1968 in tennis

none May 2026 1968 tennis This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1968. It provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the ATP and WTA Tours, the Davis Cup, and the Fed Cup. Australian Open CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)ScoreMen's singles AUS William Bowrey ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. 7–5, 2–6, 9–7, 6–41968 Men's Singles http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1968_MS_1.html Tennis AustraliaIt was Bowrey's only Grand Slam title.Women's singles USA Billie Jean King AUS Margaret Court 6–1, 6–21968 Women's Singles http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1968_LS_1.html Tennis AustraliaIt was King's 13th Grand Slam title.Men's doubles AUS Dick Crealy AUS Allan Stone AUS Terry Addison AUS Ray Keldie 10–8, 6–4, 6–31968 Men's Doubles http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1968_MD_1.html Tennis AustraliaIt was Crealy's 1st Grand Slam title. It was Stone's 1st Grand Slam title.Women's doubles AUS Karen Krantzcke AUS Kerry Melville AUS Judy Tegart AUS Lesley Turner 6–4, 3–6, 6–21968 Women's Doubles http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1968_LD_1.html Tennis AustraliaIt was Krantzcke's only Grand Slam title. It was Melville's 1st Grand Slam title.Mixed doubles AUS Dick Crealy USA Billie Jean King AUS Allan Stone AUS Margaret Court by walkover1968 Mixed Doubles http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/event_guide/history/draws/1968_MX_1.html Tennis AustraliaIt was Crealy's 2nd Grand Slam title. It was King's 14th Grand Slam title. French Open CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)ScoreMen's singles AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Rod Laver 6–3, 6–1, 2–6, 6–2 Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 386–404 2nd1968 French Open – Men's Singles Draw https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/roland-garros/520/1968/draws?matchtype=singles ATP 24 July 2018 It was Rosewall's 5th career Grand Slam title and his 2nd French Open title.Women's singles USA Nancy Richey GBR Ann Haydon-Jones 5–7, 6–4, 6–1 1968 French Open – Women's Singles, Women's Doubles, Mixed Doubles Draw http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/Draws/1968/903.pdf WTA 24 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20160423230309/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/Draws/1968/903.pdf 23 April 2016 It was Richey's 2nd and last career Grand Slam title and her only French Open title.Men's doubles AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Fred Stolle AUS Roy Emerson AUS Rod Laver 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 1968 French Open – Men's Doubles Draw https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/roland-garros/520/1968/draws?matchType=doubles ATP 24 July 2018It was Rosewall's 12th career Grand Slam title and his 4th and last French Open title. It was Stolle's 14th career Grand Slam title and his 3rd and last French Open title.Women's doubles FRA Françoise Dürr GBR Ann Haydon-Jones USA Rosemary Casals USA Billie Jean King 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 It was Dürr's 3rd career Grand Slam title and her 3rd French Open title. It was Haydon-Jones' 4th career Grand Slam title and her 4th French Open title.Mixed doubles FRA Françoise Dürr FRA Jean-Claude Barclay USA Billie Jean King AUS Owen Davidson 6–1, 6–4 It was Durr's 4th career Grand Slam title and her 4th French Open title. It was Barclay's 1st career Grand Slam title and his 1st French Open title.Boys' singlesAUS Phil Dent AUS John Alexander 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 International Junior Championships, Roland Garros – Roll of Honour https://www.itftennis.com/media/108159/108159.pdf itftennis.com 24 July 2018 4 April 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150404211319/http://www.itftennis.com/media/108159/108159.pdf dead Girls' singlesAUS Lesley Hunt URS Eugenia Isopaitis 6–4, 6–2 Wimbledon CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)ScoreMen's singles AUS Rod Laver AUS Tony Roche 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017Women's singles USA Billie Jean King AUS Judy Tegart 9–7, 7–5 Ladies' Singles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017Men's doubles AUS John Newcombe AUS Tony Roche AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Fred Stolle 3–6, 8–6, 5–7, 14–12, 6–3 Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017Women's doubles USA Rosie Casals USA Billie Jean King FRA Françoise Dürr GBR Ann Jones 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiesdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017Mixed doubles AUS Ken Fletcher AUS Margaret Court URS 1955 Alex Metreveli URS 1955 Olga Morozova 6–1, 14–12 Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2017 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/mixeddoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 22 July 2017 US Open CategoryChampion(s)Finalist(s)ScoreMen's singles USA Arthur Ashe Netherlands Tom Okker,{{cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/us-open/560/1968/draws?matchtype=singles | title=1968 US Open – Men's singles draw |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals} 14–12, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3It was Ashe's 1st career Grand Slam singles title and his 1st and only at the US Open.Women's singles GBR Virginia Wade USA Billie Jean King 6–4, 6–2It was Wade's 1st career Grand Slam singles title and her 1st and only at the US Open.Men's doubles USA Bob Lutz USA Stan Smith USA Arthur Ashe Spain 1945 Andrés Gimeno,{{cite web | url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/us-open/560/1968/draws?matchtype=doubles| title=1968 US Open – Men's doubles draw|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals} 11–9, 6–1, 7–5It was Lutz's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title.It was Smith's 1st career Grand Slam doubles title.Women's doubles BRA Maria Bueno AUS Margaret Court USA Rosemary Casals USA Billie Jean King 4–6, 9–7, 8–6It was Bueno's 11th and last career Grand Slam doubles title and her 4th at the US Open.It was Court's 10th career Grand Slam doubles title and her 2nd at the US Notes References External links Tennis Sport Official website of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Official website of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Official website of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Official website of the International Team Competition in Men's Tennis (Davis Cup) https://web.archive.org/web/20120608021306/http://www.daviscup.com/en/home.aspx June 8, 2012 Official website of the International Team Competition in Women's Tennis (Fed Cup) https://web.archive.org/web/20140107091128/http://www.fedcup.com/en/home.aspx January 7, 2014 Category:Tennis by year