# 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.
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.

## 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

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 3 | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Bill Bowrey Ray Ruffels | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | John Newcombe Tony Roche | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 5 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | John Newcombe Tony Roche | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | T Edlefsen T Gorman | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Bouteleux M Leclercq | 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 | F Bartoni E Castigliano | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | JL Arilla M Orantes | JL Arilla M Orantes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| O Parun B Phillips-Moore | O Parun B Phillips-Moore | 2 | 8 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JL Arilla M Orantes | JL Arilla M Orantes | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | J-P Courcol B Paul | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Kawamori K Watanabe | 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 | H-J Plötz H-J Pohmann | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | M Mulligan N Pietrangeli | M Mulligan N Pietrangeli | 4 | 7 | 0 | | | | | |
| M Mulligan N Pietrangeli | M Mulligan N Pietrangeli | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Barrett D Lloyd | J Barrett D Lloyd | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth 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 | Ž Franulović B Jovanović | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | P Doerner J Gardner | 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 | J-C Barclay T Ryan | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J-C Barclay T Ryan | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| J Bartlett G Masters | J Bartlett G Masters | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | J-C Barclay T Ryan | J-C Barclay T Ryan | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Estep Z Guerry | M Estep Z Guerry | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | M Estep Z Guerry | M Estep Z Guerry | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| I Buding J Fassbender | I Buding J Fassbender | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

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

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| A Bresson F Matheu | A Bresson F Matheu | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D Sturdza S Tacchini | D Sturdza S Tacchini | 6 | 12 | 3 | 8 | D Sturdza S Tacchini | D Sturdza S Tacchini | 5 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| I Khodaei L Lumsden | I Khodaei L Lumsden | | | | | B Maud C Richey | B Maud C Richey | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B Maud C Richey | B Maud C Richey | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | B Maud C Richey | B Maud C Richey | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | |
| E Di Matteo P Toci | E Di Matteo P Toci | 4 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | W Álvarez J Velasco | W Álvarez J Velasco | 2 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | |
| W Álvarez J Velasco | 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 | M Belkin P Guzmán | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | T Okker M Riessen | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
| E Drossart P Hombergen | E Drossart P Hombergen | w/o | | | | E Drossart P Hombergen | E Drossart P Hombergen | 6 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E McCabe S Stahle | E McCabe S Stahle | | | | | D Contet F Jauffret | D Contet F Jauffret | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D Contet F Jauffret | D Contet F Jauffret | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | D Contet F Jauffret | 3 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | |
| R Peralta LF Tavares | R Peralta LF Tavares | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | T Okker M Riessen | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| G Di Maso I Molina | 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 | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| N Špear K Yanagi | N Špear K Yanagi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alain Cassaigne É Derasse | Alain Cassaigne É Derasse | w/o | A Cassaigne É Derasse | A Cassaigne É Derasse | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | G Merlo P Rodríguez | 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 | G Goven W N'Godrella | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | I Gulyás N Kalogeropoulos | 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

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| S Dron P Mărmureanu | S Dron P Mărmureanu | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| D Crealy A Stone | 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 | P Darmon G Deniau | 2 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| D Dell P Lall | 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

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| M Holeček V Zedník | M Holeček V Zedník | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Muñoz H Nerell | A Muñoz H Nerell | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | M Holeček V Zedník | M Holeček V Zedník | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | A Gardiner A Hammond | 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 | P Beust J-L Rouyer | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| L Ayala T Ulrich | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | |