ATP Cannes 1968 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Ion Tiriac won the 1968 Cannes, defeating Alex Metreveli 6-1 6-3 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played on clay courts in Cannes, France, from March 18 to March 24, 1968.

Champion
def. Alex Metreveli , 6-1 6-3
Dates
Mar 18 — Mar 24
Location
Cannes, France
Category
ATP 250
Surface
Clay
Prize money
DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Mar 24, 1968* F Ion Tiriac 6-1 6-3 Alex Metreveli Match data
SF (2)
Mar 23, 1968* SF Ion Tiriac 6-4 7-5 Vyacheslav Egorov Match data
Mar 23, 1968* SF Alex Metreveli 9-7 2-6 10-8 Ilie Nastase Match data
QF (3)
Mar 23, 1968* QF Ilie Nastase 6-4 6-3 Wieslaw Gasiorek H2H Match data
Mar 23, 1968* QF Vyacheslav Egorov 7-9 6-4 6-2 Georges Goven Match data
Mar 23, 1968* QF Ion Tiriac 6-3 9-7 Hans Joachim Ploetz H2H Match data
R16 (7)
Mar 22, 1968* R16 Georges Goven 6-2 6-3 Andras Szikszay H2H Match data
Mar 22, 1968* R16 Wieslaw Gasiorek 8-6 6-2 Keith Wooldridge Match data
Mar 22, 1968* R16 Ilie Nastase 2-6 6-2 6-2 Thomas Lejus Match data
Mar 22, 1968* R16 Ion Tiriac 3-6 9-7 6-1 Colin Dibley H2H Match data
Mar 22, 1968* R16 Vyacheslav Egorov 6-3 6-4 Stanley Matthews Match data
Mar 22, 1968* R16 Hans Joachim Ploetz 6-2 6-1 Giuseppe Merlo H2H Match data
Mar 22, 1968* R16 Sever Dron 8-6 7-5 Peter Szoke Match data
R32 (11)
Mar 21, 1968* R32 Ilie Nastase 6-3 6-1 Antonio Munoz H2H Match data
Mar 21, 1968* R32 Sever Dron 6-2 6-4 Jean Baptiste Chanfreau Match data
Mar 21, 1968* R32 Ion Tiriac 7-5 3-6 6-3 Peter Pokorny H2H Match data
Mar 21, 1968* R32 Georges Goven 6-3 6-3 Dumitru Viziru Match data
Mar 21, 1968* R32 Andras Szikszay 6-1 6-4 Rolf Harms Match data
Mar 21, 1968* R32 Colin Dibley 3-6 6-2 6-3 Bronislaw Lewandowski Match data
Mar 21, 1968* R32 Wieslaw Gasiorek 6-1 6-4 Frank Tutvin Match data
Mar 21, 1968* R32 Giuseppe Merlo 3-6 6-3 6-4 B Hauffe Match data
Mar 21, 1968* R32 Peter Szoke 8-6 3-6 6-2 Waldemar Timm Match data
Mar 21, 1968* R32 Hans Joachim Ploetz 6-2 6-3 Geza Varga H2H Match data
Mar 21, 1968* R32 Stanley Matthews 3-6 6-2 7-5 Tadeusz Nowicki H2H Match data
R64 (16)
Mar 20, 1968* R64 Antonio Munoz 2-6 6-3 6-1 Pieter Soeters Match data
Mar 20, 1968* R64 Vyacheslav Egorov 6-3 6-2 Max Pettman Match data
Mar 20, 1968* R64 Geza Varga 6-3 6-4 Sergei Likhachev H2H Match data
Mar 20, 1968* R64 Tadeusz Nowicki 6-4 6-1 Jose Guerrero H2H Match data
Mar 20, 1968* R64 Wieslaw Gasiorek 6-1 6-3 Rainer Kuhlmey Match data
Mar 20, 1968* R64 Ilie Nastase 6-2 3-6 6-2 Jurgen Fassbender H2H Match data
Mar 20, 1968* R64 Georges Goven 6-3 6-2 Lindsay Murphy Match data
Mar 20, 1968* R64 Jean Baptiste Chanfreau 3-6 6-3 6-4 Paul Pavich Match data
Mar 20, 1968* R64 Waldemar Timm 2-6 6-4 6-3 Miecyslav Rybarczyk Match data
Mar 20, 1968* R64 Colin Dibley 6-3 2-6 6-2 Patrick Hombergen H2H Match data
Mar 20, 1968* R64 Hans Joachim Ploetz 6-3 11-9 Boris Breskvar Match data
Mar 20, 1968* R64 Stanley Matthews 6-2 7-5 Fernando Casado Match data
Mar 20, 1968* R64 Peter Szoke 6-2 6-2 Enrique Molina Match data
Mar 20, 1968* R64 Detler Herdy 6-3 6-4 Peter Burwash Match data
Mar 20, 1968* R64 Giuseppe Merlo 6-4 6-2 Allan Kendall Match data
Mar 20, 1968* R64 Peter Pokorny 6-4 6-2 Karl Meiler H2H Match data
R128 (15)
Mar 19, 1968* R128 Wieslaw Gasiorek 6-2 6-4 Ciccio Goria Match data
Mar 19, 1968* R128 Andras Szikszay 6-2 6-2 Ljuben Vodeb Match data
Mar 19, 1968* R128 Max Pettman 6-2 6-3 Igor Scherbatoff Match data
Mar 19, 1968* R128 Keith Wooldridge 6-4 7-5 Eduardo Gorostiaga Match data
Mar 19, 1968* R128 Geza Varga 6-1 6-0 Nocentini Match data
Mar 19, 1968* R128 Pieter Soeters 6-1 6-2 Szabolcz Baranyi Match data
Mar 19, 1968* R128 Fernando Casado 6-2 6-4 Wanaro N'Godrella Match data
Mar 19, 1968* R128 Georges Goven 6-3 6-3 Fred Hemmes Match data
Mar 19, 1968* R128 Antonio Munoz 2-6 6-0 6-4 Alex Kurucz Match data
Mar 19, 1968* R128 Jose Guerrero 6-1 6-0 Denis Grozdanovitch Match data
Mar 19, 1968* R128 Peter Burwash 6-0 6-0 Pierre Dufour Match data
Mar 19, 1968* R128 Tadeusz Nowicki 6-1 6-2 Enrique Guerrero Match data
Mar 19, 1968* R128 Sergei Likhachev 6-0 6-2 Graeme Notman Match data
Mar 19, 1968* R128 Jurgen Fassbender 6-4 3-6 6-3 Maurice Pugnaire Match data
Mar 19, 1968* R128 Ilie Nastase 5-7 7-5 6-4 Onny Parun H2H Match data

Most Titles

PlayerTitles
Ion Tiriac 1

Recent Finals

SeasonSurfaceWinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch
1968 Clay Ion Tiriac 6-1 6-3 Alex Metreveli Match data

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Cannes held?
Cannes is held in Cannes, France.
Who won the most recent Cannes?
The 1968 Cannes was won by Ion Tiriac 6-1 6-3.
Who has won the most Cannes titles?
Ion Tiriac has won 1 Cannes title, the most by any player.
When was the first Cannes played?
The first edition of Cannes was held in 1968.
What surface is Cannes played on?
Cannes is played on clay courts.