1968 US Open – Men's doubles

John Newcombe and Tony Roche were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Clark Graebner and Charlie Pasarell.

Men's doubles
1968 US Open
Final
ChampionsUnited States Bob Lutz
United States Stan Smith
Runners-upUnited States Arthur Ashe
Spain Andrés Gimeno
Score11–9, 6–1, 7–5
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Bob Lutz and Stan Smith won the title, defeating Arthur Ashe and Andrés Gimeno in the final, 11–9, 6–1, 7–5.

Seeds

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Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                   
1   John Newcombe
  Tony Roche
4 4
8   Clark Graebner
  Charlie Pasarell
6 6
8   Clark Graebner
  Charlie Pasarell
4 6 6 18 12
7   Arthur Ashe
  Andrés Gimeno
6 3 4 20 14
4   Mal Anderson
  Dennis Ralston
7   Arthur Ashe
  Andrés Gimeno
w/o
7   Arthur Ashe
  Andrés Gimeno
9 1 5
6   Robert Lutz
  Stan Smith
11 6 7
5   Tom Okker
  Marty Riessen
6 2
  Jim McManus
  Jim Osborne
8 6
  Jim McManus
  Jim Osborne
4 3 2
6   Robert Lutz
  Stan Smith
6 6 6
6   Bob Lutz
  Stan Smith
11 3 9
  Cliff Drysdale
  Roger Taylor
9 6 7

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   J Newcombe
  T Roche
6 6
  P Gerken
  N Weld
1 4
1   J Newcombe
  T Roche
6 6
  R Holmberg
  A Olmedo
1 4
  C Steele
  P Sullivan
4 4
  R Holmberg
  A Olmedo
6 6
1   J Newcombe
  T Roche
4 4
8   C Graebner
  C Pasarell
6 6
8   C Graebner
  C Pasarell
4 6 8
  H Rahim
  R Russell
6 4 6
8   C Graebner
  C Pasarell
8 3 6
  B Hewitt
  R Moore
6 6 3
  B Hewitt
  R Moore
6 6
  M Franks
  B Talbert
2 2

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   M Anderson
  D Ralston
6 6
  T Mozur
  L Schloss
4 3 3   L Ayala
  Ž Franulović
2 4
  L Ayala
  Ž Fraunlović
6 6 6 4   M Anderson
  D Ralston
6 8
  B Brown
  J Brown
w/o   B Brown
  J Brown
4 6
  D Eddy
  J Scheaffer
  B Brown
  J Brown
3 11 6
  T Koch
  T Ulrich
w/o   T Koch
  T Ulrich
6 9 4
  I Buding
  E Zuleta
4   M Anderson
  D Ralston
7   A Ashe
  A Gimeno
6 6 7   A Ashe
  A Gimeno
w/o
  D Dell
  G Scott
2 2 7   A Ashe
  A Gimeno
4 9 6
  S Stewart
  B Seewagen
15 3 8   S Stewart
  B Seewagen
6 7 2
  J Sharpe
  F Tutvin
13 6 6 7   A Ashe
  A Gimeno
4 8 6
  P Cornejo
  J Fillol
4 4   P Barthès
  N Pilić
6 6 4
  P Barthès
  N Pilić
6 6   P Barthès
  N Pilić
6 6
  D Stockton
  E van Dillen
7 5   B MacKay
  P Segura
4 3
  B MacKay
  P Segura
9 7

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  M Lara
  J Loyo Mayo
10 6 6
  A Neely
  W Tym
12 2 4   M Lara
  J Loyo Mayo
6 6
  A Stone
  C Stubs
6 6   A Stone
  C Stubs
4 2
  J Nash
  E Sturgess
1 2   M Lara
  J Loyo Mayo
5 6 5
  J de Zeeuw
  R Marcher
5   T Okker
  M Riessen
7 2 7
  V Seixas
  T Trabert
w/o   V Seixas
  T Trabert
6 1 6
  C McKinley
  A Palafox
4 5 4 5   T Okker
  M Riessen
3 6 8
5   T Okker
  M Riessen
6 7 6 5   T Okker
  M Riessen
6 2
  C Bovett
  G Taylor
w/o   J McManus
  J Osborne
8 6
  R Krishnan
  P Lall
  C Bovett
  G Taylor
9 6
  T Gorman
  B Knight
6 4 7   T Gorman
  B Knight
7 2
  D Dell
  T Leonard
1 6 5   C Bovett
  G Taylor
7 3
  K Coombes
  W Jacques
9 6 3   J McManus
  J Osborne
9 6
  J McManus
  J Osborne
11 3 6   J McManus
  J Osborne
10 6
3   R Emerson
  R Laver
8 3

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
  J Borowiak
  P Fishbach
8 8
  I Crookenden
  L Gerrard
10 10
  I Crookenden
  L Gerrard
1 3
6   B Lutz
  S Smith
6 6
  S Giammalva
  D Savitt
7 2
6   B Lutz
  S Smith
9 6
6   B Lutz
  S Smith
11 3 9
  C Drysdale
  R Taylor
9 6 7
  P Curtis
  P Hutchins
2 3
  C Drysdale
  R Taylor
6 6
  C Drysdale
  R Taylor
6 1 8
2   K Rosewall
  F Stolle
4 6 6
  P Cawthorn
  G Garetto
2   K Rosewall
  F Stolle
w/o
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