1968 British Hard Court Championships – Men's singles

April 2022 1968 British Hard Court Championships AUS Ken Rosewall AUS Rod Laver 3–6, 6–2, 6–0, 6–3 32 8 1968 British Hard Court Championships Jan-Erik Lundqvist was the defending champion, but did not compete in the 1968 edition of the tournament. Ken Rosewall became the first men's singles winner of an Open Era tennis tournament after defeating Rod Laver in the final.Steve Tignor 1968: Open Era Begins in Bournemouth http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2015/01/1968-open-era-begins-bournemouth/53733/ Tennis.com 22 January 2015 Seeds 1AUS Rod Laver (finals) 2AUS Ken Rosewall (champion) 3ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno (semifinals) 4USA Pancho Gonzales (second round) 5AUS Roy Emerson (quarterfinals) 6AUS Fred Stolle (quarterfinals) 7AUS Owen Davidson (quarterfinals) 8GBR Robert Wilson (quarterfinals) Draw Finals 5 y Semifinals Final 175 1 AUS Rod Laver 6 6 6 GBR Mark Cox 4 1 0 3 ESP 1945 Andrés Gimeno 2 1 3 2 AUS Ken Rosewall 6 6 6 1 AUS Rod Laver 6 2 0 3 2 AUS Ken Rosewall 3 6 6 6 Top half y 5 1 y First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 AUS R Laver 6 6 6 Q RSA 1928 R Krog 1 2 2 CAN K Carpenter 2 5 1 GBR J Barrett 6 7 6 8 GBR R Wilson 4 8 13 12 GBR G Battrick 6 6 11 10 GBR P Hutchins 6 0 r GBR J Ward 3 1 4 USA P Gonzales 6 6 6 GBR C Iles 2 1 1 RSA 1928 M Baleson 2 1 6 GBR M Cox 6 6 8 5 AUS R Emerson 6 8 6 AUS J Moore 1 6 4 GBR T Pickard 0 2 3 GBR DJ Lloyd 6 6 6 1 AUS R Laver 8 6 6 GBR J Barrett 6 0 2 8 GBR R Wilson 6 6 6 GBR J Ward 3 2 4 4 USA P Gonzales 6 2 6 3 3 GBR M Cox 0 6 4 6 6 5 AUS R Emerson 6 6 1 6 GBR D Lloyd 1 4 6 3 1 AUS R Laver 6 8 6 8 GBR R Wilson 2 6 2 GBR M Cox 6 6 7 5 AUS R Emerson 0 1 5 1 AUS R Laver 6 6 6 GBR M Cox 4 1 0 Bottom half y 5 1 y First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals GBR K Wooldridge 6 6 6 GBR E Beards 4 2 1 GBR P Curtis 7 4 12 1 6 AUS F Stolle 5 6 14 6 GBR J Paish 3 4 1 CHI L Ayala 6 6 6 WC GBR S Matthews 6 4 1 2 3 ESP 1945 A Gimeno 4 6 6 6 AUS R Howe 6 6 6 GBR J. P. R. Williams 3 3 1 GBR J Clifton 2 3 6 6 7 AUS O Davidson 6 6 4 8 AUS J Bartlett 3 2 0 RSA 1928 G Gardner 6 6 6 GBR G Bluett 3 2 4 2 AUS K Rosewall 6 6 6 GBR K Wooldridge 6 7 7 2 0 6 AUS F Stolle 8 5 5 6 6 CHI L Ayala 1 0 0 3 ESP 1945 A Gimeno 6 6 6 AUS R Howe 4 3 2 7 AUS O Davidson 6 6 6 RSA 1928 G Gardner 0 2 4 2 AUS K Rosewall 6 6 6 6 AUS F Stolle 2 1 0 3 ESP 1945 A Gimeno 6 6 6 7 AUS O Davidson 3 5 3 2 AUS K Rosewall 6 7 6 3 ESP 1945 A Gimeno 2 1 3 2 AUS K Rosewall 6 6 6 References External links atptour.com ATP Tour 1968 British Hard Court Championships – singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/bournemouth/347/1968/draws?matchtype=singles Category:British Hard Court Championships Category:1968 in English tennis Category:1968 in men's tennis