1968 French Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
1968 French Open
1967 Champion Australia Roy Emerson
Champion Australia Ken Rosewall
Runner-up Australia Rod Laver
Final score 6–3, 6–1, 2–6, 6–2

Defending champion Roy Emerson lost to Pancho Gonzales in the quarter finals.

Ken Rosewall won the final 6–3, 6–1, 2–6, 6–2 against Rod Laver. It was Rosewall's second French title, and his fifth grand slam title of an eventual eight. The tournament was the first grand slam tournament of the open era, in which pros were allowed to compete against amateurs (the Australian Championships earlier that year having been an amateur only tournament, was won by Bowrey over a very weak, depleted field). Rosewall and Laver, who had not appeared in a grand slam tournament since 1956 and 1962, respectively, were no longer barred from entering. Missing from the French Open were WCT's "Handsome Eight" and top amateurs Santana, Ashe, Graebner and Okker. It was future champion Nastase's first ever grand slam event.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated.

  1. Australia Rod Laver (Final)
  2. Australia Ken Rosewall (Champion)
  3. Spain Andrés Gimeno (Semifinals)
  4. Australia Roy Emerson (Quarterfinals)
  5. United States Pancho Gonzales (Semifinals)
  6. Australia Fred Stolle (Second round)
  7. Australia Lew Hoad (First round)
  8. South Africa Bob Hewitt (Third round)
  1. Romania Ion Ţiriac (Quarterfinals)
  2. West Germany Wilhelm Bungert (First round)
  3. Italy Nicola Pietrangeli (First round)
  4. Hungary István Gulyás (Fourth round)
  5. United States Cliff Richey (Fourth round)
  6. Australia Ray Ruffels (Fourth round)
  7. Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš (First round)
  8. Soviet Union Alex Metreveli (First round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                                   
  1  Australia Rod Laver 4 4 6 6 6  
9  Romania Ion Ţiriac 6 6 3 3 0  
  1  Australia Rod Laver 6 6 6      
  5  United States Pancho Gonzales 3 3 1      
4  Australia Roy Emerson 5 3 6 6 4
  5  United States Pancho Gonzales 7 6 3 4 6  
    1  Australia Rod Laver 3 1 6 2  
  2  Australia Ken Rosewall 6 6 2 6  
     Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Boro Jovanović 4 0 2      
3  Spain Andrés Gimeno 6 6 6      
3  Spain Andrés Gimeno 6 3 5 6 3
  2  Australia Ken Rosewall 3 6 7 3 6  
   Brazil Thomaz Koch 6 2 6 3  
  2  Australia Ken Rosewall 8 6 3 6    

Preliminary round

Winning Player Score Losing Player
Belgium Eric Drossart 75, 62, 26, 75 Australia John Bartlett
Switzerland Dimitri Sturdza 62, 46, 97, 62 Italy Gaetano di Maso
Brazil Carlos Fernandes 108, 46, 63, 61 France Bernard Boutboul (Q)
France Bernard Montrenaud 36, 64, 63, 86 Australia Phil Dent
Ecuador Eduardo Zuleta 26, 26, 63, 61, 75 Hungary Péter Szőke
New Zealand Richard Hawkes 63, 62, 60 Jamaica Richard Russell
France Bernard Paul 60, 62, 26, 62 Australia Colin Dibley

Section 1

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
1 Australia R Laver 6 6 6  
  Jamaica L Lumsden 1 1 4 1 Australia R Laver 6 4 6 6  
  Greece N Kalogeropoulos 3 6 6 6     Greece N Kalogeropoulos 2 6 4 1  
  Australia R Howe 6 4 4 4   1 Australia R Laver 6 6 2 2 6
  Colombia W Alvarez             Romania P Marmureanu 3 1 6 6 3
  Romania P Marmureanu w/o           Romania P Marmureanu 6 7 6    
  Sweden L Olander 6 6 6       Sweden L Olander 4 5 2    
  Colombia A Pena 4 1 1     1 Australia R Laver 6 6 6  
  United Kingdom B Wilson 6 3         Australia B Carmichael 0 1 1    
  France J-C Molinari 4 1 r       United Kingdom B Wilson 4 3 3    
  Australia B Carmichael 4 6 6 6     Australia B Carmichael 6 6 6    
  Belgium P Hombergen 6 3 1 0     Australia B Carmichael 6 8 2 5 6
  United States A Fox 6 6 6       Australia J Alexander 2 6 6 7 4
  Peru A Acuna 2 1 0       United States A Fox 6 3 6 9 6r
  Australia J Alexander w/o           Australia J Alexander 4 6 3 11 6
16 Soviet Union A Metreveli          

Section 2

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
8 South Africa B Hewitt 6 7 6    
Q France J Thamin 1 5 0     8 South Africa B Hewitt w/o        
  Japan I Watanabe             Australia A Cooper          
  Australia A Cooper w/o         8 South Africa B Hewitt 6 6 5 2  
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Z Franulović w/o           Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Z Franulović 3 8 7 6  
  Spain J Gisbert, Sr.             Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Z Franulović w/o        
  South Africa A Segal 7 3 6 1 6   South Africa A Segal          
  Australia J Moore 5 6 1 6 3   Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Z Franulović 4 3 2
  United States M Riessen           9 Romania I Ţiriac 6 6 6
  South Africa R Moore w/o           South Africa R Moore          
  Czechoslovakia M Holeček 6 2 6 6     Czechoslovakia M Holeček w/o        
  Australia T Addison 1 6 1 4     Czechoslovakia M Holeček 1 3 7 3  
  Spain M Orantes           9 Romania I Ţiriac 6 6 5 6  
  France J-L Rouyer w/o           France J-L Rouyer 1 2 1    
  France G Deniau 1 1 1     9 Romania I Ţiriac 6 6 6    
9 Romania I Ţiriac 6 6 6    

Section 3

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
4 Australia R Emerson 5 6 6 6  
  New Zealand O Parun 7 1 2 2   4 Australia R Emerson 12 6 6    
  Australia B Phillips-Moore 6 6 6       Australia B Phillips-Moore 10 1 1    
  France P Beust 3 1 3     4 Australia R Emerson 6 6 5 6  
Q France B de Troye 3 1 1       South Africa B Maud 1 3 7 3  
  New Zealand B Fairlie 6 6 6       New Zealand B Fairlie 2 6 6 5 3
  South Africa B Maud 9 6 6       South Africa B Maud 6 4 3 7 6
  Italy S Palmieri 7 4 4     4 Australia R Emerson 6 6 6    
  Austria P Pokorny           13 United States C Richey 4 2 2    
  Australia A Stone             Australia A Stone 7 6 6    
  France J Mateo             Poland M Lewandowski 5 1 0    
  Poland M Lewandowski w/o           Australia A Stone 5 3 5    
  France G Goven w/o         13 United States C Richey 7 6 7
  Italy G Merlo             France G Goven 3 3 6 9 4
  Colombia J Velasco, Sr.           13 United States C Richey 6 6 4 7 6
13 United States C Richey w/o        

Section 4

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
12 Hungary I Gulyás 6 6 6    
Q Canada F Tutvin 2 1 4     12 Hungary I Gulyás 6 6 6    
  Denmark T Ulrich w/o           Denmark T Ulrich 2 1 1    
  Italy M Gilardelli           12 Hungary I Gulyás 3 8 6 6  
  United Kingdom M Cox 6 6 6       United Kingdom M Cox 6 6 2 2  
  France B Paul 1 1 1       United Kingdom M Cox 6 6 6 6  
  New Zealand R Hawkes 6 6 3 5 0   Colombia E Zuleta 0 1 8 3  
  Ecuador E Zuleta 3 4 6 7 6 12 Hungary I Gulyás 1 1 4    
  Belgium C de Gronckel w/o         5 United States P Gonzales 6 6 6    
  Chile P Rodríguez             Belgium C de Gronckel 5 0 1    
  United States N Perry 2 8 1 1     France P Darmon 7 6 6    
  France P Darmon 6 6 6 6     France P Darmon 6 1 10 6  
  Australia B Giltinan w/o         5 United States P Gonzales 1 6 12 8  
  Soviet Union S Likhachev             Australia B Giltinan 1 0 3    
  Australia R Keldie 2 0 6 3   5 United States P Gonzales 6 6 6    
5 United States P Gonzales 6 6 3 6  

Section 5

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
6 Australia F Stolle 3 7 6 3 6
  France C Duxin 6 5 3 6 4 6 Australia F Stolle 3 0 3    
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia B Jovanović 6 6 6       Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia B Jovanović 6 6 6    
Q United Kingdom D Lloyd 1 0 1       Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia B Jovanović 9 6 6 6 6
  Romania I Năstase 6 6 6       Australia D Crealy 7 8 2 8 2
  France J-P Olivier 2 1 2       Romania I Năstase 6 6 5 2  
  United Kingdom M Sangster 7 6 6 6 0   Australia D Crealy 4 8 7 6  
  Australia D Crealy 9 3 4 8 6   Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia B Jovanović 6 6 6    
  France B Montrenaud 6 11 6       United Kingdom G Battrick 4 4 3    
  Brazil C Fernandez 2 9 1       France B Montrenaud 6 4 3 6 5
  Switzerland D Sturdza 3 6 6 6     Switzerland D Sturdza 3 6 6 3 7
  Belgium E Drossart 6 4 4 1     Switzerland D Sturdza 4 4 8 3  
  Bolivia E Gorostagia             United Kingdom G Battrick 6 6 6 6  
  France J Courcol w/o           France J Courcol 4 8 1    
  United Kingdom G Battrick w/o           United Kingdom G Battrick 6 10 6    
11 Italy N Pietrangeli          

Section 6

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
14 Australia R Ruffels          
  Soviet Union V Kazarevitch w/o         14 Australia R Ruffels 5 7 6 8  
  Hungary F Komaromi 4 2 6 3     South Africa F McMillan 7 5 4 6  
  South Africa F McMillan 6 6 3 6   14 Australia R Ruffels 6 6 6    
  France D Contet 0 0 0       Chile P Cornejo 4 2 2    
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Špear 6 6 6       Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia N Špear 4 6 3 2  
  Chile P Cornejo w/o           Chile P Cornejo 6 3 6 6  
  Austria D Herdy           14 Australia R Ruffels 1 1 1    
  Czechoslovakia P Strobl w/o         3 Spain A Gimeno 6 6 6    
  Colombia I Molina             Czechoslovakia P Strobl          
  West Germany I Buding 6 6 6       West Germany I Buding w/o        
Q France P Joly 4 4 0       West Germany I Buding 3 4 3    
  France P Jauffret           3 Spain A Gimeno 6 6 6    
  Romania S Dron             Romania S Dron 7 1 3 2  
  Philippines E Cruz           3 Spain A Gimeno 5 6 6 6  
3 Spain A Gimeno w/o        

Section 7

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
7 Australia L Hoad          
  Poland W Gasiorek             Poland W Gasiorek 2 6 10 6 6
  South Africa R Summers 6 4 6       France M Leclercq 6 2 12 2 2
  France M Leclercq 8 6 8       Poland W Gasiorek 7 7 2 0 2
  France F Jauffret 8 6 6       France F Jauffret 5 5 6 6 6
  United Kingdom J Barrett 6 4 2       France F Jauffret 3 6 6 8  
  Ecuador P Guzmán             Czechoslovakia J Kukal 6 4 0 6  
  Czechoslovakia J Kukal w/o           France F Jauffret 1 6 5 4  
  Brazil T Koch w/o           Brazil T Koch 6 4 7 6  
  Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Z Ivancic             Brazil T Koch 6 6 7    
  France G Pilet w/o           France G Pilet 4 2 5    
  India J Mukherjea             Brazil T Koch 6 6 6    
  Philippines A Marcial             South Africa T Ryan 4 1 2    
  South Africa T Ryan w/o           South Africa T Ryan 3 4 6 6 6
Q Denmark T Christensen w/o         Q Denmark T Christensen 6 6 4 2 1
10 West Germany W Bungert          

Section 8

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundFourth Round
15 Czechoslovakia J Kodeš          
  Brazil F Gentil w/o           Brazil F Gentil 2 0 0    
  Poland T Nowicki             United Kingdom P Hutchins 6 6 6    
  United Kingdom P Hutchins w/o           United Kingdom P Hutchins 3 3 3    
  Italy S Tacchini             United States H Fitzgibbon 6 6 6    
  United States H Fitzgibbon w/o           United States H Fitzgibbon 6 7 6    
Q France P Proisy w/o         Q France P Proisy 3 5 3    
  India R Krishnan             United States H Fitzgibbon 2 0 7    
  Brazil J E Mandarino 6 6 7     2 Australia K Rosewall 6 6 9    
  France J-B Chanfreau 4 3 5       Brazil J Mandarino 6 4 6 11  
  Chile J Pinto-Bravo w/o           Chile J Pinto-Bravo 3 6 3 9
  Australia B Geraghty             Brazil J Mandarino 2 4 2    
  France J-C Barclay 4 8 6 2 2 2 Australia K Rosewall 6 6 6    
  Australia C Stubs 6 6 1 6 6   Australia C Stubs 1 1 0    
  United States T Edlefsen 8 1 1     2 Australia K Rosewall 6 6 6    
2 Australia K Rosewall 10 6 6    

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