# 1968 British Hard Court Championships – Men's singles

Jan-Erik Lundqvist was the defending champion, but did not compete in the 1968 edition of the tournament. Ken Rosewall became the first men's singles winner of an open era tennis tournament after defeating Rod Laver in the final.

## Seeds

    01. Rod Laver (finals)
    02. Ken Rosewall (champion)
    03. Andrés Gimeno (semifinals)
    04. Pancho Gonzales (second round)
    05. Roy Emerson (quarterfinals)
    06. Fred Stolle (quarterfinals)
    07. Owen Davidson (quarterfinals)
    08. Robert Wilson (quarterfinals)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Mark Cox | 4 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Mark Cox | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Rod Laver | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| | | | | | 2 | Ken Rosewall | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Andrés Gimeno | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Ken Rosewall | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Ken Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | R Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Krog | 1 | 2 | 2 | | 1 | R Laver | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| K Carpenter | K Carpenter | 2 | 5 | 1 | | | J Barrett | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J Barrett | J Barrett | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Laver | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | R Wilson | 4 | 8 | 13 | 12 | | | | | | | | 8 | R Wilson | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | G Battrick | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 8 | R Wilson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hutchins | 6 | 0 | r | | | J Ward | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | J Ward | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Laver | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | P Gonzales | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Cox | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| | C Iles | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 4 | P Gonzales | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Baleson | M Baleson | 2 | 1 | 6 | | | M Cox | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| M Cox | M Cox | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | M Cox | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 5 | R Emerson | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 5 | R Emerson | 0 | 1 | 5 | | | | | |
| | J Moore | 1 | 6 | 4 | | 5 | R Emerson | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| T Pickard | T Pickard | 0 | 2 | 3 | | | D Lloyd | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DJ Lloyd | DJ Lloyd | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| K Wooldridge | K Wooldridge | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E Beards | E Beards | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | K Wooldridge | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Curtis | 7 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 6 | F Stolle | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | F Stolle | 5 | 6 | 14 | 6 | | | | | | | | 6 | F Stolle | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| J Paish | J Paish | 3 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Gimeno | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| L Ayala | L Ayala | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | L Ayala | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Matthews | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | A Gimeno | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Gimeno | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Gimeno | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | R Howe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | J. P. R. Williams | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | R Howe | 4 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Clifton | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | O Davidson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | O Davidson | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | 7 | O Davidson | 3 | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| J Bartlett | J Bartlett | 3 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Rosewall | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| G Gardner | G Gardner | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | G Gardner | 0 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Bluett | 3 | 2 | 4 | | 2 | K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Rosewall | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |