1968 Australian Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1968 Australian Championships
Champion	Bill Bowrey
Runner-up	Juan Gisbert Sr.
Score	7–5, 2–6, 9–7, 6–4
Draw	62

First-seeded Bill Bowrey won in the final 7–5, 2–6, 9–7, 6–4 against Juan Gisbert Sr. to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1968 Australian Championships. Roy Emerson was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The joint first seeds received a bye to the second round.

1. Bill Bowrey (champion) / Juan Gisbert Sr. (final)
2. n/a
3. Ray Ruffels (semifinals) / Manuel Orantes (quarterfinals)
4. n/a
5. Graham Stilwell (second round) / Barry Phillips-Moore (semifinals)
6. n/a
7. Dick Crealy (quarterfinals) / Mike Belkin (quarterfinals)
8. n/a
9. Peter Curtis (first round) / Allan Stone (third round)
10. n/a
11. Sutarjo Sugiarto (second round) / n/a
12. n/a
13. Phil Dent (quarterfinals) / Gondo Widjojo (first round)
14. n/a
15. Ray Keldie (third round) / Jun Kamiwazumi (second round)
16. n/a

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Bill Bowrey	16	6	6
	7	Mike Belkin	14	3	3
										1	Bill Bowrey	10	6	7
										5	Barry Phillips-Moore	8	4	5
	3	Manuel Orantes	1	6	3	6	1
	5	Barry Phillips-Moore	6	4	6	4	6
																			1	Bill Bowrey	7	2	9	6
																			1	Juan Gisbert Sr.	5	6	7	4
	13	Phil Dent	6	2	1	6	0
	3	Ray Ruffels	1	6	6	3	6
										3	Ray Ruffels	8	6	2	2
										1	Juan Gisbert Sr.	10	3	6	6
	7	Dick Crealy	8	6	2	3
	1	Juan Gisbert Sr.	10	3	6	6

Main draw

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
										1	B Bowrey	6	6	8
		R Coulthard	12	7	4	7					R Coulthard	4	0	6
		M Senior	10	5	6	5													1	B Bowrey	w/o
		E McCabe	3	2	4															R Case
		J Brown	6	6	6						J Brown	6	8	3	5	0r
		R Case	6	3	6	7					R Case	4	6	6	7	1
	13	G Widjojo	4	6	3	5																						1	B Bowrey	16	6	6
	9	A Stone	6	6	6																							7	M Belkin	14	3	3
		R Layton	4	2	1					9	A Stone	8	4	6	6
		B Kearney	4	1	5						W Jacques	6	6	2	3
		W Jacques	6	6	7														9	A Stone	8	6	3	4
		M Pettman	4	1	2														7	M Belkin	10	1	6	6
		T Tsujimoto	6	6	6						M Pettman	1	3	2
		M Marchment	2	6	4	7				7	M Belkin	6	6	6
	7	M Belkin	6	3	6	9

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	3	M Orantes	6	6	6
		L Weatherhog	4	0	2					3	M Orantes	6	7	6
		M Guse	6	6	6						M Guse	2	5	4
		J May	1	2	2														3	M Orantes	4	4	6	6	6
		N Fraser	6	6	6															N Fraser	6	6	3	4	4
		R Harvey	1	1	0						N Fraser	6	3	8	4	6
		H Nielson	2	5	4					LL	B Lloyd	4	6	6	6	3
	LL	B Lloyd	6	7	6																							3	M Orantes	1	6	3	6	1
	15	J Kamiwazumi	8	6	6																							5	B Phillips-Moore	6	4	6	4	6
		B Connor	6	4	2					15	J Kamiwazumi	2	2	1
		G Pollard	6	6	6						G Pollard	6	6	6
		C Janssens	4	2	4															G Pollard	4	4	6	3
		W Coghlan	6	6	9	6													5	B Phillips-Moore	6	6	3	6
		P Oatey	0	2	11	3					W Coghlan	2	4	6	7	2r
		T Dawson	3	0	3					5	B Phillips-Moore	6	6	3	5	4
	5	B Phillips-Moore	6	6	6

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	5	G Stilwell	6	6	6
		G Hogben	2	3	1					5	G Stilwell	3	6	7	6	2
		J Fraser	11	6	6						J Fraser	6	8	5	4	6
		N Higgins	9	4	4															J Fraser	15	6	1	4
		B Giltinan	6	6	4	6	2												13	P Dent	17	3	6	6
		C Stubs	8	2	6	4	6				C Stubs	10	6	6	4	4
		H Ladyman	1	1	3					13	P Dent	12	4	2	6	6
	13	P Dent	6	6	6																							13	P Dent	6	2	1	6	0
	11	S Sugiarto	6	1	6	6																						3	R Ruffels	1	6	6	3	6
		R Campbell	1	6	3	2				11	S Sugiarto	1	8	2
		R Wilson	6	6	8						R Wilson	6	10	6
		G Teagle	0	1	6															R Wilson	2	2	1
		J James	7	5	6	3	4												3	R Ruffels	6	6	6
		D Smith	5	7	4	6	6				D Smith	3	3	0	r
		R Sellick	1	1	0					3	R Ruffels	6	6	3
	3	R Ruffels	6	6	6

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	7	D Crealy	6	6	6
		O Worley	4	1	2					7	D Crealy	6	6	6
		I Fletcher	6	6	6						I Fletcher	4	4	4
		S Ball	3	4	2														7	D Crealy	9	6	5	6
		T Addison	6	6	6															T Addison	7	4	7	1
		P Mockler	1	1	0						T Addison	6	6	6
		T Sakai	2	4	6	7	6				T Sakai	0	4	3
	9	P Curtis	6	6	4	5	1																					7	D Crealy	8	6	2	3
	15	R Keldie	6	6	6																							1	J Gisbert Sr.	10	3	6	6
		J Blizzard	3	3	3					15	R Keldie	4	5	6	9	6
		B Geraghty	6	6	6						B Geraghty	6	7	3	7	0
		A Hammond	2	3	3														15	R Keldie	6	5	2	3
		R Brent	6	6	6														1	J Gisbert Sr.	3	7	6	6
		G Dunn	1	0	0						R Brent	4	7	4	6	4
										1	J Gisbert Sr.	6	5	6	4	6

External links

• 1968 Australian Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation
• Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 1968 Australian Championships Men's Singles draw