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| Champions |  Owen DavidsonJohn Newcombe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Runners-up | Rod LaverKen Rosewall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Score | 7–5, 2–6, 7–5, 7–5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Draw | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seeds | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cliff Drysdale andRoger Taylor were the defending US Open men's doubles champions, but did not defend their title.
Third-seededOwen Davidson andJohn Newcombe won the title by defeating first-seededRod Laver andKen Rosewall 7–5, 2–6, 7–5, 7–5 in the final.[1]
Some seeds received abye into the second round.
Rod Laver /Ken Rosewall(final)
Tom Okker /
Marty Riessen(semifinals)Owen Davidson /John Newcombe (champions)Bob Carmichael /
Frew McMillan(quarterfinals)Stan Smith /Erik van Dillen(third round)John Alexander /Phil Dent(quarterfinals)
Nikola Pilić /Allan Stone(third round)Key
