French Open 1968

◄ French Open 1968 ►
Date:	May 27–9. June 1968
Edition:	67th  French Open
Place:	Roland Garros, Paris
Covering:	sand
Defending champion
Men's singles :	Roy Emerson
Ladies singles :	Françoise Durr
Men's double :	John Newcombe Tony Roche
Ladies doubles :	Françoise Dürr Gail Sherriff
Mixed :	Billie Jean King Owen Davidson
winner
Men's singles :	Ken Rosewall
Ladies singles :	Nancy Richey
Men's double :	Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle
Ladies doubles :	Françoise Durr Ann Jones
Mixed :	Françoise Durr Jean-Claude Barclay
Grand Slams 1968
Australian Championships French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open

The 67th French Open 1968 was a tennis clay court tournament in the Grand Slam class , which was organized by the ILTF . It took place from May 27 to June 9, 1968 in Roland Garros , Paris , France .

The defending champions in the singles were Roy Emerson for men and Françoise Durr for women. The defending champions were John Newcombe and Tony Roche in the men's doubles, Gail Sherriff and Francoise Durr in the ladies doubles and Billie Jean King and Owen Davidson in the mixed doubles .

It was the first edition of the Grand Slam tournament since the beginning of the Open Era to allow professional tennis players.

Men's singles

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Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Rod Laver final 02.  Ken Rosewall victory 03.  Andrés Gimeno Semifinals 04th  Roy Emerson Quarter finals 05.  Pancho Gonzales Semifinals 06th  Fred Stolle 3rd round 07th  Lew Hoad 2nd round 08th.  Bob Hewitt 4th round

No. player Round reached 09.  Ion Țiriac Quarter finals 10.  Wilhelm Bungert 2nd round 11.  Nicola Pietrangeli 2nd round 12.  István Gulyás Round of 16 13.  Cliff Richey Round of 16 14th  Ray Ruffels Round of 16 15th  Jan Kodeš 2nd round 16.  Alexander Metreweli 2nd round

Ladies singles

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Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Billie Jean King Semifinals 02.  Ann Jones final 03.  Françoise Dürr Round of 16 04th  Rosie Casals Round of 16 05.  Nancy Richey victory 06th  Kerry Melville Round of 16 07th  Vlasta Vopičková Quarter finals 08th.  Maria Bueno Quarter finals

No. Player Round reached 09.  Patricia Walkden Round of 16 10.  Lea Pericoli 2nd round 11.  Annette Du Plooy Semifinals 12.  Galina Baksheeva Round of 16 13.  Elena Subirats Quarter finals 14th  Gail Sherriff Quarter finals 15th  Edda Buding Round of 16 16.  Monique Salfati 2nd round

Men's doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Roy Emerson Rod Laver   final 02.  Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle   victory 03.  Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan   Semifinals 04th  Andrés Gimeno Pancho Gonzales   Quarter finals

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac   Semifinals 06th  Owen Davidson Mike Sangster   Round of 16 07th  Tomas Koch José Edison Mandarino   Quarter finals 08th.  John Alexander Dick Crealy   2nd round

Ladies doubles

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Rosie Casals Billie Jean King   final 02.  Françoise Dürr Ann Jones   victory 03.  Maria Bueno Nancy Richey   Semifinals 04th  Annette Du Plooy Patricia Walkden   Semifinals

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Karen Krantzcke Kerry Melville   Round of 16 06th  Galina Baksheeva Anna Dmitrieva   Quarter finals 07th  Jitka Volavkova Vlasta Vopičková   Round of 16 08th.  Edda Buding Ilse Buding   Round of 16

Mixed

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Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Owen Davidson Billie Jean King   final 02.  Ion Țiriac Ann Jones   Quarter finals 03.  Frew McMillan Annette Du Plooy   Semifinals 04th  Bob Hewitt Rosie Casals   Semifinals

No. pairing Round reached 05.  Cliff Richey Nancy Richey   Quarter finals 06th  Ray Ruffel's Karen Krantzcke   2nd round 07th  Jean-Claude Barclay Françoise Dürr   victory 08th.  Pierre Darmon Rosy Darmon   Quarter finals

Web links

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