# 1968 French Open – Women's singles

Nancy Richey defeated Ann Jones in the final, 5–7, 6–4, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1968 French Open. It was her first French title and second (and last) major title overall, after the 1967 Australian Championships. This was the first Grand Slam tournament to be open to professional players, marking a period in tennis history known as the Open Era.
Françoise Dürr was the defending champion, but was defeated in the fourth round by Gail Sherriff.

## Seeds

    01. Billie Jean King (semifinals)
    02. Ann Jones (final)
    03. Françoise Dürr (fourth round)
    04. Rosie Casals (fourth round)
    05. Nancy Richey (champion)
    06. Kerry Melville (fourth round)
    07. Vlasta Vopičková (quarterfinals)
    08. Maria Bueno (quarterfinals)
    09. Patricia Walkden (fourth round)
    10. Lea Pericoli (withdrew)
    11. Annette du Plooy (semifinals)
    12. Galina Baksheeva (fourth round)
    13. Elena Subirats (quarterfinals)
    14. Gail Sherriff (quarterfinals)
    15. Edda Buding (fourth round)
    16. Monique Salfati (second round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 2 | Ann Jones | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Vlasta Vopičková | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Vlasta Vopičková | 2 | 1 | 2 | Ann Jones | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 11 | Annette du Plooy | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Gail Sherriff | 6 | 3 | 11 | Annette du Plooy | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Annette du Plooy | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Annette du Plooy | 8 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Ann Jones | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Nancy Richey | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Nancy Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Nancy Richey | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Elena Subirats | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Elena Subirats | 1 | 0 | 5 | Nancy Richey | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | 1 | Billie Jean King | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 8 | Maria Bueno | 4 | 4 | 1 | Billie Jean King | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 1 | Billie Jean King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 2 | A Jones | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Fraisse | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Jones | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Godwin | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | M Godwin | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Škulj | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Jones | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 15 | E Buding | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | E Buding | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Emmanuel | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | E Buding | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | | F Moore | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | J Volavková | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Moore | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | V Vopičková | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Rouire | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | V Vopičková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | C-A Kalogeropoulos | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | F Bonicelli | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C-A Kalogeropoulos | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 7 | V Vopičková | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | R Darmon | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | L Pericoli | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Palacios | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | P Palacios | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | R Darmon | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Darmon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Lindström | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | F Dürr | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Vrancovich | w/o | | 3 | F Dürr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kindler | w/o | | | C Sherriff | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Sherriff | | | | | | | | 3 | F Dürr | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | P Montaño | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | J Heldman | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | J Heldman | 6 | 6 | | J Heldman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Holdsworth | w/o | | | A-M Studer | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-M Studer | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | F Dürr | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | G Sherriff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | G Sherriff | 6 | 6 |
| | L Radkova | 3 | 1 | 14 | G Sherriff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Spinoza | | | | C Spinoza | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F MacLennan | w/o | | | | | | | 14 | G Sherriff | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Schediwy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A Dmitrieva | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| | M Cristiani | 2 | 2 | | C Schediwy | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Giscafré | 2 | 1 | | A Dmitrieva | 2 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dmitrieva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | K Melville | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Nenot | 1 | 1 | 6 | K Melville | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Sawamatsu | w/o | | | B Lindström | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Lindström | | | | | | | 6 | K Melville | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | U Sandulf | 1 | 2 | | | | | | H Gourlay | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | L Rossouw | 6 | 6 | | L Rossouw | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Venturino | 4 | 2 | | H Gourlay | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Gourlay | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 6 | K Melville | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | A du Plooy | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | A du Plooy | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| | J Sawamatsu | w/o | | 11 | A du Plooy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Young | 0 | 1 | | O de Roubin | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O de Roubin | 6 | 6 | | | | | 11 | A du Plooy | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | I Löfdahl | | | | | | | | I Löfdahl | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | G Dove | w/o | | | I Löfdahl | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Beltrame | | | | R Beltrame | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Phillips-Moore | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | J Congdon | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Urban | w/o | | | | J Congdon | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Niox-Château | | | | | N Niox-Château | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Isopaitis | w/o | | | | | | | | | N Niox-Château | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | M Giorgi | w/o | | | | | | | | 12 | G Baksheeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | I Buding | | | | | I Buding | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Lundquist | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | G Baksheeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | G Baksheeva | 7 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | G Baksheeva | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| | K Krantzcke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | N Richey | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| | M Burel | 1 | 2 | | | K Krantzcke | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Morozova | | | | | O Morozova | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Delport | w/o | | | | | | | | | K Krantzcke | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S le Besnerais | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | N Richey | 6 | 5 | 8 | | | | | |
| | C Sandberg | 6 | 6 | | | C Sandberg | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M-C Borba-Dias | 0 | 2 | | 5 | N Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | N Richey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | C Langanay | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Dibar | w/o | | | C Langanay | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Harris | | | | K Harris | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Mandarino | w/o | | | | | | | K Harris | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | D Bouteleux | | | | | | | 13 | E Subirats | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Szörényi | w/o | | | D Bouteleux | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Petersen | 2 | 4 | 13 | E Subirats | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | E Subirats | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 13 | E Subirats | 6 | 6 |
| | J Lieffrig | 13 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Casals | 4 | 3 |
| | M Chakarova | 11 | 8 | | M Chakarova | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pipan | w/o | | | J Mauroy-Toffier | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Mauroy-Toffier | | | | | | | | J Mauroy-Toffier | w/o | | | | | |
| | I Loeys | 6 | 6 | | | | | 4 | R Casals | | | | | | |
| | É Szabó | 2 | 4 | | I Loeys | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | MJ Aubet | | | 4 | R Casals | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | R Casals | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | É Terras | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Cáceres | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | V Cáceres | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | 9 | P Walkden | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Peterdy-Wolf | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | P Walkden | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 9 | P Walkden | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | 8 | M Bueno | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | H Amos | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rodríguez | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | M Rodríguez | 2 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | M Bueno | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Asteri | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Bueno | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| | F Gordigiani | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Hole | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | F Gordigiani | 1 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | L Hunt | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | L Hunt | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | M Salfati | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | L Hunt | 5 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | BJ King | 7 | 6 |
| | M Zuleta | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Berberian | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | M Zuleta | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | BJ King | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A-M Rouchon | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | BJ King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |