1968 Wimbledon Championships
| 1968 Wimbledon Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 June – 6 July |
| Edition | 82nd |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Draw | 128S / 64D / 128MX |
| Prize money | £26,150 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
| Champions | |
| Men's Singles | |
 Rod Laver [1] |
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| Women's Singles | |
 Billie Jean King [2] |
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| Men's Doubles | |
| John Newcombe / Tony Roche [3] |
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| Women's Doubles | |
| Billie Jean King / Rosie Casals [4] |
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| Mixed Doubles | |
| Ken Fletcher / Margaret Court [5] |
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| Boys' Singles | |
| John Alexander |
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| Girls' Singles | |
| Kristy Pigeon |
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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 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 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.[6][7] Singles champions Laver and King had already won Wimbledon twice before in the amateur era.
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Prize money
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.[8][9]
| 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 | N/A |
| Women's Doubles* | £500 | £300 | £150 | £100 | £0 | £0 | £0 | N/A |
| Mixed Doubles* | £450 | £300 | £150 | £100 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
* per team
Champions
Men's singles
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Rod Laver defeated Tony Roche, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Women's singles
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Billie Jean King defeated Judy Tegart Dalton, 7–5, 9–7
Men's doubles
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John Newcombe / Tony Roche defeated Ken Rosewall / Fred Stolle, 6–3, 6–8, 14–12, 6–3
Women's doubles
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Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King defeated 
Françoise Dürr / 
Ann Haydon-Jones, 3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Mixed doubles
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Margaret Court / Ken Fletcher defeated 
Alex Metreveli / Olga Morozova, 6–1, 14–12
Boys' Singles
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John Alexander defeated Jacques Thamin, 6–1, 6–2
Girls' Singles
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Kristy Pigeon defeated Lesley Hunt, 6–4, 6–3
- 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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External links
| Preceded by | Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1968 US Open |
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