1968 Wimbledon Championships

1968 Wimbledon Championships
Date24 June – 6 July
Edition82nd
CategoryGrand Slam
Prize money£26,150
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Australia Rod Laver
Women's singles
United States Billie Jean King
Men's doubles
Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche
Women's doubles
United States Rosie Casals / United States Billie Jean King
Mixed doubles
Australia Ken Fletcher / Australia Margaret Court
Boys' singles
Australia John Alexander
Girls' singles
United States Kristy Pigeon
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1968 Wimbledon Championships

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.

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.

  1. ^ Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. pp. 128, 327–334. ISBN 978-1899039401.
  2. ^ "Open tennis accepted for Wimbledon". ESPN. ESPN. 14 December 1967.
  3. ^ "Open Tennis Tourneys Approved by British". Spokane Daily Chronicle. AP. 14 December 1967. p. 31.