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Singles (Guadalajara), Men

Date14 – 20 October 1968
StatusOlympic (non-medal)
LocationGuadalajara Country Club, Guadalajara / Atlas Sports Club, Guadalajara / Guadalajara Sports Club, Guadalajara
Participants32 from 14 countries

The men’s singles in Guadalajara probably had the best field of any the events, led by two top Spaniards, Manuel Santana and Manuel Orantes, and the Mexican Rafael Osuna. After defeating Osuna in the semis, Santana won this event by defeating Orantes in the final in a close five-set match. Santana had won the US Championship in 1965 and Wimbledon in 1966. Orantes was younger but as a professional would win the US Open in 1975. Osuna had won the US Championship in 1963.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Manuel SantanaESP
2Manuel OrantesESP
3Herb FitzgibbonUSA
4Rafael OsunaMEX
=5Vicente ZarazúaMEX
=5Torben UlrichDEN
=5Joaquín Loyo MayoMEX
=5Juan GisbertESP
=9Pierre DarmonFRA
=9Miguel OlveraECU
=9Eugenio CastiglianoITA
=9Nicola PietrangeliITA
=9Jørgen UlrichDEN
=9Teimuraz K'ak'uliaURS
=9Ingo BudingFRG
=9Jim McManusUSA
=17Humberto CamarottiCUB
=17Tony OrtizPUR
=17Francisco GuzmánECU
=17Vladimir KorotkovURS
=17Juan BritoCUB
=17Jun KamiwazumiJPN
=17Toshiro SakaiJPN
=17Ricardo CarreroPUR
=17Jim OsborneUSA
=17Abdul Aziz MeghjiKEN
=17Hans NerellSWE
=17Charlie PasarellPUR
=17Anatoly VolkovURS
=17Massimo Di DomenicoITA
=17Yashvin ShrettaKEN
=17Jürgen FaßbenderFRG

Round One

Date14 – 15 October 1968
FormatWinner of each match advanced to round two.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #114 OctManuel SantanaESP6-1, 6-1, 6-2Humberto CamarottiCUB
Match #214 OctIngo BudingFRG6-4, 2-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-0Jun KamiwazumiJPN
Match #314 OctJørgen UlrichDEN6-3, 7-5, 6-3Jim OsborneUSA
Match #415 OctVicente ZarazúaMEX7-5, 6-4, 0-6, 6-2Massimo Di DomenicoITA
Match #515 OctJuan GisbertESP6-3, 6-1, 6-0Yashvin ShrettaKEN
Match #615 OctJim McManusUSA6-2, 2-6, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5Anatoly VolkovURS
Match #714 OctMiguel OlveraECU6-1, 6-0, 6-0Tony OrtizPUR
Match #814 OctManuel OrantesESP6-3, 10-8, 6-0Toshiro SakaiJPN
Match #914 OctNicola PietrangeliITA6-1, 6-3, 6-2Abdul Aziz MeghjiKEN
Match #1015 OctTeimuraz K'ak'uliaURS5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2Jürgen FaßbenderFRG
Match #1114 OctJoaquín Loyo MayoMEX6-0, 6-0, 6-1Juan BritoCUB
Match #1214 OctTorben UlrichDEN6-8, 7-5, 6-2, 6-0Francisco GuzmánECU
Match #1314 OctPierre DarmonFRA6-1, 10-8, 6-1Ricardo CarreroPUR
Match #1414 OctEugenio CastiglianoITA6-4, 6-2, 6-2Vladimir KorotkovURS
Match #1514 OctHerb FitzgibbonUSA3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5Hans NerellSWE
Match #1614 OctRafael OsunaMEX6-3, 6-2, 6-2Charlie PasarellPUR

Round Two

Date15 – 16 October 1968
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #116 OctManuel SantanaESP6-3, 7-5, 6-4Ingo BudingFRG
Match #216 OctVicente ZarazúaMEX6-4, 6-1, 6-1Jørgen UlrichDEN
Match #316 OctJuan GisbertESP6-2, 8-6, 6-2Jim McManusUSA
Match #415 OctRafael OsunaMEX6-4, 6-3, 6-4Miguel OlveraECU
Match #516 OctManuel OrantesESP3-6, 6-1, 6-3, 7-5Nicola PietrangeliITA
Match #616 OctJoaquín Loyo MayoMEX5-7, 6-1, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3Teimuraz K'ak'uliaURS
Match #715 OctTorben UlrichDEN6-2, 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5Pierre DarmonFRA
Match #816 OctHerb FitzgibbonUSA7-5, 6-2, 6-3Eugenio CastiglianoITA

Quarter-Finals

Date18 October 1968
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #118 OctManuel SantanaESP6-1, 6-0, 6-2Vicente ZarazúaMEX
Match #218 OctRafael OsunaMEX6-4, 4-6, 1-6, 8-6, 6-1Juan GisbertESP
Match #318 OctManuel OrantesESP2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-1Joaquín Loyo MayoMEX
Match #418 OctHerb FitzgibbonUSA6-3, 6-2, 6-3Torben UlrichDEN

Semi-Finals

Date19 October 1968
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #119 OctManuel SantanaESP6-3, 6-4, 6-3Rafael OsunaMEX
Match #219 OctManuel OrantesESP6-4, 6-4, 6-3Herb FitzgibbonUSA

Final Round

Date20 October 1968
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 1/220 OctManuel SantanaESP2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4Manuel OrantesESP
Match 3/420 OctHerb FitzgibbonUSA6-4, 6-3, 7-5Rafael OsunaMEX