1968 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Rod Laver defeated Tony Roche in the final, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1968 Wimbledon Championships.[1] John Newcombe was the defending champion, but was defeated in the fourth round by Arthur Ashe.

Men's Singles
1968 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Rod Laver
Runner-up Tony Roche
Final score6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Draw128(10Q)
Seeds16
Main article: 1968 Wimbledon Championships

Seeds
01.   Rod Laver (Champion)
02.   Ken Rosewall (Fourth round)
03.   Andrés Gimeno (Third round)
04.   John Newcombe (Fourth round)
05.   Roy Emerson (Fourth round)
06.   Manuel Santana (Third round)
07.   Lew Hoad (Third round)
08.   Pancho Gonzales (Third round)
09.   Dennis Ralston (Quarterfinals)
10.   Butch Buchholz (Quarterfinals)
11.   Fred Stolle (Fourth round)
12.   Tom Okker (Quarterfinals)
13.   Arthur Ashe (Semifinals)
14.   Cliff Drysdale (Third round)
15.   Tony Roche (Final)
16.   Nikola Pilić (First round)

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

Qualifying
Main article: 1968 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Qualifying

Qualifying
Main article: 1968 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Rod Laver 4 6 6 4 6
9 Dennis Ralston 6 3 1 6 2
1 Rod Laver 7 6 6
13 Arthur Ashe 5 2 4
13 Arthur Ashe 7 9 9 6
12 Tom Okker 9 7 7 2
1 Rod Laver 6 6 6
15 Tony Roche 3 4 2
Clark Graebner 6 6 9
Ray Moore 2 0 7
Clark Graebner 7 10 4 6
15 Tony Roche 9 8 6 8
10 Butch Buchholz 6 5 4 4
15 Tony Roche 3 7 6 6

Top half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 R Laver 6 4 6 6
E Scott 3 6 3 2 1 R Laver 6 6 6
G Merlo 4 3 0 S Smith 3 4 4
S Smith 6 6 6 1 R Laver 6 3 7 6
J Kodeš 2 3 2 M Riessen 4 6 5 3
M Riessen 6 6 6 M Riessen
D Dell 6 3 4 4 B Fairlie w/o
B Fairlie 3 6 6 6 1 R Laver 9 5 6 6
16 N Pilić 6 5 3 2 M Cox 7 7 2 0
H Fitzgibbon 3 7 6 6 H Fitzgibbon 6 3 9 7 10
M Cox 7 8 6 6 M Cox 4 6 7 9 12
G Forbes 9 6 3 4 M Cox 6 6 6
R Becker 2 4 5 D Contet 3 4 4
A Fox 6 6 7 A Fox w/o
D Contet 3 7 7 7 6 D Contet
Q H Rahim 6 5 5 9 2

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 R Gonzales 6 6 6
R Krishnan 2 4 3 8 R Gonzales 6 6 9
R Maud 6 6 6 R Maud 2 4 7
Q D Schroder 3 2 2 8 R Gonzales 6 4 3 5
A Metreveli 6 6 4 10 A Metreveli 4 6 6 7
M Orantes 2 2 6 8 A Metreveli 6 6 6
P Beust 4 6 6 7 P Beust 1 1 1
P Dent 6 3 4 5 A Metreveli 3 5 2
9 D Ralston 6 7 8 9 D Ralston 6 7 6
Q J Brown 1 5 6 9 D Ralston 6 3 7 6 13
C Richey 6 8 7 C Richey 3 6 9 3 11
B Phillips-Moore 2 6 5 9 D Ralston 6 6 6
J Leschly 6 3 8 6 JE Mandarino 2 4 2
C Stubs 2 6 6 1 J Leschly 9 8 3
JE Mandarino 6 7 2 6 JE Mandarino 11 10 6
A Palafox 3 5 6 4

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4 J Newcombe 4 6 6 6
O Davidson 6 3 4 3 4 J Newcombe 6 6 6
F McMillan 7 7 3 7 J Alexander 1 4 3
J Alexander 5 9 6 9 4 J Newcombe 7 6 6
Q D Lloyd 6 6 10 6 Q D Lloyd 5 0 1
P Darmon 4 4 12 1 Q D Lloyd 6 3 0 6 7
K Wooldridge 4 4 6 6 6 Q T Ryan 4 6 6 3 5
Q T Ryan 6 6 4 2 8 4 J Newcombe 4 4 6 6 3
13 A Ashe 6 6 6 13 A Ashe 6 6 4 1 6
Q E Zuleta 1 2 3 13 A Ashe 6 6 9
P Lall 4 4 6 2 I El Shafei 1 2 7
I El Shafei 6 6 3 6 13 A Ashe 11 6 6
W Jacques 1 4 2 O Bengtson 9 4 1
O Bengtson 6 6 6 O Bengtson 6 5 6 3 12
K Carpenter 4 4 13 3 JL Arilla 0 7 4 6 10
JL Arilla 6 6 11 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
5 R Emerson 6 6 6
R Holmberg 2 2 4 5 R Emerson 5 6 6 6
R Russell 5 2 6 I Țiriac 7 1 2 0
I Țiriac 7 6 8 5 R Emerson 7 6 6
J McManus 4 6 1 3 A Olmedo 5 1 1
K Fletcher 6 2 6 6 K Fletcher 4 7 4 3
P Rodríguez 10 5 3 A Olmedo 6 5 6 6
A Olmedo 12 7 6 5 R Emerson 3 11 5 5
12 T Okker 7 3 6 6 12 T Okker 6 9 7 7
P Curtis 5 6 2 2 12 T Okker 6 6 7
M Sangster 6 6 6 M Sangster 3 0 5
C Fernandes 0 4 4 12 T Okker 8 6 6 6
Q S Matthews 4 9 4 4 V Korotkov 10 2 1 2
V Korotkov 6 7 6 6 V Korotkov 2 7 4 7 7
L Ayala 11 2 4 6 P Barthès 6 5 6 5 5
P Barthès 9 6 6 8

Bottom half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
R Haillet 9 3 2
T Addison 11 6 6 T Addison 4 6 3 6 6
LL R Peralta 1 4 3 N Kalogeropoulos 6 1 6 4 3
N Kalogeropoulos 6 6 6 T Addison 3 6 2
G Battrick 4 6 5 11 F Stolle 6 8 6
R Howe 6 8 7 R Howe 1 1 1
J-C Barclay 1 2 2 11 F Stolle 6 6 6
11 F Stolle 6 6 6 11 F Stolle 1 5 5
C Graebner 6 6 6 6 11 C Graebner 6 7 7
R Barth 4 3 8 8 9 C Graebner 6 6 6
K Watanabe 2 4 5 J Ulrich 2 0 4
J Ulrich 6 6 7 C Graebner 9 6 6
S Likhachev 6 7 2 1 2 6 M Santana 7 2 1
G Stilwell 3 5 6 6 6 G Stilwell 7 8 0 4
H-J Plötz 0 4 2 6 M Santana 5 10 6 6
6 M Santana 6 6 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
T Edlefsen 6 7 7
Q J Fassbender 2 5 5 T Edlefsen 7 4 6 6
N Pietrangeli 4 2 6 6 4 Q G Bluett 5 6 1 2
Q G Bluett 6 6 2 2 6 T Edlefsen 9 4 1 6 6
G Garner 2 6 6 7 14 C Drysdale 7 6 6 4 4
LL L Lumsden 6 2 4 5 G Garner 2 5 6
R Wilson 7 3 2 14 C Drysdale 6 7 8
14 C Drysdale 9 6 6 T Edlefsen 4 6 1 6 4
J Kukal 3 4 2 R Moore 6 2 6 3 6
R Crealy 6 6 6 R Crealy 6 5 3 4
R Moore 6 6 9 R Moore 3 7 6 6
N Špear 1 2 7 R Moore 4 6 7 2 6
W Gąsiorek 3 1 5 3 A Gimeno 6 3 5 6 2
W Bowrey 6 6 7 W Bowrey 2 6 7 3
I Gulyás 3 5 4 3 A Gimeno 6 4 9 6
3 A Gimeno 6 7 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
LL F Castillo 7 4 2
G Goven 9 6 6 G Goven 3 3 6
T Leius 6 1 8 2 T Ulrich 6 6 8
T Ulrich 4 6 10 6 T Ulrich 7 2 3 1
M Holeček 8 6 4 2 5 10 E Buchholz 5 6 6 6
R Carmichael 6 4 6 6 7 R Carmichael 13 4 4 6 2
A Stone 4 2 12 4 10 E Buchholz 11 6 6 1 6
10 E Buchholz 6 6 10 6 10 E Buchholz 6 3 6 6
R Hewitt 6 8 6 R Hewitt 4 6 2 2
J Barrett 3 6 4 R Hewitt 3 6 3 6 12
T Koch 6 6 11 6 T Koch 6 4 6 3 10
G Di Maso 3 2 13 0 R Hewitt 6 9 1 6 6
F Guzmán 11 1 8 6 6 7 L Hoad 3 11 6 3 3
R Lutz 13 6 6 3 4 F Guzmán 6 1 4
J Mukerjea 3 4 2 7 L Hoad 8 6 6
7 L Hoad 6 6 6

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
LL C Iles 7 3 6 7
J-P Courcol 5 6 3 5 LL C Iles 4 2 3
P Cornejo 2 1 2 R Ruffels 6 6 6
R Ruffels 6 6 6 R Ruffels 4 1 3
J Osborne 4 7 10 6 6 15 A Roche 6 6 6
M Davies 6 9 8 1 3 J Osborne 4 0 2
R Keldie 3 1 5 15 A Roche 6 6 6
15 A Roche 6 6 6 15 A Roche 9 6 6
P Hutchins 3 7 10 2 K Rosewall 7 3 2
O Parun 6 9 12 O Parun 2 3 14 6 6
A Mills 4 2 3 R Taylor 6 6 12 4 4
R Taylor 6 6 6 O Parun 4 6 3 2
C Pasarell 6 7 3 6 2 K Rosewall 6 3 6 6
Q P Hombergen 3 5 6 3 C Pasarell 9 1 8 2 3
A Segal 3 4 4 2 K Rosewall 7 6 6 6 6
2 K Rosewall 6 6 6

References
  1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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