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Men's doubles
1968 Australian Championships
1967 Champions	John Newcombe Tony Roche
Final
Champions	Dick Crealy Allan Stone
Runners-up	Terry Addison Ray Keldie
Score	10–8, 6–4, 6–3
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women mixed
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John Newcombe and Tony Roche were the defending champions but did not compete that year.

Dick Crealy and Allan Stone won in the final 10–8, 6–4, 6–3 against Terry Addison and Ray Keldie.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The top two seeded teams received byes into the second round.

1. William Bowrey / Ray Ruffels (semifinals)
2. Peter Curtis / Graham Stilwell (quarterfinals)
3. Juan Gisbert Sr. / Manuel Orantes (semifinals)
4. Dick Crealy / Allan Stone (champions)
5. Terry Addison / Ray Keldie (final)
6. John Fraser / Neale Fraser (quarterfinals)
7. Mike Belkin / Geoff Pollard (second round)
8. Will Coghlan / Colin Stubs (first 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

Final

	Final
	4	Dick Crealy Allan Stone	10	6	6
	5	Terry Addison Ray Keldie	8	4	3

Top half

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
										1	W Bowrey R Ruffels	7	6	6
											J Brown B Kearney	5	3	2
																			1	W Bowrey R Ruffels	6	6	10
		J Kamiwazumi T Sakai	6	6	6															P Oatey B Phillips-Moore	3	3	8
		R Campbell G Dunn	1	1	2						J Kamiwazumi T Sakai
		P Oatey B Phillips-Moore	1	8	5	9	6				P Oatey B Phillips-Moore	w/o
	8	W Coghlan C Stubs	6	6	7	7	2																					1	W Bowrey R Ruffels	4	7	5	10
	4	D Crealy A Stone	6	9	6																							4	D Crealy A Stone	6	5	7	12
		D Reid W Reid	1	7	4					4	D Crealy A Stone	w/o
		S Sugiarto G Widjojo	6	7	4	6	6				I Fletcher D Smith
		I Fletcher D Smith	4	9	6	3	8												4	D Crealy A Stone	6	6	6
		J Blizzard R Sherriff	6	4	6	6													6	J Fraser N Fraser	2	4	1
		C Janssens P Mockler	3	6	3	3					J Blizzard R Sherriff	4	2	2
		R Coulthard H Ladyman	7	0	13					6	J Fraser N Fraser	6	6	6
	6	J Fraser N Fraser	9	6	15

Bottom half

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
	7	M Belkin G Pollard	3	6	6	6
		G Hogben M Pettman	6	3	4	2				7	M Belkin G Pollard	5	5	7	5
		R Case A Gardiner	6	6	6						R Case A Gardiner	7	7	5	7
		R Layton R Wilson	3	2	4															R Case A Gardiner	6	7	6	4	3
		W Jacques C Mason	6	16	9	15	0r												3	J Gisbert Sr. M Orantes	8	5	2	6	6
		P Avery M Senior	4	18	7	17	2				P Avery M Senior	5	4	7
		B Geraghty G Teagle	4	1	2					3	J Gisbert Sr. M Orantes	7	6	9
	3	J Gisbert Sr. M Orantes	6	6	6																							3	J Gisbert Sr. M Orantes	6	3	6	8	6
	5	T Addison R Keldie	6	6	6																							5	T Addison R Keldie	3	6	3	10	8
		R Brent M Guse	3	2	3					5	T Addison R Keldie	6	6	10
		H Ogata T Tsujimoto	4	2	4						A Ryan B Tobin	3	3	8
		A Ryan B Tobin	6	6	6														5	T Addison R Keldie	3	6	9	13
																			2	P Curtis G Stilwell	6	2	7	11
											B Connor P Richardson	6	2	3	2
										2	P Curtis G Stilwell	3	6	6	6

External links

• 1968 Australian Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

• 1968 in Australian tennis
• 1968 Australian Championships