1968 Wimbledon Championships
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1968 Wimbledon Championships
| 1968 Wimbledon Championships | ||||
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| Date: | 24 June – 6 July | |||
| Edition: | 82nd | |||
| Category: | Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
| Surface: | Grass | |||
| Location: | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
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| Champions | ||||
| Men's Singles | ||||
 Rod Laver[1] |
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| Women's Singles | ||||
 Billie Jean King |
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| Men's Doubles | ||||
| John Newcombe / Tony Roche[2] |
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| Women's Doubles | ||||
| Billie Jean King / Rosie Casals |
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| Mixed Doubles | ||||
| Ken Fletcher / Margaret Court |
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| Boys' Singles | ||||
| John Alexander |
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| Girls' Singles | ||||
| Kristy Pigeon |
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Wimbledon Championships
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The 1968 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 24 June until 6 July. It was the 82nd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1968.
This tournament marked the dawn of a new era for Wimbledon, as it became the second Grand Slam to allow professionals to compete. Champions Laver and King had already won Wimbledon twice before in the amateur era.
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Champions
Men's singles
Main article: 1968 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles
Rod Laver def. Tony Roche, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2[1]
Women's singles
Main article: 1968 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Singles
Billie Jean King def. Judy Tegart Dalton, 7–5, 9–7
Men's doubles
Main article: 1968 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Doubles
John Newcombe / Tony Roche def. Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle, 6–3, 6–8, 14–12, 6–3[2]
Women's doubles
Main article: 1968 Wimbledon Championships - Women's Doubles
Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King def. 
Françoise Durr / 
Ann Haydon Jones, 3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Mixed doubles
Main article: 1968 Wimbledon Championships - Mixed Doubles
Margaret Court / Ken Fletcher def. 
Alex Metreveli / Olga Morozova, 6–1, 14–12[3]
Boys' Singles
Main article: 1968 Wimbledon Championships - Boys' Singles
John Alexander defeated Jacques Thamin, 6–1, 6–2[4]
Girls' Singles
Main article: 1968 Wimbledon Championships - Girls' Singles
Kristy Pigeon defeated Lesley Hunt, 6–4, 6–3[5]
- Boys' and Girls' Doubles did not commence until the 1982 Championships.
Seeds
Men's singles
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Women's singles
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References
- ^ a b "Wimbledon 1968 – Men's singles". ATPWorldTour.com. http://www.atpworldtour.com/Share/Event-Draws.aspx?e=540&y=1968. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Wimbledon 1968 – Men's doubles". ATPWorldTour.com. http://www.atpworldtour.com/Share/Event-Draws.aspx?Year=1968&EventId=540&Draw=md. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913–2008". Wimbledon.org. http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/history/rolls/mixeddoublesroll.html. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ "Boys' Singles Finals 1947–2008". Wimbledon.org. http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/history/rolls/boysroll.html. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ "Girls' Singles Finals 1947–2008". Wimbledon.org. http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/history/rolls/girlsroll.html. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
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| Preceded by 1967 Wimbledon Championships |
Wimbledon Championships | Succeeded by 1969 Wimbledon Championships |
| Preceded by 1968 French Open |
Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1968 U.S. Open |
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