1969 French Open – Men's doubles

Ken Rosewall and Fred Stolle were the defending champions but lost in the quarterfinals to Ilie Năstase and Ion Țiriac.

Men's doubles
1969 French Open
Champion	John Newcombe Tony Roche
Runner-up	Roy Emerson Rod Laver
Score	4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Draw	83
Seeds	16

John Newcombe and Tony Roche won in the final 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 against Roy Emerson and Rod Laver.[1]

Seeds

John Newcombe / Tony Roche (champions)
Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle (quarterfinals)
Roy Emerson / Rod Laver (final)
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (quarterfinals)
Tom Okker / Marty Riessen (semifinals)
Alex Olmedo / Stan Smith (fourth round)
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac (semifinals)
Andrés Gimeno / Manuel Santana (fourth round)
Arthur Ashe / Charlie Pasarell (quarterfinals)
Ron Holmberg / Dennis Ralston (second round)
Bill Bowrey / Ray Ruffels (quarterfinals)
John Alexander / Phil Dent (second round)
Pierre Barthès / Nikola Pilić (fourth round)
Tomas Lejus / Alex Metreveli (fourth round)
Butch Buchholz / Raymond Moore (second round)
Cliff Drysdale / Roger Taylor (withdrew)

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final

	2	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle	4	1	5

	7	Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac	6	6	7
										7	Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac	1	2	2

										3	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	6	6	6
	3	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	1	6	6	6

	11	Bill Bowrey Ray Ruffels	6	3	3	2
																			3	Roy Emerson Rod Laver	6	1	6	4	4

																			1	John Newcombe Tony Roche	4	6	3	6	6
	5	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	7	6	7

	4	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	5	3	5
										5	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	4	5	5

										1	John Newcombe Tony Roche	6	7	7
	9	Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell	4	6	4	3

	1	John Newcombe Tony Roche	6	4	6	6

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

										2	K Rosewall F Stolle	6	6	6
											MH Akbari T Akbari	2	1	0
																			2	K Rosewall F Stolle	6	6	6
																				A Bouteleux M Leclercq	1	1	2
										T Edlefsen T Gorman
										A Bouteleux M Leclercq		w/o
																												2	K Rosewall F Stolle	6	6	6
																													JL Arilla M Orantes	4	1	3
										15	B Buchholz R Moore	5	6	6	4	5
											F Bartoni E Castigliano	7	0	4	6	7
																			F Bartoni E Castigliano		2	4	2
																			JL Arilla M Orantes		6	6	6
										O Parun B Phillips-Moore		2	8	1
										JL Arilla M Orantes		6	10	6

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

										7	I Năstase I Țiriac	6	6	6
											P Joly F Pierson	3	2	1
																			7	I Năstase I Țiriac	6	6	6
																				J-P Courcol B Paul	4	2	2
										J-P Courcol B Paul		6	4	6	4	6
										J Kawamori K Watanabe		3	6	2	6	2
																												7	I Năstase I Țiriac	6	9	10
																													H-J Plötz H-J Pohmann	3	7	8
										10	R Holmberg D Ralston	9	3	4	4
											H-J Plötz H-J Pohmann	7	6	6	6
																			H-J Plötz H-J Pohmann		6	9	6
																			M Mulligan N Pietrangeli		4	7	0
										M Mulligan N Pietrangeli		7	6	6
										J Barrett D Lloyd		5	2	4

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

										3	R Emerson R Laver	6	6	6
											P Fremoit C Janssens	2	3	4
																			3	R Emerson R Laver	w/o
																				Ž Franulović B Jovanović
										Ž Franulović B Jovanović		8	6	6
										P Doerner J Gardner		6	4	3
																												3	R Emerson R Laver	6	6	6
																												14	T Lejus A Metreveli	1	2	2
										14	T Lejus A Metreveli	6	9	6
											J McDonald J Moore	2	7	2
																			14	T Lejus A Metreveli	6	9	2	3	6
	J-C Barclay T Ryan		3	6	6	6														J-C Barclay T Ryan	2	7	6	6	3
	J Bartlett G Masters		6	1	2	1				J-C Barclay T Ryan		7	6	6
	M Estep Z Guerry		3	8	0	6	6			M Estep Z Guerry		5	2	2
	I Buding J Fassbender		6	6	6	4	3

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

	6	A Olmedo S Smith	w/o
		JL Auget P Loizeau								6	A Olmedo S Smith	6	6	6
	B Howe A Segal		6	6	6						B Howe A Segal	1	3	1
	A Ivanov V Palman		3	2	4														6	A Olmedo S Smith	0	6	12	9
	B Carmichael I El Shafei		6	6	6															B Carmichael I El Shafei	6	1	10	7
	M Di Domenico A Panatta		2	2	2					B Carmichael I El Shafei		6	6	2	6
	S Matthews K Wooldridge									P Dominguez P Proisy		4	3	6	3
	P Dominguez P Proisy		w/o																									6	A Olmedo S Smith	6	4	6	9
	11	B Bowrey R Ruffels	6	6	6																							11	B Bowrey R Ruffels	8	6	3	11
		F Battegay T Bernasconi	4	4	3					11	B Bowrey R Ruffels	6	6	6
	C Duxin J-P Olivier		w/o								C Duxin J-P Olivier	1	3	1
	S Palmieri Luigi Pirro																		11	B Bowrey R Ruffels	3	6	9	6
	J Kodeš J Kukal		w/o																	J Kodeš J Kukal	6	3	7	4
	S Ball B Giltinan									J Kodeš J Kukal		6	6	6
	D Dell J Mukerjea									J-P Meyer J Thamin		3	4	1
	J-P Meyer J Thamin		w/o

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

	A Bresson F Matheu		3	10	6	6
	D Sturdza S Tacchini		6	12	3	8				D Sturdza S Tacchini		5	1	2
	I Khodaei L Lumsden									B Maud C Richey		7	6	6
	B Maud C Richey		w/o																B Maud C Richey		6	6	8
	E Di Matteo P Toci		4	1	0														W Álvarez J Velasco		2	2	6
	W Álvarez J Velasco		6	6	6						W Álvarez J Velasco	3	5	9	6	6
		R Haillet B Montrenaud								12	J Alexander P Dent	6	7	7	1	4
	12	J Alexander P Dent	w/o																										B Maud C Richey	6	8	3	4
	M Belkin P Guzmán																											5	T Okker M Riessen	3	10	6	6
	E Drossart P Hombergen		w/o							E Drossart P Hombergen		6	2^r
	E McCabe S Stahle									D Contet F Jauffret		3	5
	D Contet F Jauffret		w/o																	D Contet F Jauffret	3	1	0
	R Peralta LF Tavares																		5	T Okker M Riessen	6	6	6
	G Di Maso I Molina		w/o								G Di Maso I Molina	1	0	2
		V Crotta P Marzano	4	4	2					5	T Okker M Riessen	6	6	6
	5	T Okker M Riessen	6	6	6

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

	N Špear K Yanagi
	Alain Cassaigne É Derasse		w/o							A Cassaigne É Derasse
										G Merlo P Rodríguez		w/o
																				G Merlo P Rodríguez	1	1	2
																			13	P Barthès N Pilić	6	6	6
											W Gasiorek Š Koudelka	2	4	5
										13	P Barthès N Pilić	6	6	7
																												13	P Barthès N Pilić	0	0	4
																												4	B Hewitt F McMillan	6	6	6
										G Goven W N'Godrella		6	4	9	4	1
										I Gulyás N Kalogeropoulos		4	6	7	6	6
																				I Gulyás N Kalogeropoulos	7	1	1
																			4	B Hewitt F McMillan	9	6	6
											E Gorostiaga M Hickey	3	2	2
										4	B Hewitt F McMillan	6	6	6

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

										S Dron P Mărmureanu		3	2	2
										D Crealy A Stone		6	6	6
																				D Crealy A Stone	6	4	4
																			9	A Ashe C Pasarell	8	6	6
											G Hogben Ross
										9	A Ashe C Pasarell	w/o
																												9	A Ashe C Pasarell	w/o
																												8	A Gimeno M Santana
										P Darmon G Deniau		2	4	1
										D Dell P Lall		6	6	6
																				D Dell P Lall	2	0	3
																			8	A Gimeno M Santana	6	6	6
											T Nowicki M Rybarczyk	0	0	7
										8	A Gimeno M Santana	6	6	9

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round

										M Holeček V Zedník		6	6	6
										A Muñoz H Nerell		4	3	3
																			M Holeček V Zedník		6	6	11	6
																			A Gardiner A Hammond		4	2	13	4
											A Gardiner A Hammond	w/o
										16	C Drysdale R Taylor
																													M Holeček V Zedník	2	0	4
																												1	J Newcombe T Roche	6	6	6
										P Beust J-L Rouyer		6	6	6
										L Ayala T Ulrich		3	4	4
																				P Beust J-L Rouyer	4	3	6	3
																			1	J Newcombe T Roche	6	6	2	6
											Z Ivančić D Štolcer	1	0	1
										1	J Newcombe T Roche	6	6	6

References

"John Newcombe". tennisfame.com.

External links

1969 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

French Open men's doubles drawsheets
Pre Open Era	1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940–1945 (WWII) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
Open Era	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 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

French Open men's doubles champions

Amateur Era
(national)

1891: B. Desjoyau / T. Legrand
1892: Diaz Albertini / J. Havet
1893: J. Goldsmith / Jean Schopfer
1894: Gérard Brosselin / J. Lesage
1895: André Vacherot / Christian Winzer
1896: Francky Wardan / Wynes
1897: Paul Aymé / Paul Lebreton
1898: Xenophon Casdagli / Marcel Vacherot
1899: Paul Aymé / Paul Lebreton
1900: Paul Aymé / Paul Lebreton
1901: André Vacherot / Marcel Vacherot
1902: Max Decugis / Jacques Worth
1903: Max Decugis / Jacques Worth
1904: Max Decugis / Maurice Germot
1905: Max Decugis / Jacques Worth
1906: Max Decugis / Maurice Germot
1907: Max Decugis / Maurice Germot
1908: Max Decugis / Maurice Germot
1909: Max Decugis / Maurice Germot
1910: Marcel Dupont / Maurice Germot
1911: Max Decugis / Maurice Germot
1912: Max Decugis / Maurice Germot
1913: Max Decugis / Maurice Germot
1914: Max Decugis / Maurice Germot
1915–1919: No competition (World War I)
1920: Max Decugis / Maurice Germot
1921: André Gobert / William Laurentz
1922: Jacques Brugnon / Marcel Dupont
1923: Jean-François Blanchy / Jean Samazeuilh
1924: Jean Borotra / René Lacoste

Amateur Era
(international)

1925: Jean Borotra / René Lacoste
1926: Vincent Richards / Howard Kinsey
1927: Henri Cochet / Jacques Brugnon
1928: Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon
1929: René Lacoste / Jean Borotra
1930: Henri Cochet / Jacques Brugnon
1931: George Lott / John Van Ryn
1932: Henri Cochet / Jacques Brugnon
1933: Pat Hughes / Fred Perry
1934: Jean Borotra / Jacques Brugnon
1935: Jack Crawford / Adrian Quist
1936: Jean Borotra / Marcel Bernard
1937: Gottfried von Cramm / Henner Henkel
1938: Bernard Destremau / Yvon Petra
1939: Don McNeill / Charles Harris
1940–1945: No competition (World War II)
1946: Marcel Bernard / Yvon Petra
1947: Eustace Fannin / Eric Sturgess
1948: Lennart Bergelin / Jaroslav Drobný
1949: Pancho Gonzales / Frank Parker
1950: Bill Talbert / Tony Trabert
1951: Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman
1952: Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman
1953: Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall
1954: Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert
1955: Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert
1956: Don Candy / Bob Perry
1957: Mal Anderson / Ashley Cooper
1958: Ashley Cooper / Neale Fraser
1959: Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
1960: Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser
1961: Roy Emerson / Rod Laver
1962: Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser
1963: Roy Emerson / Manuel Santana
1964: Roy Emerson / Ken Fletcher
1965: Roy Emerson / Fred Stolle
1966: Clark Graebner / Dennis Ralston
1967: John Newcombe / Tony Roche
1968: Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle
1969: John Newcombe / Tony Roche
1970: Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac
1971: Arthur Ashe / Marty Riessen
1972: Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan
1973: John Newcombe / Tom Okker
1974: Dick Crealy / Onny Parun
1975: Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez
1976: Fred McNair / Sherwood Stewart
1977: Brian Gottfried / Raúl Ramírez
1978: Gene Mayer / Hank Pfister
1979: Gene Mayer / Sandy Mayer
1980: Victor Amaya / Hank Pfister
1981: Heinz Günthardt / Balázs Taróczy
1982: Sherwood Stewart / Ferdi Taygan
1983: Anders Järryd / Hans Simonsson
1984: Henri Leconte / Yannick Noah
1985: Mark Edmondson / Kim Warwick
1986: John Fitzgerald / Tomáš Šmíd
1987: Anders Järryd / Robert Seguso
1988: Andrés Gómez / Emilio Sánchez
1989: Jim Grabb / Patrick McEnroe
1990: Sergio Casal / Emilio Sánchez
1991: John Fitzgerald / Anders Järryd
1992: Jakob Hlasek / Marc Rosset
1993: Luke Jensen / Murphy Jensen
1994: Byron Black / Jonathan Stark
1995: Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis
1996: Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek
1997: Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Daniel Vacek
1998: Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis
1999: Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes
2000: Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde
2001: Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes
2002: Paul Haarhuis / Yevgeny Kafelnikov
2003: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
2004: Xavier Malisse / Olivier Rochus
2005: Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi
2006: Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi
2007: Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor
2008: Pablo Cuevas / Luis Horna
2009: Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes
2010: Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić
2011: Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor
2012: Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor
2013: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
2014: Julien Benneteau / Édouard Roger-Vasselin
2015: Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo
2016: Feliciano López / Marc López
2017: Ryan Harrison / Michael Venus
2018: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
2019: Kevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies
2020: Kevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies
2021: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
2022: Marcelo Arévalo / Jean-Julien Rojer
2023: Ivan Dodig / Austin Krajicek

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