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1968 Australian Championships – Men's doubles

{{GrandSlamEvents|1968|Australian Championships|s

| defchamp = {{flagicon|AUS}} John Newcombe
{{flagicon|AUS}} Tony Roche

| champ = {{flagicon|AUS}} Dick Crealy
{{flagicon|AUS}} Allan Stone

| runner = {{flagicon|AUS}} Terry Addison
{{flagicon|AUS}} Ray Keldie

| score = 10–8, 6–4, 6–3

| type = mixed

| before_name = Australian Championships – Men's doubles

| after_name = Australian Open – Men's doubles

}}

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.

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  1. {{flagicon|AUS}} William Bowrey / {{flagicon|AUS}} Ray Ruffels (semifinals)
  2. {{flagicon|GBR}} Peter Curtis / {{flagicon|GBR}} Graham Stilwell (quarterfinals)
  3. {{flagicon|ESP|1939}} Juan Gisbert Sr. / {{flagicon|ESP|1939}} Manuel Orantes (semifinals)
  4. {{flagicon|AUS}} Dick Crealy / {{flagicon|AUS}} Allan Stone (champions)
  5. {{flagicon|AUS}} Terry Addison / {{flagicon|AUS}} Ray Keldie (final)
  6. {{flagicon|AUS}} John Fraser / {{flagicon|AUS}} Neale Fraser (quarterfinals)
  7. {{flagicon|CAN}} Mike Belkin / {{flagicon|AUS}} Geoff Pollard (second round)
  8. {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Coghlan / {{flagicon|AUS}} Colin Stubs (first round)

}}

Draw

{{Draw key}}

=Final=

{{2TeamBracket|compact=y|sets=5

| RD1=Final

| RD1-seed1=4

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|AUS}} Dick Crealy
{{flagicon|AUS}} Allan Stone

| RD1-score1-1=10

| RD1-score1-2=6

| RD1-score1-3=6

| RD1-score1-4= 

| RD1-score1-5= 

| RD1-seed2=5

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|AUS}} Terry Addison
{{flagicon|AUS}} Ray Keldie

| RD1-score2-1=8

| RD1-score2-2=4

| RD1-score2-3=3

| RD1-score2-4= 

| RD1-score2-5= 

}}

=Top half=

{{16TeamBracket|compact=y|sets=5|byes=1

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|JPN}} J Kamiwazumi
{{flagicon|JPN}} T Sakai

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score05-2=6

| RD1-score05-3=6

| RD1-score05-4= 

| RD1-score05-5= 

| RD1-seed06= 

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} R Campbell
{{flagicon|AUS}} G Dunn

| RD1-score06-1=1

| RD1-score06-2=1

| RD1-score06-3=2

| RD1-score06-4= 

| RD1-score06-5= 

| RD1-seed07= 

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} P Oatey
{{flagicon|AUS}} B Phillips-Moore

| RD1-score07-1=1

| RD1-score07-2=8

| RD1-score07-3=5

| RD1-score07-4=9

| RD1-score07-5=6

| RD1-seed08=8

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} W Coghlan
{{flagicon|AUS}} C Stubs

| RD1-score08-1=6

| RD1-score08-2=6

| RD1-score08-3=7

| RD1-score08-4=7

| RD1-score08-5=2

| RD1-seed09=4

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|AUS}} D Crealy
{{flagicon|AUS}} A Stone

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=9

| RD1-score09-3=6

| RD1-score09-4= 

| RD1-score09-5= 

| RD1-seed10= 

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|AUS}} D Reid
{{flagicon|AUS}} W Reid

| RD1-score10-1=1

| RD1-score10-2=7

| RD1-score10-3=4

| RD1-score10-4= 

| RD1-score10-5= 

| RD1-seed11= 

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|INA}} S Sugiarto
{{flagicon|INA}} G Widjojo

| RD1-score11-1=6

| RD1-score11-2=7

| RD1-score11-3=4

| RD1-score11-4=6

| RD1-score11-5=6

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|HKG|1959}} I Fletcher
{{flagicon|AUS}} D Smith

| RD1-score12-1=4

| RD1-score12-2=9

| RD1-score12-3=6

| RD1-score12-4=3

| RD1-score12-5=8

| RD1-seed13= 

| RD1-team13={{flagicon|AUS}} J Blizzard
{{flagicon|AUS}} R Sherriff

| RD1-score13-1=6

| RD1-score13-2=4

| RD1-score13-3=6

| RD1-score13-4=6

| RD1-score13-5= 

| RD1-seed14= 

| RD1-team14={{flagicon|BEL}} C Janssens
{{flagicon|IRL}} P Mockler

| RD1-score14-1=3

| RD1-score14-2=6

| RD1-score14-3=3

| RD1-score14-4=3

| RD1-score14-5= 

| RD1-seed15= 

| RD1-team15={{flagicon|AUS}} R Coulthard
{{flagicon|AUS}} H Ladyman

| RD1-score15-1=7

| RD1-score15-2=0

| RD1-score15-3=13

| RD1-score15-4= 

| RD1-score15-5= 

| RD1-seed16=6

| RD1-team16={{flagicon|AUS}} J Fraser
{{flagicon|AUS}} N Fraser

| RD1-score16-1=9

| RD1-score16-2=6

| RD1-score16-3=15

| RD1-score16-4= 

| RD1-score16-5= 

| RD2-seed01=1

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} W Bowrey
{{flagicon|AUS}} R Ruffels

| RD2-score01-1=7

| RD2-score01-2=6

| RD2-score01-3=6

| RD2-score01-4= 

| RD2-score01-5= 

| RD2-seed02= 

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} J Brown
{{flagicon|AUS}} B Kearney

| RD2-score02-1=5

| RD2-score02-2=3

| RD2-score02-3=2

| RD2-score02-4= 

| RD2-score02-5= 

| RD2-seed03= 

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|JPN}} J Kamiwazumi
{{flagicon|JPN}} T Sakai

| RD2-score03-1= 

| RD2-score03-2= 

| RD2-score03-3= 

| RD2-score03-4= 

| RD2-score03-5= 

| RD2-seed04= 

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} P Oatey
{{flagicon|AUS}} B Phillips-Moore

| RD2-score04-1=w/o

| RD2-score04-2= 

| RD2-score04-3= 

| RD2-score04-4= 

| RD2-score04-5= 

| RD2-seed05=4

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} D Crealy
{{flagicon|AUS}} A Stone

| RD2-score05-1=w/o

| RD2-score05-2= 

| RD2-score05-3= 

| RD2-score05-4= 

| RD2-score05-5= 

| RD2-seed06= 

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|HKG|1959}} I Fletcher
{{flagicon|AUS}} D Smith

| RD2-score06-1= 

| RD2-score06-2= 

| RD2-score06-3= 

| RD2-score06-4= 

| RD2-score06-5= 

| RD2-seed07= 

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} J Blizzard
{{flagicon|AUS}} R Sherriff

| RD2-score07-1=4

| RD2-score07-2=2

| RD2-score07-3=2

| RD2-score07-4= 

| RD2-score07-5= 

| RD2-seed08=6

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} J Fraser
{{flagicon|AUS}} N Fraser

| RD2-score08-1=6

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score08-3=6

| RD2-score08-4= 

| RD2-score08-5= 

| RD3-seed01=1

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} W Bowrey
{{flagicon|AUS}} R Ruffels

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=6

| RD3-score01-3=10

| RD3-score01-4= 

| RD3-score01-5= 

| RD3-seed02= 

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} P Oatey
{{flagicon|AUS}} B Phillips-Moore

| RD3-score02-1=3

| RD3-score02-2=3

| RD3-score02-3=8

| RD3-score02-4= 

| RD3-score02-5= 

| RD3-seed03=4

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} D Crealy
{{flagicon|AUS}} A Stone

| RD3-score03-1=6

| RD3-score03-2=6

| RD3-score03-3=6

| RD3-score03-4= 

| RD3-score03-5= 

| RD3-seed04=6

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} J Fraser
{{flagicon|AUS}} N Fraser

| RD3-score04-1=2

| RD3-score04-2=4

| RD3-score04-3=1

| RD3-score04-4= 

| RD3-score04-5= 

| RD4-seed01=1

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} W Bowrey
{{flagicon|AUS}} R Ruffels

| RD4-score01-1=4

| RD4-score01-2=7

| RD4-score01-3=5

| RD4-score01-4=10

| RD4-score01-5= 

| RD4-seed02=4

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} D Crealy
{{flagicon|AUS}} A Stone

| RD4-score02-1=6

| RD4-score02-2=5

| RD4-score02-3=7

| RD4-score02-4=12

| RD4-score02-5= 

}}

=Bottom half=

{{16TeamBracket|compact=y|sets=5|byes=1

| RD1=First round

| RD2=Second round

| RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD4=Semifinals

| RD1-seed01=7

| RD1-team01={{flagicon|CAN}} M Belkin
{{flagicon|AUS}} G Pollard

| RD1-score01-1=3

| RD1-score01-2=6

| RD1-score01-3=6

| RD1-score01-4=6

| RD1-score01-5= 

| RD1-seed02= 

| RD1-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} G Hogben
{{flagicon|AUS}} M Pettman

| RD1-score02-1=6

| RD1-score02-2=3

| RD1-score02-3=4

| RD1-score02-4=2

| RD1-score02-5= 

| RD1-seed03= 

| RD1-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} R Case
{{flagicon|AUS}} A Gardiner

| RD1-score03-1=6

| RD1-score03-2=6

| RD1-score03-3=6

| RD1-score03-4= 

| RD1-score03-5= 

| RD1-seed04= 

| RD1-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} R Layton
{{flagicon|AUS}} R Wilson

| RD1-score04-1=3

| RD1-score04-2=2

| RD1-score04-3=4

| RD1-score04-4= 

| RD1-score04-5= 

| RD1-seed05= 

| RD1-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} W Jacques
{{flagicon|AUS}} C Mason

| RD1-score05-1=6

| RD1-score05-2=16

| RD1-score05-3=9

| RD1-score05-4=15

| RD1-score05-5=0r

| RD1-seed06= 

| RD1-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} P Avery
{{flagicon|AUS}} M Senior

| RD1-score06-1=4

| RD1-score06-2=18

| RD1-score06-3=7

| RD1-score06-4=17

| RD1-score06-5=2

| RD1-seed07= 

| RD1-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} B Geraghty
{{flagicon|AUS}} G Teagle

| RD1-score07-1=4

| RD1-score07-2=1

| RD1-score07-3=2

| RD1-score07-4= 

| RD1-score07-5= 

| RD1-seed08=3

| RD1-team08={{flagicon|ESP|1945}} J Gisbert Sr.
{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} M Orantes

| RD1-score08-1=6

| RD1-score08-2=6

| RD1-score08-3=6

| RD1-score08-4= 

| RD1-score08-5= 

| RD1-seed09=5

| RD1-team09={{flagicon|AUS}} T Addison
{{flagicon|AUS}} R Keldie

| RD1-score09-1=6

| RD1-score09-2=6

| RD1-score09-3=6

| RD1-score09-4= 

| RD1-score09-5= 

| RD1-seed10= 

| RD1-team10={{flagicon|AUS}} R Brent
{{flagicon|AUS}} M Guse

| RD1-score10-1=3

| RD1-score10-2=2

| RD1-score10-3=3

| RD1-score10-4= 

| RD1-score10-5= 

| RD1-seed11= 

| RD1-team11={{flagicon|JPN}} H Ogata
{{flagicon|JPN}} T Tsujimoto

| RD1-score11-1=4

| RD1-score11-2=2

| RD1-score11-3=4

| RD1-score11-4= 

| RD1-score11-5= 

| RD1-seed12= 

| RD1-team12={{flagicon|AUS}} A Ryan
{{flagicon|AUS}} B Tobin

| RD1-score12-1=6

| RD1-score12-2=6

| RD1-score12-3=6

| RD1-score12-4= 

| RD1-score12-5= 

| RD2-seed01=7

| RD2-team01={{flagicon|CAN}} M Belkin
{{flagicon|AUS}} G Pollard

| RD2-score01-1=5

| RD2-score01-2=5

| RD2-score01-3=7

| RD2-score01-4=5

| RD2-score01-5= 

| RD2-seed02= 

| RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} R Case
{{flagicon|AUS}} A Gardiner

| RD2-score02-1=7

| RD2-score02-2=7

| RD2-score02-3=5

| RD2-score02-4=7

| RD2-score02-5= 

| RD2-seed03= 

| RD2-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} P Avery
{{flagicon|AUS}} M Senior

| RD2-score03-1=5

| RD2-score03-2=4

| RD2-score03-3=7

| RD2-score03-4= 

| RD2-score03-5= 

| RD2-seed04=3

| RD2-team04={{flagicon|ESP|1945}} J Gisbert Sr.
{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} M Orantes

| RD2-score04-1=7

| RD2-score04-2=6

| RD2-score04-3=9

| RD2-score04-4= 

| RD2-score04-5= 

| RD2-seed05=5

| RD2-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} T Addison
{{flagicon|AUS}} R Keldie

| RD2-score05-1=6

| RD2-score05-2=6

| RD2-score05-3=10

| RD2-score05-4= 

| RD2-score05-5= 

| RD2-seed06= 

| RD2-team06={{flagicon|AUS}} A Ryan
{{flagicon|AUS}} B Tobin

| RD2-score06-1=3

| RD2-score06-2=3

| RD2-score06-3=8

| RD2-score06-4= 

| RD2-score06-5= 

| RD2-seed07= 

| RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} B Connor
{{flagicon|AUS}} P Richardson

| RD2-score07-1=6

| RD2-score07-2=2

| RD2-score07-3=3

| RD2-score07-4=2

| RD2-score07-5= 

| RD2-seed08=2

| RD2-team08={{flagicon|GBR}} P Curtis
{{flagicon|GBR}} G Stilwell

| RD2-score08-1=3

| RD2-score08-2=6

| RD2-score08-3=6

| RD2-score08-4=6

| RD2-score08-5= 

| RD3-seed01= 

| RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUS}} R Case
{{flagicon|AUS}} A Gardiner

| RD3-score01-1=6

| RD3-score01-2=7

| RD3-score01-3=6

| RD3-score01-4=4

| RD3-score01-5=3

| RD3-seed02=3

| RD3-team02={{flagicon|ESP|1945}} J Gisbert Sr.
{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} M Orantes

| RD3-score02-1=8

| RD3-score02-2=5

| RD3-score02-3=2

| RD3-score02-4=6

| RD3-score02-5=6

| RD3-seed03=5

| RD3-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} T Addison
{{flagicon|AUS}} R Keldie

| RD3-score03-1=3

| RD3-score03-2=6

| RD3-score03-3=9

| RD3-score03-4=13

| RD3-score03-5= 

| RD3-seed04=2

| RD3-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} P Curtis
{{flagicon|GBR}} G Stilwell

| RD3-score04-1=6

| RD3-score04-2=2

| RD3-score04-3=7

| RD3-score04-4=11

| RD3-score04-5= 

| RD4-seed01=3

| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ESP|1945}} J Gisbert Sr.
{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} M Orantes

| RD4-score01-1=6

| RD4-score01-2=3

| RD4-score01-3=6

| RD4-score01-4=8

| RD4-score01-5=6

| RD4-seed02=5

| RD4-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} T Addison
{{flagicon|AUS}} R Keldie

| RD4-score02-1=3

| RD4-score02-2=6

| RD4-score02-3=3

| RD4-score02-4=10

| RD4-score02-5=8

}}

External links

  • [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/australian-championships/aus/1968/m-sl-aus-01a-1968/draws-and-results/ 1968 Australian Championships – Men's draws and results] at the International Tennis Federation

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Category:1968 in Australian tennis

Men's Doubles