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The 1968 Wimbledon Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament was held from Monday 24 June until Saturday 6 July 1968. [1]
Neale Fraser defeated Rod Laver in the final, 6–4, 3–6, 9–7, 7–5, to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1960 Wimbledon Championships. [1] Alex Olmedo was the defending champion, but was ineligible to compete after turning professional.
Rod Laver Darlene Hard (x2) 1960: Neale Fraser: Rafael Osuna Dennis Ralston: Maria Bueno Darlene Hard 1961: Rod Laver (x2) Angela Mortimer: Roy Emerson Neale Fraser Karen Hantze Billie Jean Moffitt (x2) Fred Stolle Lesley Turner Bowrey: 1962: Karen Hantze Susman: Bob Hewitt Fred Stolle: Neale Fraser Margaret duPont: 1963: Chuck McKinley ...
Rod Laver defeated Chuck McKinley in the final, 6–3, 6–1, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1961 Wimbledon Championships. [1] Neale Fraser was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to Bobby Wilson.
The 1960 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) was a tennis tournament that took place on outdoor grass courts at two locations in the United States. The men's and women's singles as well as the mixed doubles were played from September 2 through September 17 at the West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills in New York City, while the men's and women's doubles were held at the ...
100 Greatest of All Time was a sports television series of five one-hour episodes, produced and first aired by the Tennis Channel in March 2012. It presented a list of 100 tennis players to be considered the greatest of all time, both men and women. The series was hosted by Jack Nicklaus, Jerry Rice, Wayne Gretzky, Lisa Leslie and Carl Lewis. [1]
Rod Laver won the men's singles title, his fourth Wimbledon crown after 1961, 1962 and 1968, and went on to win his second Grand Slam after 1962. [1] [2] 41-year-old Pancho Gonzales beat Charlie Pasarell in a first-round men's singles match by a score of 22–24, 1–6, 16–14, 6–3, 11–9. [3]
The 1987 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was the 101st edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 22 June to 5 July 1987.