1968 Australian Championships – Men's Doubles
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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.
John Newcombe
John David Newcombe, AO, OBE is a former World No. 1 tennis player.-Biography:He won seven Grand Slam singles titles, A natural athlete, Newcombe played several sports as a boy until devoting himself to tennis. He was the Australian junior champion in 1961, 1962, and 1963 and was a member of...
and Tony Roche
Tony Roche
Anthony "Tony" Dalton Roche is a former professional Australian tennis player, native of Tarcutta. He played junior tennis in the New South Wales regional city of Wagga Wagga. He won one Grand Slam singles title and twelve Grand Slam doubles titles. He is also very well known for coaching...
were the defending champions but did not compete that year.
Dick Crealy
Dick Crealy
Richard Crealy is a former Australian tennis player most notable for reaching the finals of the Australian Open in 1970, being a member of the 1970 Australian Davis Cup Team and winning four Grand Slam titles in doubles....
and Allan Stone
Allan Stone
----Allan Stone played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as World No. 38 in singles on the ATP Rankings , although Stone played for many years before the ATP Rankings were instituted.Stone found the majority of his success on the doubles court...
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 BowreyWilliam BowreyWilliam "Bill" Bowrey is a former Australian male tennis player.Bowrey was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is best remembered as the last amateur to win the Australian Championships in 1968 before the tournament opened itself for professional tennis players in 1969.-Biography:Bowrey...
/ Ray RuffelsRay RuffelsRay Ruffels is a former professional tennis player.Ruffels was an Australian Open semi-finalist in 1969 and 1975, and a quarter-finalist in 1968, 1970 and 1977....
(Semifinals)
Peter Curtis / Graham StilwellGraham StilwellGraham Stilwell is a former professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. He was born in Denham, Buckinghamshire, England....
(Quarterfinals)- Juan Gisbert, Sr. / Manuel OrantesManuel OrantesManuel Orantes Corral was a tennis champion in the 1970s and 1980s. He won the US Open in 1975, beating defending champion Jimmy Connors in the final.-Career:...
(Semifinals) - Dick CrealyDick CrealyRichard Crealy is a former Australian tennis player most notable for reaching the finals of the Australian Open in 1970, being a member of the 1970 Australian Davis Cup Team and winning four Grand Slam titles in doubles....
/ Allan StoneAllan Stone----Allan Stone played amateur and professional tennis in the 1960s and 1970s. He was ranked as high as World No. 38 in singles on the ATP Rankings , although Stone played for many years before the ATP Rankings were instituted.Stone found the majority of his success on the doubles court...
(Champions)
- Terry Addison / Ray Keldie (Final)
- John Fraser / Neale FraserNeale FraserNeale Andrew Fraser AO MBE is a former tennis player from Australia, born in Melbourne, Victoria, the son of a Victorian judge. He began playing tennis at age 11 and attended St Kevin's College, Melbourne where he became Captain of Tennis at the school.Fraser won Wimbledon in 1960 and the US...
(Quarterfinals)
Mike BelkinMike BelkinMichael Belkin is a former top-ranked Canadian tennis player.Canada's top-ranked player five times between 1966 and 1972, Belkin had a career 17-12 Davis Cup record, including a 14-7 record in singles....
/ Geoff Pollard (Second Round)
- William Coghlan / Colin Stubs (First Round)
Final
Top Half
Bottom Half