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Roland Garros 1968

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ATP Grand Slam Clay Start: May 27, 1968 Draw: 128 127 matches
Champion: Ken Rosewall

Knockout bracket

Round of 16
2 Ken Rosewall 6 4 7 6
Herb Fitzgibbon 1 6 5 4
Thomaz Koch 6 6 6
Francois Jauffret 1 1 1
3 Andres Gimeno 6 6 6
14 Ray Ruffels 4 4 3
Boro Jovanovic 6 6 6
Gerald Battrick 1 1 4
5 Richard Gonzalez 6 6 6
12 Istvan Gulyas 4 2 2
4 Roy Emerson 0 6 8 11
13 Cliff Richey 6 4 6 9
9 Ion Tiriac 6 6 6
Zeljko Franulovic 4 3 2
1 Rod Laver 6 6 6
Bob Carmichael 0 1 1
Quarterfinal
2 Ken Rosewall 8 6 3 6
Thomaz Koch 6 2 6 3
3 Andres Gimeno 6 6 6
Boro Jovanovic 4 0 2
5 Richard Gonzalez 7 6 3 4 6
4 Roy Emerson 5 3 6 6 4
1 Rod Laver 4 4 6 6 6
9 Ion Tiriac 6 6 3 3 0
Semifinal
2 Ken Rosewall 3 6 7 3 6
3 Andres Gimeno 6 3 5 6 3
1 Rod Laver 6 6 6
5 Richard Gonzalez 3 3 1
Final
2 Ken Rosewall 6 6 2 6
1 Rod Laver 3 1 6 2

Early rounds

Round of 128 64 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Ken Rosewall Tom Edlefsen 10-8 6-1 6-1 · ·
Colin Stubs Jean Claude Barclay 6-4 6-8 1-6 6-2 6-2
Jaime Pinto Bravo Barry Geraghty W/O
Jose Edison Mandarino Jean Baptiste Chanfreau 6-4 6-3 7-5 · ·
Fernando Gentil Jan Kodes W/O
Paul Hutchins Tadeusz Nowicki W/O
Herb Fitzgibbon Sergio Tacchini W/O
Patrick Proisy Ramanathan Krishnan W/O
Wieslaw Gasiorek Lew Hoad W/O
Michele Leclercq Rohan Summers 8-6 6-4 8-6 · ·
Francois Jauffret John Barrett 8-6 6-4 6-2 · ·
Jan Kukal Pancho Guzman W/O
Tom Christensen Wilhelm Bungert W/O
Terry Ryan Alexander Marcial W/O
Gerard Pilet Jaidip Mukerjea W/O
Thomaz Koch Zlatko Ivancic W/O
Andres Gimeno Eddie Cruz W/O
Sever Dron Pierre Jauffret W/O
Ingo Buding Pierre Joly 6-4 6-4 6-0 · ·
Petr Strobl Ivan Molina W/O
Ray Ruffels V Kazarevitch W/O
Frew Mcmillan Ference Komaromi 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-3 ·
Nicola Spear Daniel Contet 6-0 6-0 6-0 · ·
Patricio Cornejo Detler Herdy W/O
Fred Stolle Christian Duxin 3-6 7-5 6-3 3-6 6-4
Boro Jovanovic David Lloyd 6-1 6-0 6-1 · ·
Ilie Nastase Jean Pierre Olivier 6-2 6-1 6-2 · ·
Dick Crealy Michael Sangster 9-7 3-6 4-6 8-6 6-0
Gerald Battrick Nicola Pietrangeli W/O
Jean Pierre Courcol Eduardo Gorostiaga W/O
Dimitri Sturdza Eric Drossart 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-1 ·
Bernard Montrenaud Carlos Fernandes 6-2 11-9 6-1 · ·
Eduardo Zuleta Richard Hawkes 3-6 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-0
Mark Cox Bernard Paul 6-1 6-1 6-1 · ·
Torben Ulrich Marco Gilardelli W/O
Istvan Gulyas Frank Tutvin 6-2 6-1 6-4 · ·
Claude De Gronckel Patricio Rodriguez Chi W/O
Pierre Darmon Norman Perry 6-2 6-8 6-1 6-1 ·
Bob Giltinan Sergei Likhachev W/O
Richard Gonzalez Ray Keldie 6-2 6-0 3-6 6-3 ·
Allan Stone Peter Pokorny W/O
Michal Lewandowski Joseph Mateo W/O
Georges Goven Giuseppe Merlo W/O
Cliff Richey Jairo Velasco W/O
Robert Maud Sergio Palmieri 9-7 6-4 6-4 · ·
Brian Fairlie Bernard De Troye 6-3 6-1 6-1 · ·
Barry Phillips Moore Patrice Beust 6-3 6-1 6-3 · ·
Roy Emerson Onny Parun 5-7 6-1 6-2 6-2 ·
Raymond Moore Marty Riessen W/O
Milan Holecek Terry Addison 6-1 2-6 6-1 6-4 ·
Jean Loup Rouyer Manuel Orantes W/O
Ion Tiriac Georges Deniau 6-1 6-1 6-1 · ·
Abe Segal Jimmy Moore 7-5 3-6 6-1 1-6 6-3
Zeljko Franulovic Juan Gisbert W/O
Ashley Cooper Isao Watanabe W/O
Bob Hewitt Jacques Thamin 6-1 7-5 6-0 · ·
Robert Wilson Jean Claude Molinari 6-4 3-1 · · ·
Bob Carmichael Patrick Hombergen 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-0 ·
Alan Fox Alfredo Acuna 6-2 6-1 6-0 · ·
John Alexander Alex Metreveli W/O
Lars Olander Adrian Pena 6-4 6-1 6-1 · ·
Peter Marmureanu William Alvarez W/O
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Bob Howe 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-4 ·
Rod Laver Lance Lumsden 6-1 6-1 6-4 · ·
Round of 64 32 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Ken Rosewall Colin Stubs 6-1 6-1 6-0 · ·
Jose Edison Mandarino Jaime Pinto Bravo 6-3 4-6 6-3 11-9 ·
Paul Hutchins Fernando Gentil 6-2 6-0 6-0 · ·
Herb Fitzgibbon Patrick Proisy 6-3 7-5 6-3 · ·
Wieslaw Gasiorek Michele Leclercq 2-6 6-2 10-12 6-2 6-2
Francois Jauffret Jan Kukal 3-6 6-4 6-0 8-6 ·
Terry Ryan Tom Christensen 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-1
Thomaz Koch Gerard Pilet 6-4 6-2 7-5 · ·
Andres Gimeno Sever Dron 5-7 6-1 6-3 6-2 ·
Ingo Buding Petr Strobl W/O
Ray Ruffels Frew Mcmillan 5-7 7-5 6-4 8-6 ·
Patricio Cornejo Nicola Spear 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2 ·
Boro Jovanovic Fred Stolle 6-3 6-0 6-3 · ·
Dick Crealy Ilie Nastase 4-6 8-6 7-5 6-2 ·
Gerald Battrick Jean Pierre Courcol 6-4 10-8 6-1 · ·
Dimitri Sturdza Bernard Montrenaud 3-6 6-4 6-3 3-6 7-5
Mark Cox Eduardo Zuleta 6-0 6-1 6-8 6-3 ·
Istvan Gulyas Torben Ulrich 6-2 6-1 6-1 · ·
Pierre Darmon Claude De Gronckel 7-5 6-0 6-1 · ·
Richard Gonzalez Bob Giltinan 6-1 6-0 6-3 · ·
Allan Stone Michal Lewandowski 7-5 6-1 6-0 · ·
Cliff Richey Georges Goven 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-9 6-4
Robert Maud Brian Fairlie 6-2 4-6 3-6 7-5 6-3
Roy Emerson Barry Phillips Moore 12-10 6-1 6-1 · ·
Milan Holecek Raymond Moore W/O
Ion Tiriac Jean Loup Rouyer 6-1 6-2 6-1 · ·
Zeljko Franulovic Abe Segal W/O
Bob Hewitt Ashley Cooper W/O
Bob Carmichael Robert Wilson 6-4 6-3 6-3 · ·
John Alexander Alan Fox 4-6 6-3 3-6 11-9 6-6
Peter Marmureanu Lars Olander 6-4 7-5 6-2 · ·
Rod Laver Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6-2 4-6 6-4 6-1 ·
Round of 32 16 matches
Winner Loser Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5
Ken Rosewall Jose Edison Mandarino 6-2 6-4 6-2 · ·
Herb Fitzgibbon Paul Hutchins 6-3 6-3 6-3 · ·
Francois Jauffret Wieslaw Gasiorek 5-7 5-7 6-2 6-0 6-2
Thomaz Koch Terry Ryan 6-4 6-1 6-2 · ·
Andres Gimeno Ingo Buding 6-3 6-4 6-3 · ·
Ray Ruffels Patricio Cornejo 6-4 6-2 6-2 · ·
Boro Jovanovic Dick Crealy 9-7 6-8 6-2 6-8 6-2
Gerald Battrick Dimitri Sturdza 6-4 6-4 6-8 6-3 ·
Istvan Gulyas Mark Cox 3-6 8-6 6-2 6-2 ·
Richard Gonzalez Pierre Darmon 1-6 6-1 12-10 8-6 ·
Cliff Richey Allan Stone 7-5 6-3 7-5 · ·
Roy Emerson Robert Maud 6-1 6-3 5-7 6-3 ·
Ion Tiriac Milan Holecek 3-6 8-6 7-5 6-2 ·
Zeljko Franulovic Bob Hewitt 6-2 8-6 2-6 5-7 6-4
Bob Carmichael John Alexander 6-3 6-1 2-6 2-6 6-3
Rod Laver Peter Marmureanu 6-2 6-0 9-7 · ·

Players (128)

PlayerCountryReached
Ken Rosewall Ken Rosewall AUS Winner
Rod Laver Rod Laver AUS Final
Andres Gimeno Andres Gimeno ESP Semifinal
RG Richard Gonzalez USA Semifinal
BJ Boro Jovanovic CRO Quarterfinal
Ion Tiriac Ion Tiriac ROU Quarterfinal
Roy Emerson Roy Emerson AUS Quarterfinal
Thomaz Koch Thomaz Koch BRA Quarterfinal
Bob Carmichael Bob Carmichael AUS Round of 16
Cliff Richey Cliff Richey USA Round of 16
Francois Jauffret Francois Jauffret FRA Round of 16
Gerald Battrick Gerald Battrick GBR Round of 16
HF Herb Fitzgibbon USA Round of 16
IG Istvan Gulyas HUN Round of 16
Ray Ruffels Ray Ruffels AUS Round of 16
Zeljko Franulovic Zeljko Franulovic CRO Round of 16
AS Allan Stone AUS Round of 32
Bob Hewitt Bob Hewitt RSA Round of 32
Dick Crealy Dick Crealy AUS Round of 32
DS Dimitri Sturdza SUI Round of 32
IB Ingo Buding GER Round of 32
John Alexander John Alexander AUS Round of 32
JM Jose Edison Mandarino BRA Round of 32
MC Mark Cox GBR Round of 32
MH Milan Holecek CZE Round of 32
PC Patricio Cornejo CHI Round of 32
PH Paul Hutchins GBR Round of 32
PM Peter Marmureanu ROU Round of 32
PD Pierre Darmon FRA Round of 32
RM Robert Maud RSA Round of 32
TR Terry Ryan RSA Round of 32
WG Wieslaw Gasiorek POL Round of 32
AS Abe Segal RSA Round of 64
AF Alan Fox USA Round of 64
AC Ashley Cooper AUS Round of 64
Barry Phillips Moore Barry Phillips Moore AUS Round of 64
BM Bernard Montrenaud FRA Round of 64
BG Bob Giltinan AUS Round of 64
BF Brian Fairlie NZL Round of 64
CG Claude De Gronckel BEL Round of 64
CS Colin Stubs AUS Round of 64
EZ Eduardo Zuleta ECU Round of 64
FG Fernando Gentil BRA Round of 64
FS Fred Stolle AUS Round of 64
FM Frew Mcmillan RSA Round of 64
GG Georges Goven FRA Round of 64
GP Gerard Pilet FRA Round of 64
Ilie Nastase Ilie Nastase ROU Round of 64
JB Jaime Pinto Bravo CHI Round of 64
JK Jan Kukal CZE Round of 64
JR Jean Loup Rouyer FRA Round of 64
JC Jean Pierre Courcol FRA Round of 64
LO Lars Olander SWE Round of 64
ML Michal Lewandowski POL Round of 64
ML Michele Leclercq FRA Round of 64
NK Nicholas Kalogeropoulos GRE Round of 64
NS Nicola Spear SRB Round of 64
Patrick Proisy Patrick Proisy FRA Round of 64
PS Petr Strobl CZE Round of 64
Raymond Moore Raymond Moore RSA Round of 64
RW Robert Wilson GBR Round of 64
SD Sever Dron ROU Round of 64
TC Tom Christensen DEN Round of 64
TU Torben Ulrich DEN Round of 64
AP Adrian Pena COL Round of 128
AM Alex Metreveli RUS Round of 128
AM Alexander Marcial PHI Round of 128
AA Alfredo Acuna PER Round of 128
BG Barry Geraghty AUS Round of 128
BT Bernard De Troye FRA Round of 128
BP Bernard Paul FRA Round of 128
BH Bob Howe AUS Round of 128
CF Carlos Fernandes BRA Round of 128
CD Christian Duxin FRA Round of 128
DC Daniel Contet FRA Round of 128
DL David Lloyd GBR Round of 128
DH Detler Herdy AUT Round of 128
EC Eddie Cruz PHI Round of 128
EG Eduardo Gorostiaga BOL Round of 128
ED Eric Drossart BEL Round of 128
FK Ference Komaromi HUN Round of 128
FT Frank Tutvin USA Round of 128
GD Georges Deniau FRA Round of 128
GM Giuseppe Merlo ITA Round of 128
IW Isao Watanabe JPN Round of 128
IM Ivan Molina COL Round of 128
JT Jacques Thamin FRA Round of 128
JM Jaidip Mukerjea IND Round of 128
JV Jairo Velasco ESP Round of 128
Jan Kodes Jan Kodes CZE Round of 128
JC Jean Baptiste Chanfreau FRA Round of 128
JB Jean Claude Barclay FRA Round of 128
JM Jean Claude Molinari FRA Round of 128
JO Jean Pierre Olivier FRA Round of 128
JM Jimmy Moore AUS Round of 128
JB John Barrett GBR Round of 128
JM Joseph Mateo FRA Round of 128
JG Juan Gisbert ESP Round of 128
LL Lance Lumsden JAM Round of 128
LH Lew Hoad AUS Round of 128
Manuel Orantes Manuel Orantes ESP Round of 128
MG Marco Gilardelli ITA Round of 128
Marty Riessen Marty Riessen USA Round of 128
MS Michael Sangster GBR Round of 128
NP Nicola Pietrangeli ITA Round of 128
NP Norman Perry USA Round of 128
Onny Parun Onny Parun NZL Round of 128
PG Pancho Guzman ECU Round of 128
PB Patrice Beust FRA Round of 128
PC Patricio Rodriguez Chi CHI Round of 128
PH Patrick Hombergen BEL Round of 128
PP Peter Pokorny AUT Round of 128
PJ Pierre Jauffret FRA Round of 128
PJ Pierre Joly FRA Round of 128
RK Ramanathan Krishnan IND Round of 128
RK Ray Keldie AUS Round of 128
RH Richard Hawkes NZL Round of 128
RS Rohan Summers RSA Round of 128
SL Sergei Likhachev RUS Round of 128
SP Sergio Palmieri ITA Round of 128
ST Sergio Tacchini ITA Round of 128
TN Tadeusz Nowicki POL Round of 128
TA Terry Addison AUS Round of 128
TE Tom Edlefsen USA Round of 128
VK V Kazarevitch RUS Round of 128
WB Wilhelm Bungert GER Round of 128
WA William Alvarez COL Round of 128
ZI Zlatko Ivancic CRO Round of 128