# 1968 Australian Championships – Men's singles

First-seeded Bill Bowrey won in the final 7–5, 2–6, 9–7, 6–4 against Juan Gisbert Sr. to win the men's singles tennis title at the 1968 Australian Championships. Roy Emerson was the defending champion but did not compete that year.

## Seeds

A champion seed is indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which that seed was eliminated. The joint first seeds received a bye to the second round.
* Bill Bowrey (champion) / Juan Gisbert Sr. (final)
* n/a
* Ray Ruffels (semifinals) / Manuel Orantes (quarterfinals)
* n/a
* Graham Stilwell (second round) / Barry Phillips-Moore (semifinals)
* n/a
* Dick Crealy (quarterfinals) / Mike Belkin (quarterfinals)
* n/a
* Peter Curtis (first round) / Allan Stone (third round)
* n/a
* Sutarjo Sugiarto (second round) / n/a
* n/a
* Phil Dent (quarterfinals) / Gondo Widjojo (first round)
* n/a
* Ray Keldie (third round) / Jun Kamiwazumi (second round)
* n/a

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Bill Bowrey | 16 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Mike Belkin | 14 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Mike Belkin | 14 | 3 | 3 | | | 1 | Bill Bowrey | 10 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 5 | Barry Phillips-Moore | 8 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Manuel Orantes | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | Barry Phillips-Moore | 8 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Barry Phillips-Moore | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Barry Phillips-Moore | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Bill Bowrey | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Juan Gisbert Sr. | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 13 | Phil Dent | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Juan Gisbert Sr. | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 3 | Ray Ruffels | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Ray Ruffels | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | Ray Ruffels | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 1 | Juan Gisbert Sr. | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Dick Crealy | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | | 1 | Juan Gisbert Sr. | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 1 | Juan Gisbert Sr. | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Main draw
#### Section 1

| 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | 1 | B Bowrey | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Coulthard | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | | R Coulthard | 4 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Senior | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | 1 | B Bowrey | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| | E McCabe | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | R Case | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Brown | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | J Brown | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Case | 6 | 3 | 6 | 7 | | R Case | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | G Widjojo | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Bowrey | 16 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | A Stone | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Belkin | 14 | 3 | 3 |
| | R Layton | 4 | 2 | 1 | | 9 | A Stone | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Kearney | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | W Jacques | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | W Jacques | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 9 | A Stone | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Pettman | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Belkin | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Tsujimoto | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | M Pettman | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Marchment | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | M Belkin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Belkin | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | M Orantes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Weatherhog | 4 | 0 | 2 | | 3 | M Orantes | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Guse | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | M Guse | 2 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J May | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Orantes | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | N Fraser | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | N Fraser | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | R Harvey | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | N Fraser | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Nielson | 2 | 5 | 4 | | LL | B Lloyd | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | B Lloyd | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Orantes | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | J Kamiwazumi | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Phillips-Moore | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | B Connor | 6 | 4 | 2 | | 15 | J Kamiwazumi | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pollard | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | G Pollard | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Janssens | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | G Pollard | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | W Coghlan | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | 5 | B Phillips-Moore | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Oatey | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | | W Coghlan | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Dawson | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 5 | B Phillips-Moore | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | B Phillips-Moore | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | G Stilwell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Hogben | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | 5 | G Stilwell | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Fraser | 11 | 6 | 6 | | | | J Fraser | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Higgins | 9 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | J Fraser | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | B Giltinan | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | 13 | P Dent | 17 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | C Stubs | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | C Stubs | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Ladyman | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | 13 | P Dent | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | P Dent | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | P Dent | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | S Sugiarto | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Ruffels | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | R Campbell | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | 11 | S Sugiarto | 1 | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Wilson | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | R Wilson | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Teagle | 0 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | R Wilson | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | J James | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | 3 | R Ruffels | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Smith | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | D Smith | 3 | 3 | 0 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Sellick | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | 3 | R Ruffels | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | R Ruffels | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | D Crealy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Worley | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | 7 | D Crealy | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Fletcher | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | I Fletcher | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Ball | 3 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | D Crealy | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | T Addison | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | T Addison | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | P Mockler | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | T Addison | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Sakai | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | T Sakai | 0 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | P Curtis | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | D Crealy | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | R Keldie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Gisbert Sr. | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | J Blizzard | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | 15 | R Keldie | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Geraghty | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | B Geraghty | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Hammond | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | R Keldie | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | R Brent | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Gisbert Sr. | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | G Dunn | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | R Brent | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 1 | J Gisbert Sr. | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |