1969 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
1969 Australian Open
Champions	Rod Laver Roy Emerson
Runners-up	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle
Final score	6–4, 6–4

Rod Laver and Roy Emerson defeated Ken Rosewall and Fred Stolle 6–4, 6–4 in the final to win the Men's Doubles title at the 1969 Australian Open.

Seeds

John Newcombe / Tony Roche (Semifinals) Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle (Final) Rod Laver / Roy Emerson (Champions) Raymond Moore / Marty Riessen (Semifinals)

Andrés Gimeno / Richard Pancho Gonzales (Second Round) Mal Anderson / Roger Taylor (Second Round) Dick Crealy / Allan Stone (Quarterfinals) Terry Addison / Ray Keldie (Quarterfinals)

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

	Semifinals									Final
	1	John Newcombe   Tony Roche	2	6	3	4
	3	Rod Laver   Roy Emerson	6	1	6	6
										3	Rod Laver   Roy Emerson	6	6
										2	Ken Rosewall   Fred Stolle	4	4
	4	Raymond Moore   Marty Riessen	3	3	6	6	8
	2	Ken Rosewall   Fred Stolle	6	6	4	3	10

Section 1

First Round									Second Round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
									1	J Newcombe   T Roche	6	6	12
										J Alexander   P Dent	4	4	10
																		1	J Newcombe   T Roche	6	7	5	6	6
																		8	T Addison   R Keldie	2	5	7	8	3
										J Bartlett   T Fancutt	3	6	9	3
									8	T Addison   R Keldie	6	3	11	6
																											1	J Newcombe   T Roche	2	6	3	4
3	R Laver   R Emerson	6	6	7																							3	R Laver   R Emerson	6	1	6	6
	M Bolle   J-L Rouyer	3	3	5					3	R Laver   R Emerson	6	6	6
	M Guse   G Olsson	8	4	6	11					M Guse   G Olsson	1	3	0
	R Case   A Gardiner	6	6	4	9													3	R Laver   R Emerson	6	12	6
	M Di Domenico   A Panatta	6	3	6	7													7	D Crealy   A Stone	3	10	2
	J Kawamori   K Watanabe	3	6	1	5					M Di Domenico   A Panatta	6	3	2	6	4
	J-B Chanfreau   P Toci	4	4	0					7	D Crealy   A Stone	4	6	6	3	6
7	D Crealy   A Stone	6	6	6

Section 2

First Round									Second Round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
6	M Anderson   R Taylor	5	6	6	6
	P Barthes   EB Buchholz	7	3	2	4				6	M Anderson   R Taylor	1	6	4	2
	W Bowrey   R Ruffels	4	4	6	6	6				W Bowrey   R Ruffels	6	1	6	6
	S Ball   B Giltinan	6	6	4	1	4													W Bowrey   R Ruffels	4	4	2
	R Brent   B Phillips-Moore	6	6	6														4	R Moore   M Riessen	6	6	6
	J Cooper   A Hammond	4	4	4						R Brent   B Phillips-Moore	5	4	3
	V Crotta   P Marzano	1	1	3					4	R Moore   M Riessen	7	6	6
4	R Moore   M Riessen	6	6	6																							4	R Moore   M Riessen	3	3	6	6	8
																											2	K Rosewall   F Stolle	6	6	4	3	10
									5	A Gimeno   H Hunt	2	4	4
										J Brown   T Leius	6	6	6
																			J Brown   T Leius	4	2	0
																		2	K Rosewall   F Stolle	6	6	6
										I Fletcher   A Wall	1	1	2
									2	K Rosewall   F Stolle	6	6	6

External links

• 1969 Australian Open on ITFtennis.com