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
Final
ChampionsAustralia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
Runners-upAustralia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
Score3–6, 8–6, 5–7, 14–12, 6–3
Details
Draw64 (4 Q )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
← 1967 · Wimbledon Championships · 1969 →

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

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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

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Finals

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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

Top half

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Section 1

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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

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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 Álvarez
  C Fernandes
6 7 6   W Álvarez
  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

Bottom half

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Section 3

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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

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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

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