1968 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles qualifying

Men's singles qualifying
1968 Wimbledon Championships

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Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held one week before the event. Several players withdrew from the main draw after qualifying had commenced, leading to the highest ranked players who lost in the final qualifying round to be entered into the main draw as lucky losers.

Qualifiers

1. Terry Ryan
2. David Lloyd
3. Eduardo Zuleta
4. John Brown
5. Patrick Hombergen
6. Jürgen Fassbender
7. Haroon Rahim
8. Geoffrey Bluett
9. Derek Schroder
10. Stanley Matthews

Lucky losers

1. Raúl Peralta
2. Lance Lumsden
3. Francisco Castillo
4. Clay Iles

Qualifying 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

First qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	Claude de Gronckel	3	0	2
	8	Ian Fletcher	6	6	6
										Ian Fletcher		6	6	6
										Lindsay Murphy		4	2	1
	4	Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	2	6	5	9
	5	Lindsay Murphy	6	2	7	11
																			Ian Fletcher		6	6	2	6	4
																			Terry Ryan		8	4	6	0	6
	2	Richard Hawkes	6	7	4	6
	7	Reynaldo Garrido	2	5	6	3
										Richard Hawkes		4	6	7
										Terry Ryan		6	8	9
	3	Pierre Joly	11	7	6	2	2
	6	Terry Ryan	9	9	3	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	Barry Geraghty	9	5	6	3	1
	8	Isao Watanabe	7	7	3	6	6
										Isao Watanabe		1	6	1	6	6
										Norman Perry		6	1	6	3	2
	4	Norman Perry	6	2	6	5	6
	5	Ken Weatherley	3	6	3	7	2
																			Isao Watanabe		2	6	1	3
																			David Lloyd		6	4	6	6
	2	David Lloyd	6	6	6
	7	Hermann Abrahams	1	3	4
										David Lloyd		6	6	6
										Lars Ölander		4	2	4
	3	Fred Hemmes	3	1	6
	6	Lars Ölander	6	6	8

Third qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	Theodor Stalder	5	3	4
	8	Pieter Soeters	7	6	6
										Pieter Soeters		0	3	6	7	3
										Eduardo Zuleta		6	6	4	5	6
	4	Quentin Pretorius	4	4	2
	5	Eduardo Zuleta	6	6	6
																			Eduardo Zuleta		6	7	6
																			Vittorio Crotta		2	5	0
	2	Bob Giltinan	6	3	3	2
	7	Eric Drossart	2	6	6	6
										Eric Drossart		6	3	7	4	5
										Vittorio Crotta		3	6	5	6	7
	3	Vittorio Crotta	11	6	6
	6	Sever Dron	9	4	2

Fourth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	John Williams	7	10	2
	8	Paul Sullivan	9	12	6
										Paul Sullivan		6	0	6	2	6
										Rohan Summers		3	6	1	6	2
	4	François Battegay	2	0	4
	5	Rohan Summers	6	6	6
																			Paul Sullivan		7	10	3	2
																			John Brown		5	12	6	6
	2	Simon Partridge	8	1	7	3
	7	John Paish	10	6	5	6
										John Paish		3	4	3
										John Brown		6	6	6
	3	Axel Geuer	2	4	5
	6	John Brown	6	6	7

Fifth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	Patrick Hombergen	4	2	6	6	6
	8	Jerry De Witts	6	6	1	2	2
										Patrick Hombergen		6	6	6
										Roy Dixon		0	3	1
	4	Roy Dixon	6	6	6
	5	Patrick Proisy	2	3	4
																			Patrick Hombergen		6	6	6
																			Raúl Peralta		2	2	2
	2	Graham Primrose	6	4	4	4
	7	Raúl Peralta	2	6	6	6
										Raúl Peralta		8	6	6
										Tomás González		6	2	3
	3	Tomás González	6	6	3	6
	6	Lindsay Straney	4	3	6	3

Sixth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	Anatoli Volkov	6	7	8
	8	Iván Molina	1	5	6
										Anatoli Volkov		9	0	2	4
										John Clifton		7	6	6	6
	4	Mel Baleson	8	8	5	3
	5	John Clifton	10	6	7	6
																			John Clifton		6	4	4	12	4
																			Jürgen Fassbender		3	6	6	10	6
	2	Colin Dibley	3	2	7
	7	Lenny Schloss	6	6	9
										Lenny Schloss		6	1	4	7	8
										Jürgen Fassbender		3	6	6	5	10
	3	Marc Boulle	1	4	3
	6	Jürgen Fassbender	6	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	Haroon Rahim	6	6	6
	8	Peter Avery	2	4	4
										Haroon Rahim		6	6	6
										Sergio Palmieri		2	1	4
	4	Alfredo Acuna	2	4	6	3
	5	Sergio Palmieri	6	6	3	6
																			Haroon Rahim		10	6	6
																			Doug Smith		8	2	4
	2	Jean-Loup Rouyer	4	3	15	6	4
	7	Doug Smith	6	6	13	4	6
										Doug Smith		5	7	7	3	6
										John Ward		7	5	5	6	3
	3	Jasmat Dhiraj	6	2	8	6	4
	6	John Ward	3	6	10	1	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	S Toth	1	3	1
	8	Francisco Castillo	6	6	6
										Francisco Castillo		6	6	6
										Munawar Iqbal		3	1	1
	4	George Szakacs	6	4	2	1
	5	Munawar Iqbal	0	6	6	6
																			Francisco Castillo		4	2	7
																			Geoffrey Bluett		6	6	9
	2	Eduardo Gorostiaga	2	2	4
	7	Geoffrey Bluett	6	6	6
										Geoffrey Bluett		6	7	6
										Rauty Krog		3	5	2
	3	Colin McHugo	1	8	5
	6	Rauty Krog	6	10	7

Ninth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	John Bartlett	6	6	4	2	2
	8	Clay Iles	4	2	6	6	6
										Clay Iles		9	6	7
										Brian White		7	3	5
	4	Brian White	6	10	6	6
	5	Karl Meiler	4	12	1	4
																			Clay Iles		3	2	4
																			Derek Schroder		6	6	6
	2	John De Mendoza	5	6	0	3
	7	Richard Anderson	7	3	6	6
										Richard Anderson		6	6	2	2	4
										Derek Schroder		3	4	6	6	6
	3	Derek Schroder	6	7	6
	6	Zlatko Ivančić	4	5	4

Tenth qualifier

	First round									Second round									Qualifying competition
	1	Jaime Subirats	6	6	6
	8	Keith Glass	3	3	2
										Jaime Subirats		3	3	8
										Stanley Matthews		6	6	10
	4	Stanley Matthews	6	8	6
	5	Bryan Burrell	3	6	4
																			Stanley Matthews		4	6	6	6
																			Lance Lumsden		6	3	4	4
	2	Frank Tutvin	4	12	19	1
	7	Lance Lumsden	6	10	21	6
										Lance Lumsden		6	5	6	6
										Ken Hiskins		3	7	4	3
	3	Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau	7	2	5	6	3
	6	Ken Hiskins	5	6	7	4	6

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 1968 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation