1968 French Open – Men's singles

Men's singles
1968 French Open
Champion Ken Rosewall
Runner-up Rod Laver
Score6–3, 6–1, 2–6, 6–2
Draw135 (8 Q )
Seeds16
Main article: 1968 French Open

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. This was the first Grand Slam tournament to be open to professional players, marking a period in tennis history known as the Open Era. 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.

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.

This was the first major appearance of future champion and world No. 1 Ilie Năstase.

Seeds

1.   Rod Laver (final)
2.   Ken Rosewall (champion)
3.   Andrés Gimeno (semifinals)
4.   Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)
5.   Pancho Gonzales (semifinals)
6.   Fred Stolle (second round)
7.   Lew Hoad (first round, withdrew)
8.   Bob Hewitt (third round)
9.   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

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

Draw

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Key

Finals

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

Section 1

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

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

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

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

Bottom half

Section 5

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

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

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

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
R Wilson 6 3
J-C Molinari 4 1r R 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

References

  1. ^ "Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis". ATP. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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