1968 Wimbledon Championships | |
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Date | 24 June – 6 July |
Edition | 82nd |
Category | Grand Slam |
Prize money | £26,150 |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Rod Laver | |
Women's singles | |
Billie Jean King | |
Men's doubles | |
John Newcombe / Tony Roche | |
Women's doubles | |
Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King | |
Mixed doubles | |
Ken Fletcher / Margaret Court | |
Boys' singles | |
John Alexander | |
Girls' singles | |
Kristy Pigeon |
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] It was the 82nd staging of the 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] Singles champions Rod Laver and Billie Jean King had already won Wimbledon twice before in the amateur era.
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
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]
Ken Fletcher / Margaret Court defeated Alex Metreveli / Olga Morozova, 6–1, 14–12 [9]
John Alexander defeated Jacques Thamin, 6–1, 6–2 [10]
Kristy Pigeon defeated Lesley Hunt, 6–4, 6–3 [11]
Men's singles
| Women's singles
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