret	3	4	12
	T Edlefsen   F Tutvin	4	1	4

Section 2

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
3	B Hewitt   F McMillan	6	6	6
	J Fauvet   D Grozdanovitch	2	1	2					3	B Hewitt   F McMillan	6	6	6
	T Ryan   R Summers	3	3	9	3					W Gąsiorek   B Lewandowski	2	3	0
	W Gąsiorek   B Lewandowski	6	6	7	6													3	B Hewitt   F McMillan	6	6	7
	P Beust   D Contet	6	6	5	7														C De Gronckel   B Fairlie	1	1	5
	R Hawkes   O Parun	1	4	7	5					P Beust   D Contet	7	3	4	6	4
	R Haillet   J Borotra	0	1	0						C De Gronckel   B Fairlie	5	6	6	2	6
	C De Gronckel   B Fairlie	6	6	6																							3	B Hewitt   F McMillan	6	6	6
6	O Davidson   M Sangster	3	8	6	6																							G Battrick   P Hutchins	1	2	1
	N Kalogeropoulos   A Stone	6	6	2	4				6	O Davidson   M Sangster	6	6	6
	J Chaban-Delmas   H Pellizza	5	3	6	3					E Gorostiaga   Q Pretorius	1	1	2
	E Gorostiaga   Q Pretorius	7	6	2	6													6	O Davidson   M Sangster	2	4	6	6
	H Fitzgibbon   A Fox																		G Battrick   P Hutchins	6	6	1	8
	C Dibley   L Lumsden	w/o								C Dibley   L Lumsden	4	7	10	2
	G Battrick   P Hutchins	w/o								G Battrick   P Hutchins	6	9	8	6
	J Courcol   B Paul

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	I Gulyás   F Komaromi	w/o
	P Joly   J Molinari									I Gulyás   F Komaromi	6	6	6	6	3
	G Di Maso   S Palmieri	1	2	3						P Dent   B Giltinan	8	3	8	4	6
	P Dent   B Giltinan	6	6	6															P Dent   B Giltinan	6	2	3	2
	J Chanfreau   W N'Godrella	0	6	6	6	6												5	I Năstase   I Ţiriac	4	6	6	6
	J Meyer   É Derasse	6	4	3	8	3				J Chanfreau   W N'Godrella	2	1	5
	N Perry   E Zuleta	1	0	2					5	I Năstase   I Ţiriac	6	6	7
5	I Năstase   I Ţiriac	6	6	6																							5	I Năstase   I Ţiriac	6	6	10
	J Barclay   G Goven	6	4	6	6																						4	A Gimeno   R Gonzales	3	2	8
	J Barrett   D Lloyd	3	6	1	4					J Barclay   G Goven	9	6	6
	C Duxin   P Proisy	4	3	4						B Phillips-Moore   C Richey	7	3	3
	B Phillips-Moore   C Richey	6	6	6															J Barclay   G Goven	4	7	4	5
	Ž Franulović   B Jovanović	6	6	3	8													4	A Gimeno   R Gonzales	6	5	6	7
	S Dron   P Marmureanu	4	2	6	6					Ž Franulović   B Jovanović	4	3	4
	E Drossart   P Hombergen	5	2	3					4	A Gimeno   R Gonzales	6	6	6
4	A Gimeno   R Gonzales	7	6	6

Section 4

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	A Acuna   T Gonzalez	6	1	6	4	0
	T Bernasconi   J Thamin	2	6	3	6	6				T Bernasconi   J Thamin	1	3	8
	P Castillo   Á Peña	3	4	1						R Moore   B Maud	6	6	10
	R Moore   B Maud	6	6	6															R Moore   B Maud	6	3	2	6	1
	P Pimpaneau   B Vallée	6	0	2	3														I Buding   T Ulrich	4	6	6	3	6
	I Buding   T Ulrich	4	6	6	6					I Buding   T Ulrich	1	7	6	8
	P Dufour   J Cartier	2	1	2					8	J Alexander   D Crealy	6	5	3	6
8	J Alexander   D Crealy	6	6	6																								I Buding   T Ulrich	0	3	4
	J Moore   N Špear	6	6	6																							1	R Emerson   R Laver	6	6	6
	G Deniau   J Auget	3	1	4						J Moore   N Špear	5	5	6	1
	P Cornejo   J Pinto-Bravo	6	7	5	3					M Cox   B Wilson	7	7	1	6
	M Cox   B Wilson	8	5	7	6														M Cox   B Wilson	3	3	7
																		1	R Emerson   R Laver	6	6	9
										M Boulle   P Rodríguez	1	1	5
									1	R Emerson   R Laver	6	6	7

References

1. Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 400. ISBN 978-0942257700.
2. "1968 Roland Garros Men's Doubles draw". ATP.