1968 British Hard Court Championships – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1968 British Hard Court Championships
Champion Australia Ken Rosewall
Runner-up Australia Rod Laver
Final score 3–6, 6–2, 6–0, 6–3

Jan-Erik Lundquist was the defending champion, but did not compete in the 1968 edition of the tournament. Ken Rosewall became the first men's singles winner of an open era tennis tournament after defeating Rod Laver in the final.[1]

Seeds

01.  Australia Rod Laver (Finals)
02.  Australia Ken Rosewall (Champion)
03.  Spain Andrés Gimeno (Semifinals)
04.  United States Pancho Gonzales (Second round)

05.  Australia Roy Emerson (Quarterfinals)
06.  Australia Fred Stolle (Quarterfinals)
07.  Australia Owen Davidson (Quarterfinals)
08.  United Kingdom Robert Wilson (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                                 
  1  Australia Rod Laver 6 6 6      
 United Kingdom Mark Cox 4 1 0      
  1  Australia Rod Laver 6 2 0 3  
  2  Australia Ken Rosewall 3 6 6 6  
3  Spain Andrés Gimeno 2 1 3    
  2  Australia Ken Rosewall 6 6 6      

Top half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
1  Australia R Laver 6 6 6      
Q  South Africa R Krog 1 2 2         1  Australia R Laver 8 6 6      
 Canada K Carpenter 2 5 1          United Kingdom J Barrett 6 0 2      
 United Kingdom J Barrett 6 7 6           1  Australia R Laver 6 8 6      
8  United Kingdom R Wilson 4 8 13 12         8  United Kingdom R Wilson 2 6 2      
 United Kingdom G Battrick 6 6 11 12       8  United Kingdom R Wilson 6 6 6    
 United Kingdom P Hutchins 6 0 r.          United Kingdom J Ward 3 2 4      
   United Kingdom J Ward 3 1           1  Australia R Laver 6 6 6    
4  United States P Gonzales 6 6 6            United Kingdom M Cox 4 1 0    
 United Kingdom C Iles 2 1 1         4  United States P Gonzales 6 2 6 3 3  
 South Africa M Baleson 2 1 6          United Kingdom M Cox 0 6 4 6 6  
 United Kingdom M Cox 6 6 8            United Kingdom M Cox 6 6 7    
5  Australia R Emerson 6 8 6           5  Australia R Emerson 0 1 5      
 Australia J Moore 1 6 4         5  Australia R Emerson 6 6 1 6  
 United Kingdom T Pickard 0 2 3          United Kingdom D Lloyd 1 4 6 3    
 United Kingdom DJ Lloyd 6 6 6      

Bottom half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 United Kingdom K Wooldridge 6 6 6      
 United Kingdom E Beards 4 2 1          United Kingdom K Wooldridge 6 7 7 2 0  
 United Kingdom P Curtis 7 4 12 1       6  Australia F Stolle 8 5 5 6 6  
6  Australia F Stolle 5 6 14 6         6  Australia F Stolle 2 1 0      
 United Kingdom J Paish 3 4 1           3  Spain A Gimeno 6 6 6      
 Chile L Ayala 6 6 6          Chile L Ayala 1 0 0    
WC  United Kingdom S Matthews 6 4 1 2       3  Spain A Gimeno 6 6 6      
3  Spain A Gimeno 4 6 6 6         3  Spain A Gimeno 2 1 3    
   Australia R Howe 6 6 6           2  Australia K Rosewall 6 6 6    
 United Kingdom J Williams 3 3 1          Australia R Howe 4 3 2      
 United Kingdom J Clifton 2 3 6 6       7  Australia O Davidson 6 6 6      
7  Australia O Davidson 6 6 4 8         7  Australia O Davidson 3 5 3    
 Australia J Bartlett 3 2 0           2  Australia K Rosewall 6 7 6      
 South Africa G Gardner 6 6 6          South Africa G Gardner 0 2 4    
 United Kingdom G Bluett 3 2 4         2  Australia K Rosewall 6 6 6      
2  Australia K Rosewall 6 6 6      

References

  1. Steve Tignor (22 January 2015). "1968: Open Era Begins in Bournemouth". Tennis.com.

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