1968 Wills International

1968 New Zealand Open 31 January – 4 February 1st Grass / outdoor Auckland, New Zealand AUS Barry Phillips-Moore1968 Auckland – Men's singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/auckland/301/1968/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) AUS Kerry Melville New Zealand Open ATP Auckland Open The 1969 Wills International was a joint men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts in Auckland, New Zealand, from 31 January until 4 February 1968. Barry Phillips-Moore and Kerry Melville won the singles titles.Tennis final to Phillips–Moore https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19680205.2.158 The Press 5 February 1968 22 Papers Past In spite of a terrible start, O. Parun (Wellington) took the Australian, B. Phillips-Moore, to five sets before conceding defeat in the men’s singles final at the Wills international tennis tournament. Finals Men's singles AUS Barry Phillips-Moore defeated NZL Onny Parun 6–3, 6–8, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2 Women's singles AUS Kerry Melville defeated AUS Gail Sherriff 8–6, 6–1 Men's doubles AUS Dick Crealy / AUS Barry Phillips-Moore defeated CAN Mike Belkin / ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. 6–3, 6–4 Women's doubles AUS Kerry Melville / AUS Gail Sherriff defeated NED Astrid Suurbeek / NED Ada Bakker 6–0, 6–2 Mixed doubles AUS Gail Sherriff / ESP 1945 Juan Gisbert Sr. defeated AUS Kerry Melville / AUS Dick Crealy 7–5, 13–11 References External links ATP – tournament profile Category:ATP Auckland Open New Zealand Open Category:January 1968 sports events in Oceania Category:1968 in New Zealand tennis