# Hamburg Open 1968

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/247/hamburg-open?season=1968
Tour: ATP

John Newcombe won the 1968 Hamburg Open, defeating Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-2 6-4 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Hamburg, Germany, from August 13 to August 19, 1968. The match log contains 45 recorded singles results for this edition.

## Tournament info
- Also known as: Hamburg European Open, German Open
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: clay
- Location: Hamburg, Germany
- Start date: 1968-08-13
- End date: 1968-08-19

## Champion
- Winner: John Newcombe
- Runner-up: Cliff Drysdale
- Final score: 6-3 6-2 6-4

## Knockout results
### F
- John Newcombe d. Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-2 6-4

### SF
- Cliff Drysdale d. Wilhelm Bungert 6-4 1-6 6-3 3-6 6-1
- John Newcombe d. Nikola Pilic 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3

### QF
- John Newcombe d. Marty Riessen 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-0 6-1
- Nikola Pilic d. Pierre Barthes 7-5 6-1 6-3
- Cliff Drysdale d. Tony Roche 6-1 6-3 6-2
- Wilhelm Bungert d. Robert Maud 4-6 6-1 7-9 11-9 9-7

### R16
- John Newcombe d. Mal Anderson 4-6 4-6 8-6 6-4 6-1
- Wilhelm Bungert d. Koji Watanabe 6-3 6-3 7-5
- Cliff Drysdale d. Mark Cox 6-4 6-4 1-6 4-6 6-1
- Nikola Pilic d. Istvan Gulyas 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-1
- Marty Riessen d. Ingo Buding 7-5 8-6 6-1
- Pierre Barthes d. Tom Okker 7-5 6-1 6-3
- Tony Roche d. Hans Joachim Ploetz 6-1 6-1 6-1
- Robert Maud d. Harald Elschenbroich 2-6 0-6 6-3 12-10 RET

### R32
- Tom Okker d. Roy Barth 3-6 6-0 2-6 6-3 6-0
- Wilhelm Bungert d. Bernd Kube 6-3 6-4 7-5
- Marty Riessen d. Milan Holecek 7-5 6-3 8-6
- Pierre Barthes d. Ray Ruffels 6-2 6-4 5-7 6-3
- John Newcombe d. John Alexander 6-4 8-10 10-8 6-1
- Mal Anderson d. Barry Phillips Moore 6-8 7-5 7-5 6-3
- Koji Watanabe d. Frew Mcmillan 6-1 7-5 1-6 6-4
- Istvan Gulyas d. Mathias Werren 6-1 6-1 7-5
- Tony Roche d. Gerald Battrick 6-0 6-3 6-3
- Nikola Pilic d. Jan Kukal 6-3 1-6 6-1 6-4
- Mark Cox d. Jurgen Fassbender 6-1 6-4 6-2
- Hans Joachim Ploetz d. Allan Stone W/O
- Robert Maud d. Roger Taylor 13-11 6-4 6-1
- Harald Elschenbroich d. Jan Kodes 6-4 3-6 6-3 2-6 6-4
- Cliff Drysdale d. Dick Crealy 10-8 7-5 6-8 8-6

### R64
- Jan Kodes d. Onny Parun 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-2
- Frew Mcmillan d. Brian Fairlie 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-0
- Jurgen Fassbender d. Lance Lumsden 6-3 2-6 8-6 6-3
- Marty Riessen d. Graydon Garner 6-3 6-3 6-4
- Cliff Drysdale d. Steve Tidball 6-3 6-4 6-0
- Jan Kukal d. Lothar Lanz 6-3 6-3 6-1
- Roger Taylor d. Phil Dent 3-6 6-2 7-5 9-7
- Harald Elschenbroich d. Bob Giltinan 6-2 5-7 6-4 6-1
- John Alexander d. Hans Jurgen Pohmann 8-6 6-1 6-4
- Dick Crealy d. Ismail El Shafei 6-4 6-2 7-9 3-6 7-5
- Milan Holecek d. Lothar Pawlik 6-2 6-3 6-4
- Alex Kurucz d. Isao Watanabe 6-0 6-3 7-5
- Mal Anderson d. Bob Howe 6-3 15-13 6-3
- Mathias Werren d. Graham Stilwell 6-1 5-7 6-1 2-6 6-2
- Koji Watanabe d. Uwe Gottschalk 6-4 7-5 6-2

## Stats
- Total matches: 45
- Players: 47

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