US Open 1968 / men's singles

US Open 1968
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed

Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors

R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
US Open men's singles
1967 ◄ 1968 ► 1969
Grand Slams 1968 men's singles
Australian Championships French Open Wimbledon Championships US Open

Men's singles at the 1968 US Open

Defending champion was John Newcombe .

Seeding list

No.	player	Round reached
01.	Australia Rod Laver	Round of 16
02.	Australia Tony Roche	Round of 16
03.	Australia Ken Rosewall	Semifinals
04th	Australia John Newcombe	Quarter finals
05.	United States Arthur Ashe	victory
06th	United States Dennis Ralston	Quarter finals
07th	United States Clark Graebner	Semifinals
08th.	Netherlands Tom Okker	final

No.	player	Round reached
09.		retreat
10.	Spain 1945 Andrés Gimeno	1 round
11.	Australia Fred Stolle	2nd round
12.	United States Charlie Pasarell	3rd round
13.	United States Pancho Gonzales	Quarter finals
14th	Australia Roy Emerson	Round of 16
15th	United States Marty Riessen	2nd round
16.	South Africa 1961 Cliff Drysdale	Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier
WC = wildcard
LL = Lucky Loser
ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate)
PR = Protected Ranking
SE = Special Exempt

r = retired
d = disqualification
where = walkover

Results

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

16

Cliff Drysdale

10

3

7th

4th

5

United States Arthur Ashe

8th

6th

9

6th

5

United States Arthur Ashe

4th

8th

7th

6th

7th

Clark Graebner

6th

6th

5

2

4th

John Newcombe

7th

9

1

4th

7th

United States Clark Graebner

5

11

6th

5

United States Arthur Ashe

14th

5

6th

3

6th

8th

Tom Okker

12

7th

3

6th

3

6th

Dennis Ralston

2

3

Australia Ken Rosewall

6th

3

Ken Rosewall

6th

4th

8th

1

8th

Netherlands Tom Okker

8th

6th

6th

6th

8th

Netherlands Tom Okker

14th

6th

10

6th

13

Pancho Gonzales

16

3

8th

3

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

1

Australia R. Laver

6th

4th

6th

T. Koch

8th

6th

4th

1

Australia R. Laver

6th

P. Segura

2

1

I. Crookenden

3

4th

1

Ecuador P. Segura

6th

1

R. Laver

6th

4th

6th

1

16

South Africa 1961 C. Drysdale

4th

6th

3

6th

16

South Africa 1961 C. Drysdale

6th

8th

6th

L. Ayala

4th

10

0

3

16

South Africa 1961 C. Drysdale

6th

A. Stone

3

2

1

L. Gerrard

4th

7th

2

Australia A. Stone

6th

9

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

5

United States A. Ashe

6th

F. Parker

3

2

5

United States A. Ashe

6th

P. Hutchins

3

4th

1

United Kingdom P. Hutchins

6th

4th

2

6th

H. Rahim

3

4th

6th

2

5

United States A. Ashe

6th

9

6th

14th

R. Emerson

4th

7th

2

14th

Australia R. Emerson

10

6th

S. Giammalva

8th

0

3

14th

Australia R. Emerson

6th

J. Borowiak

3

4th

0

N. Weld

6th

4th

2

United States J. Borowiak

3

6th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

4th

Australia J. Newcombe

6th

A. Quay

1

3

4th

Australia J. Newcombe

6th

W. Jacques

12

6th

0

4th

R. Krishnan

4th

2

India R. Krishnan

14th

2

6th

4th

Australia J. Newcombe

6th

United States V. Seixas

8th

6th

C. McKinley

3

2

T. Gorman

6th

4th

3

V. Seixas

4th

3

W. Tym

3

6th

6th

1

United States C. McKinley

6th

United States C. McKinley

6th

8th

2

3

6th

4th

Australia J. Newcombe

5

4th

6th

10

6th

15th

United States M. Riessen

11

4th

6th

T. Ulrich

7th

6th

4th

8th

4th

Ž. Franulović

9

6th

3

4th

15th

M. Riessen

6th

2

3

2

C. Montgomery

4th

3

Denmark T. Ulrich

3

6th

Denmark T. Ulrich

6th

Denmark T. Ulrich

6th

R. Goldman

12

7th

2

R. McKinley

4th

2

United States R. McKinley

14th

9

6th

United States R. McKinley

3

6th

Chile J. Fillol

6th

J. Fillol

6th

3

4th

2

C. Bovett

4th

1

0

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

7th

United States C. Graebner

6th

1

7th

6th

P. Lall

3

6th

5

4th

7th

United States C. Graebner

6th

14th

United States J. McManus

6th

8th

J. McManus

1

4th

12

S. Stewart

3

4th

6th

7th

United States C. Graebner

6th

E. Zuleta

1

3

R. Taylor

3

4th

United States T. Mozur

6th

T. Mozur

5

3

4th

F. Tutvin

3

1

United Kingdom R. Taylor

7th

6th

United Kingdom R. Taylor

6th

7th

United States C. Graebner

7th

6th

P. Cranis

2

4th

E. Scott

5

0

3

United States D. O'Bryant

6th

D. O'Bryant

18th

2

6th

6th

0

United States P. Gerken

6th

3

6th

United States P. Gerken

16

6th

4th

8th

6th

W. Harris

2

6th

3

0

P. Gerken

2

6th

4th

Chile P. Cornejo Seckel

6th

12

United States E. Scott

6th

8th

6th

T. Leonard

4th

10

P. Cornejo Seckel

3

2

G. Taylor

9

10

4th

United States E. Scott

6th

United States E. Scott

11

12

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic N. Pilic

6th

3

6th

B. Sea wagons

3

4th

6th

4th

Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic N. Pilic

6th

A. Carrero

4th

3

6th

7th

D. Dell

1

4th

2

United States D. Dell

6th

2

9

Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic N. Pilic

6th

9

4th

6th

D. Knight

1

4th

7th

12

C. Pasarell

4th

7th

6th

4th

United States T. Edlefsen

6th

9

T. Edlefsen

1

7th

2

K. Coombes

9

5

1

12

United States C. Pasarell

6th

9

6th

12

United States C. Pasarell

11

7th

6th

N. Pilic

6th

2

7th

11

3

F. Robbins

6th

14th

19th

6th

United States D. Ralston

2

6th

5

13

6th

Mexico 1934 J. Loyo Mayo

8th

16

21st

Mexico 1934 J. Loyo Mayo

5

3

6th

A. Neely

6th

3

7th

3

J. Sharpe

7th

6th

4th

3

1

Canada J. Sharpe

3

6th

5

6th

J. Loyo Mayo

11

2

6th

5

1

S. Pasarell

1

3

8th

5

6th

United States D. Ralston

9

6th

3

7th

6th

Jamaica R. Russell

6th

6th

7th

R. Russell

1

4th

1

C. Steele

3

0

4th

6th

United States D. Ralston

6th

6th

United States D. Ralston

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

B. MacKay

6th

6th

5

3

United States J. Osborne

8th

4th

7th

6th

J. Osborne

9

5

9

United States R. Holmberg

6th

United States R. Holmberg

11

7th

11

H. Pants

2

3

4th

United States R. Holmberg

6th

11

7th

United States B. Lutz

6th

B. Lutz

4th

9

5

P. Burwash

1

3

United States B. Lutz

6th

8th

2

6th

7th

South Africa 1961 R. Moore

4th

6th

R. Moore

8th

6th

6th

4th

5

10

A. Gimeno

6th

1

2

1

R. Holmberg

3

6th

6th

Mexico 1934 M. Lara

9

6th

4th

8th

3

Australia K. Rosewall

6th

2

8th

P. Sullivan

7th

1

6th

6th

Mexico 1934 M. Lara

2

7th

6th

B. Perry

6th

0

5

D. Stockton

6th

5

2

United States D. Stockton

4th

6th

7th

M. Lara

1

3

1

Mexico 1934 A. Palafox

6th

4th

6th

3

Australia K. Rosewall

6th

E. Van Dillen

4th

6th

2

4th

A. Palafox

0

1

0

J. Parker

3

4th

3

Australia K. Rosewall

6th

3

Australia K. Rosewall

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

Australia J. Brown

6th

2

7th

6th

11

I. Buding

3

6th

5

8th

9

J. Brown

4th

6th

6th

1

United Kingdom P. Curtis

6th

3

4th

8th

6th

United Kingdom P. Curtis

6th

6th

4th

6th

8th

11

F. Stolle

8th

2

6th

3

6th

P. Curtis

6th

6th

3

2

8th

Netherlands T. Okker

8th

2

6th

France P. Barthes

14th

6th

9

P. Fishbach

12

2

7th

P. Barthes

2

11

5

8th

Netherlands T. Okker

6th

13

7th

L. lock

1

0

4th

8th

Netherlands T. Okker

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

P. Guzman

1

2

Australia M. Anderson

6th

M. Anderson

4th

13

United States P. Gonzales

6th

C. Stubs

2

13

United States P. Gonzales

6th

13

United States P. Gonzales

8th

6th

2

T. Roche

6th

4th

2

D. Bleckinger

United States A. Olmedo

w.

O.

A. Olmedo

2

6th

4th

2

Australia T. Roche

6th

8th

6th

S. Smith

6th

8th

6th

4th

2

Australia T. Roche

3

10

3

6th

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