# Italian Open 1968

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/246/italian-open?season=1968
Tour: ATP

Tom Okker won the 1968 Italian Open, defeating Bob Hewitt 10-8 6-8 6-1 1-6 6-0 in the final. The Masters 1000 event was played on clay courts in Rome, Italy, from May 6 to May 13, 1968. The match log contains 89 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Italian Open, officially the Internazionali BNL d'Italia, is the combined ATP and WTA event staged at Rome's Foro Italico.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Rome Masters, Rome Open, Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Italian International Championships
- Category: Masters 1000
- Surface: clay
- Location: Rome, Italy
- Start date: 1968-05-06
- End date: 1968-05-13

## Champion
- Winner: Tom Okker
- Runner-up: Bob Hewitt
- Final score: 10-8 6-8 6-1 1-6 6-0

## Knockout results
### F
- Tom Okker d. Bob Hewitt 10-8 6-8 6-1 1-6 6-0

### SF
- Tom Okker d. Barry Phillips Moore 6-2 1-6 6-1 6-2
- Bob Hewitt d. Alex Metreveli 6-2 6-2 6-2

### QF
- Alex Metreveli d. Ion Tiriac 4-6 4-6 6-1 8-6 7-5
- Tom Okker d. Juan Gisbert 6-3 6-2 6-4
- Bob Hewitt d. Nicola Pietrangeli 6-2 8-6 6-2

### R16
- Alex Metreveli d. Cliff Richey 2-6 6-0 7-5 2-6 10-8
- Juan Gisbert d. Marty Riessen 6-8 6-2 2-6 6-1 6-3
- Ion Tiriac d. Ray Ruffels 6-1 6-3 6-4
- Bob Hewitt d. Jan Kodes 3-6 6-1 8-6 2-6 6-2
- Tom Okker d. Ilie Nastase 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-3
- Nicola Pietrangeli d. Eugenio Castigliano 6-1 6-4 6-3
- Barry Phillips Moore d. Milan Holecek 6-2 6-4 6-4

### R32
- Boro Jovanovic d. Robert Maud 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-2
- Cliff Richey d. Raymond Moore 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-3
- Ilie Nastase d. John Alexander 6-2 7-5 6-1
- Eugenio Castigliano d. Georges Goven 6-2 6-3 4-6 1-6 8-6
- Alex Metreveli d. Jan Kukal 6-1 6-4 6-3
- Barry Phillips Moore d. Thomaz Koch 3-6 9-7 6-2 6-4
- Marty Riessen d. Massimo Di Domenico 6-1 6-2 6-4
- Martin Mulligan d. Harald Elschenbroich 10-8 6-0 7-5 6-3
- Jan Kodes d. Patricio Rodriguez Chi 6-2 4-6 3-6 7-5 6-0
- Milan Holecek d. Mark Cox 1-6 8-6 4-6 6-1 7-5
- Ray Ruffels d. Herb Fitzgibbon 4-6 6-4 0-6 6-2 6-2
- Tom Okker d. Jaime Pinto Bravo 9-7 4-6 6-3 6-3
- Ion Tiriac d. Dick Crealy 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-2
- Bob Hewitt d. Manuel Orantes 7-9 6-4 6-1 5-7 6-3
- Nicola Pietrangeli d. Gaetano Di Maso 6-2 6-3 6-4

### R64
- Tom Okker d. Michael Hickey 6-1 6-1 6-0
- Raymond Moore d. Sergio Tacchini W/O
- Dick Crealy d. Bronislaw Lewandowski 4-6 6-1 2-6 6-1 6-2
- Ezio Di Matteo d. J. Mandarino 7-5 3-6 6-3 6-2
- Cliff Richey d. Andras Szikszay 6-3 7-5 6-4
- Bob Hewitt d. Alan Fox 7-5 6-3 6-3
- Thomaz Koch d. Bob Giltinan 6-0 6-1 6-2
- Eugenio Castigliano d. Bill Bowrey 8-6 6-1 6-1
- Ray Ruffels d. Adriano Panatta 8-10 6-4 6-2 6-1
- Nicola Pietrangeli d. Gerald Battrick 6-4 8-6 6-4
- Herb Fitzgibbon d. Phil Dent 3-6 6-4 6-4 10-8
- Robert Maud d. Ciccio Gorla 6-3 4-6 6-0 6-4
- Harald Elschenbroich d. Ray Keldie 6-3 6-2 6-1
- Georges Goven d. Roberto Saya 3-6 10-8 4-6 6-2 6-0
- Manuel Orantes d. Brian Fairlie 6-0 6-3 6-3
- Jaime Pinto Bravo d. Geza Varga 6-4 6-3 6-2
- Jan Kukal d. Michele Pirro 6-1 6-1 6-3
- Ion Tiriac d. Frew Mcmillan 6-2 6-3 6-1
- Juan Gisbert d. Wieslaw Gasiorek 9-7 9-7 6-1
- Marty Riessen d. Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6-2 6-3 7-9 6-2
- Patricio Rodriguez Chi d. Jean Baptiste Chanfreau 6-2 6-0 7-5
- Milan Holecek d. Vladimir Korotkov 6-1 6-0 3-6 6-3
- John Alexander d. Sergei Likhachev 4-6 6-3 7-9 6-1 6-2
- Mark Cox d. Francesco Giordano W/O
- Boro Jovanovic d. Richard Hawkes 6-2 6-1 6-0
- Ilie Nastase d. Piero Toci 6-0 6-3 3-6 1-6 6-2
- Jan Kodes d. Giuseppe Merlo 7-5 6-1 4-6 6-3

### R128
- Manuel Orantes d. Patrice Beust 6-3 1-6 6-1 6-3
- Gerald Battrick d. Pancho Castillo 7-5 6-0 6-2
- Patricio Rodriguez Chi d. Zeljko Franulovic 8-10 6-4 8-6 8-6
- Herb Fitzgibbon d. Ingo Buding 6-2 6-3 4-6 3-6 6-4
- Ilie Nastase d. Peter Curtis 6-2 6-4 6-4
- Geza Varga d. Carlos Fernandes 6-3 3-6 6-2 7-5
- Thomaz Koch d. Eduardo Zuleta 6-2 6-3 6-2
- Georges Goven d. Paolo Bertolucci W/O
- Sergei Likhachev d. Frank Tutvin 6-4 6-3 6-4
- Bob Giltinan d. Vincenzo Franchitti 4-6 7-5 6-2 6-2
- Marty Riessen d. Guiliano Fanfani W/O
- John Alexander d. Peter Szoke 6-2 6-4 6-4
- Jaime Pinto Bravo d. Daniel Contet 1-6 6-2 6-8 6-3 6-3
- J. Mandarino d. Allan Skelton 6-2 6-0 6-1
- Giordano Majoli d. Allan Stone 1-6 6-2 6-1 6-4
- Nicholas Kalogeropoulos d. Franco Bartoni 5-7 6-3 7-5 6-3
- Nicola Pietrangeli d. Tomas Gonzalez 6-0 6-1 6-2
- Jean Baptiste Chanfreau d. Giorgio Bologna UNK
- Piero Toci d. Terry Addison 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4
- Phil Dent d. Roberto Lombardi 6-2 6-4 6-2
- Gaetano Di Maso d. Fernando Gentil 6-3 6-2 6-4
- Wieslaw Gasiorek d. Thedy Stalder 6-1 6-4 6-1
- Jan Kodes d. Onny Parun 6-3 4-6 6-2 2-6 6-1
- Brian Fairlie d. Gianni Capozza 6-0 6-1 6-2
- Ray Ruffels d. Tadeusz Nowicki W/O
- Eugenio Castigliano d. Raul Peralta W/O
- Ezio Di Matteo d. John McDonald 3-6 6-1 6-3 3-6 6-4
- Juan Gisbert d. Patricio Cornejo 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-1
- Tom Okker d. Jimmy Moore 6-1 6-0 6-2
- Bill Bowrey d. Peter Pokorny 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-2
- Giuseppe Merlo d. Ernst Blanke 6-1 6-0 7-5
- Jean Pierre Courcol d. Nicola Spear 5-7 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-4
- Adriano Panatta d. Al Pena 6-1 6-3 6-3
- Bob Hewitt d. Sergio Palmieri 7-5 6-3 6-1

## Stats
- Total matches: 89
- Players: 95

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