The 1968 Jack Kramer Tournament of Champions was a men's professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the first edition of the British Indoor Championships in the Open era. The tournament took place at the Wembley Pool Arena in London, England and ran from 15 November through 21 November 1968.
| 1968 British Indoor Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15–21 November |
| Edition | 1st |
| Draw | 16S / 8D |
| Prize money | £20,000 |
| Surface | Carpet / indoor |
| Location | London, England |
| Venue | Wembley Pool Arena |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Ken Rosewall | |
| Men's doubles | |
| John Newcombe / Tony Roche | |
The singles event and the accompanying £5,000 first prize was won by Ken Rosewall.[1][2]
Finals
editSingles
edit Ken Rosewall defeated John Newcombe 6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Doubles
edit John Newcombe / Tony Roche defeated 
Pancho Gonzales / 
Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 9–7
Draws
editSingles
edit| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rod Laver
| 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roy Emerson
| 6 | 9 | Roy Emerson
| 3 | r. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fred Stolle
| 10 | 6 | Fred Stolle
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Butch Buchholz
| 8 | 3 | Fred Stolle
| 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| John Newcombe
| 10 | 7 | John Newcombe
| 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Marty Riessen
| 8 | 5 | John Newcombe
| 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Ralston
| 3 | 6 | 6 | Dennis Ralston
| 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Roger Taylor
| 6 | 3 | 4 | John Newcombe
| 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Andrés Gimeno
| 3 | 6 | 6 | Ken Rosewall
| 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
 Pierre Barthès
| 6 | 1 | 4 | Andrés Gimeno
| 6 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Roche
| 8 | 6 | Tony Roche
| 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Ray Moore
| 6 | 0 | Andrés Gimeno
| 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pancho Gonzales
| 8 | 9 | 3 | Ken Rosewall
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Niki Pilić
| 6 | 11 | 6 | Niki Pilić
| 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Drysdale
| 4 | 5 | Ken Rosewall
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ken Rosewall
| 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ McCauley, Joe (2000). The History of Professional Tennis. Windsor: The Short Run Book Company Limited. pp. 155–156, 255.
- ^ "Rosewall crushes Pilic in pro tennis". The Canberra Times. 21 November 1968. p. 40 – via National Library of Australia.