1968 US Open

The 1968 US Open (formerly known as U.S. National Championships) took place on the outdoor grass courts at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York, USA. The tournament ran from 29 August until 8 September. It was the 88th staging of the tournament, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of 1968. It was the first US Open of the Open Era. Arthur Ashe def. Tom Okker, 14–12, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 Virginia Wade def. Billie Jean King, 6–4, 6... More

The 1968 US Open (formerly known as U.S. National Championships) took place on the outdoor grass courts at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York, USA. The tournament ran from 29 August until 8 September. It was the 88th staging of the tournament, and the fourth Grand Slam tennis event of 1968. It was the first US Open of the Open Era. Arthur Ashe def. Tom Okker, 14–12, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 Virginia Wade def. Billie Jean King, 6–4, 6–2 Bob Lutz / Stan Smith def. Arthur Ashe / Andrés Gimeno, 11–9, 6–1, 7–5 Maria Bueno / Margaret Court def. Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King, 4–6, 9–7, 8–6 No mixed doubles at the 1968 US Open. Results often seen are those of the 1968 US National Championships held a month earlier in Boston.

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