Tennis tournament
1968 Wimbledon Championships The 1968 Wimbledon Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London , United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 24 June until Saturday 6 July 1968.[ 1] Wimbledon Championships , and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1968.
This tournament started the Open Era for Wimbledon, as it became the second Grand Slam tournament to offer prize money and allow professionals to compete after the 1968 French Open .[ 2] [ 3] Rod Laver and Billie Jean King had already won Wimbledon twice before in the amateur era.
Prize money
The 1968 championships was the first edition of the tournament to offer prize money. The total prize money for the event was £26,150. The winner of the men's title earned £2,000 while the women's singles champion earned £750.[ 1] [ 4]
It was the last tournament at which the Men's Singles final was played on a Friday.
Event
W
F
SF
QF
Round of 16
Round of 32
Round of 64
Round of 128
Men's singles
£2,000
£1,300
£750
£400
£150
£100
£75
£50
Women's singles
£750
£450
£300
£150
£90
£50
£35
£25
Men's doubles *
£800
£500
£350
£180
£0
£0
£0
—
Women's doubles*
£500
£300
£150
£100
£0
£0
£0
—
Mixed doubles*
£450
£300
£150
£100
£0
£0
£0
£0
* per team
Champions
Seniors
Rod Laver defeated Tony Roche , 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 [ 5]
Billie Jean King defeated Judy Tegart , 9–7, 7–5 [ 6]
John Newcombe / Tony Roche defeated Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle , 3–6, 8–6, 5–7, 14–12, 6–3 [ 7]
Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King defeated Françoise Dürr / Ann Jones , 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 [ 8]
Mixed doubles
Ken Fletcher / Margaret Court defeated Alex Metreveli / Olga Morozova , 6–1, 14–12 [ 9]
Juniors
John Alexander defeated Jacques Thamin , 6–1, 6–2 [ 10]
Kristy Pigeon defeated Lesley Hunt , 6–4, 6–3 [ 11]
Seeds
Rod Laver (champion)Ken Rosewall (fourth round, lost to Tony Roche )Andrés Gimeno (third round, lost to Raymond Moore )John Newcombe (fourth round, lost to Arthur Ashe )Roy Emerson (fourth round, lost to Tom Okker )Manuel Santana (third round, lost to Clark Graebner )Lew Hoad (third round, lost to Bob Hewitt )Pancho Gonzales (third round, lost to Alex Metreveli )Dennis Ralston (quarterfinals, lost to Rod Laver )Butch Buchholz (quarterfinals, lost to Tony Roche)Fred Stolle (fourth round, lost to Clark Graebner )Tom Okker (quarter-finals, lost to Arthur Ashe)Arthur Ashe (semi-finals, lost to Rod Laver)Cliff Drysdale (third round, lost to Tom Edlefsen )Tony Roche (final, lost to Rod Laver)Nikola Pilić (first round, lost to Herb Fitzgibbon )
Billie Jean King (champion)Margaret Court (quarterfinals, lost to Judy Tegart )Nancy Richey (semifinals, lost to Judy Tegart)Ann Jones (semifinals, lost to Billie Jean King)Virginia Wade (first round, lost to Christina Sandberg )Maria Bueno (quarterfinals, lost to Nancy Richey )Judy Tegart (final, lost to Billie Jean King)Lesley Bowrey (quarterfinals, lost to Billie Jean King)
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