1968 French Open – Men's singles

1968 French Open AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Rod Laver 6–3, 6–1, 2–6, 6–2 135 (8 Q Qualifiers) 16 French Championships – Men's singles French Open – Men's singles grand slam 1968 French Open 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 fifth Grand Slam tournament title overall. This was the first Grand Slam tournament to be open to professional players, marking a period in tennis history known as the Open Era. Rosewall and Laver, who had not appeared in a Grand Slam tournament since 1956 and 1962 respectively, were among those no longer barred from entering. Roy Emerson was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Pancho Gonzales. Missing from the tournament were WCT's "Handsome Eight" and top amateurs Manuel Santana, Arthur Ashe, Clark Graebner and Tom Okker. This was the first major appearance of future champion and world No. 1 Ilie Năstase. Seeds 1 8 AUS Rod Laver (final) 2 1 AUS Ken Rosewall (champion) 3 3 ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno (semifinals) 4 6 AUS Roy Emerson (quarterfinals) 5 5 USA Pancho Gonzales (semifinals) 6 4 AUS Fred Stolle (second round) 7 2 AUS Lew Hoad (first round, withdrew) 8 7 RSA 1928 Bob Hewitt (third round) 9 7 ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac (quarterfinals) 10 2 FRG Wilhelm Bungert (first round, withdrew) 11 4 ITA Nicola Pietrangeli (first round, withdrew) 12 5 HUN István Gulyás (fourth round) 13 6 USA Cliff Richey (fourth round) 14 3 AUS Ray Ruffels (fourth round) 15 1 TCH Jan Kodeš (first round, withdrew) 16 8 URS 1955 Alex Metreveli (first round, withdrew) Qualifying 1968 French Open – Men's singles qualifying Draw Draws, ATP Tour, Tennis ATP https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/roland-garros/520/1968/draws 12 October 2024 Finals 5 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 2 AUS Ken Rosewall 8 6 3 6 BRA 1968 Thomaz Koch 6 2 6 3 YUG Boro Jovanović 4 0 2 3 ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno 6 6 6 5 USA Pancho Gonzales 7 6 3 4 6 4 AUS Roy Emerson 5 3 6 6 4 9 ROM 1965 Ion Țiriac 6 6 3 3 0 1 AUS Rod Laver 4 4 6 6 6 2 AUS Ken Rosewall 3 6 7 3 6 3 ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno 6 3 5 6 3 5 USA Pancho Gonzales 3 3 1 AUS Rod Laver 1 6 6 6 2 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 6 2 6 1 AUS Rod Laver 3 1 6 2 Top half Section 1 y 2 5 y yes First round Second round Third round Fourth round 2 AUS K Rosewall 10 6 6 USA T Edlefsen 8 1 1 AUS C Stubs 6 6 1 6 6 FRA J-C Barclay 4 8 6 2 2 AUS B Geraghty w/o CHI J Pinto Bravo FRA J-B Chanfreau 4 3 5 BRA 1968 JE Mandarino 6 6 7 15 TCH J Kodeš w/o BRA 1968 F Gentil POL 1928 T Nowicki w/o GBR P Hutchins ITA S Tacchini w/o USA H Fitzgibbon Q FRA P Proisy IND R Krishnan w/o 2 AUS K Rosewall 6 6 6 AUS C Stubs 1 1 0 CHI J Pinto Bravo 3 6 3 9 BRA 1968 JE Mandarino 6 4 6 11 BRA 1968 F Gentil 2 0 0 GBR P Hutchins 6 6 6 USA H Fitzgibbon 6 7 6 Q FRA P Proisy 3 5 3 2 AUS K Rosewall 6 6 6 BRA 1968 JE Mandarino 2 4 2 GBR P Hutchins 3 3 3 USA H Fitzgibbon 6 6 6 2 AUS K Rosewall 6 4 7 6 USA H Fitzgibbon 1 6 5 4 Section 2 y 2 5 y yes First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 AUS L Hoad w/o POL 1928 W Gąsiorek RSA 1928 R Summers 6 4 6 FRA M Leclercq 8 6 8 FRA F Jauffret 8 6 6 GBR J Barrett 6 4 2 ECU F Guzmán w/o TCH J Kukal 10 FRG W Bungert w/o Q FRA Y Christiaen RSA 1928 T Ryan PHI 1936 A Marcial w/o IND J Mukerjea w/o FRA G Pilet YUG Z Ivančić w/o BRA 1968 T Koch POL 1928 W Gąsiorek 2 6 10 6 6 FRA M Leclercq 6 2 12 2 2 FRA F Jauffret 3 6 6 8 TCH J Kukal 6 4 0 6 Q FRA Y Christiaen 6 6 4 2 1 RSA 1928 T Ryan 3 4 6 6 6 FRA G Pilet 4 2 5 BRA 1968 T Koch 6 6 7 POL 1928 W Gąsiorek 7 7 2 0 2 FRA F Jauffret 5 5 6 6 6 RSA 1928 T Ryan 4 1 2 BRA 1968 T Koch 6 6 6 FRA F Jauffret 1 1 1 BRA 1968 T Koch 6 6 6 Section 3 y 2 5 y yes First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 ESP 1945 A Gimeno PHI 1936 E Cruz w/o ROM 1965 S Dron FRA P Jauffret w/o Q FRA P Joly 4 4 0 FRG I Buding 6 6 6 TCH P Štrobl COL I Molina w/o 14 AUS R Ruffels URS 1955 V Kazakevitch w/o HUN F Komáromi 4 2 6 3 RSA 1928 F McMillan 6 6 3 6 FRA D Contet 0 0 0 YUG N Špear 6 6 6 CHI P Cornejo AUT D Herdy w/o 3 ESP 1945 A Gimeno 5 6 6 6 ROM 1965 S Dron 7 1 3 2 FRG I Buding TCH P Štrobl w/o 14 AUS R Ruffels 5 7 6 8 RSA 1928 F McMillan 7 5 4 6 YUG N Špear 4 6 3 2 CHI P Cornejo 6 3 6 6 3 ESP 1945 A Gimeno 6 6 6 FRG I Buding 3 4 3 14 AUS R Ruffels 6 6 6 CHI P Cornejo 4 2 2 3 ESP 1945 A Gimeno 6 6 6 14 AUS R Ruffels 4 4 3 Section 4 y 2 5 y yes Preliminary round First round Second round Third round Fourth round   BEL E Drossart 7 6 2 7   AUS J Bartlett 5 2 6 5   SUI D Sturdza 6 4 9 6   ITA G Di Maso 2 6 7 2   BRA C Fernandes 10 4 6 6 Q FRA B Boutboul 8 6 3 1   FRA B Montrenaud 3 6 6 8   AUS P Dent 6 4 3 6 6 AUS F Stolle 3 7 6 3 6   FRA C Duxin 6 5 3 6 4   YUG B Jovanović 6 6 6 Q GBR D Lloyd 1 0 1   ROM 1965 I Năstase 6 6 6   FRA J-P Olivier 2 1 2   GBR M Sangster 7 6 6 6 0   AUS D Crealy 9 3 4 8 6 11 ITA N Pietrangeli w/o   GBR G Battrick   FRA J-P Courcol   BOL E Gorostiaga w/o   BEL E Drossart 6 4 4 1   SUI D Sturdza 3 6 6 6   BRA 1968 C Fernandes 2 9 1   FRA B Montrenaud 6 11 6 6 AUS F Stolle 3 0 3   YUG B Jovanović 6 6 6   ROM 1965 I Năstase 6 6 5 2   AUS D Crealy 4 8 7 6   GBR G Battrick 6 10 6   FRA J-P Courcol 4 8 1   SUI D Sturdza 3 6 6 3 7   FRA B Montrenaud 6 4 3 6 5   YUG B Jovanović 9 6 6 6 6   AUS D Crealy 7 8 2 8 2   GBR G Battrick 6 6 6 6   SUI D Sturdza 4 4 8 3   YUG B Jovanović 6 6 6   GBR G Battrick 1 1 4 Bottom half Section 5 y 2 5 y yes Preliminary round First round Second round Third round Fourth round   HUN P Szőke 6 6 3 1 5   ECU E Zuleta 2 2 6 6 7   JAM R Russell 3 2 0   NZL R Hawkes 6 6 6   AUS C Dibley 0 2 6 2   FRA B Paul 6 6 2 6   ECU E Zuleta 3 4 6 7 6   NZL R Hawkes 6 6 3 5 0   FRA B Paul 1 1 1   GBR M Cox 6 6 6   ITA M Gilardelli w/o   DEN T Ulrich Q CAN F Tutvin 2 1 4 12 HUN I Gulyás 6 6 6   BEL C De Gronckel   CHI P Rodríguez w/o   USA N Perry 2 8 1 1   FRA P Darmon 6 6 6 6   AUS B Giltinan   URS 1955 S Likhachev w/o   AUS R Keldie 2 0 6 3 5 USA R Gonzales 6 6 3 6   ECU E Zuleta 0 1 8 3   GBR M Cox 6 6 6 6   DEN T Ulrich 2 1 1 12 HUN I Gulyás 6 6 6   BEL C De Gronckel 5 0 1   FRA P Darmon 7 6 6   AUS B Giltinan 1 0 3 5 USA R Gonzales 6 6 6   GBR M Cox 6 6 2 2 12 HUN I Gulyás 3 8 6 6   FRA P Darmon 6 1 10 6 5 USA R Gonzales 1 6 12 8 12 HUN I Gulyás 4 2 2 5 USA R Gonzales 6 6 6 Section 6 y 2 5 y yes First round Second round Third round Fourth round AUT P Pokorny w/o AUS A Stone FRA Joseph Mateo w/o POL 1928 B Lewandowski FRA G Goven ITA G Merlo w/o COL J Velasco w/o 13 USA C Richey ITA S Palmieri 7 4 4 RSA 1928 R Maud 9 6 6 NZL B Fairlie 6 6 6 Q FRA B de Troye 3 1 1 FRA P Beust 3 1 3 AUS B Phillips-Moore 6 6 6 NZL O Parun 7 1 2 2 4 AUS R Emerson 5 6 6 6 AUS A Stone 7 6 6 POL 1928 B Lewandowski 5 1 0 FRA G Goven 3 3 6 9 4 13 USA C Richey 6 6 4 7 6 RSA 1928 R Maud 6 4 3 7 6 NZL B Fairlie 2 6 6 5 3 AUS B Phillips-Moore 10 1 1 4 AUS R Emerson 12 6 6 AUS A Stone 5 3 5 13 USA C Richey 7 6 7 RSA 1928 R Maud 1 3 7 3 4 AUS R Emerson 6 6 5 6 13 USA C Richey 6 4 6 9 4 AUS R Emerson 0 6 8 11 Section 7 y 2 5 y yes First round Second round Third round Fourth round USA M Riessen w/o RSA 1928 R Moore TCH M Holeček 6 2 6 6 AUS T Addison 1 6 1 4 ESP 1945 M Orantes w/o FRA J-L Rouyer FRA G Deniau 1 1 1 9 ROM 1965 I Țiriac 6 6 6 AUS J Moore 5 6 1 6 3 RSA 1928 A Segal 7 3 6 1 6 ESP 1945 J Gisbert w/o YUG Z Franulović AUS A Cooper JPN I Watanabe w/o Q FRA J Thamin 1 5 0 8 RSA 1928 R Hewitt 6 7 6 RSA 1928 R Moore 11 1 6 7 3 TCH M Holeček 9 6 2 9 6 FRA J-L Rouyer 1 2 1 9 ROM 1965 I Țiriac 6 6 6 RSA 1928 A Segal w/o YUG Z Franulović AUS A Cooper w/o 8 RSA 1928 R Hewitt TCH M Holeček 6 6 5 2 9 ROM 1965 I Țiriac 3 8 7 6 YUG Z Franulović 6 8 2 5 6 8 RSA 1928 R Hewitt 2 6 6 7 4 9 ROM 1965 I Țiriac 6 6 6 YUG Z Franulović 4 3 2 Section 8 y 2 5 y yes First round Second round Third round Fourth round GBR R Wilson 6 3 FRA J-C Molinari 4 1r AUS R Carmichael 4 6 6 6 BEL P Hombergen 6 3 1 0 USA A Fox 6 6 6 PER A Acuña 2 1 0 AUS J Alexander 16 URS 1955 A Metreveli w/o COL Á Peña 4 1 1 SWE L Ölander 6 6 6 ROM 1965 P Mărmureanu COL W Álvarez w/o AUS R Howe 6 4 4 4 GRE old N Kalogeropoulos 3 6 6 6 JAM L Lumsden 1 1 4 1 AUS R Laver 6 6 6 GBR R Wilson 4 3 3 AUS R Carmichael 6 6 6 USA A Fox 6 3 6 9 6r AUS J Alexander 4 6 3 11 6 SWE L Ölander 4 5 2 ROM 1965 P Mărmureanu 6 7 6 GRE old N Kalogeropoulos 2 6 4 1 1 AUS R Laver 6 4 6 6 AUS R Carmichael 6 6 2 2 6 AUS J Alexander 3 1 6 6 3 ROM 1965 P Mărmureanu 2 0 7 1 AUS R Laver 6 6 9 AUS R Carmichael 0 1 1 1 AUS R Laver 6 6 6 References External links 1968 yes French Open 1968 – Singles Draw https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/archive/roland-garros/520/1968/draws?matchtype=singles atpworldtour.com ATP World Tour 25 July 2018 1968 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 1968 Australian Championships – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 1968 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Men's Singles Men's Singles 1968 Category:1968 in French tennis