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Singles (Guadalajara), Men

Date	14 – 20 October 1968
Status	Olympic (non-medal)
Location	Guadalajara Country Club, Guadalajara / Atlas Sports Club, Guadalajara / Guadalajara Sports Club, Guadalajara
Participants	32 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.

Pos	Competitor	NOC
1	Manuel Santana	ESP
2	Manuel Orantes	ESP
3	Herb Fitzgibbon	USA
4	Rafael Osuna	MEX
=5	Vicente Zarazúa	MEX
=5	Torben Ulrich	DEN
=5	Joaquín Loyo Mayo	MEX
=5	Juan Gisbert	ESP
=9	Pierre Darmon	FRA
=9	Miguel Olvera	ECU
=9	Eugenio Castigliano	ITA
=9	Nicola Pietrangeli	ITA
=9	Jørgen Ulrich	DEN
=9	Teimuraz K'ak'ulia	URS
=9	Ingo Buding	FRG
=9	Jim McManus	USA
=17	Humberto Camarotti	CUB
=17	Tony Ortiz	PUR
=17	Francisco Guzmán	ECU
=17	Vladimir Korotkov	URS
=17	Juan Brito	CUB
=17	Jun Kamiwazumi	JPN
=17	Toshiro Sakai	JPN
=17	Ricardo Carrero	PUR
=17	Jim Osborne	USA
=17	Abdul Aziz Meghji	KEN
=17	Hans Nerell	SWE
=17	Charlie Pasarell	PUR
=17	Anatoly Volkov	URS
=17	Massimo Di Domenico	ITA
=17	Yashvin Shretta	KEN
=17	Jürgen Faßbender	FRG

Round One

Date	14 – 15 October 1968
Format	Winner of each match advanced to round two.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	14 Oct	Manuel Santana	ESP	6-1, 6-1, 6-2	Humberto Camarotti	CUB
Match #2	14 Oct	Ingo Buding	FRG	6-4, 2-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-0	Jun Kamiwazumi	JPN
Match #3	14 Oct	Jørgen Ulrich	DEN	6-3, 7-5, 6-3	Jim Osborne	USA
Match #4	15 Oct	Vicente Zarazúa	MEX	7-5, 6-4, 0-6, 6-2	Massimo Di Domenico	ITA
Match #5	15 Oct	Juan Gisbert	ESP	6-3, 6-1, 6-0	Yashvin Shretta	KEN
Match #6	15 Oct	Jim McManus	USA	6-2, 2-6, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5	Anatoly Volkov	URS
Match #7	14 Oct	Miguel Olvera	ECU	6-1, 6-0, 6-0	Tony Ortiz	PUR
Match #8	14 Oct	Manuel Orantes	ESP	6-3, 10-8, 6-0	Toshiro Sakai	JPN
Match #9	14 Oct	Nicola Pietrangeli	ITA	6-1, 6-3, 6-2	Abdul Aziz Meghji	KEN
Match #10	15 Oct	Teimuraz K'ak'ulia	URS	5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2	Jürgen Faßbender	FRG
Match #11	14 Oct	Joaquín Loyo Mayo	MEX	6-0, 6-0, 6-1	Juan Brito	CUB
Match #12	14 Oct	Torben Ulrich	DEN	6-8, 7-5, 6-2, 6-0	Francisco Guzmán	ECU
Match #13	14 Oct	Pierre Darmon	FRA	6-1, 10-8, 6-1	Ricardo Carrero	PUR
Match #14	14 Oct	Eugenio Castigliano	ITA	6-4, 6-2, 6-2	Vladimir Korotkov	URS
Match #15	14 Oct	Herb Fitzgibbon	USA	3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5	Hans Nerell	SWE
Match #16	14 Oct	Rafael Osuna	MEX	6-3, 6-2, 6-2	Charlie Pasarell	PUR

Round Two

Date	15 – 16 October 1968
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	16 Oct	Manuel Santana	ESP	6-3, 7-5, 6-4	Ingo Buding	FRG
Match #2	16 Oct	Vicente Zarazúa	MEX	6-4, 6-1, 6-1	Jørgen Ulrich	DEN
Match #3	16 Oct	Juan Gisbert	ESP	6-2, 8-6, 6-2	Jim McManus	USA
Match #4	15 Oct	Rafael Osuna	MEX	6-4, 6-3, 6-4	Miguel Olvera	ECU
Match #5	16 Oct	Manuel Orantes	ESP	3-6, 6-1, 6-3, 7-5	Nicola Pietrangeli	ITA
Match #6	16 Oct	Joaquín Loyo Mayo	MEX	5-7, 6-1, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3	Teimuraz K'ak'ulia	URS
Match #7	15 Oct	Torben Ulrich	DEN	6-2, 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5	Pierre Darmon	FRA
Match #8	16 Oct	Herb Fitzgibbon	USA	7-5, 6-2, 6-3	Eugenio Castigliano	ITA

Quarter-Finals

Date	18 October 1968
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	18 Oct	Manuel Santana	ESP	6-1, 6-0, 6-2	Vicente Zarazúa	MEX
Match #2	18 Oct	Rafael Osuna	MEX	6-4, 4-6, 1-6, 8-6, 6-1	Juan Gisbert	ESP
Match #3	18 Oct	Manuel Orantes	ESP	2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-1	Joaquín Loyo Mayo	MEX
Match #4	18 Oct	Herb Fitzgibbon	USA	6-3, 6-2, 6-3	Torben Ulrich	DEN

Semi-Finals

Date	19 October 1968
Format	Winner of each match advanced to the final.

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match #1	19 Oct	Manuel Santana	ESP	6-3, 6-4, 6-3	Rafael Osuna	MEX
Match #2	19 Oct	Manuel Orantes	ESP	6-4, 6-4, 6-3	Herb Fitzgibbon	USA

Final Round

Date	20 October 1968

Match	Date/Time	Competitor	NOC	Result	Competitor	NOC
Match 1/2	20 Oct	Manuel Santana	ESP	2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4	Manuel Orantes	ESP
Match 3/4	20 Oct	Herb Fitzgibbon	USA	6-4, 6-3, 7-5	Rafael Osuna	MEX