Metropolitan Grass Court Championships of Sydney 1968


General 0000-00-00 - 1968-11-01
Amateur
Grass
6
Strathfield, NSW
Australia


Info Source: World tennis



Media


Winner Raymond Owen (Ray) Ruffels


Players
John Gillient Alexander
Sydney (Syd) Ball
R. Balnave
John David Bartlett
John Blizzard
Alan Boss
William Walter (Bill) Bowrey
Rodney Wilfrid (Rod) Brent
J. Brien
Robert C. (Bob) Brien
A. Buckley
G. Bull
Ross Llewellyn Case
G. Cooper
Richard D. (Dick) Crealy
Philip Clive (Phil) Dent
Colin Sydney Dibley
Peter M. Doerner
Alvin R. Gardiner
Robert G. (Bob) Giltinan
James (Jim) Haslam
Geoff Healey
Norman Henderson
Richard G. (Dick) Howes
F. Hume
Howard Humphries
H. Jenkins
Ray Keldie
Dennis Keys
Lawrence (Larry) LeRoy
William L. (Bill) Lloyd
T. Malewski
John Manderson
Geoffrey (Geoff) Masters
L. Nicholls
John F. O'Brien
H. Passlow
Geoff N. Pollard
Clem Robertson
A. Rolfe
Raymond Owen (Ray) Ruffels
Edward Charles Ross (Ross) Sherriff
Jeffrey Gordon (Jeff) Simpson
C. Smith
Allan James Stone
Gary Teagle
G. Thysse
Daryl Whatman
Brian Wilkinson


Rounds
Round 1
Dennis Keys*
Daryl Whatman
6-1 6-2
Syd Ball*
A. Rolfe
6-0 6-1
Brian Wilkinson*
H. Passlow
6-0 6-0
James (Jim) Haslam*
G. Bull
6-2 7-5
Colin Dibley*
A. Buckley
1-0 ret.
Ross Sherriff*
Richard G. (Dick) Howes
9-7 5-4 ret.
Peter M. Doerner*
R. Balnave
6-4 6-3
John Blizzard*
Gary Teagle
w.o.
H. Jenkins*
F. Hume
w.o.
John Bartlett*
G. Cooper
6-2 6-2
Lawrence (Larry) LeRoy*
T. Malewski
6-0 6-1
Geoff Masters*
John Manderson
6-0 6-2
Clem Robertson*
C. Smith
2-6 6-3 7-5
Howard Humphries*
Geoff Healey
7-5 6-1
Alvin R. Gardiner*
Norman Henderson
6-1 6-0
L. Nicholls*
John F. O'Brien
w.o.
Jeff Simpson*
Alan Boss
6-4 6-1
Robert C. (Bob) Brien*
G. Thysse
6-3 6-3

Round 2
Ray Ruffels*
J. Brien
6-2 6-1
Bob Giltinan*
James (Jim) Haslam
6-4 6-0
Dick Crealy*
Colin Dibley
11-9 6-3
Allan Stone*
H. Jenkins
6-0 6-1
Ross Case*
Robert C. (Bob) Brien
6-4 6-4
Alvin R. Gardiner*
Howard Humphries
7-5 7-5
Rod Brent*
Clem Robertson
6-4 6-1
Syd Ball*
Dennis Keys
5-7 11-9 6-1
Ray Keldie*
Brian Wilkinson
6-2 6-3
Geoff N. Pollard*
John Blizzard
6-3 6-2
Bill Bowrey*
John Bartlett
6-2 7-5
Geoff Masters*
Lawrence (Larry) LeRoy
6-2 7-5
Phil Dent*
L. Nicholls
6-3 6-0
John Alexander*
Jeff Simpson
10-8 6-4
Peter M. Doerner*
Ross Sherriff
7-5 2-6 6-3

Round 3
Ray Ruffels*
Syd Ball
6-3 6-1
Bob Giltinan*
Ray Keldie
6-3 16-18 7-5
Dick Crealy*
Peter M. Doerner
6-3 6-4
Allan Stone*
Geoff N. Pollard
6-2 6-3
Bill Bowrey*
Geoff Masters
6-4 6-4
Rod Brent*
William L. (Bill) Lloyd
6-4 6-4
Alvin R. Gardiner*
Phil Dent
4-6 8-6 7-5
Ross Case*
John Alexander
25-23 8-6

Quarterfinals
Ray Ruffels*
Bob Giltinan
6-3 6-4
Dick Crealy*
Allan Stone
4-6 9-7 6-4
Ross Case*
Alvin R. Gardiner
?
Bill Bowrey*
Rod Brent
4-6 6-0 6-2

Semifinals
Ray Ruffels*
Dick Crealy
6-4 6-4
Ross Case*
Bill Bowrey
6-3 6-4

Final
Ray Ruffels*
Ross Case
14-12 7-5


Tournament
Round 1
Syd Ball*
A. Rolfe
Dennis Keys*
Daryl Whatman
James (Jim) Haslam*
G. Bull
Brian Wilkinson*
H. Passlow
Colin Dibley*
A. Buckley
Peter M. Doerner*
R. Balnave
Ross Sherriff*
Richard G. (Dick) Howes
H. Jenkins*
F. Hume
John Blizzard*
Gary Teagle
Robert C. (Bob) Brien*
G. Thysse
Jeff Simpson*
Alan Boss
Alvin R. Gardiner*
Norman Henderson
Howard Humphries*
Geoff Healey
L. Nicholls*
John F. O'Brien
John Bartlett*
G. Cooper
Geoff Masters*
John Manderson
Lawrence (Larry) LeRoy*
T. Malewski
Clem Robertson*
C. Smith
Round 2
Ray Ruffels*
J. Brien
Syd Ball*
Dennis Keys
Bob Giltinan*
James (Jim) Haslam
Ray Keldie*
Brian Wilkinson
Dick Crealy*
Colin Dibley
Peter M. Doerner*
Ross Sherriff
Allan Stone*
H. Jenkins
Geoff N. Pollard*
John Blizzard
Ross Case*
Robert C. (Bob) Brien
John Alexander*
Jeff Simpson
Alvin R. Gardiner*
Howard Humphries
Phil Dent*
L. Nicholls
Bill Bowrey*
John Bartlett
Geoff Masters*
Lawrence (Larry) LeRoy
Rod Brent*
Clem Robertson
Round 3
Ray Ruffels*
Syd Ball
Bob Giltinan*
Ray Keldie
Dick Crealy*
Peter M. Doerner
Allan Stone*
Geoff N. Pollard
Ross Case*
John Alexander
Alvin R. Gardiner*
Phil Dent
Bill Bowrey*
Geoff Masters
Rod Brent*
William L. (Bill) Lloyd
Quarterfinals
Ray Ruffels*
Bob Giltinan
Dick Crealy*
Allan Stone
Ross Case*
Alvin R. Gardiner
Bill Bowrey*
Rod Brent
Semifinals
Ray Ruffels*
Dick Crealy
Ross Case*
Bill Bowrey
Final
Ray Ruffels*
Ross Case