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1968 British Hard Court Championships – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1968 British Hard Court Championships
Final
ChampionAustralia Ken Rosewall
Runner-upAustralia Rod Laver
Score3–6, 6–2, 6–0, 6–3
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
← 1967 · British Hard Court Championships · 1969 →

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]

Seeds

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01.  Australia Rod Laver (finals)
02.  Australia Ken Rosewall (champion)
03.  Spain Andrés Gimeno (semifinals)
04.  United States Pancho Gonzales (second round)
05.  Australia Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)
06.  Australia Fred Stolle (quarterfinals)
07.  Australia Owen Davidson (quarterfinals)
08.  United Kingdom Robert Wilson (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
              
1 Australia Rod Laver 6 6 6
United Kingdom Mark Cox 4 1 0
1 Australia Rod Laver 6 2 0 3
2 Australia Ken Rosewall 3 6 6 6
3 Spain Andrés Gimeno 2 1 3
2 Australia Ken Rosewall 6 6 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Australia R Laver 6 6 6
Q South Africa R Krog 1 2 2 1 Australia R Laver 8 6 6
Canada K Carpenter 2 5 1 United Kingdom J Barrett 6 0 2
United Kingdom J Barrett 6 7 6 1 Australia R Laver 6 8 6
8 United Kingdom R Wilson 4 8 13 12 8 United Kingdom R Wilson 2 6 2
United Kingdom G Battrick 6 6 11 10 8 United Kingdom R Wilson 6 6 6
United Kingdom P Hutchins 6 0 r United Kingdom J Ward 3 2 4
13 United Kingdom J Ward 3 1 1 Australia R Laver 6 6 6
4 United States P Gonzales 6 6 6 United Kingdom M Cox 4 1 0
United Kingdom C Iles 2 1 1 4 United States P Gonzales 6 2 6 3 3
South Africa M Baleson 2 1 6 United Kingdom M Cox 0 6 4 6 6
United Kingdom M Cox 6 6 8 United Kingdom M Cox 6 6 7
5 Australia R Emerson 6 8 6 5 Australia R Emerson 0 1 5
Australia J Moore 1 6 4 5 Australia R Emerson 6 6 1 6
United Kingdom T Pickard 0 2 3 United Kingdom D Lloyd 1 4 6 3
United Kingdom DJ Lloyd 6 6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
United Kingdom K Wooldridge 6 6 6
United Kingdom E Beards 4 2 1 United Kingdom K Wooldridge 6 7 7 2 0
United Kingdom P Curtis 7 4 12 1 6 Australia F Stolle 8 5 5 6 6
6 Australia F Stolle 5 6 14 6 6 Australia F Stolle 2 1 0
United Kingdom J Paish 3 4 1 3 Spain A Gimeno 6 6 6
Chile L Ayala 6 6 6 Chile L Ayala 1 0 0
WC United Kingdom S Matthews 6 4 1 2 3 Spain A Gimeno 6 6 6
3 Spain A Gimeno 4 6 6 6 3 Spain A Gimeno 2 1 3
6 Australia R Howe 6 6 6 2 Australia K Rosewall 6 6 6
United Kingdom J. P. R. Williams 3 3 1 Australia R Howe 4 3 2
United Kingdom J Clifton 2 3 6 6 7 Australia O Davidson 6 6 6
7 Australia O Davidson 6 6 4 8 7 Australia O Davidson 3 5 3
Australia J Bartlett 3 2 0 2 Australia K Rosewall 6 7 6
South Africa G Gardner 6 6 6 South Africa G Gardner 0 2 4
United Kingdom G Bluett 3 2 4 2 Australia K Rosewall 6 6 6
2 Australia K Rosewall 6 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Steve Tignor (22 January 2015). "1968: Open Era Begins in Bournemouth". Tennis.com.
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