# 1968 French Open – Men's doubles

Ken Rosewall and Fred Stolle defeated Roy Emerson and Rod Laver 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 in the final to win the men's doubles title at the 1968 French Open tennis tournament. John Newcombe and Tony Roche were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.

## Seeds

* Rod Laver / Roy Emerson (final)
* Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle (champions)
* Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (semifinals)
* Andrés Gimeno / Richard Pancho Gonzales (quarterfinals)
* Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac (semifinals)
* Owen Davidson / Michael Sangster (third round)
* Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino (quarterfinals)
* John Alexander / Dick Crealy (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Thomaz Koch José Edison Mandarino | 5 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Thomaz Koch José Edison Mandarino | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Gerald Battrick Paul Hutchins | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gerald Battrick Paul Hutchins | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Andrés Gimeno Pancho Gonzales | 3 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Andrés Gimeno Pancho Gonzales | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac | 6 | 13 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | 2 | 15 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ingo Buding Torben Ulrich | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | 2 | 15 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 1 | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 2 | K Rosewall F Stolle | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | P Rinderknecht J Vincent | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Rosewall F Stolle' | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| M Holeček J Kukal | M Holeček J Kukal | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Holeček J Kukal | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| B de Troye F Matheu | B de Troye F Matheu | 2 | 2 | 4 | M Holeček J Kukal | M Holeček J Kukal | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Bouteleux M Leclercq | A Bouteleux M Leclercq | 6 | 6 | 8 | A Bouteleux M Leclercq | A Bouteleux M Leclercq | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Fernandes F Gentil | C Fernandes F Gentil | 3 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Rosewall F Stolle | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | T Koch J Mandarino | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | T Koch J Mandarino | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| | B Montrenaud J Rouyer | | | | 7 | T Koch J Mandarino | 6 | 6 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B Carmichael C Stubs | B Carmichael C Stubs | w/o | | | | B Carmichael C Stubs | 1 | 0 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B Boutboul Michel Berges | B Boutboul Michel Berges | | | | | | | | | 7 | T Koch J Mandarino | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| T Addison R Ruffels | T Addison R Ruffels | w/o | | | | | | | | | T Addison R Ruffels | 3 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| J Cooper R Keldie | J Cooper R Keldie | | | | T Addison R Ruffels | T Addison R Ruffels | 6 | 6 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Darmon F Jauffret | P Darmon F Jauffret | 6 | 6 | 6 | P Darmon F Jauffret | P Darmon F Jauffret | 3 | 4 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| T Edlefsen F Tutvin | T Edlefsen F Tutvin | 4 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fauvet D Grozdanovitch | 2 | 1 | 2 | | 3 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| T Ryan R Summers | T Ryan R Summers | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | | W Gąsiorek B Lewandowski | 2 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W Gąsiorek B Lewandowski | W Gąsiorek B Lewandowski | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | 3 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| P Beust D Contet | P Beust D Contet | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | C de Gronckel B Fairlie | 1 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | |
| R Hawkes O Parun | R Hawkes O Parun | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | P Beust D Contet | P Beust D Contet | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R Haillet J Borotra | R Haillet J Borotra | 0 | 1 | 0 | | C de Gronckel B Fairlie' | C de Gronckel B Fairlie' | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C de Gronckel B Fairlie | C de Gronckel B Fairlie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | B Hewitt F McMillan | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | O Davidson M Sangster | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Battrick P Hutchins | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| | N Kalogeropoulos A Stone | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | O Davidson M Sangster | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Chaban-Delmas H Pellizza | J Chaban-Delmas H Pellizza | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | E Gorostiaga Q Pretorius | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E Gorostiaga Q Pretorius | E Gorostiaga Q Pretorius | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | 6 | O Davidson M Sangster | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| H Fitzgibbon A Fox | H Fitzgibbon A Fox | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Battrick P Hutchins | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | | | | | |
| C Dibley L Lumsden | C Dibley L Lumsden | w/o | | | | C Dibley L Lumsden | C Dibley L Lumsden | 4 | 7 | 10 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| G Battrick P Hutchins | G Battrick P Hutchins | w/o | | | | G Battrick P Hutchins | G Battrick P Hutchins | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Courcol B Paul | J Courcol B Paul | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### 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 | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| I Gulyás F Komaromi | I Gulyás F Komaromi | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Joly J Molinari | P Joly J Molinari | | | | | | I Gulyás F Komaromi | I Gulyás F Komaromi | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| G Di Maso S Palmieri | G Di Maso S Palmieri | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | P Dent B Giltinan | P Dent B Giltinan | 8 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Dent B Giltinan | P Dent B Giltinan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | P Dent B Giltinan | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| J Chanfreau W N'Godrella | J Chanfreau W N'Godrella | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | 5 | I Năstase I Țiriac | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| J Meyer É Derasse | J Meyer É Derasse | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | | J Chanfreau W N'Godrella | 2 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Perry E Zuleta | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | 5 | I Năstase I Țiriac | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | I Năstase I Țiriac | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | I Năstase I Țiriac | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| J Barclay G Goven | J Barclay G Goven | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Gimeno R Gonzales | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| J Barrett D Lloyd | J Barrett D Lloyd | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | | J Barclay G Goven | J Barclay G Goven | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Duxin P Proisy | C Duxin P Proisy | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | B Phillips-Moore C Richey | B Phillips-Moore C Richey | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B Phillips-Moore C Richey | B Phillips-Moore C Richey | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | J Barclay G Goven | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| Ž Franulović B Jovanović | Ž Franulović B Jovanović | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Gimeno R Gonzales | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| S Dron P Mărmureanu | S Dron P Mărmureanu | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | Ž Franulović B Jovanović | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Drossart P Hombergen | 5 | 2 | 3 | | | 4 | A Gimeno R Gonzales | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Gimeno R Gonzales | 7 | 6 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| A Acuna T González | A Acuna T González | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| T Bernasconi J Thamin | T Bernasconi J Thamin | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | T Bernasconi J Thamin | T Bernasconi J Thamin | 1 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Castillo Á Peña | P Castillo Á Peña | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | R Moore B Maud | R Moore B Maud | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R Moore B Maud | R Moore B Maud | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | R Moore B Maud | R Moore B Maud | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| P Pimpaneau B Vallée | P Pimpaneau B Vallée | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | I Buding T Ulrich | I Buding T Ulrich | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| I Buding T Ulrich | I Buding T Ulrich | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | I Buding T Ulrich | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Dufour J Cartier | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | 8 | J Alexander D Crealy | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Alexander D Crealy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | I Buding T Ulrich | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| J Moore N Špear | J Moore N Špear | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Emerson R Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| G Deniau J Auget | G Deniau J Auget | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | J Moore N Špear | J Moore N Špear | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Cornejo J Pinto Bravo | P Cornejo J Pinto Bravo | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | | M Cox B Wilson | M Cox B Wilson | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Cox B Wilson | M Cox B Wilson | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | M Cox B Wilson | 3 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Emerson R Laver | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | M Boulle P Rodríguez | 1 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 1 | R Emerson R Laver | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |