1968 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying

Men's singles qualifying
Men's singles qualifying
1968 Wimbledon Championships
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Last updated October 10, 2022

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held one week before the event.^[1] Several players withdrew from the main draw after qualifying had commenced, leading to the highest ranked players who lost in the final qualifying round to be entered into the main draw as lucky losers.^[2]

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

First round							Second round				Qualifying competition

1	Claude de Gronckel	3	0	2

8	Ian Fletcher	6	6	6
							Ian Fletcher	6	6	6

							Lindsay Murphy	4	2	1
5	Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	2	6	5	9

4	Lindsay Murphy	6	2	7	11
											Ian Fletcher	6	6	2	6	4

											Terry Ryan	8	4	6	0	6
3	Richard Hawkes	6	7	4	6

6	Reynaldo Garrido	2	5	6	3
							Richard Hawkes	4	6	7

							Terry Ryan	6	8	9
7	Pierre Joly	11	7	6	2	2

2	Terry Ryan	9	9	3	6	6

Second qualifier

First round							Second round						Qualifying competition

1	Barry Geraghty	9	5	6	3	1

8	Isao Watanabe	7	7	3	6	6
							Isao Watanabe	1	6	1	6	6

							Norman Perry	6	1	6	3	2
5	Norman Perry	6	2	6	5	6

4	Ken Weatherley	3	6	3	7	2
													Isao Watanabe	2	6	1	3

													David Lloyd	6	4	6	6
3	David Lloyd	6	6	6

6	Hermann Abrahams	1	3	4
							David Lloyd	6	6	6

							Lars Ölander	4	2	4
7	Fred Hemmes	3	1	6

2	Lars Ölander	6	6	8

Third qualifier

First round						Second round						Qualifying competition

1	Theodor Stalder	5	3	4

8	Pieter Soeters	7	6	6
						Pieter Soeters	0	3	6	7	3

						Eduardo Zuleta	6	6	4	5	6
5	Quentin Pretorius	4	4	2

4	Eduardo Zuleta	6	6	6
												Eduardo Zuleta	6	7	6

												Vittorio Crotta	2	5	0
3	Bob Giltinan	6	3	3	2

6	Eric Drossart	2	6	6	6
						Eric Drossart	6	3	7	4	5

						Vittorio Crotta	3	6	5	6	7
7	Vittorio Crotta	11	6	6

2	Sever Dron	9	4	2

Fourth qualifier

First round						Second round						Qualifying competition

1	John Williams	7	10	2

8	Paul Sullivan	9	12	6
						Paul Sullivan	6	0	6	2	6

						Rohan Summers	3	6	1	6	2
5	François Battegay	2	0	4

4	Rohan Summers	6	6	6
												Paul Sullivan	7	10	3	2

												John Brown	5	12	6	6
3	Simon Partridge	8	1	7	3

6	John Paish	10	6	5	6
						John Paish	3	4	3

						John Brown	6	6	6
7	Axel Geuer	2	4	5

2	John Brown	6	6	7

Fifth qualifier

First round							Second round				Qualifying competition

1	Patrick Hombergen	4	2	6	6	6

8	Jerry De Witts	6	6	1	2	2
							Patrick Hombergen	6	6	6

							Roy Dixon	0	3	1
5	Roy Dixon	6	6	6

4	Patrick Proisy	2	3	4
											Patrick Hombergen	6	6	6

											Raúl Peralta	2	2	2
3	Graham Primrose	6	4	4	4

6	Raúl Peralta	2	6	6	6
							Raúl Peralta	8	6	6

							Tomás González	6	2	3
7	Tomás González	6	6	3	6

2	Lindsay Straney	4	3	6	3

Sixth qualifier

First round						Second round						Qualifying competition

1	Anatoli Volkov	6	7	8

8	Iván Molina	1	5	6
						Anatoli Volkov	9	0	2	4

						John Clifton	7	6	6	6
5	Mel Baleson	8	8	5	3

4	John Clifton	10	6	7	6
												John Clifton	6	4	4	12	4

												Jürgen Fassbender	3	6	6	10	6
3	Colin Dibley	3	2	7

6	Lenny Schloss	6	6	9
						Lenny Schloss	6	1	4	7	8

						Jürgen Fassbender	3	6	6	5	10
7	Marc Boulle	1	4	3

2	Jürgen Fassbender	6	6	6

Seventh qualifier

First round							Second round						Qualifying competition

1	Haroon Rahim	6	6	6

8	Peter Avery	2	4	4
							Haroon Rahim	6	6	6

							Sergio Palmieri	2	1	4
5	Alfredo Acuna	2	4	6	3

4	Sergio Palmieri	6	6	3	6
													Haroon Rahim	10	6	6

													Doug Smith	8	2	4
3	Jean-Loup Rouyer	4	3	15	6	4

6	Doug Smith	6	6	13	4	6
							Doug Smith	5	7	7	3	6

							John Ward	7	5	5	6	3
7	Jasmat Dhiraj	6	2	8	6	4

2	John Ward	3	6	10	1	6

Eighth qualifier

First round						Second round				Qualifying competition

1	S Toth	1	3	1

8	Francisco Castillo	6	6	6
						Francisco Castillo	6	6	6

						Munawar Iqbal	3	1	1
5	George Szakacs	6	4	2	1

4	Munawar Iqbal	0	6	6	6
										Francisco Castillo	4	2	7

										Geoffrey Bluett	6	6	9
3	Eduardo Gorostiaga	2	2	4

6	Geoffrey Bluett	6	6	6
						Geoffrey Bluett	6	7	6

						Rauty Krog	3	5	2
7	Colin McHugo	1	8	5

2	Rauty Krog	6	10	7

Ninth qualifier

First round							Second round						Qualifying competition

1	John Bartlett	6	6	4	2	2

8	Clay Iles	4	2	6	6	6
							Clay Iles	9	6	7

							Brian White	7	3	5
5	Brian White	6	10	6	6

4	Karl Meiler	4	12	1	4
													Clay Iles	3	2	4

													Derek Schroder	6	6	6
3	John De Mendoza	5	6	0	3

6	Richard Anderson	7	3	6	6
							Richard Anderson	6	6	2	2	4

							Derek Schroder	3	4	6	6	6
7	Derek Schroder	6	7	6

2	Zlatko Ivančić	4	5	4

Tenth qualifier

First round							Second round					Qualifying competition

1	Jaime Subirats	6	6	6

8	Keith Glass	3	3	2
							Jaime Subirats	3	3	8

							Stanley Matthews	6	6	10
5	Stanley Matthews	6	8	6

4	Bryan Burrell	3	6	4
												Stanley Matthews	4	6	6	6

												Lance Lumsden	6	3	4	4
3	Frank Tutvin	4	12	19	1

6	Lance Lumsden	6	10	21	6
							Lance Lumsden	6	5	6	6

							Ken Hiskins	3	7	4	3
7	Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau	7	2	5	6	3

2	Ken Hiskins	5	6	7	4	6

Related Research Articles

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held one week before the event. Several players withdrew from the main draw after qualifying had commenced, leading to the highest ranked players who lost in the final qualifying round to be entered into the main draw as lucky losers.

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held one week before the event. One players withdrew from the main draw after qualifying had commenced, leading to the highest ranked players who lost in the final qualifying round, Eduardo Zuleta, to be entered into the main draw as a lucky loser.

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held one week before the event. One player withdrew from the main draw after qualifying had commenced, leading to the highest ranked player who lost in the final qualifying round, Bob Howe, to be entered into the main draw as a lucky loser.

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held one week before the event. Two players withdrew from the main draw after qualifying had commenced, leading to the two highest ranked players who lost in the final qualifying round to be entered into the main draw as lucky losers.

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held one week before the event. Several players withdrew from the main draw after qualifying had commenced, leading to the highest ranked players who lost in the final qualifying round to be entered into the main draw as lucky losers.

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held one week before the event. One player withdrew from the main draw after qualifying had commenced, leading to the highest ranked player who lost in the final qualifying round, Juan Ignacio Muntañola, to be entered into the main draw as a lucky loser.

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held one week before the event. Several players withdrew from the main draw after qualifying had commenced, leading to the highest ranked players who lost in the final qualifying round to be entered into the main draw as lucky losers.

Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held one week before the event.

References

↑ "Qualifying". The Championships, Wimbledon. Wimbledon. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
↑ Rothenberg, Ben. "In Wimbledon Lottery, Lucky losers Win a Second Chance". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2019.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
1968 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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[1] "Qualifying". The Championships, Wimbledon. Wimbledon. Retrieved 1 August 2019.

[2] Rothenberg, Ben. "In Wimbledon Lottery, Lucky losers Win a Second Chance". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2019.

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1968 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying

Contents

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

Key

First qualifier

Second qualifier

Third qualifier

Fourth qualifier

Fifth qualifier

Sixth qualifier

Seventh qualifier

Eighth qualifier

Ninth qualifier

Tenth qualifier

Related Research Articles

References

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