# 1969 US Open – Men's doubles

Bob Lutz and Stan Smith were the defending US Open men's doubles tennis champions but lost their title after a defeat in the third round.
Fifth-seeded Ken Rosewall and Fred Stolle won the title by defeating unseeded Roy Emerson and Charlie Pasarell 2–6, 7–5, 13–11, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* John Newcombe / Tony Roche (quarterfinals, retired)
* Tom Okker / Marty Riessen (semifinals)
* Bob Lutz / Stan Smith (third round)
* Roy Emerson / Rod Laver (semifinals, withdrew)
* Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle (champions)
* Arthur Ashe / Clark Graebner (second round, withdrew)
* Cliff Drysdale / Roger Taylor (third round)
* Pancho Gonzales / Ron Holmberg (second round)

## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | John Newcombe Tony Roche | 4 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Charlie Pasarell Dennis Ralston | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Charlie Pasarell Dennis Ralston | 6 | 3 | | | Charlie Pasarell Dennis Ralston | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jim McManus Jim Osborne | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jim McManus Jim Osborne | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | Charlie Pasarell Dennis Ralston | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | 2 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
| 5 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | 2 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
| | Butch Buchholz Raymond Moore | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Butch Buchholz Raymond Moore | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 1 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Dick Crealy Allan Stone | 14 | 1 | 10 | 2 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 1 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 16 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | J Newcombe T Roche | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Fitzgibbon C Richey | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | 1 | J Newcombe T Roche | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gimeno M Santana | w/o | | | | | | A Gimeno M Santana | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Gerken F Robbins | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Newcombe T Roche | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Álvarez H Hose | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | R Leach R Potthast | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | R Leach R Potthast | 8 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | | R Leach R Potthast | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Blocher R Tanner | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | W Blocher R Tanner | 4 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Marcher H Rapp | 7 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Newcombe T Roche | 4 | 2$^r$ |
| 7 | C Drysdale R Taylor | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Pasarell D Ralston | 6 | 3 |
| | P Cornejo J Fillol | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | 7 | C Drysdale R Taylor | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Collins Y Petra | 0 | 4 | 0 | | | | I Buding O Parun | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Buding O Parun | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 7 | C Drysdale R Taylor | 5 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | P Lall J Mukerjea | 11 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | C Pasarell D Ralston | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Dron P Mărmureanu | 9 | 5 | 4 | | | | P Lall J Mukerjea | 6 | 12 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pasarell D Ralston | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | C Pasarell D Ralston | 8 | 14 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Loyo Mayo R Russell | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | R Emerson R Laver | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Crookenden L Gerrard | 2 | 7 | 0 | | | 4 | R Emerson R Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Dell V Seixas | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | K Carpenter J Sharpe | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Carpenter J Sharpe | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | 4 | R Emerson R Laver | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | J Kodeš J Kukal | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | J Kodeš J Kukal | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | I Năstase I Țiriac | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | J Kodeš J Kukal | 6 | 6 | 3 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Carmichael I El Shafei | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3$^r$ | | | T Bernasconi G Goven | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Bernasconi G Goven | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Emerson R Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | A Ashe C Graebner | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J McManus J Osborne | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| | A Cornejo Seckel JR Pinto Bravo | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | 6 | A Ashe C Graebner | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Giammalva D Savitt | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | J McManus J Osborne | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J McManus J Osborne | 6 | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | J McManus J Osborne | 5 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Battrick G Stilwell | 8 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | R McKinley D Stockton | 7 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 | | | | | |
| | J-B Chanfreau J-L Rouyer | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | J-B Chanfreau J-L Rouyer | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R McKinley D Stockton | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | R McKinley D Stockton | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Rombeau G Taylor | 1 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | O Bengtson M Carlstein | 13 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Barth D Dell | 11 | 7 | 4 | | | O Bengtson M Carlstein | 4 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Hawkes R Susman | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | B Bowrey O Davidson | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Bowrey O Davidson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Bowrey O Davidson | 1 | 12 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C McKinley T Palafox | 5 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | K Rosewall F Stolle | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Barthès N Pilić | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | P Barthès N Pilić | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ž Franulović N Špear | | | | | 5 | K Rosewall F Stolle | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | K Rosewall F Stolle | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | K Rosewall F Stolle | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | T Leonard E van Dillen | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Buchholz R Moore | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| | L Ayala E Scott | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | L Ayala E Scott | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Lloyd J McDonald | 1 | 0 | 4 | | | B Buchholz R Moore | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Buchholz R Moore | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | B Buchholz R Moore | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | P Guzmán M Olvera | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | B Lutz S Smith | 4 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | G Mulloy B Talbert | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | P Guzmán M Olvera | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Koch T Ulrich | 3 | 7 | 2 | | 3 | B Lutz S Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | B Lutz S Smith | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | M Belkin F Tutvin | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Crealy A Stone | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | D Crealy A Stone | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L-A García M Lara | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | | J Alexander P Dent | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Alexander P Dent | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | | | | | | | | D Crealy A Stone | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | |
| | P Burwash R Hernando | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | M Cox P Curtis | 9 | 2 | 3 | 8 | | | | | |
| | M Cox P Curtis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | M Cox P Curtis | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Addison R Keldie | 3 | 2 | 0 | | | 8 | P Gonzales R Holmberg | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | P Gonzales R Holmberg | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Crealy A Stone | 14 | 1 | 10 |
| | M Machette P Walthall | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | T Okker M Riessen | 16 | 6 | 12 |
| | T Edlefsen T Gorman | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | T Edlefsen T Gorman | 6 | 1 | 15 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Howe M Orantes | 6 | 10 | 7 | | | | B Howe M Orantes | 2 | 6 | 13 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-P Courcol P Proisy | 4 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | T Edlefsen T Gorman | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | C Steele P Sullivan | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | T Okker M Riessen | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | B Alloo D Knight | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | C Steele P Sullivan | 3 | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Krog T Ryan | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | 2 | T Okker M Riessen | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | T Okker M Riessen | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |