International tennis championships of Germany 1968 / men's singles

This article describes the results of the men's singles at the 1968 International Tennis Championships in Germany .

Tournament schedule

Explanation of symbols

r = retired

where = walkover

Results

Semi-finals, finals

Semifinals

final

Cliff Drysdale

6th

1

6th

2

6th

Wilhelm Bungert

4th

6th

3

6th

1

Cliff Drysdale

3

2

4th

John Newcombe

6th

6th

6th

John Newcombe

3

6th

6th

6th

Nikola Pilic

6th

4th

4th

3

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

T. Roche

6th

6th

6th

G. Battrick

0

3

3

T. Roche

6th

6th

6th

H. Plötz

1

1

1

H. Plötz

w.

O.

A. Stone

T. Roche

1

3

1

C. Drysdale

6th

6th

6th

M. Cox

6th

6th

6th

J. Fassbender

6th

2

8th

6th

J. Fassbender

1

4th

2

L. Lumsden

3

6th

6th

3

M. Cox

4th

4th

6th

6th

1

D. Crealy

6th

6th

7th

3

7th

C. Drysdale

6th

6th

1

4th

6th

I. El Shafei

4th

2

9

6th

5

D. Crealy

8th

5

8th

6th

S. Tidball

3

4th

0

C. Drysdale

10

7th

6th

8th

C. Drysdale

6th

6th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

H. Elschenbroich

6th

5

6th

6th

B. Giltinan

2

7th

4th

1

H. Elschenbroich

6th

3

6th

2

6th

J. Kodeš

3

6th

3

6th

6th

J. Kodeš

4th

6th

3

6th

4th

O. Parun

6th

3

6th

3

2

H. Elschenbroich

6th

6th

3

10

r

R. Maud

2

0

6th

12

R. Maud

13

6th

6th

Ph. Dent

6th

2

5

7th

R. Taylor

11

4th

1

R. Taylor

3

6th

7th

9

R. Maud

6th

1

9

9

7th

B. Fairlie

6th

3

4th

0

W. Bungert

4th

6th

7th

11

9

F. McMillan

3

6th

6th

6th

F. McMillan

1

5

6th

4th

U. Gottschalk

4th

5

2

K. Watanabe

6th

7th

1

6th

K. Watanabe

6th

7th

6th

K. Watanabe

3

3

5

B. Kube

6th

6th

7th

W. Bungert

6th

6th

7th

J. Subirats

2

3

5

B. Kube

3

4th

5

W. Bungert

6th

6th

7th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

J. Newcombe

6th

8th

10

6th

H.-J. Pohmann

6th

1

4th

J. Alexander

4th

10

8th

1

J. Alexander

8th

6th

6th

J. Newcombe

4th

4th

8th

6th

6th

M. Anderson

6th

15th

6th

M. Anderson

6th

6th

6th

4th

1

B. Howe

3

13

3

M. Anderson

6th

7th

7th

6th

B. Phillips-Moore

8th

5

5

3

J. Newcombe

3

4th

6th

6th

6th

M. Riessen

6th

6th

6th

M. Riessen

6th

6th

4th

0

1

G. Garner

3

3

4th

M. Riessen

7th

6th

8th

L. Pawlik

2

3

4th

M. Holeček

5

3

6th

M. Holeček

6th

6th

6th

M. Riessen

7th

8th

6th

A. Kurucz

6th

6th

7th

I. Buding

5

6th

1

I. Watanabe

0

3

5

A. Kurucz

4th

2

4th

I. Buding

6th

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

N. Pilic

6th

1

6th

6th

J. Kukal

6th

6th

6th

J. Kukal

3

6th

1

4th

L. Lanz

3

3

1

N. Pilic

4th

6th

6th

6th

I. Gulyás

6th

3

4th

1

I. Gulyás

6th

6th

7th

M. Werren

6th

5

6th

2

6th

M. Werren

1

1

5

G. Stilwell

1

7th

1

6th

2

N. Pilic

7th

6th

6th

P. Barthès

5

1

3

P. Barthès

6th

6th

5

6th

R. Ruffels

2

4th

7th

3

P. Barthès

6th

10

6th

T. Okker

4th

8th

2

R. Barth

6th

0

6th

3

0

T. Okker

3

6th

2

6th

6th

swell

• Hamburger Abendblatt , issues from August 3 to 14, 1968, available in the online archive at http://www.abendblatt.de (fee required)
• Tennis, official organ of the German Tennis Federation , 22nd year, issue 15 (2nd August 1968 edition)

Note: For some results there are slight deviations between the Hamburger Abendblatt and the magazine Tennis. We are following Tennis magazine here.

Web links

• The tournament schedule on the ATP website

Remarks

1. ↑ Elschenbroich gave up because of exhaustion.