1967 Australian Championships – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1967 Australian Championships
1966 Champions Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Fred Stolle
Champions Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Newcombe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Roche
Runners-up Flag of Australia (converted).svg William Bowrey
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Owen Davidson
Final score3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–8, 8–6
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  1966  · Australian Championships ·  1968  

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

Contents

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

Draw

Key

Final

Final
1 3 676 8
2 63 5 86

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 w. o.    
      
1 666  
 666   1 3 4   
 2 2 1    966  
 2 5 3   8 7 4 4   
8 676  1 3 6106 
4 7 666 4 63 8 2  
 93 3 2  4 6137  
 83 135 7 4 11 5   
 6 611 75 4 5 767 
 
74 5 686 75 3 5  
 5 672 6  
4 11 5   
 3 64 6  6 6137  
6 63 68 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 773 4 6
 5 5 663 7 61 610 11
 4 4 4     Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Candy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Phillips-Moore
4 63 129
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Candy
Flag of Australia (converted).svg B Phillips-Moore
666  7 64 4 66
 1 64 863 3 664 3
 63 66 2  3 5 667
 5 4 3   3 674 3 9
3 766  7 1 5 3   
5 664 6 2 676  
 4 1 60  5 676  
 5 64 2   2 5 4   
 74 66 5 2 7 2   
2 696  
 9 3 6   
2 1168  

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