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1968 French Open – Men's singles

Ken Rosewall defeated Rod Laver in the final, 6–3, 6–1, 2–6, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1968 French Open. It was Rosewall's second French title and fifth Grand Slam tournament title overall. The tournament was the first major of the Open Era, in which professionals were allowed to compete against amateurs. Rosewall and Laver, who had not appeared in a Grand Slam tournament since 1956 and 1962 respectively, were among those no longer barred from entering.

Men's singles
1968 French Open
Final
ChampionAustralia Ken Rosewall
Runner-upAustralia Rod Laver
Score6–3, 6–1, 2–6, 6–2
Details
Draw135 (8 Q )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
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Main article: 1968 French Open

Roy Emerson was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Pancho Gonzales.

Missing from the tournament were WCT's "Handsome Eight" and top amateurs Manuel Santana, Arthur Ashe, Clark Graebner and Tom Okker.

It was future champion and future world No. 1 Ilie Năstase's first major appearance.

Seeds edit

01.     Rod Laver (final)
02.     Ken Rosewall (champion)
03.     Andrés Gimeno (semifinals)
04.     Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)
05.     Pancho Gonzales (semifinals)
06.     Fred Stolle (second round)
07.     Lew Hoad (first round, withdrew)
08.     Bob Hewitt (third round)
09.     Ion Țiriac (quarterfinals)
10.     Wilhelm Bungert (first round, withdrew)
11.     Nicola Pietrangeli (first round, withdrew)
12.     István Gulyás (fourth round)
13.     Cliff Richey (fourth round)
14.     Ray Ruffels (fourth round)
15.     Jan Kodeš (first round, withdrew)
16.     Alex Metreveli (first round, withdrew)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying edit

Main article: 1968 French Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
2   Ken Rosewall 8 6 3 6
  Thomaz Koch 6 2 6 3
2   Ken Rosewall 3 6 7 3 6
3   Andrés Gimeno 6 3 5 6 3
  Boro Jovanović 4 0 2
3   Andrés Gimeno 6 6 6
2   Ken Rosewall 6 6 2 6
1   Rod Laver 3 1 6 2
5   Pancho Gonzales 7 6 3 4 6
4   Roy Emerson 5 3 6 6 4
5   Pancho Gonzales 3 3 1
1   Rod Laver 6 6 6
9   Ion Țiriac 6 6 3 3 0
1   Rod Laver 4 4 6 6 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
2   K Rosewall 10 6 6
  T Edlefsen 8 1 1 2   K Rosewall 6 6 6
  C Stubs 6 6 1 6 6   C Stubs 1 1 0
  J-C Barclay 4 8 6 2 2 2   K Rosewall 6 6 6
  B Geraghty w/o   JE Mandarino 2 4 2
  J Pinto Bravo   J Pinto Bravo 3 6 3 9
  J-B Chanfreau 4 3 5   JE Mandarino 6 4 6 11
  JE Mandarino 6 6 7 2   K Rosewall 6 4 7 6
15   J Kodeš w/o   H Fitzgibbon 1 6 5 4
  F Gentil   F Gentil 2 0 0
  T Nowicki w/o   P Hutchins 6 6 6
  P Hutchins   P Hutchins 3 3 3
  S Tacchini w/o   H Fitzgibbon 6 6 6
  H Fitzgibbon   H Fitzgibbon 6 7 6
Q   P Proisy Q   P Proisy 3 5 3
  R Krishnan w/o

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   L Hoad w/o
  W Gąsiorek   W Gąsiorek 2 6 10 6 6
  R Summers 6 4 6   M Leclercq 6 2 12 2 2
  M Leclercq 8 6 8   W Gąsiorek 7 7 2 0 2
  F Jauffret 8 6 6   F Jauffret 5 5 6 6 6
  J Barrett 6 4 2   F Jauffret 3 6 6 8
  F Guzmán w/o   J Kukal 6 4 0 6
  J Kukal   F Jauffret 1 1 1
10   W Bungert w/o   T Koch 6 6 6
Q   Y Christiaen Q   Y Christiaen 6 6 4 2 1
  T Ryan   T Ryan 3 4 6 6 6
  A Marcial w/o   T Ryan 4 1 2
  J Mukerjea w/o   T Koch 6 6 6
  G Pilet   G Pilet 4 2 5
  Z Ivančić w/o   T Koch 6 6 7
  T Koch

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   A Gimeno
  E Cruz w/o 3   A Gimeno 5 6 6 6
  S Dron   S Dron 7 1 3 2
  P Jauffret w/o 3   A Gimeno 6 6 6
Q   P Joly 4 4 0   I Buding 3 4 3
  I Buding 6 6 6   I Buding
  P Štrobl   P Štrobl w/o
  I Molina w/o 3   A Gimeno 6 6 6
14   R Ruffels 14   R Ruffels 4 4 3
  V Kazakevitch w/o 14   R Ruffels 5 7 6 8
  F Komáromi 4 2 6 3   F McMillan 7 5 4 6
  F McMillan 6 6 3 6 14   R Ruffels 6 6 6
  D Contet 0 0 0   P Cornejo 4 2 2
  N Špear 6 6 6   N Špear 4 6 3 2
  P Cornejo   P Cornejo 6 3 6 6
  D Herdy w/o

Section 4 edit

Preliminary round First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   F Stolle 3 7 6 3 6
    C Duxin 6 5 3 6 4
6   F Stolle 3 0 3
    B Jovanović 6 6 6
    B Jovanović 6 6 6
Q   D Lloyd 1 0 1
    B Jovanović 9 6 6 6 6
    D Crealy 7 8 2 8 2
    I Năstase 6 6 6
    J-P Olivier 2 1 2
    I Năstase 6 6 5 2
    D Crealy 4 8 7 6
    M Sangster 7 6 6 6 0
    D Crealy 9 3 4 8 6
    B Jovanović 6 6 6
    G Battrick 1 1 4
11   N Pietrangeli w/o
    G Battrick
    G Battrick 6 10 6
    J-P Courcol 4 8 1
    J-P Courcol
    E Gorostiaga w/o
    G Battrick 6 6 6 6
    E Drossart 7 6 2 7     D Sturdza 4 4 8 3
    J Bartlett 5 2 6 5     E Drossart 6 4 4 1
    D Sturdza 6 4 9 6     D Sturdza 3 6 6 6
    G Di Maso 2 6 7 2     D Sturdza 3 6 6 3 7
    C Fernandes 10 4 6 6     B Montrenaud 6 4 3 6 5
Q   B Boutboul 8 6 3 1     C Fernandes 2 9 1
    B Montrenaud 3 6 6 8     B Montrenaud 6 11 6
    P Dent 6 4 3 6

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Section 5 edit

Preliminary round First round Second round Third round Fourth round
    P Szőke 6 6 3 1 5
    E Zuleta 2 2 6 6 7     E Zuleta 3 4 6 7 6
    R Russell 3 2 0     R Hawkes 6 6 3 5 0
    R Hawkes 6 6 6     E Zuleta 0 1 8 3
    C Dibley 0 2 6 2     M Cox 6 6 6 6
    B Paul 6 6 2 6     B Paul 1 1 1
    M Cox 6 6 6
    M Cox 6 6 2 2
12   I Gulyás 3 8 6 6
    M Gilardelli w/o
    T Ulrich
    T Ulrich 2 1 1
12   I Gulyás 6 6 6
Q   F Tutvin 2 1 4
12   I Gulyás 6 6 6
12   I Gulyás 4 2 2
5   R Gonzales 6 6 6
    C de Gronckel
    P Rodríguez w/o
    C de Gronckel 5 0 1
    P Darmon 7 6 6
    N Perry 2 8 1 1
    P Darmon 6 6 6 6
    P Darmon 6 1 10 6
5   R Gonzales 1 6 12 8
    B Giltinan
    S Likhachev w/o
    B Giltinan 1 0 3
5   R Gonzales 6 6 6
    R Keldie 2 0 6 3
5   R Gonzales 6 6 3 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  P Pokorny w/o
  A Stone   A Stone 7 6 6
  Joseph Mateo w/o   B Lewandowski 5 1 0
  B Lewandowski   A Stone 5 3 5
  G Goven 13   C Richey 7 6 7
  G Merlo w/o   G Goven 3 3 6 9 4
  J Velasco w/o 13   C Richey 6 6 4 7 6
13   C Richey 13   C Richey 6 4 6 9
  S Palmieri 7 4 4 4   R Emerson 0 6 8 11
  R Maud 9 6 6   R Maud 6 4 3 7 6
  B Fairlie 6 6 6   B Fairlie 2 6 6 5 3
Q   B de Troye 3 1 1   R Maud 1 3 7 3
  P Beust 3 1 3 4   R Emerson 6 6 5 6
  B Phillips-Moore 6 6 6   B Phillips-Moore 10 1 1
  O Parun 7 1 2 2 4   R Emerson 12 6 6
4   R Emerson 5 6 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  M Riessen w/o
  R Moore   R Moore 11 1 6 7 3
  M Holeček 6 2 6 6   M Holeček 9 6 2 9 6
  T Addison 1 6 1 4   M Holeček 6 6 5 2
  M Orantes w/o 9   I Țiriac 3 8 7 6
  J-L Rouyer   J-L Rouyer 1 2 1
  G Deniau 1 1 1 9   I Țiriac 6 6 6
9   I Țiriac 6 6 6 9   I Țiriac 6 6 6
  J Moore 5 6 1 6 3   Z Franulović 4 3 2
  A Segal 7 3 6 1 6   A Segal w/o
  J Gisbert w/o   Z Franulović
  Z Franulović   Z Franulović 6 8 2 5 6
  A Cooper 8   R Hewitt 2 6 6 7 4
  I Watanabe w/o   A Cooper w/o
Q   J Thamin 1 5 0 8   R Hewitt
8   R Hewitt 6 7 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
  R Wilson 6 3
  J-C Molinari 4 1r   B Wilson 4 3 3
  R Carmichael 4 6 6 6   R Carmichael 6 6 6
  P Hombergen 6 3 1 0   R Carmichael 6 6 2 2 6
  A Fox 6 6 6   J Alexander 3 1 6 6 3
  A Acuña 2 1 0   A Fox 6 3 6 9 6r
  J Alexander   J Alexander 4 6 3 11 6
16   A Metreveli w/o   R Carmichael 0 1 1
  Á Peña 4 1 1 1   R Laver 6 6 6
  L Ölander 6 6 6   L Ölander 4 5 2
  P Mărmureanu   P Mărmureanu 6 7 6
  W Álvarez w/o   P Mărmureanu 2 0 7
  R Howe 6 4 4 4 1   R Laver 6 6 9
  N Kalogeropoulos 3 6 6 6   N Kalogeropoulos 2 6 4 1
  L Lumsden 1 1 4 1   R Laver 6 4 6 6
1   R Laver 6 6 6

External links edit

  • [1] Source for the draw at Fédération Française de Tennis website, fft.fr
  • "French Open 1968 – Singles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP World Tour. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  • 1968 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation
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