1967 Australian Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1967 Australian Championships
1966 ChampionsAustralia Roy Emerson
Australia Fred Stolle
ChampionsAustralia John Newcombe
Australia Tony Roche
Runners-upAustralia William Bowrey
Australia Owen Davidson
Score3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–8, 8–6

Roy Emerson and Fred Stolle were the defending champions but only Roy Emerson did compete this year.

John Newcombe and Tony Roche won the final 3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–8, 8–6 against William Bowrey and Owen Davidson

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. Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche (champions)
  2. Australia William Bowrey / Australia Owen Davidson (final)
  3. United States Arthur Ashe / United States Cliff Richey (quarterfinals)
  4. Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Warren Jacques (semifinals)
  5. United Kingdom Mark Cox / United Kingdom Graham Stilwell (quarterfinals)
  6. United States Jim McManus / United States Jim Osborne (quarterfinals)
  7. Australia Will Coghlan / United States David Power (semifinals)
  8. Sweden Kenneth Andersson / Belgium Claude De Gronckel (second round)

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1
3 6 7 6 8
2
6 3 5 8 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1
w. o.      
 
         
1
6 6 6    
 
6 6 6      
1 3 4    
 
2 2 1      
9 6 6    
 
  • Indonesia A Budiman
  • Australia R Sherriff
2 5 3     8
7 4 4    
8
6 7 6     1
3 6 10 6  
4
7 6 6 6   4
6 3 8 2  
 
9 3 3 2   4
6 13 7    
 
8 3 13 5 7  
4 11 5    
 
6 6 11 7 5 4
5 7 6 7  
 
  • Australia M Kenny
  • Australia J Ryan
7 4 5 6 8 6
7 5 3 5  
 
5 6 7 2 6  
  • Australia M Kenny
  • Australia J Ryan
4 11 5    
 
3 6 4 6   6
6 13 7    
6
6 3 6 8  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7
7 7 3 4 6
 
  • Australia B Higgins
  • Australia B White
5 5 6 6 3 7
6 1 6 10 11
 
4 4 4       Australia D Candy
Australia B Phillips-Moore 		4 6 3 12 9
  Australia D Candy
Australia B Phillips-Moore 		6 6 6     7
6 4 4 6 6
 
1 6 4 8 6 3
3 6 6 4 3
 
6 3 6 6 2  
3 5 6 6 7
 
  • Australia P McPherson
  • Australia G Sara
5 4 3     3
6 7 4 3 9
3
7 6 6     7
1 5 3    
5
6 6 4 6   2
6 7 6    
 
4 1 6 0   5
6 7 6    
 
5 6 4 2    
2 5 4    
 
7 4 6 6   5
2 7 2    
2
6 9 6    
 
9 3 6    
2
11 6 8    

References

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