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1969 French Open – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1969 French Open
Final
ChampionAustralia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
Runner-upAustralia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
Score4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw83
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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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.[1]

Seeds

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  1. Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche (champions)
  2. Australia Ken Rosewall / Australia Fred Stolle (quarterfinals)
  3. Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Rod Laver (final)
  4. South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Frew McMillan (quarterfinals)
  5. Netherlands Tom Okker / United States Marty Riessen (semifinals)
  6. United States Alex Olmedo / United States Stan Smith (fourth round)
  7. Romania Ilie Năstase / Romania Ion Țiriac (semifinals)
  8. Spain Andrés Gimeno / Spain Manuel Santana (fourth round)
  9. United States Arthur Ashe / United States Charlie Pasarell (quarterfinals)
  10. United States Ron Holmberg / United States Dennis Ralston (second round)
  11. Australia Bill Bowrey / Australia Ray Ruffels (quarterfinals)
  12. Australia John Alexander / Australia Phil Dent (second round)
  13. France Pierre Barthès / Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić (fourth round)
  14. Soviet Union Tomas Lejus / Soviet Union Alex Metreveli (fourth round)
  15. United States Butch Buchholz / South Africa Raymond Moore (second round)
  16. South Africa Cliff Drysdale / United Kingdom Roger Taylor (withdrew)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
2 Australia Ken Rosewall
Australia Fred Stolle
4 1 5
7 Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Țiriac
6 6 7
7 Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Țiriac
1 2 2
3 Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
6 6 6
3 Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
1 6 6 6
11 Australia Bill Bowrey
Australia Ray Ruffels
6 3 3 2
3 Australia Roy Emerson
Australia Rod Laver
6 1 6 4 4
1 Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
4 6 3 6 6
5 Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
7 6 7
4 South Africa Bob Hewitt
South Africa Frew McMillan
5 3 5
5 Netherlands Tom Okker
United States Marty Riessen
4 5 5
1 Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
6 7 7
9 United States Arthur Ashe
United States Charlie Pasarell
4 6 4 3
1 Australia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
6 4 6 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
2 Australia K Rosewall
Australia F Stolle
6 6 6
Iran MH Akbari
Iran T Akbari
2 1 0
2 Australia K Rosewall
Australia F Stolle
6 6 6
France A Bouteleux
France M Leclercq
1 1 2
United States T Edlefsen
United States T Gorman
France A Bouteleux
France M Leclercq
w/o
2 Australia K Rosewall
Australia F Stolle
6 6 6
Spain JL Arilla
Spain M Orantes
4 1 3
15 United States B Buchholz
South Africa R Moore
5 6 6 4 5
Italy F Bartoni
Italy E Castigliano
7 0 4 6 7
Italy F Bartoni
Italy E Castigliano
2 4 2
Spain JL Arilla
Spain M Orantes
6 6 6
New Zealand O Parun
Australia B Phillips-Moore
2 8 1
Spain JL Arilla
Spain M Orantes
6 10 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 Romania I Năstase
Romania I Țiriac
6 6 6
France P Joly
France F Pierson
3 2 1
7 Romania I Năstase
Romania I Țiriac
6 6 6
France J-P Courcol
France B Paul
4 2 2
France J-P Courcol
France B Paul
6 4 6 4 6
Japan J Kawamori
Japan K Watanabe
3 6 2 6 2
7 Romania I Năstase
Romania I Țiriac
6 9 10
West Germany H-J Plötz
West Germany H-J Pohmann
3 7 8
10 United States R Holmberg
United States D Ralston
9 3 4 4
West Germany H-J Plötz
West Germany H-J Pohmann
7 6 6 6
West Germany H-J Plötz
West Germany H-J Pohmann
6 9 6
Italy M Mulligan
Italy N Pietrangeli
4 7 0
Italy M Mulligan
Italy N Pietrangeli
7 6 6
United Kingdom J Barrett
United Kingdom D Lloyd
5 2 4

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 Australia R Emerson
Australia R Laver
6 6 6
France P Fremoit
Belgium C Janssens
2 3 4
3 Australia R Emerson
Australia R Laver
w/o
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia B Jovanović
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ž Franulović
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia B Jovanović
8 6 6
Australia P Doerner
Australia J Gardner
6 4 3
3 Australia R Emerson
Australia R Laver
6 6 6
14 Soviet Union T Lejus
Soviet Union A Metreveli
1 2 2
14 Soviet Union T Lejus
Soviet Union A Metreveli
6 9 6
New Zealand J McDonald
Australia J Moore
2 7 2
14 Soviet Union T Lejus
Soviet Union A Metreveli
6 9 2 3 6
France J-C Barclay
South Africa T Ryan
3 6 6 6 France J-C Barclay
South Africa T Ryan
2 7 6 6 3
Australia J Bartlett
Australia G Masters
6 1 2 1 France J-C Barclay
South Africa T Ryan
7 6 6
United States M Estep
United States Z Guerry
3 8 0 6 6 United States M Estep
United States Z Guerry
5 2 2
West Germany I Buding
West Germany J Fassbender
6 6 6 4 3

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 United States A Olmedo
United States S Smith
w/o
France JL Auget
France P Loizeau
6 United States A Olmedo
United States S Smith
6 6 6
Australia B Howe
South Africa A Segal
6 6 6 Australia B Howe
South Africa A Segal
1 3 1
Soviet Union A Ivanov
Soviet Union V Palman
3 2 4 6 United States A Olmedo
United States S Smith
0 6 12 9
Australia B Carmichael
United Arab Republic I El Shafei
6 6 6 Australia B Carmichael
United Arab Republic I El Shafei
6 1 10 7
Italy M Di Domenico
Italy A Panatta
2 2 2 Australia B Carmichael
United Arab Republic I El Shafei
6 6 2 6
United Kingdom S Matthews
United Kingdom K Wooldridge
France P Dominguez
France P Proisy
4 3 6 3
France P Dominguez
France P Proisy
w/o 6 United States A Olmedo
United States S Smith
6 4 6 9
11 Australia B Bowrey
Australia R Ruffels
6 6 6 11 Australia B Bowrey
Australia R Ruffels
8 6 3 11
France F Battegay
France T Bernasconi
4 4 3 11 Australia B Bowrey
Australia R Ruffels
6 6 6
France C Duxin
France J-P Olivier
w/o France C Duxin
France J-P Olivier
1 3 1
Italy S Palmieri
Italy Luigi Pirro
11 Australia B Bowrey
Australia R Ruffels
3 6 9 6
Czechoslovakia J Kodeš
Czechoslovakia J Kukal
w/o Czechoslovakia J Kodeš
Czechoslovakia J Kukal
6 3 7 4
Australia S Ball
Australia B Giltinan
Czechoslovakia J Kodeš
Czechoslovakia J Kukal
6 6 6
United States D Dell
India J Mukerjea
France J-P Meyer
France J Thamin
3 4 1
France J-P Meyer
France J Thamin
w/o

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
France A Bresson
France F Matheu
3 10 6 6
Switzerland D Sturdza
Italy S Tacchini
6 12 3 8 Switzerland D Sturdza
Italy S Tacchini
5 1 2
Iran I Khodaei
Jamaica L Lumsden
South Africa B Maud
United States C Richey
7 6 6
South Africa B Maud
United States C Richey
w/o South Africa B Maud
United States C Richey
6 6 8
Italy E Di Matteo
Italy P Toci
4 1 0 Colombia W Álvarez
Colombia J Velasco
2 2 6
Colombia W Álvarez
Colombia J Velasco
6 6 6 Colombia W Álvarez
Colombia J Velasco
3 5 9 6 6
France R Haillet
France B Montrenaud
12 Australia J Alexander
Australia P Dent
6 7 7 1 4
12 Australia J Alexander
Australia P Dent
w/o South Africa B Maud
United States C Richey
6 8 3 4
Canada M Belkin
Ecuador P Guzmán
5 Netherlands T Okker
United States M Riessen
3 10 6 6
Belgium E Drossart
Belgium P Hombergen
w/o Belgium E Drossart
Belgium P Hombergen
6 2r
Australia E McCabe
Finland S Stahle
France D Contet
France F Jauffret
3 5
France D Contet
France F Jauffret
w/o France D Contet
France F Jauffret
3 1 0
Argentina R Peralta
Brazil LF Tavares
5 Netherlands T Okker
United States M Riessen
6 6 6
Italy G Di Maso
Colombia I Molina
w/o Italy G Di Maso
Colombia I Molina
1 0 2
Italy V Crotta
Italy P Marzano
4 4 2 5 Netherlands T Okker
United States M Riessen
6 6 6
5 Netherlands T Okker
United States M Riessen
6 6 6

Section 6

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Špear
Japan K Yanagi
France Alain Cassaigne
France É Derasse
w/o France A Cassaigne
France É Derasse
Italy G Merlo
Chile P Rodríguez
w/o
Italy G Merlo
Chile P Rodríguez
1 1 2
13 France P Barthès
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić
6 6 6
Poland W Gasiorek
Czechoslovakia Š Koudelka
2 4 5
13 France P Barthès
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić
6 6 7
13 France P Barthès
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Pilić
0 0 4
4 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
6 6 6
France G Goven
France W N'Godrella
6 4 9 4 1
Hungary I Gulyás
Greece N Kalogeropoulos
4 6 7 6 6
Hungary I Gulyás
Greece N Kalogeropoulos
7 1 1
4 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
9 6 6
Bolivia E Gorostiaga
Republic of Ireland M Hickey
3 2 2
4 South Africa B Hewitt
South Africa F McMillan
6 6 6

Section 7

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Romania S Dron
Romania P Mărmureanu
3 2 2
Australia D Crealy
Australia A Stone
6 6 6
Australia D Crealy
Australia A Stone
6 4 4
9 United States A Ashe
United States C Pasarell
8 6 6
Australia G Hogben
Australia Ross
9 United States A Ashe
United States C Pasarell
w/o
9 United States A Ashe
United States C Pasarell
w/o
8 Spain A Gimeno
Spain M Santana
France P Darmon
France G Deniau
2 4 1
United States D Dell
India P Lall
6 6 6
United States D Dell
India P Lall
2 0 3
8 Spain A Gimeno
Spain M Santana
6 6 6
Poland T Nowicki
Poland M Rybarczyk
0 0 7
8 Spain A Gimeno
Spain M Santana
6 6 9

Section 8

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First round Second round Third round Fourth round
Czechoslovakia M Holeček
Czechoslovakia V Zedník
6 6 6
Spain A Muñoz
Sweden H Nerell
4 3 3
Czechoslovakia M Holeček
Czechoslovakia V Zedník
6 6 11 6
Australia A Gardiner
Australia A Hammond
4 2 13 4
Australia A Gardiner
Australia A Hammond
w/o
16 South Africa C Drysdale
United Kingdom R Taylor
Czechoslovakia M Holeček
Czechoslovakia V Zedník
2 0 4
1 Australia J Newcombe
Australia T Roche
6 6 6
France P Beust
France J-L Rouyer
6 6 6
Chile L Ayala
Denmark T Ulrich
3 4 4
France P Beust
France J-L Rouyer
4 3 6 3
1 Australia J Newcombe
Australia T Roche
6 6 2 6
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Z Ivančić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia D Štolcer
1 0 1
1 Australia J Newcombe
Australia T Roche
6 6 6

References

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  1. ^ "John Newcombe". tennisfame.com.
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