ATP Italian Open 1968 Draw, Results & Schedule
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.
Full tournament history →Dates
May 6 — May 13
Location
Rome, Italy
Category
Masters 1000
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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| Winner | Score | Loser | H2H | Match Data | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F (1) | ||||||
| Tom Okker | 10-8 6-8 6-1 1-6 6-0 | Bob Hewitt | H2H | Match data | May 13, 1968* | F |
| SF (2) | ||||||
| Tom Okker | 6-2 1-6 6-1 6-2 | Barry Phillips Moore | — | Match data | May 12, 1968* | SF |
| Bob Hewitt | 6-2 6-2 6-2 | Alex Metreveli | — | Match data | May 12, 1968* | SF |
| QF (3) | ||||||
| Alex Metreveli | 4-6 4-6 6-1 8-6 7-5 | Ion Tiriac | — | Match data | May 12, 1968* | QF |
| Tom Okker | 6-3 6-2 6-4 | Juan Gisbert | — | Match data | May 12, 1968* | QF |
| Bob Hewitt | 6-2 8-6 6-2 | Nicola Pietrangeli | H2H | Match data | May 12, 1968* | QF |
| R16 (7) | ||||||
| Alex Metreveli | 2-6 6-0 7-5 2-6 10-8 | Cliff Richey | — | Match data | May 11, 1968* | R16 |
| Juan Gisbert | 6-8 6-2 2-6 6-1 6-3 | Marty Riessen | — | Match data | May 11, 1968* | R16 Upset: winner had a 20 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Ion Tiriac | 6-1 6-3 6-4 | Ray Ruffels | H2H | Match data | May 11, 1968* | R16 |
| Bob Hewitt | 3-6 6-1 8-6 2-6 6-2 | Jan Kodes | H2H | Match data | May 11, 1968* | R16 |
| Tom Okker | 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-3 | Ilie Nastase | H2H | Match data | May 11, 1968* | R16 |
| Nicola Pietrangeli | 6-1 6-4 6-3 | Eugenio Castigliano | H2H | Match data | May 11, 1968* | R16 |
| Barry Phillips Moore | 6-2 6-4 6-4 | Milan Holecek | — | Match data | May 11, 1968* | R16 |
| R32 (15) | ||||||
| Boro Jovanovic | 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-2 | Robert Maud | — | Match data | May 9, 1968* | R32 |
| Cliff Richey | 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-3 | Raymond Moore | H2H | Match data | May 9, 1968* | R32 |
| Ilie Nastase | 6-2 7-5 6-1 | John Alexander | H2H | Match data | May 9, 1968* | R32 |
| Eugenio Castigliano | 6-2 6-3 4-6 1-6 8-6 | Georges Goven | H2H | Match data | May 9, 1968* | R32 |
| Alex Metreveli | 6-1 6-4 6-3 | Jan Kukal | — | Match data | May 9, 1968* | R32 |
| Barry Phillips Moore | 3-6 9-7 6-2 6-4 | Thomaz Koch | — | Match data | May 9, 1968* | R32 |
| Marty Riessen | 6-1 6-2 6-4 | Massimo Di Domenico | — | Match data | May 9, 1968* | R32 |
| Martin Mulligan | 10-8 6-0 7-5 6-3 | Harald Elschenbroich | — | Match data | May 9, 1968* | R32 |
| Jan Kodes | 6-2 4-6 3-6 7-5 6-0 | Patricio Rodriguez Chi | — | Match data | May 9, 1968* | R32 |
| Milan Holecek | 1-6 8-6 4-6 6-1 7-5 | Mark Cox | H2H | Match data | May 9, 1968* | R32 |
| Ray Ruffels | 4-6 6-4 0-6 6-2 6-2 | Herb Fitzgibbon | H2H | Match data | May 9, 1968* | R32 |
| Tom Okker | 9-7 4-6 6-3 6-3 | Jaime Pinto Bravo | — | Match data | May 9, 1968* | R32 |
| Ion Tiriac | 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-2 | Dick Crealy | H2H | Match data | May 9, 1968* | R32 |
| Bob Hewitt | 7-9 6-4 6-1 5-7 6-3 | Manuel Orantes | H2H | Match data | May 9, 1968* | R32 |
| Nicola Pietrangeli | 6-2 6-3 6-4 | Gaetano Di Maso | — | Match data | May 9, 1968* | R32 |
| R64 (27) | ||||||
| Tom Okker | 6-1 6-1 6-0 | Michael Hickey | — | Match data | May 8, 1968* | R64 |
| Raymond Moore | (w/o) | Sergio Tacchini | — | Match data | May 8, 1968* | R64 |
| Dick Crealy | 4-6 6-1 2-6 6-1 6-2 | Bronislaw Lewandowski | — | Match data | May 8, 1968* | R64 |
| Ezio Di Matteo | 7-5 3-6 6-3 6-2 | J. Mandarino | — | Match data | May 8, 1968* | R64 |
| Cliff Richey | 6-3 7-5 6-4 | Andras Szikszay | H2H | Match data | May 8, 1968* | R64 |
| Bob Hewitt | 7-5 6-3 6-3 | Alan Fox | — | Match data | May 8, 1968* | R64 |
| Thomaz Koch | 6-0 6-1 6-2 | Bob Giltinan | H2H | Match data | May 8, 1968* | R64 |
| Eugenio Castigliano | 8-6 6-1 6-1 | Bill Bowrey | H2H | Match data | May 8, 1968* | R64 |
| Ray Ruffels | 8-10 6-4 6-2 6-1 | Adriano Panatta | H2H | Match data | May 8, 1968* | R64 |
| Nicola Pietrangeli | 6-4 8-6 6-4 | Gerald Battrick | H2H | Match data | May 8, 1968* | R64 |
| Herb Fitzgibbon | 3-6 6-4 6-4 10-8 | Phil Dent | H2H | Match data | May 8, 1968* | R64 |
| Robert Maud | 6-3 4-6 6-0 6-4 | Ciccio Gorla | — | Match data | May 8, 1968* | R64 |
| Harald Elschenbroich | 6-3 6-2 6-1 | Ray Keldie | H2H | Match data | May 8, 1968* | R64 |
| Georges Goven | 3-6 10-8 4-6 6-2 6-0 | Roberto Saya | — | Match data | May 8, 1968* | R64 |
| Manuel Orantes | 6-0 6-3 6-3 | Brian Fairlie | H2H | Match data | May 8, 1968* | R64 |
| Jaime Pinto Bravo | 6-4 6-3 6-2 | Geza Varga | — | Match data | May 8, 1968* | R64 |
| Jan Kukal | 6-1 6-1 6-3 | Michele Pirro | — | Match data | May 8, 1968* | R64 |
| Ion Tiriac | 6-2 6-3 6-1 | Frew Mcmillan | H2H | Match data | May 8, 1968* | R64 |
| Juan Gisbert | 9-7 9-7 6-1 | Wieslaw Gasiorek | — | Match data | May 8, 1968* | R64 |
| Marty Riessen | 6-2 6-3 7-9 6-2 | Nicholas Kalogeropoulos | H2H | Match data | May 8, 1968* | R64 |
| Patricio Rodriguez Chi | 6-2 6-0 7-5 | Jean Baptiste Chanfreau | — | Match data | May 8, 1968* | R64 |
| Milan Holecek | 6-1 6-0 3-6 6-3 | Vladimir Korotkov | H2H | Match data | May 8, 1968* | R64 |
| John Alexander | 4-6 6-3 7-9 6-1 6-2 | Sergei Likhachev | H2H | Match data | May 8, 1968* | R64 |
| Mark Cox | (w/o) | Francesco Giordano | — | Match data | May 8, 1968* | R64 |
| Boro Jovanovic | 6-2 6-1 6-0 | Richard Hawkes | — | Match data | May 8, 1968* | R64 |
| Ilie Nastase | 6-0 6-3 3-6 1-6 6-2 | Piero Toci | H2H | Match data | May 8, 1968* | R64 |
| Jan Kodes | 7-5 6-1 4-6 6-3 | Giuseppe Merlo | H2H | Match data | May 8, 1968* | R64 |
| R128 (34) | ||||||
| Manuel Orantes | 6-3 1-6 6-1 6-3 | Patrice Beust | H2H | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Gerald Battrick | 7-5 6-0 6-2 | Pancho Castillo | — | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Patricio Rodriguez Chi | 8-10 6-4 8-6 8-6 | Zeljko Franulovic | — | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Herb Fitzgibbon | 6-2 6-3 4-6 3-6 6-4 | Ingo Buding | — | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Ilie Nastase | 6-2 6-4 6-4 | Peter Curtis | H2H | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Geza Varga | 6-3 3-6 6-2 7-5 | Carlos Fernandes | — | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Thomaz Koch | 6-2 6-3 6-2 | Eduardo Zuleta | — | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Georges Goven | (w/o) | Paolo Bertolucci | H2H | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Sergei Likhachev | 6-4 6-3 6-4 | Frank Tutvin | — | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Bob Giltinan | 4-6 7-5 6-2 6-2 | Vincenzo Franchitti | H2H | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Marty Riessen | (w/o) | Guiliano Fanfani | — | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| John Alexander | 6-2 6-4 6-4 | Peter Szoke | H2H | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Jaime Pinto Bravo | 1-6 6-2 6-8 6-3 6-3 | Daniel Contet | — | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| J. Mandarino | 6-2 6-0 6-1 | Allan Skelton | — | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Giordano Majoli | 1-6 6-2 6-1 6-4 | Allan Stone | — | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Nicholas Kalogeropoulos | 5-7 6-3 7-5 6-3 | Franco Bartoni | — | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Nicola Pietrangeli | 6-0 6-1 6-2 | Tomas Gonzalez | — | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Jean Baptiste Chanfreau | UNK | Giorgio Bologna | — | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Piero Toci | 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4 | Terry Addison | H2H | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Phil Dent | 6-2 6-4 6-2 | Roberto Lombardi | H2H | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Gaetano Di Maso | 6-3 6-2 6-4 | Fernando Gentil | — | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Wieslaw Gasiorek | 6-1 6-4 6-1 | Thedy Stalder | — | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Jan Kodes | 6-3 4-6 6-2 2-6 6-1 | Onny Parun | H2H | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Brian Fairlie | 6-0 6-1 6-2 | Gianni Capozza | — | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Ray Ruffels | (w/o) | Tadeusz Nowicki | H2H | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Eugenio Castigliano | (w/o) | Raul Peralta | — | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Ezio Di Matteo | 3-6 6-1 6-3 3-6 6-4 | John McDonald | — | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Juan Gisbert | 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-1 | Patricio Cornejo | — | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Tom Okker | 6-1 6-0 6-2 | Jimmy Moore | H2H | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Bill Bowrey | 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-2 | Peter Pokorny | H2H | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Giuseppe Merlo | 6-1 6-0 7-5 | Ernst Blanke | — | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Jean Pierre Courcol | 5-7 6-4 2-6 6-4 6-4 | Nicola Spear | — | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Adriano Panatta | 6-1 6-3 6-3 | Al Pena | — | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
| Bob Hewitt | 7-5 6-3 6-1 | Sergio Palmieri | — | Match data | May 7, 1968* | R128 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Italian Open held?
- Italian Open is held in Rome, Italy.
- Who won the most recent Italian Open?
- The 2026 Italian Open was won by Jannik Sinner 6-4 6-4.
- Who has won the most Italian Open titles?
- Rafael Nadal has won 10 Italian Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
- When was the first Italian Open played?
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