ATP Rome 1968 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Browse the 1968 Rome Masters 1000 edition in Rome, Italy, including draw, results, match scores, champion path, and related tournament history.

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Champion
Tom Okker
def. Bob Hewitt , 10-8 6-8 6-1 1-6 6-0
Dates
May 6 — May 13
Location
Rome, Italy
Category
Masters 1000
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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Round of 128
Tom Okker 6-1 6-0 6-2
Jimmy Moore
Michael Hickey
BYE
Jaime Pinto Bravo 1-6 6-2 6-8 6-3 6-3
Daniel Contet
Geza Varga 6-3 3-6 6-2 7-5
Carlos Fernandes
Ilie Nastase 6-2 6-4 6-4
Peter Curtis
Piero Toci 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4
Terry Addison
John Alexander 6-2 6-4 6-4
Peter Szoke
Sergei Likhachev 6-4 6-3 6-4
Frank Tutvin
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Marty Riessen (w/o)
Guiliano Fanfani
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 5-7 6-3 7-5 6-3
Franco Bartoni
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Bob Hewitt 7-5 6-3 6-1
Sergio Palmieri
Alan Fox
BYE
Manuel Orantes 6-3 1-6 6-1 6-3
Patrice Beust
Brian Fairlie 6-0 6-1 6-2
Gianni Capozza
Jan Kodes 6-3 4-6 6-2 2-6 6-1
Onny Parun
Giuseppe Merlo 6-1 6-0 7-5
Ernst Blanke
Patricio Rodriguez Chi 8-10 6-4 8-6 8-6
Zeljko Franulovic
Jean Baptiste Chanfreau UNK
Giorgio Bologna
Nicola Pietrangeli 6-0 6-1 6-2
Tomas Gonzalez
Gerald Battrick 7-5 6-0 6-2
Pancho Castillo
TBD
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Eugenio Castigliano (w/o)
Raul Peralta
Bill Bowrey 4-6 6-2 6-3 6-2
Peter Pokorny
Georges Goven (w/o)
Paolo Bertolucci
Roberto Saya
BYE
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Jan Kukal
BYE
Michele Pirro
BYE
Cliff Richey
BYE
Andras Szikszay
BYE
Raymond Moore
BYE
Sergio Tacchini
BYE
Ion Tiriac
BYE
Frew Mcmillan
BYE
Dick Crealy
BYE
Bronislaw Lewandowski
BYE
Ray Ruffels (w/o)
Tadeusz Nowicki
Adriano Panatta 6-1 6-3 6-3
Al Pena
Herb Fitzgibbon 6-2 6-3 4-6 3-6 6-4
Ingo Buding
Phil Dent 6-2 6-4 6-2
Roberto Lombardi
Round of 64
Tom Okker 6-1 6-1 6-0
Michael Hickey
Jaime Pinto Bravo 6-4 6-3 6-2
Geza Varga
Ilie Nastase 6-0 6-3 3-6 1-6 6-2
Piero Toci
John Alexander 4-6 6-3 7-9 6-1 6-2
Sergei Likhachev
TBD
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Marty Riessen 6-2 6-3 7-9 6-2
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Massimo Di Domenico
BYE
TBD
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Bob Hewitt 7-5 6-3 6-3
Alan Fox
Manuel Orantes 6-0 6-3 6-3
Brian Fairlie
Jan Kodes 7-5 6-1 4-6 6-3
Giuseppe Merlo
Patricio Rodriguez Chi 6-2 6-0 7-5
Jean Baptiste Chanfreau
Nicola Pietrangeli 6-4 8-6 6-4
Gerald Battrick
Gaetano Di Maso
BYE
Eugenio Castigliano 8-6 6-1 6-1
Bill Bowrey
Georges Goven 3-6 10-8 4-6 6-2 6-0
Roberto Saya
Alex Metreveli
BYE
Jan Kukal 6-1 6-1 6-3
Michele Pirro
Cliff Richey 6-3 7-5 6-4
Andras Szikszay
Raymond Moore (w/o)
Sergio Tacchini
Ion Tiriac 6-2 6-3 6-1
Frew Mcmillan
Dick Crealy 4-6 6-1 2-6 6-1 6-2
Bronislaw Lewandowski
Ray Ruffels 8-10 6-4 6-2 6-1
Adriano Panatta
Herb Fitzgibbon 3-6 6-4 6-4 10-8
Phil Dent
Round of 32
Tom Okker 9-7 4-6 6-3 6-3
Jaime Pinto Bravo
Ilie Nastase 6-2 7-5 6-1
John Alexander
Juan Gisbert
BYE
Marty Riessen 6-1 6-2 6-4
Massimo Di Domenico
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Bob Hewitt 7-9 6-4 6-1 5-7 6-3
Manuel Orantes
Jan Kodes 6-2 4-6 3-6 7-5 6-0
Patricio Rodriguez Chi
Nicola Pietrangeli 6-2 6-3 6-4
Gaetano Di Maso
Eugenio Castigliano 6-2 6-3 4-6 1-6 8-6
Georges Goven
Alex Metreveli 6-1 6-4 6-3
Jan Kukal
Cliff Richey 6-4 5-7 6-4 6-3
Raymond Moore
Ion Tiriac 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-2
Dick Crealy
Ray Ruffels 4-6 6-4 0-6 6-2 6-2
Herb Fitzgibbon
Round of 16
Tom Okker 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-3
Ilie Nastase
Juan Gisbert 6-8 6-2 2-6 6-1 6-3
Marty Riessen
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Bob Hewitt 3-6 6-1 8-6 2-6 6-2
Jan Kodes
Nicola Pietrangeli 6-1 6-4 6-3
Eugenio Castigliano
Alex Metreveli 2-6 6-0 7-5 2-6 10-8
Cliff Richey
Ion Tiriac 6-1 6-3 6-4
Ray Ruffels
Quarterfinals
Tom Okker 6-3 6-2 6-4
Juan Gisbert
Barry Phillips Moore
BYE
Bob Hewitt 6-2 8-6 6-2
Nicola Pietrangeli
Alex Metreveli 4-6 4-6 6-1 8-6 7-5
Ion Tiriac
Semifinals
Tom Okker 6-2 1-6 6-1 6-2
Barry Phillips Moore
Bob Hewitt 6-2 6-2 6-2
Alex Metreveli
Final
Tom Okker 10-8 6-8 6-1 1-6 6-0
Bob Hewitt

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Rome held?
Rome is held in Rome, Italy.
Who won the most recent Rome?
The 2026 Rome was won by Jannik Sinner 6-4 6-4.
Who has won the most Rome titles?
Rafael Nadal has won 10 Rome titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Rome played?
The first edition of Rome was held in 1930.
What surface is Rome played on?
Rome is played on clay courts.