1968 Australian Championships – Men's Singles

1968 Australian Championships
1967 champion   Roy Emerson
Champion   William Bowrey
Runner-up   Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Final score   7–5, 2–6, 9–7, 6–4
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends      
WC Singles      
WC Doubles      

Roy Emerson was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

William Bowrey won in the final 7–5, 2–6, 9–7, 6–4 against Juan Gisbert, Sr..

Contents

Seeds

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. William 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
  1. Peter Curtis (First Round) / Allan Stone (Third Round)
  2. n/a
  3. Sutarjo Sugiarto (Second Round) / n/a
  4. n/a
  5. Phil Dent (Quarterfinals) / Gondo Widjojo (First Round)
  6. n/a
  7. Ray Keldie (Third Round) / Jun Kamiwazumi (Second Round)
  8. n/a

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                                   
  1   William Bowrey 16 6 6      
7   Mike Belkin 14 3 3      
  1   William 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   William 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

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1   W Bowrey 6 6 8      
    R Coulthard 12 7 4 7           R Coulthard 4 0 6      
    M Senior 10 5 6 5         1   W 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   W 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

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

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

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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