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French Professional Championship 1968

General Date1968-07-09 - 1968-07-15
Tournament typeProfessional
SurfaceUnknown
Rounds5
CityParis, Roland Garros
CountryFrance

Info Source: Talk tennis forum, Elegos7

Media

Winner Player Rodney George (Rod) Laver

Players

Malcolm James (Mal) Anderson
Luis Alberto Ayala
Pierre Barthes
Earl Henry (Butch) Buchholz
Michael Grenfell (Mike) Davies
Eric Clifford (Cliff) Drysdale
Roy Stanley Emerson
Andres Gimeno Tolaguera

Ricardo Alonso (Pancho) Gonzales
Robert Haillet
Rodney George (Rod) Laver
Jean Claude Molinari
John David Newcombe
Alejandro Rodriquez (Alex) Olmedo
Nikola (Niki) Pilic
Richard (Dennis) Ralston

Anthony Dalton (Tony) Roche
Kenneth Robert (Ken) Rosewall
Francisco Olegario (Pancho) Segura Cano
Frederick Sidney (Fred) Stolle
Roger Taylor

Rounds
Round 1

Fred Stolle*
Jean Claude Molinari

6-1 6-1 6-2

Andres Gimeno*
Robert Haillet

6-4 6-1 6-4

Cliff Drysdale*
Alex Olmedo

6-2 6-1 6-3

Pancho Gonzales*
Pierre Barthes

6-4 3-6 6-1 9-7

Roy Emerson*
Roger Taylor

2-6 6-4 6-1 6-3

Round 2

Ken Rosewall*
Luis Ayala

6-2 6-3 6-2

John Newcombe*
Pancho Segura

4-6 6-4 6-1 6-2

Fred Stolle*
Andres Gimeno

6-1 6-1 6-2

Nikola (Niki) Pilic*
Dennis Ralston

6-2 6-3 6-1

Cliff Drysdale*
Tony Roche

6-3 6-3 6-4

Pancho Gonzales*
Roy Emerson

6-0 6-4 2-6 3-6 6-3

Mal Anderson*
Earl Butch Buchholz

6-2 6-3 ret.

Rod Laver*
Mike Davies

7-5 6-4 6-2

Quarterfinals

John Newcombe*
Ken Rosewall

6-4 6-1 5-7 1-6 6-4

Fred Stolle*
Nikola (Niki) Pilic

2-6 9-11 6-1 6-4 7-5

Pancho Gonzales*
Cliff Drysdale

9-7 6-1 6-2

Rod Laver*
Mal Anderson