# US Open 1968

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/313/us-open?season=1968
Tour: ATP

## Tournament info
- Category: Grand Slam
- Surface: grass
- Location: New York, United States
- Start date: 1968-08-29
- End date: 1968-09-12

## Champion
- Winner: Arthur Ashe
- Runner-up: Tom Okker
- Final score: 14-12 5-7 6-3 3-6 6-3

## Knockout results
### F
- Arthur Ashe d. Tom Okker 14-12 5-7 6-3 3-6 6-3

### SF
- Arthur Ashe d. Clark Graebner 4-6 8-6 7-5 6-2
- Tom Okker d. Ken Rosewall 8-6 6-4 6-8 6-1

### QF
- Clark Graebner d. John Newcombe 5-7 11-9 6-1 6-4
- Tom Okker d. Richard Gonzalez 14-16 6-3 10-8 6-3
- Ken Rosewall d. Dennis Ralston 6-2 6-2 6-3
- Arthur Ashe d. Cliff Drysdale 8-10 6-3 9-7 6-4

### R16
- Clark Graebner d. Gene Scott 7-5 6-0 6-3
- John Newcombe d. Torben Ulrich 5-7 4-6 6-4 10-8 6-4
- Arthur Ashe d. Roy Emerson 6-4 9-7 6-2
- Dennis Ralston d. Nikola Pilic 2-6 6-2 5-7 13-11 6-3
- Ken Rosewall d. Ron Holmberg 6-3 6-3 2-6 8-6
- Tom Okker d. Peter Curtis 8-6 2-6 6-3 6-2
- Cliff Drysdale d. Rod Laver 4-6 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-1
- Richard Gonzalez d. Tony Roche 8-6 6-4 6-2

### R32
- Tony Roche d. Alejandro Olmedo 6-2 8-6 6-4
- Cliff Drysdale d. Allan Stone 6-3 6-2 6-1
- John Newcombe d. Chuck Mckinley 6-3 6-2 6-2
- Richard Gonzalez d. Mal Anderson 6-4 6-4 6-4
- Tom Okker d. Pierre Barthes 6-2 13-11 7-5
- Ken Rosewall d. Marcello Lara 6-1 6-3 6-1
- Rod Laver d. Pancho Segura 6-2 6-1 6-1
- Clark Graebner d. Roger Taylor 6-3 6-4 6-4
- Torben Ulrich d. Bob Mckinley 6-4 6-4 6-2
- Arthur Ashe d. Paul Hutchins 6-3 6-4 6-1
- Dennis Ralston d. Joaquin Loyo Mayo 9-11 6-2 3-6 7-5 6-1
- Nikola Pilic d. Charlie Pasarell 6-4 9-7 4-6 6-4
- Gene Scott d. Paul Gerken 6-2 8-6 6-4
- Peter Curtis d. John Brown 6-4 3-6 4-6 8-6 6-1
- Roy Emerson d. Jeff Borowiak 6-3 6-4 6-0

### R64
- Ken Rosewall d. Tony Palafox 6-0 6-1 6-0
- Ron Holmberg d. Jim Osborne 11-9 7-5 11-9
- Marcello Lara d. Dick Stockton 2-6 7-5 7-5 6-2
- Paul Gerken d. Danny Obryant 16-18 6-2 4-6 8-6 6-0
- Jeff Borowiak d. Ned Weld 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-2
- Torben Ulrich d. Marty Riessen 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-2
- Nikola Pilic d. Dick Dell 6-1 6-4 6-2
- Allan Stone d. Lew Gerrard 6-4 9-7 6-2
- Pierre Barthes d. Peter Fishbach 14-12 6-2 9-7
- Roger Taylor d. Tom Mozur 7-5 6-3 6-4
- Peter Curtis d. Fred Stolle 6-8 6-2 4-6 6-3 8-6
- Gene Scott d. Patricio Cornejo 6-3 6-3 6-2
- Richard Gonzalez d. Colin Stubs 6-2 6-2 6-2
- Charlie Pasarell d. Tom Edlefsen 6-1 9-7 6-2
- Alejandro Olmedo d. Dan Bleckinger W/O
- Mal Anderson d. Pancho Guzman 6-1 6-1 6-2
- Cliff Drysdale d. Luis Ayala 6-4 8-10 6-0 6-3
- Dennis Ralston d. Richard Russell 6-1 6-4 6-1
- Arthur Ashe d. Frank Parker 6-3 6-2 6-2
- Pancho Segura d. Ian Crookenden 6-3 6-4 6-1
- Bob Lutz d. Raymond Moore 6-8 8-6 2-6 6-4 7-5
- Clark Graebner d. Jim Mcmanus 6-1 6-4 14-12
- Rod Laver d. Thomaz Koch 6-8 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-4
- Roy Emerson d. Sammy Giammalva 10-8 6-0 6-3
- John Newcombe d. Ramanathan Krishnan 6-4 6-4 6-2
- Tony Roche d. Stan Smith 3-6 10-8 3-6 6-4 6-4
- Tom Okker d. Lenny Schloss 6-1 6-0 6-4
- Bob Mckinley d. Jaime Fillol 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
- Paul Hutchins d. Haroon Rahim 6-3 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-2

### R128
- Vic Seixas d. Tom Gorman 8-6 6-4 6-3
- Paul Gerken d. Bill Harris 6-2 3-6 6-3 6-0
- John Sharpe d. Armistead Neely 3-6 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-3
- Jaime Fillol d. Chris Bovett 6-4 6-1 6-0
- Torben Ulrich d. Cliff Montgomery 6-4 6-3 6-3
- Tom Edlefsen d. Billy Knight 6-1 6-4 9-7
- Bob Lutz d. Peter Burwash 6-1 6-1 6-3
- Jim Osborne d. Barry Mackay 8-6 4-6 7-5 6-3
- Dennis Ralston d. Chum Steele Iii 6-3 6-0 6-4
- Gene Scott d. George Taylor 11-9 12-10 6-4
- Richard Russell d. Stanley Pasarell 6-1 6-3 6-8 7-5
- Ken Rosewall d. Jimmy Parker 6-3 6-3 6-4
- Jim Mcmanus d. Sherwood Stewart 6-3 6-4 8-6
- Roger Taylor d. Frank Tutvin 6-3 6-1 6-1
- Raymond Moore d. Andres Gimeno 4-6 6-1 6-2 6-1
- Marcello Lara d. Paul Sullivan 9-7 6-1 4-6 8-6
- Marty Riessen d. Zeljko Franulovic 11-9 4-6 6-3 6-4
- Patricio Cornejo d. Tom Leonard 6-4 6-4 12-10
- Joaquin Loyo Mayo d. Jeff Robbins 8-6 16-14 21-19
- Clark Graebner d. Premjit Lall 6-3 1-6 7-5 6-4
- Ron Holmberg d. Humphrey Hose 6-2 6-3 6-4
- John Newcombe d. Allen Quay 6-1 6-3 6-3
- Nikola Pilic d. Butch Seewagen 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-4
- Charlie Pasarell d. Karl Coombes 11-9 7-5 6-1
- Dick Stockton d. Bob Perry 4-6 6-0 7-5 7-5

## Stats
- Total matches: 84
- Players: 88

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