# Madrid Open 1968

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/245/madrid-open?season=1968
Tour: ATP

Manuel Santana won the 1968 Madrid Open, defeating Herb Fitzgibbon 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Madrid, Spain, from April 15 to April 21, 1968. The match log contains 25 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Madrid Open is a combined ATP and WTA clay-court event in the European swing leading to Roland Garros.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Mutua Madrid Open, Madrid Masters
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: clay
- Location: Madrid, Spain
- Start date: 1968-04-15
- End date: 1968-04-21

## Champion
- Winner: Manuel Santana
- Runner-up: Herb Fitzgibbon
- Final score: 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4

## Knockout results
### F
- Manuel Santana d. Herb Fitzgibbon 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4

### SF
- Manuel Santana d. Manuel Orantes 1-6 1-6 6-2 6-3 6-1
- Herb Fitzgibbon d. Jan Erik Lundquist 6-2 6-2 10-8

### QF
- Manuel Orantes d. Thomaz Koch 8-6 6-4
- Manuel Santana d. Bob Carmichael 6-4 6-4
- Herb Fitzgibbon d. Colin Stubs 6-3 6-1

### R16
- Thomaz Koch d. Jose Castanon 6-2 6-1
- Colin Stubs d. J. Mandarino 6-1 6-4
- Manuel Santana d. Fernando Gentil 6-1 6-2
- Herb Fitzgibbon d. Juan Manuel Couder 6-4 11-9
- Bob Carmichael d. Juan Cruz Gangutia 6-0 6-1
- Manuel Orantes d. Alan Fox 1-6 6-2 6-3

### R32
- Jose Castanon d. Ivan Molina W/O
- Thomaz Koch d. Miguel Carbo 6-0 6-0
- Colin Stubs d. Juan Cabezon 6-1 6-4
- Jose Luis Arillla d. Julian Alonso 6-2 6-2
- Manuel Orantes d. M Camara 6-1 6-1
- Fernando Gentil d. Guillermo Castanon 2-6 6-3 6-3
- Juan Manuel Couder d. J L Sartorius 6-1 6-2
- Herb Fitzgibbon d. Eduardo Soriano 6-1 6-1
- Bob Carmichael d. B Cursach 6-4 6-2

### R64
- Manuel Orantes d. Urquijo 6-0 6-2
- Juan Manuel Couder d. Antonio Solana 6-0 6-0
- Herb Fitzgibbon d. Santaella 6-0 6-2
- Ivan Molina d. Jorge Llimos 6-2 4-6 6-4

## Stats
- Total matches: 25
- Players: 27

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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/245/madrid-open?season=1968
Data source: TennisDB (tennis-db.com)