1968 British Hard Court Championships – Men's Singles

Jan-Erik Lundqvist was the defending champion, but did not compete in the 1968 edition of the tournament. Ken Rosewall became the first men's singles winner of an open era tennis tournament after defeating Rod Laver in the final.[1]

Men's Singles
1968 British Hard Court Championships
Champion Ken Rosewall
Runner-up Rod Laver
Final score3–6, 6–2, 6–0, 6–3
Draw32
Seeds8
Main article: 1968 British Hard Court Championships

Seeds
01.   Rod Laver (Finals)
02.   Ken Rosewall (Champion)
03.   Andrés Gimeno (Semifinals)
04.   Pancho Gonzales (Second round)
05.   Roy Emerson (Quarterfinals)
06.   Fred Stolle (Quarterfinals)
07.   Owen Davidson (Quarterfinals)
08.   Robert Wilson (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
              
1 Rod Laver 6 6 6
Mark Cox 4 1 0
1 Rod Laver 6 2 0 3
2 Ken Rosewall 3 6 6 6
3 Andrés Gimeno 2 1 3
2 Ken Rosewall 6 6 6

Top half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 R Laver 6 6 6
Q R Krog 1 2 2 1 R Laver 8 6 6
K Carpenter 2 5 1 J Barrett 6 0 2
J Barrett 6 7 6 1 R Laver 6 8 6
8 R Wilson 4 8 13 12 8 R Wilson 2 6 2
G Battrick 6 6 11 10 8 R Wilson 6 6 6
P Hutchins 6 0 r. J Ward 3 2 4
J Ward 3 1 1 R Laver 6 6 6
4 P Gonzales 6 6 6 M Cox 4 1 0
C Iles 2 1 1 4 P Gonzales 6 2 6 3 3
M Baleson 2 1 6 M Cox 0 6 4 6 6
M Cox 6 6 8 M Cox 6 6 7
5 R Emerson 6 8 6 5 R Emerson 0 1 5
J Moore 1 6 4 5 R Emerson 6 6 1 6
T Pickard 0 2 3 D Lloyd 1 4 6 3
DJ Lloyd 6 6 6

Bottom half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
K Wooldridge 6 6 6
E Beards 4 2 1 K Wooldridge 6 7 7 2 0
P Curtis 7 4 12 1 6 F Stolle 8 5 5 6 6
6 F Stolle 5 6 14 6 6 F Stolle 2 1 0
J Paish 3 4 1 3 A Gimeno 6 6 6
L Ayala 6 6 6 L Ayala 1 0 0
WC S Matthews 6 4 1 2 3 A Gimeno 6 6 6
3 A Gimeno 4 6 6 6 3 A Gimeno 2 1 3
R Howe 6 6 6 2 K Rosewall 6 6 6
J Williams 3 3 1 R Howe 4 3 2
J Clifton 2 3 6 6 7 O Davidson 6 6 6
7 O Davidson 6 6 4 8 7 O Davidson 3 5 3
J Bartlett 3 2 0 2 K Rosewall 6 7 6
G Gardner 6 6 6 G Gardner 0 2 4
G Bluett 3 2 4 2 K Rosewall 6 6 6
2 K Rosewall 6 6 6
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References
  1. Steve Tignor (22 January 2015). "1968: Open Era Begins in Bournemouth". Tennis.com.


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