1968 French Open

1968 French Open 27 May – 9 June 1968 67 Grand Slam tournament £26,150 Clay Paris (XVIe), France Stade Roland Garros AUS Ken Rosewall USA Nancy Richey AUS Ken Rosewall / AUS Fred Stolle FRA Françoise Dürr / GBR Ann Haydon-Jones FRA Françoise Dürr / FRA Jean-Claude Barclay AUS Phil Dent AUS Lesley Hunt French Championships The 1968 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from Monday 27 May until Sunday 9 June 1968. It was the 67th edition of the French Open, the 38th to be open to foreign competitors, and the second major of the year. This was the first Grand Slam that allowed professional players to compete and the first Grand Slam tournament in the Open Era. Ken Rosewall and Nancy Richey won the single titles.Simon Cambers Richey recalls Roland-Garros triumph https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/article/richey-recalls-roland-garros-triumph-1968 www.rolandgarros.com Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) 9 June 2018 The 72nd staging of the tournament went ahead, despite the French General Strike of 1968 which began on 2 May of that year. Finals Seniors Men's singles 1968 French Open – Men's singles AUS Ken Rosewall defeated 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 1968 French Open – Women's singles USA Nancy Richey defeated 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 1968 French Open – Men's doubles AUS Ken Rosewall / AUS Fred Stolle defeated 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 2018 It 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 1968 French Open – Women's doubles FRA Françoise Dürr / GBR Ann Haydon-Jones defeated 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 1968 French Open – Mixed doubles FRA Françoise Dürr / FRA Jean-Claude Barclay defeated 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. Juniors Boys' singles AUS Phil Dent defeated 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' singles AUS Lesley Hunt defeated URS Eugenia Isopaitis, 6–4, 6–2 References External links French Open official website 1968 Australian Championships Grand Slams 1968 Wimbledon Championships Tennis France Category:1968 in Paris Category:1968 in French tennis Category:May 1968 sports events in Europe Category:June 1968 sports events in Europe Category:French Open by year