ATP Wimbledon 1968 Draw, Results & Schedule

Rod Laver won the 1968 Wimbledon, defeating Tony Roche 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on grass courts in London, United Kingdom, from June 24 to July 8, 1968. The match log contains 116 recorded singles results for this edition.

Wimbledon, formally The Championships, is staged by the All England Club and is the only Grand Slam tournament played on grass.

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Champion
Rod Laver
def. Tony Roche , 6-3 6-4 6-2
Dates
Jun 24 — Jul 8
Location
London, United Kingdom
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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Results

Wimbledon 1968 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Rod Laver 6-3 6-4 6-2 Tony Roche H2H Match data Jul 8, 1968* F
SF (2)
Tony Roche 9-7 8-10 6-4 8-6 Clark Graebner H2H Match data Jul 7, 1968* SF
Rod Laver 7-5 6-2 6-4 Arthur Ashe H2H Match data Jul 7, 1968* SF
QF (4)
Clark Graebner 6-2 6-0 9-7 Raymond Moore H2H Match data Jul 5, 1968* QF
Arthur Ashe 7-9 9-7 9-7 6-2 Tom Okker H2H Match data Jul 5, 1968* QF
Tony Roche 3-6 7-5 6-4 6-4 Earl Butch Buchholz H2H Match data Jul 5, 1968* QF
Rod Laver 4-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-2 Dennis Ralston H2H Match data Jul 5, 1968* QF
R16 (8)
Raymond Moore 6-4 2-6 6-1 3-6 6-4 Tom Edlefsen H2H Match data Jul 3, 1968* R16
Earl Butch Buchholz 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-2 Bob Hewitt H2H Match data Jul 3, 1968* R16
Tom Okker 6-3 9-11 7-5 7-5 Roy Emerson H2H Match data Jul 3, 1968* R16
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-4 4-6 1-6 6-3 John Newcombe H2H Match data Jul 3, 1968* R16
Dennis Ralston 6-3 7-5 6-2 Alex Metreveli — Match data Jul 3, 1968* R16
Clark Graebner 6-1 7-5 7-5 Fred Stolle H2H Match data Jul 3, 1968* R16
Tony Roche 9-7 6-3 6-2 Ken Rosewall H2H Match data Jul 3, 1968* R16
Rod Laver 9-7 5-7 6-2 6-0 Mark Cox H2H Match data Jul 3, 1968* R16
R32 (15)
Raymond Moore 4-6 6-3 7-5 2-6 6-2 Andres Gimeno H2H Match data Jun 30, 1968* R32
Mark Cox 6-3 6-4 6-4 Daniel Contet H2H Match data Jun 30, 1968* R32
Fred Stolle 6-3 8-6 6-2 Terry Addison H2H Match data Jun 30, 1968* R32
Earl Butch Buchholz 5-7 6-2 6-3 6-1 Torben Ulrich H2H Match data Jun 30, 1968* R32
Rod Laver 6-4 3-6 7-5 6-3 Marty Riessen H2H Match data Jun 30, 1968* R32
Tom Okker 8-10 6-2 6-1 6-2 Vladimir Korotkov H2H Match data Jun 30, 1968* R32
Arthur Ashe 11-9 6-4 6-1 Ove Bengtson H2H Match data Jun 30, 1968* R32
Ken Rosewall 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2 Onny Parun H2H Match data Jun 30, 1968* R32
John Newcombe 7-5 6-0 6-1 David Lloyd H2H Match data Jun 30, 1968* R32
Clark Graebner 9-7 6-2 6-1 Manuel Santana H2H Match data Jun 30, 1968* R32
Roy Emerson 7-5 6-1 6-1 Alejandro Olmedo — Match data Jun 30, 1968* R32
Bob Hewitt 6-3 9-11 1-6 6-3 6-3 Lew Hoad — Match data Jun 30, 1968* R32
Tom Edlefsen 9-7 4-6 1-6 6-4 6-4 Cliff Drysdale H2H Match data Jun 30, 1968* R32
Tony Roche 6-4 6-1 6-3 Ray Ruffels H2H Match data Jun 30, 1968* R32
Dennis Ralston 6-2 6-4 6-2 J. Mandarino H2H Match data Jun 30, 1968* R32
R64 (30)
Ray Ruffels 6-4 6-2 6-3 Clay Iles — Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
Alex Metreveli 6-1 6-1 6-1 Patrice Beust — Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
Daniel Contet (w/o) Alan Fox — Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
Torben Ulrich 6-3 6-3 8-6 Georges Goven H2H Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
Fred Stolle 6-1 6-1 6-1 Bob Howe — Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
Arthur Ashe 6-1 6-2 9-7 Ismail El Shafei — Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
Vladimir Korotkov 2-6 7-5 4-6 7-5 7-5 Pierre Barthes H2H Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
Bob Hewitt 3-6 6-4 3-6 6-3 12-10 Thomaz Koch H2H Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
John Newcombe 6-1 6-4 6-3 John Alexander H2H Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
Clark Graebner 6-2 6-0 6-4 Jorgen Ulrich — Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
J. Mandarino 11-9 10-8 6-3 Jan Leschly — Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
Dennis Ralston 6-3 3-6 7-9 6-3 13-11 Cliff Richey H2H Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
Rod Laver 6-3 6-4 6-4 Stan Smith H2H Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
Roy Emerson 5-7 6-1 6-2 6-0 Ion Tiriac H2H Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
Manuel Santana 5-7 10-8 6-0 6-4 Graham Stilwell H2H Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
Tom Edlefsen 7-5 4-6 6-1 6-2 Geoff Bluett — Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
Richard Gonzalez 6-2 6-4 9-7 Robert Maud — Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
Cliff Drysdale 6-2 7-5 8-6 Graydon Garner H2H Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
Andres Gimeno 6-2 4-6 9-7 6-3 Bill Bowrey H2H Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
Marty Riessen (w/o) Brian Fairlie H2H Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
Raymond Moore 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 Dick Crealy H2H Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
Earl Butch Buchholz 11-13 6-4 6-4 1-6 6-2 Bob Carmichael H2H Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
Tom Okker 6-3 6-0 7-5 Michael Sangster — Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
Ove Bengtson 6-0 5-7 6-4 6-3 12-10 Jose Luis Arillla — Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
Tony Roche 6-4 6-0 6-2 Jim Osborne H2H Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
Ken Rosewall 7-9 6-1 6-8 6-2 6-3 Charlie Pasarell H2H Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
Mark Cox 4-6 6-3 7-9 9-7 12-10 Herb Fitzgibbon H2H Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
Terry Addison 4-6 6-1 3-6 6-4 6-3 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos H2H Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
Onny Parun 2-6 3-6 14-12 6-4 6-4 Roger Taylor H2H Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
David Lloyd 6-4 3-6 0-6 6-3 7-5 Terry Ryan — Match data Jun 28, 1968* R64
R128 (56)
Dennis Ralston 6-1 7-5 8-6 John Brown — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Terry Addison 11-9 6-3 6-2 Robert Haillet — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Arthur Ashe 6-1 6-2 6-3 Eduardo Zuleta — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Fred Stolle 6-1 6-2 6-2 Jean Claude Barclay H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Ismail El Shafei 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-2 Premjit Lall — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Roger Taylor 6-4 6-2 6-3 Alan Mills — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Pierre Barthes 9-11 6-2 6-4 8-6 Luis Ayala H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Mark Cox 7-9 8-6 6-3 6-4 Gordon Forbes — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Jan Leschly 6-3 4-6 8-6 6-1 Colin Stubs — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Bill Bowrey 6-3 6-1 7-5 Wieslaw Gasiorek H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6-1 6-4 6-3 Raul Peralta — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Herb Fitzgibbon 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-2 Nikola Pilic H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Andres Gimeno 6-3 7-5 6-4 Istvan Gulyas H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Stan Smith 6-4 6-3 6-0 Giuseppe Merlo H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Raymond Moore 6-1 6-2 9-7 Nicola Spear H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Cliff Richey 6-2 8-6 7-5 Barry Phillips Moore — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Patrice Beust 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-5 Phil Dent H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Daniel Contet 3-6 7-5 7-5 7-9 6-2 Haroon Rahim H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Roy Emerson 6-2 6-2 6-4 Ron Holmberg — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Rod Laver 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-2 Gene Scott H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Jim Osborne 4-6 7-9 10-8 6-1 6-3 Michael Davies — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Cliff Drysdale 9-7 6-3 6-2 Robert Wilson — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Robert Maud 6-3 6-2 6-2 Derek Schroder H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Brian Fairlie 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 Donald Dell — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Onny Parun 6-3 9-7 12-10 Paul Hutchins — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
John Alexander 5-7 9-7 6-3 9-7 Frew Mcmillan H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Charlie Pasarell 6-3 7-5 3-6 6-3 Patrick Hombergen H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Ken Fletcher 6-4 2-6 6-1 6-3 Jim Mcmanus — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Bob Hewitt 6-3 8-6 6-4 John Barrett — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Earl Butch Buchholz 6-4 6-2 10-12 6-4 Allan Stone H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
J. Mandarino 6-3 7-5 2-6 6-4 Tony Palafox — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Ove Bengtson 6-1 6-4 6-2 Warren Jacques — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Ray Ruffels 6-2 6-1 6-2 Patricio Cornejo H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Thomaz Koch 6-3 6-2 11-13 6-0 Gaetano Di Maso — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Bob Howe 6-4 8-6 7-5 Gerald Battrick — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Tom Edlefsen 6-2 7-5 7-5 Jurgen Fassbender H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Graham Stilwell 3-6 5-7 6-2 6-1 6-2 Sergei Likhachev H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Geoff Bluett 6-4 6-2 2-6 2-6 6-4 Nicola Pietrangeli — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Tony Roche 6-3 6-1 7-5 Ray Keldie H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Lew Hoad 6-3 6-4 6-2 Jaidip Mukerjea — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Manuel Santana 6-0 6-4 6-2 Hans Joachim Ploetz H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Dick Crealy 6-3 6-4 6-2 Jan Kukal H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Ken Rosewall 6-3 6-4 6-4 Abe Segal H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Clark Graebner 6-4 6-3 6-8 6-8 11-9 Roy Barth H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Georges Goven 9-7 6-4 6-2 Pancho Castillo — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
John Newcombe 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 Owen Davidson H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Vladimir Korotkov 6-4 7-9 6-4 6-4 Stanley Matthews H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Jorgen Ulrich 6-2 6-4 7-5 Koji Watanabe — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Ion Tiriac 7-5 6-2 8-6 Richard Russell H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Marty Riessen 6-2 6-3 6-2 Jan Kodes H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Alex Metreveli 6-2 6-2 4-6 10-8 Manuel Orantes — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Torben Ulrich 4-6 6-1 10-8 6-2 Thomas Lejus — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
David Lloyd 6-4 6-4 10-12 6-1 Pierre Darmon — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Bob Carmichael 6-8 4-6 6-4 6-2 7-5 Milan Holecek H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Tom Okker 7-5 3-6 6-2 6-2 Peter Curtis H2H Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128
Graydon Garner 2-6 6-2 6-4 7-5 Lance Lumsden — Match data Jun 26, 1968* R128

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