1968 French Open – Men's Singles

Second-seeded Ken Rosewall defeated Rod Laver in the final, 6–3, 6–1, 2–6, 6–2 to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1968 French Open. 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 professionals were allowed to compete against amateurs. Rosewall and Laver, who had not appeared in a Grand Slam tournament since 1956 and 1962 respectively, were no longer barred from entering. Fourth-seeded Roy Emerson was the defending champion but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Pancho Gonzales.

Men's Singles
1968 French Open
Champion Ken Rosewall
Runner-up Rod Laver
Final score6–3, 6–1, 2–6, 6–2
Draw135 (8Q)
Seeds16
Main article: 1968 French Open

Missing from this year's French Open were WCT's "Handsome Eight" and top amateurs Santana, Ashe, Graebner and Okker. It was future champion Năstase's first ever grand slam event.

Seeds
01.   Rod Laver (Final)
02.   Ken Rosewall (Champion)
03.   Andrés Gimeno (Semifinals)
04.   Roy Emerson (Quarterfinals)
05.   Pancho Gonzales (Semifinals)
06.   Fred Stolle (Second round)
07.   Lew Hoad (First round, withdrew)
08.   Bob Hewitt (Third round)
09.   Ion Țiriac (Quarterfinals)
10.   Wilhelm Bungert (First round, withdrew)
11.   Nicola Pietrangeli (First round, withdrew)
12.   István Gulyás (Fourth round)
13.   Cliff Richey (Fourth round)
14.   Ray Ruffels (Fourth round)
15.   Jan Kodeš (First round, withdrew)
16.   Alex Metreveli (First round, withdrew)

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

Qualifying
Main article: 1968 French Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
2 Ken Rosewall 8 6 3 6
Thomaz Koch 6 2 6 3
2 Ken Rosewall 3 6 7 3 6
3 Andrés Gimeno 6 3 5 6 3
Boro Jovanović 4 0 2
3 Andrés Gimeno 6 6 6
2 Ken Rosewall 6 6 2 6
1 Rod Laver 3 1 6 2
5 Pancho Gonzales 7 6 3 4 6
4 Roy Emerson 5 3 6 6 4
5 Pancho Gonzales 3 3 1
1 Rod Laver 6 6 6
9 Ion Țiriac 6 6 3 3 0
1 Rod Laver 4 4 6 6 6

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
2 K Rosewall 10 6 6
T Edlefsen 8 1 1 2 K Rosewall 6 6 6
C Stubs 6 6 1 6 6 C Stubs 1 1 0
J-C Barclay 4 8 6 2 2 2 K Rosewall 6 6 6
B Geraghty w/o JE Mandarino 2 4 2
J Pinto Bravo J Pinto Bravo 3 6 3 9
J-B Chanfreau 4 3 5 JE Mandarino 6 4 6 11
JE Mandarino 6 6 7 2 K Rosewall 6 4 7 6
15 J Kodeš w/o H Fitzgibbon 1 6 5 4
F Gentil F Gentil 2 0 0
T Nowicki w/o P Hutchins 6 6 6
P Hutchins P Hutchins 3 3 3
S Tacchini w/o H Fitzgibbon 6 6 6
H Fitzgibbon H Fitzgibbon 6 7 6
Q P Proisy Q P Proisy 3 5 3
R Krishnan w/o

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
7 L Hoad w/o
W Gąsiorek W Gąsiorek 2 6 10 6 6
R Summers 6 4 6 M Leclercq 6 2 12 2 2
M Leclercq 8 6 8 W Gąsiorek 7 7 2 0 2
F Jauffret 8 6 6 F Jauffret 5 5 6 6 6
J Barrett 6 4 2 F Jauffret 3 6 6 8
F Guzmán w/o J Kukal 6 4 0 6
J Kukal F Jauffret 1 1 1
10 W Bungert w/o T Koch 6 6 6
Q Y Christiaen Q Y Christiaen 6 6 4 2 1
T Ryan T Ryan 3 4 6 6 6
A Marcial w/o T Ryan 4 1 2
J Mukerjea w/o T Koch 6 6 6
G Pilet G Pilet 4 2 5
Z Ivančić w/o T Koch 6 6 7
T Koch

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
3 A Gimeno
E Cruz w/o 3 A Gimeno 5 6 6 6
S Dron S Dron 7 1 3 2
P Jauffret w/o 3 A Gimeno 6 6 6
Q P Joly 4 4 0 I Buding 3 4 3
I Buding 6 6 6 I Buding
P Štrobl P Štrobl w/o
I Molina w/o 3 A Gimeno 6 6 6
14 R Ruffels 14 R Ruffels 4 4 3
V Kazakevitch w/o 14 R Ruffels 5 7 6 8
F Komáromi 4 2 6 3 F McMillan 7 5 4 6
F McMillan 6 6 3 6 14 R Ruffels 6 6 6
D Contet 0 0 0 P Cornejo 4 2 2
N Špear 6 6 6 N Špear 4 6 3 2
P Cornejo P Cornejo 6 3 6 6
D Herdy w/o

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
6 F Stolle 3 7 6 3 6
C Duxin 6 5 3 6 4 6 F Stolle 3 0 3
B Jovanović 6 6 6 B Jovanović 6 6 6
Q D Lloyd 1 0 1 B Jovanović 9 6 6 6 6
I Năstase 6 6 6 D Crealy 7 8 2 8 2
J-P Olivier 2 1 2 I Năstase 6 6 5 2
M Sangster 7 6 6 6 0 D Crealy 4 8 7 6
D Crealy 9 3 4 8 6 B Jovanović 6 6 6
14 N Pietrangeli w/o G Battrick 1 1 4
G Battrick G Battrick 6 10 6
J-P Courcol J-P Courcol 4 8 1
E Gorostiaga w/o G Battrick 6 6 6 6
E Drossart 6 4 4 1 D Sturdza 4 4 8 3
D Sturdza 3 6 6 6 D Sturdza 3 6 6 3 7
C Fernandes 2 9 1 B Montrenaud 6 4 3 6 5
B Montrenaud 6 11 6

Bottom half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
E Zuleta 3 4 6 7 6
R Hawkes 6 6 3 5 0 E Zuleta 0 1 8 3
B Paul 1 1 1 M Cox 6 6 6 6
M Cox 6 6 6 M Cox 6 6 2 2
M Gilardelli w/o 12 I Gulyás 3 8 6 6
T Ulrich T Ulrich 2 1 1
Q F Tutvin 2 1 4 12 I Gulyás 6 6 6
12 I Gulyás 6 6 6 12 I Gulyás 4 2 2
C de Gronckel 5 R Gonzales 6 6 6
P Rodríguez w/o C de Gronckel 5 0 1
N Perry 2 8 1 1 P Darmon 7 6 6
P Darmon 6 6 6 6 P Darmon 6 1 10 6
B Giltinan 5 R Gonzales 1 6 12 8
S Likhachev w/o B Giltinan 1 0 3
R Keldie 2 0 6 3 5 R Gonzales 6 6 6
5 R Gonzales 6 6 3 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
P Pokorny w/o
A Stone A Stone 7 6 6
J Mateo w/o B Lewandowski 5 1 0
B Lewandowski A Stone 5 3 5
G Goven 13 C Richey 7 6 7
G Merlo w/o G Goven 3 3 6 9 4
J Velasco w/o 13 C Richey 6 6 4 7 6
13 C Richey 13 C Richey 6 4 6 9
S Palmieri 7 4 4 4 R Emerson 0 6 8 11
R Maud 9 6 6 R Maud 6 4 3 7 6
B Fairlie 6 6 6 B Fairlie 2 6 6 5 3
Q B de Troye 3 1 1 R Maud 1 3 7 3
P Beust 3 1 3 4 R Emerson 6 6 5 6
B Phillips-Moore 6 6 6 B Phillips-Moore 10 1 1
O Parun 7 1 2 2 4 R Emerson 12 6 6
4 R Emerson 5 6 6 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
M Riessen w/o
R Moore R Moore 11 1 6 7 3
M Holeček 6 2 6 6 M Holeček 9 6 2 9 6
T Addison 1 6 1 4 M Holeček 6 6 5 2
M Orantes w/o 9 I Țiriac 3 8 7 6
J-L Rouyer J-L Rouyer 1 2 1
G Deniau 1 1 1 9 I Țiriac 6 6 6
9 I Țiriac 6 6 6 9 I Țiriac 6 6 6
J Moore 5 6 1 6 3 Z Franulović 4 3 2
A Segal 7 3 6 1 6 A Segal w/o
J Gisbert w/o Z Franulović
Z Franulović Z Franulović 6 8 2 5 6
A Cooper 8 R Hewitt 2 6 6 7 4
I Watanabe w/o A Cooper w/o
Q J Thamin 1 5 0 8 R Hewitt
8 R Hewitt 6 7 6

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
R Wilson 6 3
J-C Molinari 4 1r B Wilson 4 3 3
R Carmichael 4 6 6 6 R Carmichael 6 6 6
P Hombergen 6 3 1 0 R Carmichael 6 6 2 2 6
A Fox 6 6 6 J Alexander 3 1 6 6 3
A Acuña 2 1 0 A Fox 6 3 6 9 6r
J Alexander J Alexander 4 6 3 11 6
16 A Metreveli w/o R Carmichael 0 1 1
Á Peña 4 1 1 1 R Laver 6 6 6
L Ölander 6 6 6 L Ölander 4 5 2
P Marmureanu P Marmureanu 6 7 6
W Alvarez w/o P Marmureanu 2 0 7
R Howe 6 4 4 4 1 R Laver 6 6 9
N Kalogeropoulos 3 6 6 6 N Kalogeropoulos 2 6 4 1
L Lumsden 1 1 4 1 R Laver 6 4 6 6
1 R Laver 6 6 6

Preliminary round
Player 1Winning ScorePlayer 2
Eric Drossart7–5, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 John Bartlett
Dimitri Sturdza6–2, 4–6, 9–7, 6–2 Gaetano Di Maso
Carlos Fernandes10–8, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 Bernard Boutboul (Q)
Bernard Montrenaud3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 8–6 Phil Dent
Péter Szőke2–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 Eduardo Zuleta
Richard Russell6–3, 6–2, 6–0 Richard Hawkes
Colin Dibley6–0, 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 Bernard Paul
  • Source for the draw at Fédération Française de Tennis website, fft.fr
  • "French Open 1968 – Singles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP World Tour. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  • "French Open 1968". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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