1968 Pacific Southwest Open

1968 Pacific Southwest Open
Date	September 14– 22
Edition	42nd
Category	NTL tour
Draw	64S / 32D
Prize money	$30,000
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Venue	Los Angeles Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
Rod Laver [1]
Women's singles
Rosie Casals
Men's doubles
Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle [2]
Women's doubles
Ann Jones / Françoise Dürr
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The 1968 Pacific Southwest Open was a combined men's and women's professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Club in Los Angeles, California in the United States. It was the 42nd edition of the tournament, the first of the Open Era, and ran from September 14 through September 22, 1968. ^[3] Rod Laver won the singles title and the $3,800 first prize. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Finals

Men's singles

Rod Laver defeated Ken Rosewall 4–6, 6–0, 6–0

Women's singles

Rosie Casals defeated Maria Bueno 6–3, 6–1

Men's doubles

Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle defeated Cliff Drysdale / Roger Taylor 7–5, 6–1

Women's doubles

Ann Jones / Françoise Dürr defeated Margaret Court / Maria Bueno 6–3, 6–2

See also

• Laver–Rosewall rivalry

References

1. "1968 Los Angeles – Men's singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
2. "1968 Los Angeles – Men's doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
3. John Barrett, ed. (1969). BP Yearbook of World Tennis. London: Ward Lock. p. 187. ISBN   978-0706318241. OCLC   502175694.
4. "Laver defeats Rosewall in final". The New York Times.
5. "Rod Laver captures singles". Lewiston Morning Tribune. September 23, 1968.
6. "Laver wins on comeback". The Evening Independent. September 23, 1968.