1968 Us Open – Men's Singles

Arthur Ashe defeated Tom Okker in the final, 14–12, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1968 U.S.

Open. It was his first major singles title, and Ashe became the first African-American man to win a major. This was the first edition of the tournament open to professional players, a period in tennis history known as the Open Era.

Men's singles
1968 US Open
Final
ChampionUnited States Arthur Ashe
Runner-upNetherlands Tom Okker
Score14–12, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Details
Draw96
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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John Newcombe was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Clark Graebner.

Seeds

The seeded players are listed below. Arthur Ashe is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.

  1. 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Rod Laver (fourth round)
  2. 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Tony Roche (fourth round)
  3. 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Ken Rosewall (semifinals)
  4. 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  John Newcombe (quarterfinals)
  5. 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Arthur Ashe (champion)
  6. 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Dennis Ralston (quarterfinals)
  7. 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Clark Graebner (semifinals)
  8. 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Tom Okker (finals)
  9. n/a
  10. 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Andrés Gimeno (first round)
  11. 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Fred Stolle (second round)
  12. 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Charlie Pasarell (third round)
  13. 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Richard Pancho Gonzales (quarterfinals)
  14. 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Roy Emerson (fourth round)
  15. 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Marty Riessen (second round)
  16. 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Cliff Drysdale (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Final eight

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
16 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Cliff Drysdale 10 3 7 4
5 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Arthur Ashe 8 6 9 6
5 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Arthur Ashe 4 8 7 6
7 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Clark Graebner 6 6 5 2
4 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  John Newcombe 7 9 1 4
7 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Clark Graebner 5 11 6 6
5 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Arthur Ashe 14 5 6 3 6
8 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Tom Okker 12 7 3 6 3
6 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Dennis Ralston 2 2 3
3 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Ken Rosewall 6 6 6
3 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Ken Rosewall 6 4 8 1
8 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Tom Okker 8 6 6 6
8 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Tom Okker 14 6 10 6
13 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Pancho Gonzales 16 3 8 3

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Round four
1 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Laver 6 4 6 6 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Koch 8 6 4 4 4
1 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Laver 6 6 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Segura 2 1 1
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  I Crookenden 3 4 1
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Segura 6 6 6
1 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Laver 6 4 6 1 1
16 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  C Drysdale 4 6 3 6 6
16 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  C Drysdale 6 8 6 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  L Ayala 4 10 0 3
16 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  C Drysdale 6 6 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Stone 3 2 1
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  L Gerrard 4 7 2
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Stone 6 9 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Round four
5 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Ashe 6 6 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  F Parker 3 2 2
5 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Ashe 6 6 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Hutchins 3 4 1
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Hutchins 6 6 4 2 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  H Rahim 3 4 6 6 2
5 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Ashe 6 9 6
14 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Emerson 4 7 2
14 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Emerson 10 6 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  S Giammalva Sr. 8 0 3
14 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Emerson 6 6 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Borowiak 3 4 0
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  N Weld 6 4 4 2
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Borowiak 3 6 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Round four
4 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Newcombe 6 6 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Quay 1 3 3 4 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Newcombe 6 6 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  W Jacques 12 6 0 4 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Krishnan 4 4 2
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Krishnan 14 2 6 6 4 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Newcombe 6 6 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  EV Seixas 8 6 6 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  C McKinley 3 2 2
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Gorman 6 4 3 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  EV Seixas 4 3 3
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  W Tym 3 6 6 6 1 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  C McKinley 6 6 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  C McKinley 6 8 2 3 6 4 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Newcombe 5 4 6 10 6
15 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Riessen 11 4 6 6 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Ulrich 7 6 4 8 4
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  Z Franulović 9 6 3 4 15 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Riessen 6 2 3 2
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  C Montgomery 4 3 3 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Ulrich 3 6 6 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Ulrich 6 6 6 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Ulrich 6 6 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Goldman 12 7 2 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  R McKinley 4 4 2
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  R McKinley 14 9 6 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  R McKinley 3 6 6 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Fillol Sr. 6 6 6 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Fillol Sr. 6 3 4 2
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  C Bovett 4 1 0

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Round four
7 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  C Graebner 6 1 7 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Lall 3 6 5 4 7 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  C Graebner 6 6 14
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  J McManus 6 6 8 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  J McManus 1 4 12
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  S Stewart 3 4 6 7 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  C Graebner 6 6 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  E Zuleta 1 1 3 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Taylor 3 4 4
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Mozur 6 6 6 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Mozur 5 3 4
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  F Tutvin 3 1 1 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Taylor 7 6 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Taylor 6 6 6 7 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  C Graebner 7 6 6
LL 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Cranis 2 2 4 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  E Scott 5 0 3
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  D O'Bryant 6 6 6 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  D O'Bryant 18 2 6 6 0
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Gerken 6 3 6 6 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Gerken 16 6 4 8 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  W Harris 2 6 3 0 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Gerken 2 6 4
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Cornejo 6 6 12 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  E Scott 6 8 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Leonard 4 4 10 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Cornejo 3 3 2
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  G Taylor 9 10 4 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  E Scott 6 6 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  E Scott 11 12 6

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Round four
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  N Pilić 6 6 3 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  B Seewagen 3 4 6 4 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  N Pilić 6 6 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Carrero 4 3 6 6 7 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  D Dell 1 4 2
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  D Dell 6 6 2 2 9 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  N Pilić 6 9 4 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  B Knight 1 4 7 12 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  C Pasarell 4 7 6 4
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Edlefsen 6 6 9 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Edlefsen 1 7 2
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  K Coombes 9 5 1 12 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  C Pasarell 6 9 6
12 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  C Pasarell 11 7 6 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  N Pilić 6 2 7 11 3
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  F Robbins 6 14 19 6 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  D Ralston 2 6 5 13 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Loyo-Mayo 8 16 21 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Loyo-Mayo 5 3 6 6 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Neely 6 3 3 7 3 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Sharpe 7 6 4 3 1
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Sharpe 3 6 6 5 6 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Loyo-Mayo 11 2 6 5 1
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  S Pasarell 1 3 8 5 6 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  D Ralston 9 6 3 7 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Russell 6 6 6 7 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Russell 1 4 1
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  C Steele III 3 0 4 6 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  D Ralston 6 6 6
6 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  D Ralston 6 6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Round four
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  B MacKay 6 6 5 3
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Osborne 8 4 7 6 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Osborne 9 5 9
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Holmberg 6 6 6 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Holmberg 11 7 11
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  H Hose 2 3 4 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Holmberg 6 11 7
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Lutz 6 6 6 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Lutz 4 9 5
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Burwash 1 1 3 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Lutz 6 8 2 6 7
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Moore 4 6 6 6 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Moore 8 6 6 4 5
10 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Gimeno 6 1 2 1 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Holmberg 3 3 6 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Lara 9 6 4 8 3 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  K Rosewall 6 6 2 8
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Sullivan 7 1 6 6 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Lara 2 7 7 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  R Perry 6 0 5 5 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  D Stockton 6 5 5 2
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  D Stockton 4 6 7 7 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Lara 1 3 1
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Palafox 6 4 6 6 3 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  K Rosewall 6 6 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  E van Dillen 4 6 2 4 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Palafox 0 1 0
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Parker 3 3 4 3 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  K Rosewall 6 6 6
3 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  K Rosewall 6 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Round four
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Brown 6 2 7 6 11
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  I Buding 3 6 5 8 9
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  J Brown 4 6 6 6 1
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Curtis 6 3 4 8 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Curtis 6 6 4 6 8
11 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  F Stolle 8 2 6 3 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Curtis 6 6 3 2
8 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Okker 8 2 6 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Barthès 14 6 9
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Fishbach 12 2 7
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Barthès 2 11 5
8 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Okker 6 13 7
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  L Schloss 1 0 4
8 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Okker 6 6 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Round four
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  P Guzmán 1 1 2
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Anderson 6 6 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  M Anderson 4 4 4
13 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  RP Gonzales 6 6 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  C Stubs 2 2 2
13 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  RP Gonzales 6 6 6
13 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  RP Gonzales 8 6 6
2 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Roche 6 4 2
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  D Bleckinger w/o
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Olmedo
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  A Olmedo 2 6 4
2 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Roche 6 8 6
1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  S Smith 6 8 6 4 4
2 1968 Us Open – Men's Singles  T Roche 3 10 3 6 6

References

Preceded by Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by

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