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.

Men's doubles
1969 French Open
Champion John Newcombe
Tony Roche
Runner-up Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
Score4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Draw83
Seeds16
Main article: 1969 French Open

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

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
2 Ken Rosewall
Fred Stolle 		4 1 5
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
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
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 4 6 6

Section 1
First round Second round Third 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
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 		2 4 2
JL Arilla
M Orantes 		6 6 6
O Parun
B Phillips-Moore 		2 8 1
JL Arilla
M Orantes 		6 10 6

Section 2
First round Second round Third 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 		6 4 6 4 6
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 		6 9 6
M Mulligan
N Pietrangeli 		4 7 0
M Mulligan
N Pietrangeli 		7 6 6
J Barrett
D Lloyd 		5 2 4

Section 3
First round Second round Third 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 		8 6 6
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 		3 6 6 6 J-C Barclay
T Ryan 		2 7 6 6 3
J Bartlett
G Masters 		6 1 2 1 J-C Barclay
T Ryan 		7 6 6
M Estep
Z Guerry 		3 8 0 6 6 M Estep
Z Guerry 		5 2 2
I Buding
J Fassbender 		6 6 6 4 3

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

Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
A Bresson
F Matheu 		3 10 6 6
D Sturdza
S Tacchini 		6 12 3 8 D Sturdza
S Tacchini 		5 1 2
I Khodaei
L Lumsden 		B Maud
C Richey 		7 6 6
B Maud
C Richey 		w/o B Maud
C Richey 		6 6 8
E Di Matteo
P Toci 		4 1 0 W Álvarez
J Velasco 		2 2 6
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 		5 T Okker
M Riessen 		3 10 6 6
E Drossart
P Hombergen 		w/o E Drossart
P Hombergen 		6 2r
E McCabe
S Stahle 		D Contet
F Jauffret 		3 5
D Contet
F Jauffret 		w/o D Contet
F Jauffret 		3 1 0
R Peralta
LF Tavares 		5 T Okker
M Riessen 		6 6 6
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 Second round Third round Fourth round
N Špear
K Yanagi
Alain Cassaigne
É Derasse 		w/o A Cassaigne
É Derasse
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 		6 4 9 4 1
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
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
S Dron
P Mărmureanu 		3 2 2
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 		2 4 1
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
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
M Holeček
V Zedník 		6 6 6
A Muñoz
H Nerell 		4 3 3
M Holeček
V Zedník 		6 6 11 6
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 		6 6 6
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

References
  1. "John Newcombe". tennisfame.com.
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