ATP Hamburg 1968 Draw, Results & Schedule

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John Newcombe won the 1968 Hamburg, 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.

Champion
John Newcombe
def. Cliff Drysdale , 6-3 6-2 6-4
Dates
Aug 13 — Aug 19
Location
Hamburg, Germany
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Clay
Prize money
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DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Aug 19, 1968* F John Newcombe 6-3 6-2 6-4 Cliff Drysdale H2H Match data
SF (2)
Aug 18, 1968* SF Cliff Drysdale 6-4 1-6 6-3 3-6 6-1 Wilhelm Bungert H2H Match data
Aug 18, 1968* SF John Newcombe 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 Nikola Pilic H2H Match data
QF (4)
Aug 18, 1968* QF John Newcombe 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-0 6-1 Marty Riessen H2H Match data
Aug 18, 1968* QF Nikola Pilic 7-5 6-1 6-3 Pierre Barthes H2H Match data
Aug 18, 1968* QF Cliff Drysdale 6-1 6-3 6-2 Tony Roche H2H Match data
Aug 18, 1968* QF Wilhelm Bungert 4-6 6-1 7-9 11-9 9-7 Robert Maud H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Aug 17, 1968* R16 John Newcombe 4-6 4-6 8-6 6-4 6-1 Mal Anderson H2H Match data
Aug 17, 1968* R16 Wilhelm Bungert 6-3 6-3 7-5 Koji Watanabe H2H Match data
Aug 17, 1968* R16 Cliff Drysdale 6-4 6-4 1-6 4-6 6-1 Mark Cox H2H Match data
Aug 17, 1968* R16 Nikola Pilic 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-1 Istvan Gulyas H2H Match data
Aug 17, 1968* R16 Marty Riessen 7-5 8-6 6-1 Ingo Buding — Match data
Aug 17, 1968* R16 Pierre Barthes 7-5 6-1 6-3 Tom Okker H2H Match data
Aug 17, 1968* R16 Tony Roche 6-1 6-1 6-1 Hans Joachim Ploetz H2H Match data
Aug 17, 1968* R16 Robert Maud 2-6 0-6 6-3 12-10 (ret.) Harald Elschenbroich H2H Match data
R32 (15)
Aug 16, 1968* R32 Tom Okker 3-6 6-0 2-6 6-3 6-0 Roy Barth H2H Match data
Aug 16, 1968* R32 Wilhelm Bungert 6-3 6-4 7-5 Bernd Kube — Match data
Aug 16, 1968* R32 Marty Riessen 7-5 6-3 8-6 Milan Holecek H2H Match data
Aug 16, 1968* R32 Pierre Barthes 6-2 6-4 5-7 6-3 Ray Ruffels H2H Match data
Aug 16, 1968* R32 John Newcombe 6-4 8-10 10-8 6-1 John Alexander H2H Match data
Aug 16, 1968* R32 Mal Anderson 6-8 7-5 7-5 6-3 Barry Phillips Moore — Match data
Aug 16, 1968* R32 Koji Watanabe 6-1 7-5 1-6 6-4 Frew Mcmillan H2H Match data
Aug 16, 1968* R32 Istvan Gulyas 6-1 6-1 7-5 Mathias Werren — Match data
Aug 16, 1968* R32 Tony Roche 6-0 6-3 6-3 Gerald Battrick H2H Match data
Aug 16, 1968* R32 Nikola Pilic 6-3 1-6 6-1 6-4 Jan Kukal H2H Match data
Aug 16, 1968* R32 Mark Cox 6-1 6-4 6-2 Jurgen Fassbender H2H Match data
Aug 16, 1968* R32 Hans Joachim Ploetz (w/o) Allan Stone H2H Match data
Aug 16, 1968* R32 Robert Maud 13-11 6-4 6-1 Roger Taylor H2H Match data
Aug 16, 1968* R32 Harald Elschenbroich 6-4 3-6 6-3 2-6 6-4 Jan Kodes H2H Match data
Aug 16, 1968* R32 Cliff Drysdale 10-8 7-5 6-8 8-6 Dick Crealy H2H Match data
R64 (15)
Aug 15, 1968* R64 Jan Kodes 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-2 Onny Parun H2H Match data
Aug 15, 1968* R64 Frew Mcmillan 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-0 Brian Fairlie H2H Match data
Aug 15, 1968* R64 Jurgen Fassbender 6-3 2-6 8-6 6-3 Lance Lumsden — Match data
Aug 15, 1968* R64 Marty Riessen 6-3 6-3 6-4 Graydon Garner H2H Match data
Aug 15, 1968* R64 Cliff Drysdale 6-3 6-4 6-0 Steve Tidball H2H Match data
Aug 15, 1968* R64 Jan Kukal 6-3 6-3 6-1 Lothar Lanz — Match data
Aug 15, 1968* R64 Roger Taylor 3-6 6-2 7-5 9-7 Phil Dent H2H Match data
Aug 15, 1968* R64 Harald Elschenbroich 6-2 5-7 6-4 6-1 Bob Giltinan H2H Match data
Aug 15, 1968* R64 John Alexander 8-6 6-1 6-4 Hans Jurgen Pohmann H2H Match data
Aug 15, 1968* R64 Dick Crealy 6-4 6-2 7-9 3-6 7-5 Ismail El Shafei — Match data
Aug 15, 1968* R64 Milan Holecek 6-2 6-3 6-4 Lothar Pawlik — Match data
Aug 15, 1968* R64 Alex Kurucz 6-0 6-3 7-5 Isao Watanabe — Match data
Aug 15, 1968* R64 Mal Anderson 6-3 15-13 6-3 Bob Howe — Match data
Aug 15, 1968* R64 Mathias Werren 6-1 5-7 6-1 2-6 6-2 Graham Stilwell — Match data
Aug 15, 1968* R64 Koji Watanabe 6-4 7-5 6-2 Uwe Gottschalk — Match data

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