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

[edit] Seeds

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

  1. Flag of Australia Rod Laver, (Finals)
  2. Flag of Australia Ken Rosewall, (Champion)
  3. Flag of Spain Andres Gimeno, (Semifinals)
  4. Flag of Australia Roy Emerson, (Quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of the United States Richard Pancho Gonzales, (Semifinals)
  6. Flag of Australia Fred Stolle, (Second Round)
  7. Flag of Australia Lew Hoad, (First Round)
  8. Flag of South Africa Bob Hewitt, (Third Round)
  1. Flag of Romania Ion Tiriac, (Quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of West Germany Wilhelm Bungert, (First Round)
  3. Flag of Italy Nicola Pietrangeli, (First Round)
  4. Flag of Hungary Istvan Gulyas, (Fourth Round)
  5. Flag of the United States Cliff Richey, (Fourth Round)
  6. Flag of Australia Ray Ruffels, (Fourth Round)
  7. Flag of Czechoslovakia Jan Kodes, (First Round)
  8. Flag of the Soviet Union Alex Metreveli, (First Round)

[edit] Draw

[edit] Key

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

[edit] Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                                   
  2  Flag of Australia Ken Rosewall 6 6 6      
 Flag of Brazil Thomaz Koch 0 1 1      
  2  Flag of Australia Ken Rosewall 4 4 6 6 6  
  3  Flag of Spain Andres Gimeno 6 6 3 3 0  
3  Flag of Spain Andres Gimeno 8 6 3 6  
   Flag of Yugoslavia Boro Jovanovic 6 2 6 3    
    2  Flag of Australia Ken Rosewall 6 6 2 6  
  1  Flag of Australia Rod Laver 3 1 6 2  
  5  Flag of the United States Pancho Gonzales 6 6 6      
4  Flag of Australia Roy Emerson 4 0 2      
5  Flag of the United States Pancho Gonzales 6 3 5 6 3
  1  Flag of Australia Rod Laver 3 6 7 3 6  
9  Flag of Romania Ion Tiriac 5 3 6 6 4
  1  Flag of Australia Rod Laver 7 6 3 4 6  

[edit] Section 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
2  Flag of Australia K Rosewall 10 6 6      
 Flag of the United States T Edlefsen 8 1 1         2  K Rosewall 6 6 6      
 Flag of Australia C Stubs 6 6 1 6 6    C Stubs 1 1 0      
 Flag of France JC Barclay 4 8 6 2 2       2  K Rosewall 6 6 6      
 Flag of Australia B Geraghty w/o                J Mandarino 2 4 2      
 Flag of Chile J Pinto-Bravo                J Pinto-Bravo 3 6 3 9  
 Flag of France JB Chanfreau 4 3 5        J Mandarino 6 4 6 11    
 Flag of Brazil J Mandarino 6 6 7           2  K Rosewall 6 6 9    
15  Flag of Czechoslovakia J Kodes w/o                H Fitzgibbon 2 0 7    
 Flag of Brazil F Gentil                F Gentil 2 0 0      
 Flag of Poland T Nowicki w/o            P Hutchins 6 6 6      
 Flag of the United Kingdom P Hutchins                  P Hutchins 3 3 3    
 Flag of Italy S Tacchini w/o                H Fitzgibbon 6 6 6      
 Flag of the United States H Fitzgibbon                H Fitzgibbon 6 7 6    
Q  Flag of France P Proisy             Q  P Proisy 3 5 3      
 Flag of India R Krishnan w/o          

[edit] Section 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
7  Flag of Australia L Hoad w/o          
 Flag of Poland W Gasiorek                W Gasiorek 2 6 10 6 6  
 Flag of South Africa R Summers 6 4 6        M Leclercq 6 2 12 2 2  
 Flag of France M Leclercq 8 6 8            W Gasiorek 7 7 2 0 2  
 Flag of France F Jauffret 8 6 6            F Jauffret 5 5 6 6 6  
 Flag of the United Kingdom J Barrett 6 4 2          F Jauffret 3 6 6 8  
 Flag of Ecuador PJF Guzman w/o            J Kukal 6 4 0 6    
 Flag of Czechoslovakia J Kukal                  F Jauffret 1 6 5 4  
10  Flag of West Germany W Bungert w/o                T Koch 6 4 7 6  
Q  Flag of Denmark T Christensen               Q  T Christensen 6 6 4 2 1  
 Flag of South Africa T Ryan              T Ryan 3 4 6 6 6  
 Flag of the Philippines A Marcial w/o                T Ryan 4 1 2    
 Flag of India J Mukherjea w/o                T Koch 6 6 6      
 Flag of France G Pilet                G Pilet 4 2 5    
 Flag of Yugoslavia Z Ivancic w/o            T Koch 6 6 7      
 Flag of Brazil T Koch            

[edit] Section 3

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
3  Flag of Spain A Gimeno            
 Flag of the Philippines E Cruz w/o             3  A Gimeno 5 6 6 6    
 Flag of Romania S Dron              S Dron 7 1 3 2    
 Flag of France P Jauffret w/o               3  A Gimeno 6 6 6      
Q  Flag of France P Joly 4 4 0            I Buding 3 4 3      
 Flag of West Germany I Buding 6 6 6          I Buding          
 Flag of Czechoslovakia P Strobl              P Strobl w/o          
 Flag of Colombia I Molina w/o               3  A Gimeno 6 6 6    
14  Flag of Australia R Ruffels                 14  R Ruffels 1 1 1    
 Flag of the Soviet Union V Kazarevitch w/o             14  R Ruffels 5 7 6 8    
 Flag of Hungary F Komaromi 4 2 6 3      F McMillan 7 5 4 6    
 Flag of South Africa F McMillan 6 6 3 6         14  R Ruffels 6 6 6    
 Flag of France D Contet 0 0 0            P Cornejo 4 2 2      
 Flag of Yugoslavia N Spear 6 6 6          N Spear 4 6 3 2  
 Flag of Chile P Cornejo              P Cornejo 6 3 6 6    
 Flag of Austria D Herdy w/o          

[edit] Section 4

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
6  Flag of Australia F Stolle 3 7 6 3 6  
 Flag of France C Duxin 6 5 3 6 4     6  F Stolle 3 0 3      
 Flag of Yugoslavia B Jovanovic 6 6 6        B Jovanovic 6 6 6      
Q  Flag of the United Kingdom D Lloyd 1 0 1            B Jovanovic 9 6 6 6 6  
 Flag of Romania I Nastase 6 6 6            D Crealy 7 8 2 8 2  
 Flag of France JP Olivier 2 1 2          I Nastase 6 6 5 2  
 Flag of the United Kingdom M Sangster 7 6 6 6 0    D Crealy 4 8 7 6    
 Flag of Australia D Crealy 9 3 4 8 6        B Jovanovic 6 6 6    
11  Flag of Italy N Pietrangeli w/o                G Battrick 4 4 3    
 Flag of the United Kingdom G Battrick                G Battrick 6 10 6      
 Flag of France J Courcol              J Courcol 4 8 1      
 Flag of Bolivia E Gorostagia w/o                G Battrick 6 6 6 6  
 Flag of Belgium E Drossart 6 4 4 1          D Sturdza 4 4 8 3    
 Flag of Switzerland D Sturdza 3 6 6 6        D Sturdza 3 6 6 3 7
 Flag of Brazil C Fernandez 2 9 1        B Montrenaud 6 4 3 6 5  
 Flag of France B Montrenaud 6 11 6      

[edit] Section 5

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
 Flag of Ecuador E Zuleta 3 4 6 7 6  
 Flag of New Zealand R Hawkes 6 6 3 5 0      E Zuleta 0 1 8 3    
 Flag of France B Paul 1 1 1        M Cox 6 6 6 6    
 Flag of the United Kingdom M Cox 6 6 6            M Cox 6 6 2 2    
 Flag of Italy M Gilardelli w/o               12  I Gulyas 3 8 6 6    
 Flag of Denmark T Ulrich                T Ulrich 2 1 1    
Q  Flag of the United States F Tutvin 2 1 4       12  I Gulyas 6 6 6      
12  Flag of Hungary I Gulyas 6 6 6           12  I Gulyas 1 1 4    
 Flag of Belgium C De Gronckel                 5  RP Gonzales 6 6 6    
 Flag of Chile P Rodriguez w/o              C De Gronckel 5 0 1      
 Flag of the United States N Perry 2 8 1 1      P Darmon 7 6 6      
 Flag of France P Darmon 6 6 6 6          P Darmon 6 1 10 6  
 Flag of Australia B Giltinan                 5  RP Gonzales 1 6 12 8    
 Flag of the Soviet Union S Likhachev w/o              B Giltinan 1 0 3    
 Flag of Australia R Keldie 2 0 6 3     5  RP Gonzales 6 6 6      
5  Flag of the United States RP Gonzales 6 6 3 6    

[edit] Section 6

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
 Flag of Austria P Pokorny w/o          
 Flag of Australia A Stone                A Stone 7 6 6      
 Flag of France J Mateo w/o            M Lewandowski 5 1 0      
 Flag of Poland M Lewandowski                  A Stone 5 3 5      
 Flag of France G Goven                 13  C Richey 7 6 7      
 Flag of Italy G Merlo w/o              G Goven 3 3 6 9 4
 Flag of Spain J Velasco Sr w/o           13  C Richey 6 6 4 7 6  
13  Flag of the United States C Richey                 13  C Richey 4 2 2    
 Flag of Italy S Palmieri 7 4 4           4  R Emerson 6 6 6    
 Flag of South Africa R Maud 9 6 6          R Maud 6 4 3 7 6  
 Flag of New Zealand B Fairlie 6 6 6        B Fairlie 2 6 6 5 3  
Q  Flag of France B De Troye 3 1 1            R Maud 1 3 7 3  
 Flag of France P Beust 3 1 3           4  R Emerson 6 6 5 6    
 Flag of Australia B Phillips-Moore 6 6 6          B Phillips-Moore 10 1 1    
 Flag of New Zealand O Parun 7 1 2 2     4  R Emerson 12 6 6      
4  Flag of Australia R Emerson 5 6 6 6    

[edit] Section 7

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
 Flag of the United States M Riessen w/o          
 Flag of South Africa R Moore                R Moore w/o          
 Flag of Czechoslovakia M Holecek 6 2 6 6      M Holecek            
 Flag of Australia T Addison 1 6 1 4          M Holecek 1 3 7 3    
 Flag of Spain M Orantes w/o               9  I Tiriac 6 6 5 6    
 Flag of France JL Rouyer                JL Rouyer 1 2 1    
 Flag of France G Deniau 1 1 1       9  I Tiriac 6 6 6      
9  Flag of Romania I Tiriac 6 6 6           9  I Tiriac 6 6 6    
 Flag of Australia J Moore 5 6 1 6 3        Z Franulovic 4 3 2    
 Flag of South Africa A Segal 7 3 6 1 6      A Segal w/o          
 Flag of Spain J Gisbert Sr w/o            Z Franulovic            
 Flag of Yugoslavia Z Franulovic                  Z Franulovic 3 8 7 6  
 Flag of Australia A Cooper                 8  B Hewitt 6 6 5 2    
 Flag of Japan I Watanabe w/o              A Cooper w/o        
Q  Flag of France J Thamin 1 5 0       8  B Hewitt            
8  Flag of South Africa B Hewitt 6 7 6      

[edit] Section 8

First round   Second round   Third round   Round four
 Flag of the United Kingdom R Wilson 6 3        
 Flag of France JC Molinari 4 1 r.          R Wilson 4 3 3      
 Flag of Australia B Carmichael 4 6 6 6      B Carmichael 6 6 6      
 Flag of Belgium P Hombergen 6 3 1 0          B Carmichael 6 8 2 5 6  
 Flag of the United States A Fox 6 6 6            J Alexander 2 6 6 7 4  
 Flag of Peru A Acuna 2 1 0          A Fox 6 3 6 9 6
 Flag of Australia J Alexander              J Alexander 4 6 3 11 6  
16  Flag of the Soviet Union A Metreveli w/o                B Carmichael 0 1 1    
 Flag of Colombia A Pena 4 1 1           1  R Laver 6 6 6    
 Flag of Sweden L Olander 6 6 6          L Olander 4 5 2      
 Flag of Romania P Marmureanu              P Marmureanu 6 7 6      
 Flag of Colombia W Alvarez w/o                P Marmureanu 3 1 6 6 3
 Flag of Australia R Howe 6 4 4 4         1  R Laver 6 6 2 2 6  
 Flag of Greece N Kalogeropoulos 3 6 6 6        N Kalogeropoulos 2 6 4 1  
 Flag of Jamaica L Lumsden 1 1 4       1  R Laver 6 4 6 6    
1  Flag of Australia R Laver 6 6 6      

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