ATP Wimbledon 1968 Draw, Results & Schedule

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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.

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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Round of 128
Rod Laver 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-2
Gene Scott
Stan Smith 6-4 6-3 6-0
Giuseppe Merlo
Marty Riessen 6-2 6-3 6-2
Jan Kodes
Brian Fairlie 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
Donald Dell
Mark Cox 7-9 8-6 6-3 6-4
Gordon Forbes
Herb Fitzgibbon 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-2
Nikola Pilic
Daniel Contet 3-6 7-5 7-5 7-9 6-2
Haroon Rahim
Alan Fox
BYE
Dennis Ralston 6-1 7-5 8-6
John Brown
Cliff Richey 6-2 8-6 7-5
Barry Phillips Moore
J. Mandarino 6-3 7-5 2-6 6-4
Tony Palafox
Jan Leschly 6-3 4-6 8-6 6-1
Colin Stubs
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Arthur Ashe 6-1 6-2 6-3
Eduardo Zuleta
Ismail El Shafei 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-2
Premjit Lall
Ove Bengtson 6-1 6-4 6-2
Warren Jacques
Jose Luis Arillla
BYE
John Newcombe 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-3
Owen Davidson
John Alexander 5-7 9-7 6-3 9-7
Frew Mcmillan
David Lloyd 6-4 6-4 10-12 6-1
Pierre Darmon
Terry Ryan
BYE
Tom Okker 7-5 3-6 6-2 6-2
Peter Curtis
Michael Sangster
BYE
Vladimir Korotkov 6-4 7-9 6-4 6-4
Stanley Matthews
Pierre Barthes 9-11 6-2 6-4 8-6
Luis Ayala
Roy Emerson 6-2 6-2 6-4
Ron Holmberg
Ion Tiriac 7-5 6-2 8-6
Richard Russell
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Tony Roche 6-3 6-1 7-5
Ray Keldie
Jim Osborne 4-6 7-9 10-8 6-1 6-3
Michael Davies
Ray Ruffels 6-2 6-1 6-2
Patricio Cornejo
Clay Iles
BYE
Ken Rosewall 6-3 6-4 6-4
Abe Segal
Charlie Pasarell 6-3 7-5 3-6 6-3
Patrick Hombergen
Onny Parun 6-3 9-7 12-10
Paul Hutchins
Roger Taylor 6-4 6-2 6-3
Alan Mills
Earl Butch Buchholz 6-4 6-2 10-12 6-4
Allan Stone
Bob Carmichael 6-8 4-6 6-4 6-2 7-5
Milan Holecek
Torben Ulrich 4-6 6-1 10-8 6-2
Thomas Lejus
Georges Goven 9-7 6-4 6-2
Pancho Castillo
Bob Hewitt 6-3 8-6 6-4
John Barrett
Thomaz Koch 6-3 6-2 11-13 6-0
Gaetano Di Maso
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Clark Graebner 6-4 6-3 6-8 6-8 11-9
Roy Barth
Jorgen Ulrich 6-2 6-4 7-5
Koji Watanabe
Manuel Santana 6-0 6-4 6-2
Hans Joachim Ploetz
Graham Stilwell 3-6 5-7 6-2 6-1 6-2
Sergei Likhachev
Fred Stolle 6-1 6-2 6-2
Jean Claude Barclay
Bob Howe 6-4 8-6 7-5
Gerald Battrick
Terry Addison 11-9 6-3 6-2
Robert Haillet
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6-1 6-4 6-3
Raul Peralta
Raymond Moore 6-1 6-2 9-7
Nicola Spear
Dick Crealy 6-3 6-4 6-2
Jan Kukal
Andres Gimeno 6-3 7-5 6-4
Istvan Gulyas
Bill Bowrey 6-3 6-1 7-5
Wieslaw Gasiorek
Tom Edlefsen 6-2 7-5 7-5
Jurgen Fassbender
Geoff Bluett 6-4 6-2 2-6 2-6 6-4
Nicola Pietrangeli
Cliff Drysdale 9-7 6-3 6-2
Robert Wilson
Graydon Garner 2-6 6-2 6-4 7-5
Lance Lumsden
Round of 64
Rod Laver 6-3 6-4 6-4
Stan Smith
Marty Riessen (w/o)
Brian Fairlie
Mark Cox 4-6 6-3 7-9 9-7 12-10
Herb Fitzgibbon
Daniel Contet (w/o)
Alan Fox
Dennis Ralston 6-3 3-6 7-9 6-3 13-11
Cliff Richey
J. Mandarino 11-9 10-8 6-3
Jan Leschly
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Arthur Ashe 6-1 6-2 9-7
Ismail El Shafei
Ove Bengtson 6-0 5-7 6-4 6-3 12-10
Jose Luis Arillla
John Newcombe 6-1 6-4 6-3
John Alexander
David Lloyd 6-4 3-6 0-6 6-3 7-5
Terry Ryan
Tom Okker 6-3 6-0 7-5
Michael Sangster
Vladimir Korotkov 2-6 7-5 4-6 7-5 7-5
Pierre Barthes
Roy Emerson 5-7 6-1 6-2 6-0
Ion Tiriac
Alejandro Olmedo
BYE
Tony Roche 6-4 6-0 6-2
Jim Osborne
Ray Ruffels 6-4 6-2 6-3
Clay Iles
Ken Rosewall 7-9 6-1 6-8 6-2 6-3
Charlie Pasarell
Onny Parun 2-6 3-6 14-12 6-4 6-4
Roger Taylor
Earl Butch Buchholz 11-13 6-4 6-4 1-6 6-2
Bob Carmichael
Torben Ulrich 6-3 6-3 8-6
Georges Goven
Bob Hewitt 3-6 6-4 3-6 6-3 12-10
Thomaz Koch
Lew Hoad
BYE
Clark Graebner 6-2 6-0 6-4
Jorgen Ulrich
Manuel Santana 5-7 10-8 6-0 6-4
Graham Stilwell
Fred Stolle 6-1 6-1 6-1
Bob Howe
Terry Addison 4-6 6-1 3-6 6-4 6-3
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Raymond Moore 3-6 7-5 6-3 6-4
Dick Crealy
Andres Gimeno 6-2 4-6 9-7 6-3
Bill Bowrey
Tom Edlefsen 7-5 4-6 6-1 6-2
Geoff Bluett
Cliff Drysdale 6-2 7-5 8-6
Graydon Garner
Round of 32
Rod Laver 6-4 3-6 7-5 6-3
Marty Riessen
Mark Cox 6-3 6-4 6-4
Daniel Contet
Dennis Ralston 6-2 6-4 6-2
J. Mandarino
Alex Metreveli
BYE
Arthur Ashe 11-9 6-4 6-1
Ove Bengtson
John Newcombe 7-5 6-0 6-1
David Lloyd
Tom Okker 8-10 6-2 6-1 6-2
Vladimir Korotkov
Roy Emerson 7-5 6-1 6-1
Alejandro Olmedo
Tony Roche 6-4 6-1 6-3
Ray Ruffels
Ken Rosewall 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2
Onny Parun
Earl Butch Buchholz 5-7 6-2 6-3 6-1
Torben Ulrich
Bob Hewitt 6-3 9-11 1-6 6-3 6-3
Lew Hoad
Clark Graebner 9-7 6-2 6-1
Manuel Santana
Fred Stolle 6-3 8-6 6-2
Terry Addison
Raymond Moore 4-6 6-3 7-5 2-6 6-2
Andres Gimeno
Tom Edlefsen 9-7 4-6 1-6 6-4 6-4
Cliff Drysdale
Round of 16
Rod Laver 9-7 5-7 6-2 6-0
Mark Cox
Dennis Ralston 6-3 7-5 6-2
Alex Metreveli
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-4 4-6 1-6 6-3
John Newcombe
Tom Okker 6-3 9-11 7-5 7-5
Roy Emerson
Tony Roche 9-7 6-3 6-2
Ken Rosewall
Earl Butch Buchholz 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-2
Bob Hewitt
Clark Graebner 6-1 7-5 7-5
Fred Stolle
Raymond Moore 6-4 2-6 6-1 3-6 6-4
Tom Edlefsen
Quarterfinals
Rod Laver 4-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-2
Dennis Ralston
Arthur Ashe 7-9 9-7 9-7 6-2
Tom Okker
Tony Roche 3-6 7-5 6-4 6-4
Earl Butch Buchholz
Clark Graebner 6-2 6-0 9-7
Raymond Moore
Semifinals
Rod Laver 7-5 6-2 6-4
Arthur Ashe
Tony Roche 9-7 8-10 6-4 8-6
Clark Graebner
Final
Rod Laver 6-3 6-4 6-2
Tony Roche

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Where is Wimbledon held?
Wimbledon is held in London, United Kingdom.
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