US Pro Championships 1968
General 1968-06-12 - 1968-06-16
Professional
Unknown
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Boston, Longwood Cricket Club,Chestnut Hill
United States of America
Source Talk tennis forum, Elegos7
Info Final on 10 september 1968.
Media
Winner Rodney George (Rod) Laver
Players
Malcolm James (Mal) Anderson
Pierre Barthes
Earl Henry (Butch) Buchholz
Michael Grenfell (Mike) Davies
Eric Clifford (Cliff) Drysdale
Ricardo Alonso (Pancho) Gonzales
Pierre Barthes
Earl Henry (Butch) Buchholz
Michael Grenfell (Mike) Davies
Eric Clifford (Cliff) Drysdale
Ricardo Alonso (Pancho) Gonzales
Rodney George (Rod) Laver
Barry Bruce MacKay
John David Newcombe
Alejandro Rodriquez (Alex) Olmedo
Antonio R. (Tony) Palafox
Nikola (Niki) Pilic
Barry Bruce MacKay
John David Newcombe
Alejandro Rodriquez (Alex) Olmedo
Antonio R. (Tony) Palafox
Nikola (Niki) Pilic
Rounds
Round 1
Rod Laver*
Pierre Barthes
Pierre Barthes
6-3
6-4
Mal Anderson*
Cliff Drysdale
Cliff Drysdale
6-2
5-7
7-5
Nikola (Niki) Pilic*
Barry MacKay
Barry MacKay
11-9
9-7
Dennis Ralston*
Antonio R. (Tony) Palafox
Antonio R. (Tony) Palafox
11-9
12-10
Earl Butch Buchholz*
Mike Davies
Mike Davies
6-3
6-2
John Newcombe*
Pancho Gonzales
Pancho Gonzales
6-4
6-3
Tony Roche*
Alex Olmedo
Alex Olmedo
7-5
10-8
Ken Rosewall*
Roger Taylor
Roger Taylor
6-2
6-3
Quarterfinals
Rod Laver*
Mal Anderson
Mal Anderson
10-8
6-4
6-1
Dennis Ralston*
Nikola (Niki) Pilic
Nikola (Niki) Pilic
5-7
6-4
10-8
6-2
John Newcombe*
Earl Butch Buchholz
Earl Butch Buchholz
11-9
6-3
6-4
Tony Roche*
Ken Rosewall
Ken Rosewall
4-6
10-8
6-3
7-5
Semifinals
Rod Laver*
Dennis Ralston
Dennis Ralston
6-2
8-6
6-1
John Newcombe*
Tony Roche
Tony Roche
6-2
6-3
8-10
11-13
6-4
Final
Rod Laver*
John Newcombe
John Newcombe
6-4
6-4
9-7
Tournament
Round 1
Rod Laver*
Pierre Barthes
Pierre Barthes
Mal Anderson*
Cliff Drysdale
Cliff Drysdale
Dennis Ralston*
Antonio R. (Tony) Palafox
Antonio R. (Tony) Palafox
Nikola (Niki) Pilic*
Barry MacKay
Barry MacKay
John Newcombe*
Pancho Gonzales
Pancho Gonzales
Earl Butch Buchholz*
Mike Davies
Mike Davies
Tony Roche*
Alex Olmedo
Alex Olmedo
Ken Rosewall*
Roger Taylor
Roger Taylor
Quarterfinals
Rod Laver*
Mal Anderson
Mal Anderson
Dennis Ralston*
Nikola (Niki) Pilic
Nikola (Niki) Pilic
John Newcombe*
Earl Butch Buchholz
Earl Butch Buchholz
Tony Roche*
Ken Rosewall
Ken Rosewall
Semifinals
Rod Laver*
Dennis Ralston
Dennis Ralston
John Newcombe*
Tony Roche
Tony Roche
Final
Rod Laver*
John Newcombe
John Newcombe