1968 Pacific Southwest Open

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1968 Pacific Southwest Open
DateSeptember 14– 22
Edition42nd
CategoryNTL tour
Draw64S / 32D
Prize money$30,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationLos Angeles, California, U.S.
VenueLos Angeles Tennis Club
Champions
Australia Rod Laver[1]
United States Rosie Casals
Australia Ken Rosewall / Australia Fred Stolle[2]
United Kingdom Ann Jones / France Françoise Dürr
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The 1968 Pacific Southwest Open was a combined men's and women's professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Club in Los Angeles, California in the United States. It was the 42nd edition of the tournament, the first of the Open Era, and ran from September 14 through September 22, 1968.[3] Rod Laver won the singles title and the $3,800 first prize.[4][5][6]

Finals[]

Men's Singles[]

Australia Rod Laver defeated Australia Ken Rosewall 4–6, 6–0, 6–0

Women's Singles[]

United States Rosie Casals defeated Brazil Maria Bueno 6–3, 6–1

Men's Doubles[]

Australia Ken Rosewall / Australia Fred Stolle defeated South Africa Cliff Drysdale / United Kingdom Roger Taylor 7–5, 6–1

Women's Doubles[]

United Kingdom Ann Jones / France Françoise Dürr defeated Australia Margaret Court / Brazil Maria Bueno 6–3, 6–2

References[]

  1. ^ "1968 Los Angeles – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ^ "1968 Los Angeles – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1969). BP Yearbook of World Tennis. London: Ward Lock. p. 187. ISBN 978-0706318241. OCLC 502175694.
  4. ^ "Laver Defeats Rosewall in Final". The New York Times.
  5. ^ "Rod Laver Captures Singles". Lewiston Morning Tribune. September 23, 1968.
  6. ^ "Laver Wins On Comeback". The Evening Independent. September 23, 1968.
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