1968 Jack Kramer Tournament of Champions

1968 British Indoor Championships
Date	15 – 21 November
Edition	1st
Draw	16S/8D
Prize money	£20,000
Surface	Carpet / Indoor
Location	London, England
Venue	Wembley Pool Arena
Champions
Men's Singles
Ken Rosewall
Men's Doubles
John Newcombe / Tony Roche

The 1968 Jack Kramer Tournament of Champions was a men's professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the first edition of the British Indoor Championships in the Open era. The tournament took place at the Wembley Pool Arena in London, England and ran from 15 November through 21 November 1968.

The singles event and the accompanying £5,000 first prize was won by Ken Rosewall.^[1][2]

Champions

Singles

Ken Rosewall defeated John Newcombe 6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4

Doubles

John Newcombe / Tony Roche defeated Pancho Gonzales / Andrés Gimeno 6–3, 9–7

Draws

Singles

First round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	Rod Laver	3	7
	Roy Emerson	6	9							Roy Emerson	3	r.
	Fred Stolle	10	6							Fred Stolle	2
	Butch Buchholz	8	3																Fred Stolle	6	2	4
	John Newcombe	10	7																John Newcombe	3	6	6
	Marty Riessen	8	5							John Newcombe	7	9
	Dennis Ralston	3	6	6						Dennis Ralston	5	7
	Roger Taylor	6	3	4																								John Newcombe	4	6	5	4
	Andrés Gimeno	3	6	6																								Ken Rosewall	6	4	7	6
	Pierre Barthes	6	1	4						Andrés Gimeno	6	16
	Tony Roche	8	6							Tony Roche	4	14
	Ray Moore	6	0																Andrés Gimeno	5	1
	Pancho Gonzales	8	9	3															Ken Rosewall	7	6
	Niki Pilić	6	11	6						Niki Pilić	1	3
	Cliff Drysdale	4	5							Ken Rosewall	6	6
	Ken Rosewall	6	7

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