1968 Australian Championships – Men's singles

First-seeded Bill Bowrey won in the final 7–5, 2–6, 9–7, 6–4 against Juan Gisbert Sr. to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1968 Australian Championships. Roy Emerson was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Men's singles
1968 Australian Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Bill Bowrey
Runner-upSpain Juan Gisbert Sr.
Score7–5, 2–6, 9–7, 6–4
Details
Draw62
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women mixed
← 1967 · Australian Championships · 1969 →

Seeds

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A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The joint first seeds received a bye to the second round.

  1.   Bill Bowrey (champion) /   Juan Gisbert Sr. (final)
  2. n/a
  3.   Ray Ruffels (semifinals) /   Manuel Orantes (quarterfinals)
  4. n/a
  5.   Graham Stilwell (second round) /   Barry Phillips-Moore (semifinals)
  6. n/a
  7.   Dick Crealy (quarterfinals) /   Mike Belkin (quarterfinals)
  8. n/a
  9.   Peter Curtis (first round) /   Allan Stone (third round)
  10. n/a
  11.   Sutarjo Sugiarto (second round) / n/a
  12. n/a
  13.   Phil Dent (quarterfinals) /   Gondo Widjojo (first round)
  14. n/a
  15.   Ray Keldie (third round) /   Jun Kamiwazumi (second round)
  16. n/a

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Bill Bowrey 16 6 6    
7   Mike Belkin 14 3 3    
1   Bill Bowrey 10 6 7    
5   Barry Phillips-Moore 8 4 5    
3   Manuel Orantes 1 6 3 6 1
5   Barry Phillips-Moore 6 4 6 4 6
1   Bill Bowrey 7 2 9 6  
1   Juan Gisbert Sr. 5 6 7 4  
13   Phil Dent 6 2 1 6 0
3   Ray Ruffels 1 6 6 3 6
3   Ray Ruffels 8 6 2 2  
1   Juan Gisbert Sr. 10 3 6 6  
7   Dick Crealy 8 6 2 3  
1   Juan Gisbert Sr. 10 3 6 6  

Main draw

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   B Bowrey 6 6 8    
    R Coulthard 12 7 4 7       R Coulthard 4 0 6    
    M Senior 10 5 6 5   1   B Bowrey w/o        
    E McCabe 3 2 4         R Case          
    J Brown 6 6 6         J Brown 6 8 3 5 0r
    R Case 6 3 6 7       R Case 4 6 6 7 1
13   G Widjojo 4 6 3 5   1   B Bowrey 16 6 6    
9   A Stone 6 6 6     7   M Belkin 14 3 3    
    R Layton 4 2 1     9   A Stone 8 4 6 6  
    B Kearney 4 1 5         W Jacques 6 6 2 3  
    W Jacques 6 6 7     9   A Stone 8 6 3 4  
    M Pettman 4 1 2     7   M Belkin 10 1 6 6  
    T Tsujimoto 6 6 6         M Pettman 1 3 2    
    M Marchment 2 6 4 7   7   M Belkin 6 6 6    
7   M Belkin 6 3 6 9  

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   M Orantes 6 6 6    
    L Weatherhog 4 0 2     3   M Orantes 6 7 6    
    M Guse 6 6 6         M Guse 2 5 4    
    J May 1 2 2     3   M Orantes 4 4 6 6 6
    N Fraser 6 6 6         N Fraser 6 6 3 4 4
    R Harvey 1 1 0         N Fraser 6 3 8 4 6
    H Nielson 2 5 4     LL   B Lloyd 4 6 6 6 3
LL   B Lloyd 6 7 6     3   M Orantes 1 6 3 6 1
15   J Kamiwazumi 8 6 6     5   B Phillips-Moore 6 4 6 4 6
    B Connor 6 4 2     15   J Kamiwazumi 2 2 1    
    G Pollard 6 6 6         G Pollard 6 6 6    
    C Janssens 4 2 4         G Pollard 4 4 6 3  
    W Coghlan 6 6 9 6   5   B Phillips-Moore 6 6 3 6  
    P Oatey 0 2 11 3       W Coghlan 2 4 6 7 2r
    T Dawson 3 0 3     5   B Phillips-Moore 6 6 3 5 4
5   B Phillips-Moore 6 6 6    

Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   G Stilwell 6 6 6    
    G Hogben 2 3 1     5   G Stilwell 3 6 7 6 2
    J Fraser 11 6 6         J Fraser 6 8 5 4 6
    N Higgins 9 4 4         J Fraser 15 6 1 4  
    B Giltinan 6 6 4 6 2 13   P Dent 17 3 6 6  
    C Stubs 8 2 6 4 6     C Stubs 10 6 6 4 4
    H Ladyman 1 1 3     13   P Dent 12 4 2 6 6
13   P Dent 6 6 6     13   P Dent 6 2 1 6 0
11   S Sugiarto 6 1 6 6   3   R Ruffels 1 6 6 3 6
    R Campbell 1 6 3 2   11   S Sugiarto 1 8 2    
    R Wilson 6 6 8         R Wilson 6 10 6    
    G Teagle 0 1 6         R Wilson 2 2 1    
    J James 7 5 6 3 4 3   R Ruffels 6 6 6    
    D Smith 5 7 4 6 6     D Smith 3 3 0 r  
    R Sellick 1 1 0     3   R Ruffels 6 6 3    
3   R Ruffels 6 6 6    

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   D Crealy 6 6 6    
    O Worley 4 1 2     7   D Crealy 6 6 6    
    I Fletcher 6 6 6         I Fletcher 4 4 4    
    S Ball 3 4 2     7   D Crealy 9 6 5 6  
    T Addison 6 6 6         T Addison 7 4 7 1  
    P Mockler 1 1 0         T Addison 6 6 6    
    T Sakai 2 4 6 7 6     T Sakai 0 4 3    
9   P Curtis 6 6 4 5 1 7   D Crealy 8 6 2 3  
15   R Keldie 6 6 6     1   J Gisbert Sr. 10 3 6 6  
    J Blizzard 3 3 3     15   R Keldie 4 5 6 9 6
    B Geraghty 6 6 6         B Geraghty 6 7 3 7 0
    A Hammond 2 3 3     15   R Keldie 6 5 2 3  
    R Brent 6 6 6     1   J Gisbert Sr. 3 7 6 6  
    G Dunn 1 0 0         R Brent 4 7 4 6 4
1   J Gisbert Sr. 6 5 6 4 6
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