# 1968 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Ken Rosewall and Fred Stolle.
John Newcombe and Tony Roche beat Rosewall and Stolle in the final, 3–6, 8–6, 5–7, 14–12, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 1968 Wimbledon Championships.

## Seeds

    01. Roy Emerson / Rod Laver (semifinals)
    02. Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle (final)
    03. Andrés Gimeno / Pancho Gonzales (third round)
    04. John Newcombe / Tony Roche (champions)
    05. Butch Buchholz / Dennis Ralston (quarterfinals)
    06. Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan (semifinals)
    07. Tom Okker / Marty Riessen (first round)
    08. Cliff Drysdale / Roger Taylor (quarterfinals)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | 1 | Roy Emerson Rod Laver | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 4 | John Newcombe Tony Roche | 6 | 8 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | John Newcombe Tony Roche | w/o | | | | | 4 | John Newcombe Tony Roche | 6 | 8 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Butch Buchholz Dennis Ralston | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Butch Buchholz Dennis Ralston | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | John Newcombe Tony Roche | 3 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| 6 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| | Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ken Fletcher Manuel Santana | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | 2 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | R Emerson R Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Dent R Giltinan | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | 1 | R Emerson R Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Cox R Wilson | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | M Cox R Wilson | 2 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lumsden R Russell | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Emerson R Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Battrick P Hutchins | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | G Battrick P Hutchins | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | K Carpenter B Geraghty | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | G Battrick P Hutchins | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J McManus C Richey | 6 | 6 | 11 | | | | J McManus C Richey | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | J Dewitts L Ölander | 3 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Emerson R Laver | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | C Drysdale R Taylor | 6 | 4 | 12 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | C Drysdale R Taylor | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | W Bowrey R Ruffels | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | | 8 | C Drysdale R Taylor | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Addison R Keldie | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | | J Leschly T Ulrich | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Leschly T Ulrich | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | 8 | C Drysdale R Taylor | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | G Forbes A Segal | 8 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | A Olmedo P Segura | 4 | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| | L Ayala I Gulyás | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | G Forbes A Segal | 30 | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Bengtson J Ulrich | | | | | | | A Olmedo P Segura | 32 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Olmedo P Segura | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | J Newcombe A Roche | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Lutz S Smith | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | 4 | J Newcombe A Roche | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Dell E Scott | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | | M Davies M Sangster | 3 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Davies M Sangster | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | | | | | | | | 4 | J Newcombe A Roche | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | | | | |
| | J-P Courcol R Haillet | 2 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | C Graebner J Osborne | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | W Álvarez C Fernandes | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | W Álvarez C Fernandes | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Korotkov A Volkov | 21 | 5 | 2 | | | | C Graebner J Osborne | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Graebner J Osborne | 23 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Newcombe A Roche | w/o |
| 5 | E Buchholz D Ralston | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | E Buchholz D Ralston | |
| | R Maud R Moore | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | 5 | E Buchholz D Ralston | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Fairlie C Stubs | | | | | | | N Kumar P Lall | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Kumar P Lall | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | E Buchholz D Ralston | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | |
| | P Beust D Contet | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | P Beust D Contet | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | |
| | T Edlefsen G Mulloy | 6 | 3 | 7 | 11 | | | P Beust D Contet | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Bartlett F Tutvin | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | R Howe I Țiriac | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Howe I Țiriac | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Q | I Watanabe K Watanabe | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Curtis G Stilwell | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | | P Curtis G Stilwell | 4 | 12 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Barth S Tidball | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | T Koch JE Mandarino | 6 | 14 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Koch JE Mandarino | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | T Koch JE Mandarino | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Ryan R Summers | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | R Hewitt F McMillan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Krishnan J Mukerjea | | | | | | Q | T Ryan R Summers | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H-J Plötz H-J Pohmann | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | 6 | R Hewitt F McMillan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | R Hewitt F McMillan | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | R Hewitt F McMillan | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| | J Barrett J Moore | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Ashe C Pasarell | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| | P Barthès N Pilić | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | P Barthès N Pilić | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Becker A Mills | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | | A Ashe C Pasarell | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ashe C Pasarell | 6 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | A Ashe C Pasarell | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | P Cornejo J Pinto Bravo | 18 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | 3 | A Gimeno R Gonzales | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | E Drossart P Hombergen | 16 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | E Drossart P Hombergen | 8 | 6 | 5 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Fitzgibbon A Fox | | | | | | 3 | A Gimeno R Gonzales | 6 | 8 | 7 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Gimeno R Gonzales | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| | W Gąsiorek B Lewandowski | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | JL Arilla M Orantes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | JL Arilla M Orantes | 8 | 11 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Alexander R Crealy | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | J Alexander R Crealy | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dibley B Phillips-Moore | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | JL Arilla M Orantes | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | R Carmichael N Kalogeropoulos | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | K Fletcher M Santana | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Fletcher M Santana | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | | | K Fletcher M Santana | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Davidson L Hoad | 11 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | O Davidson L Hoad | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | T Okker M Riessen | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Fletcher M Santana | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Q | G Birt G Garner | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Rosewall F Stolle | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | S Matthews K Wooldridge | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | S Matthews K Wooldridge | 2 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-C Barclay G Goven | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | | A Palafox N Špear | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Palafox N Špear | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | A Palafox N Špear | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | S Likhachev A Metreveli | 6 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | 2 | K Rosewall F Stolle | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | M Holeček J Kodeš | 3 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 10 | | M Holeček J Kodeš | 3 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-B Chanfreau O Parun | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | 2 | K Rosewall F Stolle | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Rosewall F Stolle | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |