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Los Angeles 1968

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ATP ATP 500/250 Hard Start: Sep 14, 1968 Draw: 64 68 matches
Champion: Rod Laver

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
14 Fred Stolle 10 6
Marty Riessen 8 4
13 Roy Emerson 6 6
Tom Leonard 3 3
12 Andres Gimeno 8 6
Alejandro Olmedo 6 3
7 Richard Gonzalez 8 6
11 Earl Butch Buchholz 6 2
5 Clark Graebner 7 0 10
9 Tony Roche 5 6 8
4 Ken Rosewall 7 11
Roger Taylor 5 9
2 Arthur Ashe 12 7 7
15 Nikola Pilic 14 5 5
1 Rod Laver 6 7
Jim Osborne 2 5
Quarterfinal
14 Fred Stolle 6 16 6
12 Andres Gimeno 3 18 1
4 Ken Rosewall 11 6
7 Richard Gonzalez 9 2
2 Arthur Ashe 5 8 6
13 Roy Emerson 7 6 4
1 Rod Laver 2 6 6
5 Clark Graebner 6 4 1
Semifinal
4 Ken Rosewall 6 6
2 Arthur Ashe 3 2
1 Rod Laver 9 6
14 Fred Stolle 7 3
Final
1 Rod Laver 4 6 6
4 Ken Rosewall 6 0 0

Early rounds

Round of 128 5 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2
Larry Nagler Mike Kreiss 6-1 6-4
Raymond Moore Leonzio Collas 6-3 6-2
Ron Holmberg Bob Abbott 6-1 6-2
Tom Gorman Sam Match 7-5 6-1
Dick Bohrnstedt Gary Johnson 8-6 6-4
Round of 64 32 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Steve Tidball Donald Lutz 7-5 7-5 ·
George Taylor Ron Bohrnstedt 9-7 6-4 ·
Roger Taylor Mike Machette 10-8 6-3 ·
Allan Stone Richard Russell 6-4 6-4 ·
Pancho Segura John Allgood 6-2 6-2 ·
Marty Riessen Jerry Dewitts 6-3 6-0 ·
Jim Osborne Bob Kreiss 3-6 6-3 6-4
Alejandro Olmedo Tom Edlefsen 6-4 1-6 6-4
Raymond Moore Dick Bohrnstedt 4-6 6-3 6-1
Jim Mcmanus Mike Franks 6-3 6-3 ·
Bob Lutz Stan Ellis 6-0 6-2 ·
Tom Leonard Steve Avoyer 6-3 4-6 6-0
Tom Gorman Larry Nagler 6-2 6-4 ·
Donald Dell Tom Chivington 8-6 6-3 ·
Pierre Barthes John Yeomans 2-6 7-5 6-2
Mal Anderson Roy Barth 3-6 8-6 6-1
Charlie Pasarell Ken Stuart 6-2 6-2 ·
Nikola Pilic Ed Grubb 6-4 11-9 ·
Fred Stolle Rafael Osuna 6-2 6-1 ·
Roy Emerson John Brown 6-4 6-3 ·
Andres Gimeno Ron Holmberg 6-4 7-5 ·
Earl Butch Buchholz Ingo Buding 6-1 6-1 ·
Cliff Drysdale Horst Ritter 6-1 6-3 ·
Tony Roche Gene Stuart Malin 6-4 6-4 ·
Colin Stubs Dennis Ralston 2-6 6-1 6-4
Richard Gonzalez Armistead Neely 6-0 6-2 ·
John Newcombe Jim Sheperd 6-2 6-4 ·
Clark Graebner Barry Mackay 7-9 6-3 6-4
Ken Rosewall Joe Rush 6-2 6-1 ·
Tom Okker Stan Smith 6-4 7-5 ·
Arthur Ashe Dick Leach 6-2 6-4 ·
Rod Laver John Norgauer 6-0 6-3 ·
Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3
Alejandro Olmedo Colin Stubs 6-2 6-2 ·
Roger Taylor Charlie Pasarell 6-2 6-2 ·
Nikola Pilic Steve Tidball 6-4 6-2 ·
Fred Stolle Pancho Segura 2-6 6-2 6-3
Roy Emerson George Taylor 6-3 8-6 ·
Andres Gimeno Raymond Moore 3-6 6-1 6-3
Earl Butch Buchholz Tom Gorman 10-12 12-10 6-4
Jim Osborne Cliff Drysdale 6-4 7-9 6-4
Tony Roche Allan Stone 12-10 6-2 ·
Richard Gonzalez Donald Dell 6-2 6-1 ·
Tom Leonard John Newcombe 1-6 6-3 6-4
Clark Graebner Mal Anderson 15-13 6-4 ·
Ken Rosewall Jim Mcmanus 7-5 6-4 ·
Marty Riessen Tom Okker 6-3 6-2 ·
Arthur Ashe Pierre Barthes 6-4 3-6 8-6
Rod Laver Bob Lutz 6-3 6-4 ·

Players (69)

PlayerCountryReached
Rod Laver Rod Laver AUS Winner
Ken Rosewall Ken Rosewall AUS Final
Arthur Ashe Arthur Ashe USA Semifinal
FS Fred Stolle AUS Semifinal
Andres Gimeno Andres Gimeno ESP Quarterfinal
CG Clark Graebner USA Quarterfinal
RG Richard Gonzalez USA Quarterfinal
Roy Emerson Roy Emerson AUS Quarterfinal
AO Alejandro Olmedo PER Round of 16
EB Earl Butch Buchholz USA Round of 16
JO Jim Osborne USA Round of 16
Marty Riessen Marty Riessen USA Round of 16
Nikola Pilic Nikola Pilic CRO Round of 16
Roger Taylor Roger Taylor GBR Round of 16
TL Tom Leonard USA Round of 16
Tony Roche Tony Roche AUS Round of 16
AS Allan Stone AUS Round of 32
BL Bob Lutz USA Round of 32
Charlie Pasarell Charlie Pasarell USA Round of 32
Cliff Drysdale Cliff Drysdale RSA Round of 32
CS Colin Stubs AUS Round of 32
DD Donald Dell USA Round of 32
GT George Taylor USA Round of 32
JM Jim Mcmanus USA Round of 32
John Newcombe John Newcombe AUS Round of 32
MA Mal Anderson AUS Round of 32
PS Pancho Segura ECU Round of 32
Pierre Barthes Pierre Barthes FRA Round of 32
Raymond Moore Raymond Moore RSA Round of 32
ST Steve Tidball USA Round of 32
TG Tom Gorman USA Round of 32
Tom Okker Tom Okker NED Round of 32
AN Armistead Neely USA Round of 64
BM Barry Mackay USA Round of 64
BK Bob Kreiss USA Round of 64
Dennis Ralston Dennis Ralston USA Round of 64
DB Dick Bohrnstedt USA Round of 64
DL Dick Leach USA Round of 64
DL Donald Lutz USA Round of 64
EG Ed Grubb USA Round of 64
GM Gene Stuart Malin USA Round of 64
HR Horst Ritter GER Round of 64
IB Ingo Buding GER Round of 64
JD Jerry Dewitts USA Round of 64
JS Jim Sheperd USA Round of 64
JR Joe Rush USA Round of 64
JA John Allgood USA Round of 64
JB John Brown AUS Round of 64
JN John Norgauer USA Round of 64
JY John Yeomans USA Round of 64
KS Ken Stuart USA Round of 64
LN Larry Nagler USA Round of 64
MF Mike Franks USA Round of 64
MM Mike Machette USA Round of 64
RO Rafael Osuna MEX Round of 64
RR Richard Russell JAM Round of 64
RB Ron Bohrnstedt USA Round of 64
RH Ron Holmberg USA Round of 64
RB Roy Barth USA Round of 64
SE Stan Ellis USA Round of 64
Stan Smith Stan Smith USA Round of 64
SA Steve Avoyer USA Round of 64
TC Tom Chivington USA Round of 64
TE Tom Edlefsen USA Round of 64
BA Bob Abbott USA Round of 128
GJ Gary Johnson USA Round of 128
LC Leonzio Collas PER Round of 128
MK Mike Kreiss USA Round of 128
SM Sam Match USA Round of 128