# 1968 Wills International

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Tennis tournament

1968 New Zealand Open Date 31 January – 4 February Edition 1st Surface Grass / outdoor Location Auckland, New Zealand Champions Men's singles Barry Phillips-Moore[1] Women's singles Kerry Melville ATP Auckland Open · 1969 →

The **1969 Wills International** was a joint men's and women's [tennis](/source/Tennis) tournament played on outdoor [grass courts](/source/Grass_court) in [Auckland](/source/Auckland), New Zealand, from 31 January until 4 February 1968. [Barry Phillips-Moore](/source/Barry_Phillips-Moore) and [Kerry Melville](/source/Kerry_Melville) won the singles titles.[2]

## Finals

### Men's singles

[Barry Phillips-Moore](/source/Barry_Phillips-Moore) defeated [Onny Parun](/source/Onny_Parun) 6–3, 6–8, 1–6, 6–3, 6–2

### Women's singles

[Kerry Melville](/source/Kerry_Melville) defeated [Gail Sherriff](/source/Gail_Sherriff) 8–6, 6–1

### Men's doubles

[Dick Crealy](/source/Dick_Crealy) / [Barry Phillips-Moore](/source/Barry_Phillips-Moore) defeated [Mike Belkin](/source/Mike_Belkin) / [Juan Gisbert Sr.](/source/Juan_Gisbert_Sr.) 6–3, 6–4

### Women's doubles

[Kerry Melville](/source/Kerry_Melville) / [Gail Sherriff](/source/Gail_Sherriff) defeated [Astrid Suurbeek](/source/Astrid_Suurbeek) / [Ada Bakker](/source/Ada_Bakker) 6–0, 6–2

### Mixed doubles

[Gail Sherriff](/source/Gail_Sherriff) / [Juan Gisbert Sr.](/source/Juan_Gisbert_Sr.) defeated [Kerry Melville](/source/Kerry_Melville) / [Dick Crealy](/source/Dick_Crealy) 7–5, 13–11

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ms_1-0)** ["1968 Auckland – Men's singles draw"](https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/auckland/301/1968/draws?matchtype=singles). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Tennis final to Phillips–Moore"](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19680205.2.158). *The Press*. 5 February 1968. p. 22 – via Papers Past. In spite of a terrible start, O. Parun (Wellington) took the Australian, B. Phillips-Moore, to five sets before conceding defeat in the men's singles final at the Wills international tennis tournament.

## External links

- [ATP – tournament profile](https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/auckland/301/overview)

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