1968 French Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
1968 French Open
Champion	Nancy Richey
Runner-up	Ann Jones
Final score	5–7, 6–4, 6–1
Draw	96
Seeds	16

Françoise Dürr was the defending champion but was defeated in the fourth round by Gail Sherriff.

Nancy Richey defeated Ann Jones in the final, 5–7, 6–4, 6–1 to win the title.^[1][2] It was Richey's first French open title and second (and last) Grand Slam title after the 1967 Australian Championships. The tournament was the first Grand Slam tournament of the Open Era, in which professionals were allowed to compete against amateurs.

Seeds

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	2	Ann Jones	6	6
	7	Vlasta Vopičková	2	1
								2	Ann Jones	7	6
								11	Annette du Plooy	5	3
	14	Gail Sherriff	6	3
	11	Annette du Plooy	8	6
															2	Ann Jones	7	4	1
															5	Nancy Richey	5	6	6
	5	Nancy Richey	6	6
	13	Elena Subirats	1	0
								5	Nancy Richey	2	6	6
								1	Billie Jean King	6	3	4
	8	Maria Bueno	4	4
	1	Billie Jean King	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
								2	A Jones	6	6
									I Fraisse	1	1
															2	A Jones	6	6
																M Godwin	2	0
									M Godwin
									I Škulj	w/o
																						2	A Jones	6	6
																						15	E Buding	2	4
								15	E Buding	6	6
									E Emanuel	2	2
															15	E Buding	4	6	7
																F Moore	6	1	5
									J Volavková	7	3	3
									F Moore	5	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
								7	V Vopičková
									C Rouire	w/o
															7	V Vopičková	6	6
																C-A Kalogeropoulos	1	0
									F Bonicelli	w/o
									C-A Kalogeropoulos
																						7	V Vopičková	7	6	6
																							R Darmon	9	2	1
								10	L Pericoli	w/o
									P Palacios
																P Palacios	2	2
																R Darmon	6	6
									R Darmon	6	6
									C Lindström	1	0

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	3	F Dürr
		M Vrancovich	w/o					3	F Dürr	6	6
		M Kindler	w/o						C Sherriff	1	1
		C Sherriff													3	F Dürr	6	7
		P Montano	2	0												J Heldman	1	5
		J Heldman	6	6					J Heldman	6	6
		S Holdsworth	w/o						A-M Studer	2	3
		A-M Studer																				3	F Dürr	3	3
	14	G Sherriff	6	6																		14	G Sherriff	6	6
		L Radkova	3	1				14	G Sherriff	6	6
		C Spinoza							C Spinoza	1	0
		F MacLennan	w/o												14	G Sherriff	6	6
		K Schediwy	6	6												A Dmitrieva	3	0
		M Cristiani	2	2					K Schediwy	6	2	6
		R Giscafré	2	1					A Dmitrieva	2	6	8
		A Dmitrieva	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	6	K Melville	6	6
		A Nenot	1	1				6	K Melville	6	6
		K Sawamatsu	w/o						B Lindström	0	4
		B Lindström													6	K Melville	7	6
		U Sandulf	1	2												H Gourlay	5	4
		L Rossouw	6	6					L Rossouw	3	2
		J Venturino	4	2					H Gourlay	6	6
		H Gourlay	6	6																		6	K Melville	7	4	6
	11	A du Plooy																				11	A du Plooy	5	6	8
		J Sawamatsu	w/o					11	A du Plooy	6	6
		H Young	0	1					O de Roubin	3	1
		O de Roubin	6	6											11	A du Plooy	7	6
		I Löfdahl														I Löfdahl	5	1
		G Dove	w/o						I Löfdahl
		R Beltrame							R Beltrame	w/o
		A Phillips-Moore	w/o

Bottom half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
		J Congdon
		F Urban	w/o						J Congdon	w/o
		N Niox-Château							N Niox-Château
		E Isopaitis	w/o													N Niox-Château	3	1
		M Giorgi	w/o												12	G Baksheeva	6	6
		I Buding							I Buding	2	2
		E Lundquist	5	6	6			12	G Baksheeva	6	6
	12	G Baksheeva	7	3	8																	12	G Baksheeva	8	6	1
		K Krantzcke	6	6																		5	N Richey	10	4	6
		M Burel	1	2					K Krantzcke	6	4	6
		O Morozova							O Morozova	3	6	4
		G Delport	w/o													K Krantzcke	4	7	6
		S le Besnerais	1	2											5	N Richey	6	5	8
		C Sandberg	6	6					C Sandberg	2	1
		M-C Borba-Dias	0	2				5	N Richey	6	6
	5	N Richey	6	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
		C Langanay
		J Dibar	w/o						C Langanay	w/o
		K Harris							K Harris
		C Mandarino	w/o													K Harris	1	1
		D Bouteleux													13	E Subirats	6	6
		J Szörényi	w/o						D Bouteleux	2	3
		S Petersen	2	4				13	E Subirats	6	6
	13	E Subirats	6	6																		13	E Subirats	6	6
		J Lieffrig	13	6																		4	R Casals	4	3
		M Chakarova	11	8					M Chakarova	w/o
		A Pipan	w/o						J Mauroy-Toffier
		J Mauroy-Toffier														J Mauroy-Toffier	w/o
		I Loeys	6	6											4	R Casals
		É Szabó	2	4					I Loeys	1	3
		MJ Aubet						4	R Casals	6	6
	4	R Casals	w/o

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
									É Terras	5	4
									V Caceres	7	6
																V Caceres	5	2
															9	P Walkden	7	6
									M Peterdy-Wolf	w/o
								9	P Walkden
																						9	P Walkden	6	3	3
																						8	M Bueno	2	6	6
									H Amos	w/o
									M Rodríguez
																M Rodríguez	2	0
															8	M Bueno	6	6
									D Asteri	w/o
								8	M Bueno

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
									F Gordigiani
									S Hole	w/o
																F Gordigiani	1	5
																L Hunt	6	7
									L Hunt	5	6	6
								16	M Salfati	7	2	3
																							L Hunt	5	1
																						1	BJ King	7	6
									M Zuleta
									Y Berberian	w/o
																M Zuleta	1	0
															1	BJ King	6	6
									A-M Rouchon	2	2
								1	BJ King	6	6

References

External links

• Source for the draw at Fédération Française de Tennis website, fft.fr
• "French Open 1968". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 3 August 2018.