# 1968 German Open Championships

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1968 German Open Championships Date 5–13 August Edition 60th Draw 64S / 32D Surface Clay / outdoor Location Hamburg, West Germany Venue Am Rothenbaum Champions Men's singles John Newcombe[1] Women's singles Annette Du Plooy Men's doubles Tom Okker / Marty Riessen[2] Women's doubles Annette Du Plooy / Pat Walkden Mixed doubles Annette Du Plooy / Frew McMillan ← 1967 · German Open Tennis Championships · 1969 →

The **1968 German Open Championships** was a combined men's and women's [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament played on [outdoor red clay courts](/source/Clay_court). It was the 60th edition of the tournament, the first one in the Open Era, and took place at the [Am Rothenbaum](/source/Am_Rothenbaum) in [Hamburg](/source/Hamburg), West Germany, from 5 August through 13 August 1968. [John Newcombe](/source/John_Newcombe) and [Annette Du Plooy](/source/Annette_Van_Zyl) won the singles titles.[3]

## Finals

### Men's singles

[John Newcombe](/source/John_Newcombe) defeated [Cliff Drysdale](/source/Cliff_Drysdale) 6–3, 6–2, 6–4

### Women's singles

[Annette Du Plooy](/source/Annette_Van_Zyl) defeated [Judy Tegart](/source/Judy_Tegart) 6–1, 7–6

### Men's doubles

[Tom Okker](/source/Tom_Okker) / [Marty Riessen](/source/Marty_Riessen) defeated [John Newcombe](/source/John_Newcombe) / [Tony Roche](/source/Tony_Roche) 6–4, 6–4, 7–5

### Women's doubles

[Annette Du Plooy](/source/Annette_Van_Zyl) / [Pat Walkden](/source/Pat_Walkden) defeated [Winnie Shaw](/source/Winnie_Shaw) / [Judy Tegart](/source/Judy_Tegart) 6–3, 7–5

### Mixed doubles

[Annette Du Plooy](/source/Annette_Van_Zyl) / [Frew McMillan](/source/Frew_McMillan) defeated [Pat Walkden](/source/Pat_Walkden) / Anderson 6–1, 12–10

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ms_1-0)** ["1968 Hamburg – Men's singles draw"](http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/hamburg/414/1968/draws?matchType=singles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-md_2-0)** ["1968 Hamburg – Men's doubles draw"](http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/hamburg/414/1968/draws?matchType=doubles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-wot1969_3-0)** [John Barrett](/source/John_Barrett_(tennis)), ed. (1969). *BP Yearbook of World Tennis*. London: Ward Lock. pp. 103–105. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0706318241](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0706318241). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [502175694](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/502175694).

## External links

- [Official website](http://german-open-hamburg.de) (in German)

- [Official website](http://german-open-hamburg.de/en/home)

- [Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament profile](http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Hamburg.aspx)

- [International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament edition details](http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010002442)

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