# Manchester 1968

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/255/manchester?season=1968
Tour: ATP

## Tournament info
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: Grass
- Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
- Start date: 1968-06-03
- End date: 1968-06-09

## Champion
- Winner: Ken Fletcher
- Runner-up: Luis Ayala
- Final score: 6-3 6-2

## Knockout results
### F
- Ken Fletcher d. Luis Ayala 6-3 6-2

### SF
- Ken Fletcher d. Richard Russell 6-2 6-3
- Luis Ayala d. David Lloyd 3-6 11-9 6-3

### QF
- Ken Fletcher d. Premjit Lall 6-4 9-7
- Luis Ayala d. Peter Curtis 6-3 7-5
- Richard Russell d. Keith Wooldridge 6-1 6-0
- David Lloyd d. Geoff Bluett 6-4 3-0 RET

### R16
- Keith Wooldridge d. Jaidip Mukerjea 6-0 6-4
- David Lloyd d. R Burn 6-1 6-4
- Luis Ayala d. John De Mendoza 6-4 6-4
- Premjit Lall d. John Barrett 11-9 6-4
- Ken Fletcher d. John Clifton 6-2 6-4
- Peter Curtis d. Lance Lumsden 6-1 6-2
- Richard Russell d. Graham Stilwell 7-5 6-1

### R32
- Keith Wooldridge d. Derek Schroder 6-2 6-4
- Premjit Lall d. Graydon Garner 6-3 2-1 RET
- Peter Curtis d. Barry Geraghty 6-3 8-6
- Jaidip Mukerjea d. Ian Fletcher 6-4 6-3
- Graham Stilwell d. Michael Hickey 6-3 6-0
- Geoff Bluett d. Stanley Matthews 8-6 4-6 6-3
- Richard Russell d. I Smith 6-1 6-1
- Luis Ayala d. Brian White 6-4 6-3
- David Lloyd d. M Court W/O
- John Clifton d. D Powell 6-1 6-0

### R64
- Derek Schroder d. Charlie Applewhaite 6-1 6-0
- Luis Ayala d. J Bentley 6-0 6-0
- Richard Russell d. Howard Ho 6-1 6-0
- Premjit Lall d. Ross Maskell 6-0 6-1
- Ian Fletcher d. S Pearson 6-0 6-1
- Stanley Matthews d. Geoff Stubbs 6-3 6-4
- John Harrison d. John Bartlett W/O
- Graham Stilwell d. V Gillespie 6-0 6-0
- Jaidip Mukerjea d. John Anthony Southworth 6-2 6-2
- Peter Curtis d. Graham Primrose 3-6 10-8 8-6
- Graydon Garner d. R Bagot 6-4 6-1

## Stats
- Total matches: 35
- Players: 37

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Canonical URL: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/255/manchester?season=1968
Data source: TennisDB (tennis-db.com)