1968 Australian Championships – Men's singles

April 2026 1968 Australian Championships AUS Bill Bowrey ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. 7–5, 2–6, 9–7, 6–4 62 mixed Australian Championships – Men's singles Australian Open – Men's singles First-seeded Bill Bowrey won in the final 7–5, 2–6, 9–7, 6–4 against Juan Gisbert Sr. to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1968 Australian Championships. Roy Emerson was the defending champion but did not compete that year. This was the last Australian Open to be played exclusively by amateur players. The following year, the Australian Open would enter the Open Era and offer prize money to its competitors, whether amateurs or professionals. Seeds A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The joint first seeds received a bye to the second round. AUS Bill Bowrey (champion) / ESP 1939 Juan Gisbert Sr. (final) n/a AUS Ray Ruffels (semifinals) / ESP 1939 Manuel Orantes (quarterfinals) n/a GBR Graham Stilwell (second round) / AUS Barry Phillips-Moore (semifinals) n/a AUS Dick Crealy (quarterfinals) / CAN Mike Belkin (quarterfinals) n/a GBR Peter Curtis (first round) / AUS Allan Stone (third round) n/a INA Sutarjo Sugiarto (second round) / n/a n/a AUS Phil Dent (quarterfinals) / INA Gondo Widjojo (first round) n/a AUS Ray Keldie (third round) / JPN Jun Kamiwazumi (second round) n/a Draw Finals 5 y Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 1 AUS Bill Bowrey 16 6 6     CAN Mike Belkin 7 14 3 3     3 ESP 1945 Manuel Orantes 1 6 3 6 1 5 AUS Barry Phillips-Moore 6 4 6 4 6 13 AUS Phil Dent 6 2 1 6 0 3 AUS Ray Ruffels 1 6 6 3 6 7 AUS Dick Crealy 8 6 2 3   1 ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. 10 3 6 6   1 AUS Bill Bowrey 10 6 7     5 AUS Barry Phillips-Moore 8 4 5     3 AUS Ray Ruffels 8 6 2 2   1 ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. 10 3 6 6   1 AUS Bill Bowrey 7 2 9 6   ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. 1 5 6 7 4   Main draw Section 1 y 5 1 y First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals   AUS R Coulthard 12 7 4 7     AUS M Senior 10 5 6 5     AUS E McCabe 3 2 4       AUS J Brown 6 6 6       AUS R Case 6 3 6 7   13 POL G Widjojo 4 6 3 5   9 AUS A Stone 6 6 6       AUS R Layton 4 2 1       AUS B Kearney 4 1 5       AUS W Jacques 6 6 7       AUS M Pettman 4 1 2       JPN T Tsujimoto 6 6 6       AUS M Marchment 2 6 4 7   7 CAN M Belkin 6 3 6 9   1 AUS B Bowrey 6 6 8       AUS R Coulthard 4 0 6       AUS J Brown 6 8 3 5 0r   AUS R Case 4 6 6 7 1 9 AUS A Stone 8 4 6 6     AUS W Jacques 6 6 2 3     AUS M Pettman 1 3 2     7 CAN M Belkin 6 6 6     1 AUS B Bowrey w/o           AUS R Case           9 AUS A Stone 8 6 3 4   7 CAN M Belkin 10 1 6 6   1 AUS B Bowrey 16 6 6     7 CAN M Belkin 14 3 3     Section 2 y 5 y First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 3 ESP 1945 M Orantes 6 6 6       AUS L Weatherhog 4 0 2       AUS M Guse 6 6 6       AUS J May 1 2 2       AUS N Fraser 6 6 6       AUS R Harvey 1 1 0       AUS H Nielson 2 5 4     LL AUS B Lloyd 6 7 6     15 JPN J Kamiwazumi 8 6 6       AUS B Connor 6 4 2       AUS G Pollard 6 6 6       BEL C Janssens 4 2 4       AUS W Coghlan 6 6 9 6     AUS P Oatey 0 2 11 3     AUS T Dawson 3 0 3     5 AUS B Phillips-Moore 6 6 6     3 ESP 1945 M Orantes 6 7 6       AUS M Guse 2 5 4       AUS N Fraser 6 3 8 4 6 LL AUS B Lloyd 4 6 6 6 3 15 JPN J Kamiwazumi 2 2 1       AUS G Pollard 6 6 6       AUS W Coghlan 2 4 6 7 2r 5 AUS B Phillips-Moore 6 6 3 5 4 3 ESP 1945 M Orantes 4 4 6 6 6   AUS N Fraser 6 6 3 4 4   AUS G Pollard 4 4 6 3   5 AUS B Phillips-Moore 6 6 3 6   3 ESP 1945 M Orantes 1 6 3 6 1 5 AUS B Phillips-Moore 6 4 6 4 6 Section 3 y 5 y First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 5 GBR G Stilwell 6 6 6       AUS G Hogben 2 3 1       AUS J Fraser 11 6 6       AUS N Higgins 9 4 4       AUS B Giltinan 6 6 4 6 2   AUS C Stubs 8 2 6 4 6   AUS H Ladyman 1 1 3     13 AUS P Dent 6 6 6     11 INA S Sugiarto 6 1 6 6     AUS R Campbell 1 6 3 2     AUS R Wilson 6 6 8       AUS G Teagle 0 1 6       AUS J James 7 5 6 3 4   AUS D Smith 5 7 4 6 6   AUS R Sellick 1 1 0     3 AUS R Ruffels 6 6 6     5 GBR G Stilwell 3 6 7 6 2   AUS J Fraser 6 8 5 4 6   AUS C Stubs 10 6 6 4 4 13 AUS P Dent 12 4 2 6 6 11 INA S Sugiarto 1 8 2       AUS R Wilson 6 10 6       AUS D Smith 3 3 0 r   3 AUS R Ruffels 6 6 3       AUS J Fraser 15 6 1 4   13 AUS P Dent 17 3 6 6     AUS R Wilson 2 2 1     3 AUS R Ruffels 6 6 6     13 AUS P Dent 6 2 1 6 0 3 AUS R Ruffels 1 6 6 3 6 Section 4 y 5 1 y First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 7 AUS D Crealy 6 6 6       AUS O Worley 4 1 2       HKG 1959 I Fletcher 6 6 6       AUS S Ball 3 4 2       AUS T Addison 6 6 6       IRL P Mockler 1 1 0       JPN T Sakai 2 4 6 7 6 9 GBR P Curtis 6 6 4 5 1 15 AUS R Keldie 6 6 6       AUS J Blizzard 3 3 3       AUS B Geraghty 6 6 6       AUS A Hammond 2 3 3       AUS R Brent 6 6 6       AUS G Dunn 1 0 0     7 AUS D Crealy 6 6 6       HKG 1959 I Fletcher 4 4 4       AUS T Addison 6 6 6       JPN T Sakai 0 4 3     15 AUS R Keldie 4 5 6 9 6   AUS B Geraghty 6 7 3 7 0   AUS R Brent 4 7 4 6 4 1 ESP 1945 J Gisbert Sr. 6 5 6 4 6 7 AUS D Crealy 9 6 5 6     AUS T Addison 7 4 7 1   15 AUS R Keldie 6 5 2 3   1 ESP 1945 J Gisbert Sr. 3 7 6 6   7 AUS D Crealy 8 6 2 3   1 ESP 1945 J Gisbert Sr. 10 3 6 6   External links 1968 Australian Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1968 Australian Championships Men's Singles draw 1967 U.S. National Championships Grand Slam men's singles 1968 French Open 1968 Category:1968 in Australian tennis Men's Singles Men's Singles