1968 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships

January 2025 August 2023 1968 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships June 12 – September 10 41st $32,000 16S Grass / outdoor Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Longwood Cricket Club AUS Rod Laver U.S. Pro Tennis Championships The 1968 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was a men's professional tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts courts at the Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It was the 41st edition of the tournament, the first of the Open Era, and was scheduled to be held from June 12 through June 16, 1968. Due to bad weather the final was postponed from July to September 10, 1968. Rod Laver won the singles title, his fourth at the event, and earned $8,000 first-prize money.Collins Bud The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 752–753 2ndRod Laver wins 4th title https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n-srAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UWcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2623%2C5773552 Kentucky New Era AP September 9, 1968 21 Finals Singles AUS Rod Laver defeated AUS John Newcombe 7–5, 6–4, 6–4 References External links Longwood Cricket Club – list of U.S. Pro Champions Category:U.S. Pro Tennis Championships U.S. Pro Tennis Championships U.S. Pro Tennis Championships U.S. Pro Tennis Championships Category:Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Category:History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts U.S. Pro Tennis Championships U.S. Pro Tennis Championships Category:Sports in Middlesex County, Massachusetts Category:Tennis tournaments in Massachusetts Category:Tourist attractions in Middlesex County, Massachusetts