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1968 Wimbledon Championships
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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 was held from Monday 24 June until Saturday 6 July 1968.[1] It was the 82nd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1968.

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1968 Wimbledon Championships

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.[2][3] Singles champions Rod Laver and Billie Jean 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.[1][4]

It was the last tournament at which the Men's Singles final was played on a Friday.

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
Women's doubles* £500 £300 £150 £100 £0 £0 £0
Mixed doubles* £450 £300 £150 £100 £0 £0 £0 £0

* per team

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Champions

Seniors

Men's singles

Australia Rod Laver defeated Australia Tony Roche, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 [5]

Women's singles

United States Billie Jean King defeated Australia Judy Tegart, 9–7, 7–5 [6]

Men's doubles

Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche defeated Australia Ken Rosewall / Australia Fred Stolle, 3–6, 8–6, 5–7, 14–12, 6–3 [7]

Women's doubles

United States Rosie Casals / United States Billie Jean King defeated France Françoise Dürr / United Kingdom Ann Jones, 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 [8]

Mixed doubles

Australia Ken Fletcher / Australia Margaret Court defeated Soviet Union Alex Metreveli / Soviet Union Olga Morozova, 6–1, 14–12 [9]

Juniors

Boys' singles

Australia John Alexander defeated France Jacques Thamin, 6–1, 6–2 [10]

Girls' singles

United States Kristy Pigeon defeated Australia Lesley Hunt, 6–4, 6–3 [11]

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