1968 French Open - Men's Singles

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Ken Rosewall defeated Rod Laver 6-3 6-3 6-1 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1968 French Open.

See also:

1968 French Open - Women's Singles

1968 French Open - Men's Doubles

1968 French Open - Women's Doubles

1968 French Open - Mixed Doubles

Contents 1 Seeds 2 Draw 2.1 Key 2.2 Finals 2.3 Section 1 2.4 Section 2 2.5 Section 3 2.6 Section 4 2.7 Section 5 2.8 Section 6 2.9 Section 7 2.10 Section 8 3 External links

[edit] Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Ken Rosewall is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

Rod Laver, (Finals) Ken Rosewall, (Champion) Andres Gimeno, (Semifinals) Roy Emerson, (Quarterfinals) Richard Pancho Gonzales, (Semifinals) Fred Stolle, (Second Round) Lew Hoad, (First Round) Bob Hewitt, (Third Round)

Ion Tiriac, (Quarterfinals) Wilhelm Bungert, (First Round) Nicola Pietrangeli, (First Round) Istvan Gulyas, (Fourth Round) Cliff Richey, (Fourth Round) Ray Ruffels, (Fourth Round) Jan Kodes, (First Round) Alex Metreveli, (First Round)

[edit] Draw

[edit] Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• L = Loser
• r. = retired

[edit] Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Finals
	2	Ken Rosewall	6	6	6
		Thomaz Koch	0	1	1
										2	Ken Rosewall	4	4	6	6	6
										3	Andres Gimeno	6	6	3	3	0
	3	Andres Gimeno	8	6	3	6
		Boro Jovanovic	6	2	6	3
																			2	Ken Rosewall	6	6	6
																			1	Rod Laver	3	3	1
	5	Pancho Gonzales	6	6	6
	4	Roy Emerson	4	0	2
										5	Pancho Gonzales	6	3	5	6	3
										1	Rod Laver	3	6	7	3	6
	9	Ion Tiriac	5	3	6	6	4
	1	Rod Laver	7	6	3	4	6

[edit] Section 1

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
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
	JC Barclay	4	8	6	2	2												2	K Rosewall	6	6	6
	B Geraghty	w/o																	J Mandarino	2	4	2
	J Pinto-Bravo									J Pinto-Bravo	3	6	3	9
	JB Chanfreau	4	3	5						J Mandarino	6	4	6	11
	J Mandarino	6	6	7																							2	K Rosewall	6	6	9
15	J Kodes	w/o																										H Fitzgibbon	2	0	7
	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

[edit] Section 2

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
7	L Hoad	w/o
	W Gasiorek									W Gasiorek	2	6	10	6	6
	R Summers	6	4	6						M Leclercq	6	2	12	2	2
	M Leclercq	8	6	8															W Gasiorek	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
	PJF Guzman	w/o								J Kukal	6	4	0	6
	J Kukal																											F Jauffret	1	6	5	4
10	W Bungert	w/o																										T Koch	6	4	7	6
Q	T Christensen								Q	T Christensen	6	6	4	2	1
	T Ryan									T Ryan	3	4	6	6	6
	A Marcial	w/o																	T Ryan	4	1	2
	J Mukherjea	w/o																	T Koch	6	6	6
	G Pilet									G Pilet	4	2	5
	Z Ivancic	w/o								T Koch	6	6	7
	T Koch

[edit] Section 3

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
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 Strobl									P Strobl	w/o
	I Molina	w/o																									3	A Gimeno	6	6	6
14	R Ruffels																										14	R Ruffels	1	1	1
	V Kazarevitch	w/o							14	R Ruffels	5	7	6	8
	F Komaromi	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 Spear	6	6	6						N Spear	4	6	3	2
	P Cornejo									P Cornejo	6	3	6	6
	D Herdy	w/o

[edit] Section 4

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
6	F Stolle	3	7	6	3	6
	C Duxin	6	5	3	6	4			6	F Stolle	3	0	3
	B Jovanovic	6	6	6						B Jovanovic	6	6	6
Q	D Lloyd	1	0	1															B Jovanovic	9	6	6	6	6
	I Nastase	6	6	6															D Crealy	7	8	2	8	2
	JP Olivier	2	1	2						I Nastase	6	6	5	2
	M Sangster	7	6	6	6	0				D Crealy	4	8	7	6
	D Crealy	9	3	4	8	6																						B Jovanovic	6	6	6
11	N Pietrangeli	w/o																										G Battrick	4	4	3
	G Battrick									G Battrick	6	10	6
	J Courcol									J Courcol	4	8	1
	E Gorostagia	w/o																	G Battrick	6	6	6	6
	E Drossart	6	4	4	1														D Sturdza	4	4	8	3
	D Sturdza	3	6	6	6					D Sturdza	3	6	6	3	7
	C Fernandez	2	9	1						B Montrenaud	6	4	3	6	5
	B Montrenaud	6	11	6

[edit] Section 5

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
	E Zuleta	3	4	6	7	6
	R Hawkes	6	6	3	5	0				E Zuleta	0	1	8	3
	B Paul	1	1	1						M Cox	6	6	6	6
	M Cox	6	6	6															M Cox	6	6	2	2
	M Gilardelli	w/o																12	I Gulyas	3	8	6	6
	T Ulrich									T Ulrich	2	1	1
Q	F Tutvin	2	1	4					12	I Gulyas	6	6	6
12	I Gulyas	6	6	6																							12	I Gulyas	1	1	4
	C De Gronckel																										5	RP Gonzales	6	6	6
	P Rodriguez	w/o								C De Gronckel	5	0	1
	N Perry	2	8	1	1					P Darmon	7	6	6
	P Darmon	6	6	6	6														P Darmon	6	1	10	6
	B Giltinan																	5	RP Gonzales	1	6	12	8
	S Likhachev	w/o								B Giltinan	1	0	3
	R Keldie	2	0	6	3				5	RP Gonzales	6	6	6
5	RP Gonzales	6	6	3	6

[edit] Section 6

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
	P Pokorny	w/o
	A Stone									A Stone	7	6	6
	J Mateo	w/o								M Lewandowski	5	1	0
	M 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 Sr	w/o							13	C Richey	6	6	4	7	6
13	C Richey																										13	C Richey	4	2	2
	S Palmieri	7	4	4																							4	R Emerson	6	6	6
	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

[edit] Section 7

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
	M Riessen	w/o
	R Moore									R Moore	w/o
	M Holecek	6	2	6	6					M Holecek
	T Addison	1	6	1	4														M Holecek	1	3	7	3
	M Orantes	w/o																9	I Tiriac	6	6	5	6
	JL Rouyer									JL Rouyer	1	2	1
	G Deniau	1	1	1					9	I Tiriac	6	6	6
9	I Tiriac	6	6	6																							9	I Tiriac	6	6	6
	J Moore	5	6	1	6	3																						Z Franulovic	4	3	2
	A Segal	7	3	6	1	6				A Segal	w/o
	J Gisbert Sr	w/o								Z Franulovic
	Z Franulovic																		Z Franulovic	3	8	7	6
	A Cooper																	8	B Hewitt	6	6	5	2
	I Watanabe	w/o								A Cooper	w/o
Q	J Thamin	1	5	0					8	B Hewitt
8	B Hewitt	6	7	6

[edit] Section 8

First round									Second round									Third round									Round four
	R Wilson	6	3
	JC Molinari	4	1	r.						R Wilson	4	3	3
	B Carmichael	4	6	6	6					B Carmichael	6	6	6
	P Hombergen	6	3	1	0														B Carmichael	6	8	2	5	6
	A Fox	6	6	6															J Alexander	2	6	6	7	4
	A Acuna	2	1	0						A Fox	6	3	6	9	6
	J Alexander									J Alexander	4	6	3	11	6
16	A Metreveli	w/o																										B Carmichael	0	1	1
	A Pena	4	1	1																							1	R Laver	6	6	6
	L Olander	6	6	6						L Olander	4	5	2
	P Marmureanu									P Marmureanu	6	7	6
	W Alvarez	w/o																	P Marmureanu	3	1	6	6	3
	R Howe	6	4	4	4													1	R Laver	6	6	2	2	6
	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

[edit] External links

• French Open (1968) on ATPtennis.com
• French Open (1968) on tenniscorner.net