1968 Australian Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
Men's doubles
1968 Australian Championships
1967 Champions	John Newcombe ; Tony Roche
Champions	Dick Crealy ; Allan Stone
Runners-up	Terry Addison ; Ray Keldie
Score	10–8, 6–4, 6–3

John Newcombe and Tony Roche were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Dick Crealy and Allan Stone won in the final 10–8, 6–4, 6–3 against Terry Addison and Ray Keldie.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top two seeded teams received byes into the second round.

William Bowrey / Ray Ruffels (semifinals)
Peter Curtis / Graham Stilwell (quarterfinals)
Juan Gisbert Sr. / Manuel Orantes (semifinals)
Dick Crealy / Allan Stone (champions)
Terry Addison / Ray Keldie (final)
John Fraser / Neale Fraser (quarterfinals)
Mike Belkin / Geoff Pollard (second round)
Will Coghlan / Colin Stubs (first round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final

4	Dick Crealy Allan Stone	10	6	6
5	Terry Addison Ray Keldie	8	4	3

Top half

First round							Second round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals

							1	W Bowrey R Ruffels	7	6	6
								J Brown B Kearney	5	3	2
												1	W Bowrey R Ruffels	6	6	10
	J Kamiwazumi T Sakai	6	6	6									P Oatey B Phillips-Moore	3	3	8
	R Campbell G Dunn	1	1	2				J Kamiwazumi T Sakai
	P Oatey B Phillips-Moore	1	8	5	9	6		P Oatey B Phillips-Moore	w/o
8	W Coghlan C Stubs	6	6	7	7	2											1	W Bowrey R Ruffels	4	7	5	10
4	D Crealy A Stone	6	9	6													4	D Crealy A Stone	6	5	7	12
	D Reid W Reid	1	7	4			4	D Crealy A Stone	w/o
	S Sugiarto G Widjojo	6	7	4	6	6		I Fletcher D Smith
	I Fletcher D Smith	4	9	6	3	8						4	D Crealy A Stone	6	6	6
	J Blizzard R Sherriff	6	4	6	6							6	J Fraser N Fraser	2	4	1
	C Janssens P Mockler	3	6	3	3			J Blizzard R Sherriff	4	2	2
	R Coulthard H Ladyman	7	0	13			6	J Fraser N Fraser	6	6	6
6	J Fraser N Fraser	9	6	15

Bottom half

First round							Second round						Quarterfinals							Semifinals

7	M Belkin G Pollard	3	6	6	6
	G Hogben M Pettman	6	3	4	2		7	M Belkin G Pollard	5	5	7	5
	R Case A Gardiner	6	6	6				R Case A Gardiner	7	7	5	7
	R Layton R Wilson	3	2	4										R Case A Gardiner	6	7	6	4	3
	W Jacques C Mason	6	16	9	15	0r							3	J Gisbert Sr. M Orantes	8	5	2	6	6
	P Avery M Senior	4	18	7	17	2		P Avery M Senior	5	4	7
	B Geraghty G Teagle	4	1	2			3	J Gisbert Sr. M Orantes	7	6	9
3	J Gisbert Sr. M Orantes	6	6	6																3	J Gisbert Sr. M Orantes	6	3	6	8	6
5	T Addison R Keldie	6	6	6																5	T Addison R Keldie	3	6	3	10	8
	R Brent M Guse	3	2	3			5	T Addison R Keldie	6	6	10
	H Ogata T Tsujimoto	4	2	4				A Ryan B Tobin	3	3	8
	A Ryan B Tobin	6	6	6									5	T Addison R Keldie	3	6	9	13
													2	P Curtis G Stilwell	6	2	7	11
								B Connor P Richardson	6	2	3	2
							2	P Curtis G Stilwell	3	6	6	6

External links

1968 Australian Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

Australian Open men's doubles drawsheets
Pre- Open Era	1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916–1918 (WWI) 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941–1945 (WWII) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968
Open Era	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977^J 1977^D 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023