Wimbledon Championships 1968 / Men's Singles

Wimbledon Championships 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
Wimbledon Championships Men's Singles
1967 ◄ 1968 ► 1969
Grand Slams 1968 men's singles
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Men's singles at the Wimbledon Championships 1968 .

The final was played by Rod Laver and Tony Roche , which Laver won in three sets. This was his third triumph at the Wimbledon Championships and his seventh Grand Slam title overall.

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Rod Laver victory 02.  Ken Rosewall Round of 16 03.  Andrés Gimeno 3rd round 04th  John Newcombe Round of 16 05.  Roy Emerson Round of 16 06th  Manuel Santana 3rd round 07th  Lew Hoad 3rd round 08th.  Pancho Gonzales 3rd round

No. player Round reached 09.  Dennis Ralston Quarter finals 10.  Earl Buchholz Quarter finals 11.  Fred Stolle Round of 16 12.  Tom Okker Quarter finals 13.  Arthur Ashe Semifinals 14th  Cliff Drysdale 3rd round 15th  Tony Roche final 16.  Nikola Pilic 1 round

Main round

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

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Rod Laver

4th

6th

6th

4th

6th

9

Dennis Ralston

6th

3

1

6th

2

1

Rod Laver

7th

6th

6th

13

Arthur Ashe

5

2

4th

13

Arthur Ashe

7th

9

9

6th

12

Tom Okker

9

7th

7th

2

1

Rod Laver

6th

6th

6th

15th

Tony Roche

3

4th

2

Clark Graebner

6th

6th

9

Raymond Moore

2

0

7th

Clark Graebner

7th

10

4th

6th

15th

Tony Roche

9

8th

6th

8th

10

Earl Buchholz

6th

5

4th

4th

15th

Tony Roche

3

7th

6th

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

1

R. Laver

6th

4th

6th

6th

G. Scott

3

6th

3

2

1

R. Laver

6th

6th

6th

G. Merlo

4th

3

0

S. Smith

3

4th

4th

S. Smith

6th

6th

6th

1

R. Laver

6th

3

7th

6th

J. Kodeš

2

3

2

M. Riessen

4th

6th

5

3

M. Riessen

6th

6th

6th

M. Riessen

Where

D. Dell

6th

3

4th

4th

B. Fairlie

B. Fairlie

3

6th

6th

6th

1

R. Laver

9

5

6th

6th

16

N. Pilic

6th

5

3

2

M. Cox

7th

7th

2

0

H. Fitzgibbon

3

7th

6th

6th

H. Fitzgibbon

6th

3

9

7th

10

M. Cox

7th

8th

6th

6th

M. Cox

4th

6th

7th

9

12

G. Forbes

9

6th

3

4th

M. Cox

6th

6th

6th

R. Becker

2

4th

5

D. Contet

3

4th

4th

A. Fox

6th

6th

7th

A. Fox

D. Contet

3

7th

7th

7th

6th

D. Contet

Where

Q

H. Rahim

6th

5

5

9

2

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

8th

P. Gonzales

6th

6th

6th

R. Krishnan

2

4th

3

8th

P. Gonzales

6th

6th

9

B. Maud

6th

6th

6th

B. Maud

2

4th

7th

Q

D. Schroder

3

2

2

8th

P. Gonzales

6th

4th

3

5

A. Metreweli

6th

6th

4th

10

A. Metreweli

4th

6th

6th

7th

M. Orantes

2

2

6th

8th

A. Metreweli

6th

6th

6th

P. Beust

4th

6th

6th

7th

P. Beust

1

1

1

P. Dent

6th

3

4th

5

A. Metreweli

3

5

2

9

D. Ralston

6th

7th

8th

9

D. Ralston

6th

7th

6th

Q

J. Brown

1

5

6th

9

D. Ralston

6th

3

7th

6th

13

C. Richey

6th

8th

7th

C. Richey

3

6th

9

3

11

B. Phillips-Moore

2

6th

5

9

D. Ralston

6th

6th

6th

J. Leschly

6th

3

8th

6th

JE Mandarino

2

4th

2

C. Stubs

2

6th

6th

1

J. Leschly

9

8th

3

JE Mandarino

6th

7th

2

6th

JE Mandarino

11

10

6th

T. Palafox

3

5

6th

4th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

4th

J. Newcombe

4th

6th

6th

6th

O. Davidson

6th

3

4th

3

4th

J. Newcombe

6th

6th

6th

F. McMillan

7th

7th

3

7th

J. Alexander

1

4th

3

J. Alexander

5

9

6th

9

4th

J. Newcombe

7th

6th

6th

Q

D. Lloyd

6th

6th

10

6th

Q

D. Lloyd

5

0

1

P. Darmon

4th

4th

12

1

Q

D. Lloyd

6th

3

0

6th

7th

K. Wooldridge

4th

4th

6th

6th

6th

Q

T. Ryan

4th

6th

6th

3

5

Q

T. Ryan

6th

6th

4th

2

8th

4th

J. Newcombe

4th

4th

6th

6th

3

13

A. Ashe

6th

6th

6th

13

A. Ashe

6th

6th

4th

1

6th

Q

E. Zuleta

1

2

3

13

A. Ashe

6th

6th

9

P. Lall

4th

4th

6th

2

I. El Shafei

1

2

7th

I. El Shafei

6th

6th

3

6th

13

A. Ashe

11

6th

6th

W. Jacques

1

4th

2

O. Bengtson

9

4th

1

O. Bengtson

6th

6th

6th

O. Bengtson

6th

5

6th

3

12

K. Carpenter

4th

4th

13

3

JL Arilla

0

7th

4th

6th

10

JL Arilla

6th

6th

11

6th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

5

R. Emerson

6th

6th

6th

R. Holmberg

2

2

4th

5

R. Emerson

5

6th

6th

6th

R. Russell

5

2

6th

I. Țiriac

7th

1

2

0

I. Țiriac

7th

6th

8th

5

R. Emerson

7th

6th

6th

J. McManus

4th

6th

1

3

A. Olmedo

5

1

1

K. Fletcher

6th

2

6th

6th

K. Fletcher

4th

7th

4th

3

P. Rodríguez

10

5

3

A. Olmedo

6th

5

6th

6th

A. Olmedo

12

7th

6th

5

R. Emerson

3

11

5

5

12

T. Okker

7th

3

6th

6th

12

T. Okker

6th

9

7th

7th

P. Curtis

5

6th

2

2

12

T. Okker

6th

6th

7th

M. Sangster

6th

6th

6th

M. Sangster

3

0

5

C.-A. Fernandes

0

4th

4th

12

T. Okker

8th

6th

6th

6th

Q

S. Matthews

4th

9

4th

4th

W. Korotkov

10

2

1

2

W. Korotkov

6th

7th

6th

6th

W. Korotkov

2

7th

4th

7th

7th

L. Ayala

11

2

4th

6th

P. Barthes

6th

5

6th

5

5

P. Barthes

9

6th

6th

8th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

R. Haillet

9

3

2

T. Addison

11

6th

6th

T. Addison

4th

6th

3

6th

6th

LL

R. Peralta

1

4th

3

N. Kalogeropoulos

6th

1

6th

4th

3

N. Kalogeropoulos

6th

6th

6th

T. Addison

3

6th

2

G. Battrick

4th

6th

5

11

F. Stolle

6th

8th

6th

R. Howe

6th

8th

7th

R. Howe

1

1

1

J.-C. Barclay

1

2

2

11

F. Stolle

6th

6th

6th

11

F. Stolle

6th

6th

6th

11

F. Stolle

1

5

5

C. Graebner

6th

6th

6th

6th

11

C. Graebner

6th

7th

7th

R. Barth

4th

3

8th

8th

9

C. Graebner

6th

6th

6th

K. Watanabe

2

4th

5

J. Ulrich

2

0

4th

J. Ulrich

6th

6th

7th

C. Graebner

9

6th

6th

S. Likhachev

6th

7th

2

1

2

6th

M. Santana

7th

2

1

G. Stilwell

3

5

6th

6th

6th

G. Stilwell

7th

8th

0

4th

H.-J. Suddenly

0

4th

2

6th

M. Santana

5

10

6th

6th

6th

M. Santana

6th

6th

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

T. Edlefsen

6th

7th

7th

Q

J. Fassbender

2

5

5

T. Edlefsen

7th

4th

6th

6th

N. Pietrangeli

4th

2

6th

6th

4th

Q

G. Bluett

5

6th

1

2

Q

G. Bluett

6th

6th

2

2

6th

T. Edlefsen

9

4th

1

6th

6th

G. Garner

2

6th

6th

7th

14th

C. Drysdale

7th

6th

6th

4th

4th

LL

L. Lumsden

6th

2

4th

5

G. Garner

2

5

6th

B. Wilson

7th

3

2

14th

C. Drysdale

6th

7th

8th

14th

C. Drysdale

9

6th

6th

T. Edlefsen

4th

6th

1

6th

4th

J. Kukal

3

4th

2

R. Moore

6th

2

6th

3

6th

D. Crealy

6th

6th

6th

D. Crealy

6th

5

3

4th

R. Moore

6th

6th

9

R. Moore

3

7th

6th

6th

N. Spear

1

2

7th

R. Moore

4th

6th

7th

2

6th

W. Gąsiorek

3

1

5

3

A. Gimeno

6th

3

5

6th

2

B. Bowrey

6th

6th

7th

B. Bowrey

2

6th

7th

3

I. Gulyás

3

5

4th

3

A. Gimeno

6th

4th

9

6th

3

A. Gimeno

6th

7th

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

LL

F. Castillo

7th

4th

2

G. Goven

9

6th

6th

G. Goven

3

3

6th

T. Lejus

6th

1

8th

2

T. Ulrich

6th

6th

8th

T. Ulrich

4th

6th

10

6th

T. Ulrich

7th

2

3

1

M. Holeček

8th

6th

4th

2

5

10

E. Buchholz

5

6th

6th

6th

B. Carmichael

6th

4th

6th

6th

7th

B. Carmichael

13

4th

4th

6th

2

A. Stone

4th

2

12

4th

10

E. Buchholz

11

6th

6th

1

6th

10

E. Buchholz

6th

6th

10

6th

10

E. Buchholz

6th

3

6th

6th

B. Hewitt

6th

8th

6th

B. Hewitt

4th

6th

2

2

J. Barrett

3

6th

4th

B. Hewitt

3

6th

3

6th

12

T. Koch

6th

6th

11

6th

T. Koch

6th

4th

6th

3

10

G. Di Maso

3

2

13

0

B. Hewitt

6th

9

1

6th

6th

P. Guzman

11

1

8th

6th

6th

7th

L. Hoad

3

11

6th

3

3

B. Lutz

13

6th

6th

3

4th

P. Guzman

6th

1

4th

J. Mukerjea

3

4th

2

7th

L. Hoad

8th

6th

6th

7th

L. Hoad

6th

6th

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

LL

C. Iles

7th

3

6th

7th

J.-P. Courcol

5

6th

3

5

LL

C. Iles

4th

2

3

P. Cornejo

2

1

2

R. Ruffels

6th

6th

6th

R. Ruffels

6th

6th

6th

R. Ruffels

4th

1

3

J. Osborne

4th

7th

10

6th

6th

15th

T. Roche

6th

6th

6th

M. Davies

6th

9

8th

1

3

J. Osborne

4th

0

2

R. Keldie

3

1

5

15th

T. Roche

6th

6th

6th

15th

T. Roche

6th

6th

7th

15th

T. Roche

9

6th

6th

P. Hutchins

3

7th

10

2

K. Rosewall

7th

3

2

O. Parun

6th

9

12

O. Parun

2

3

14th

6th

6th

A. Mills

4th

2

3

R. Taylor

6th

6th

12

4th

4th

R. Taylor

6th

6th

6th

O. Parun

4th

6th

3

2

C. Pasarell

6th

7th

3

6th

2

K. Rosewall

6th

3

6th

6th

Q

P. Hombergen

3

5

6th

3

C. Pasarell

9

1

8th

2

3

A. Segal

3

4th

4th

2

K. Rosewall

7th

6th

6th

6th

6th

2

K. Rosewall

6th

6th

6th

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