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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
=17Tico CarreroPUR
=17Jim OsborneUSA
=17Abdul Aziz MeghjiKEN
=17Hans NerellSWE
=17Stanley 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/TimeCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match #114 OctManuel Santana (1)ESP3 – 0Humberto CamarottiCUB
Match #214 OctIngo BudingFRG3 – 2Jun KamiwazumiJPN
Match #314 OctJørgen UlrichDEN3 – 0Jim Osborne (8)USA
Match #415 OctVicente ZarazúaMEX3 – 1Massimo Di DomenicoITA
Match #515 OctJuan Gisbert (4)ESP3 – 0Yashvin ShrettaKEN
Match #615 OctJim McManusUSA3 – 2Anatoly VolkovURS
Match #714 OctMiguel OlveraECU3 – 0Tony OrtizPUR
Match #814 OctManuel OrantesESP3 – 0Toshiro SakaiJPN
Match #914 OctNicola Pietrangeli (6)ITA3 – 0Abdul Aziz MeghjiKEN
Match #1015 OctTeimuraz K'ak'uliaURS3 – 1Jürgen FaßbenderFRG
Match #1114 OctJoaquín Loyo Mayo (3)MEX3 – 0Juan BritoCUB
Match #1214 OctTorben UlrichDEN3 – 1Francisco GuzmánECU
Match #1314 OctPierre Darmon (7)FRA3 – 0Tico CarreroPUR
Match #1414 OctEugenio CastiglianoITA3 – 0Vladimir KorotkovURS
Match #1514 OctHerb Fitzgibbon (2)USA3 – 1Hans NerellSWE
Match #1614 OctRafael Osuna (5)MEX3 – 0Stanley PasarellPUR

Round Two

Date15 – 16 October 1968
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match #116 OctManuel Santana (1)ESP3 – 0Ingo BudingFRG
Match #216 OctVicente ZarazúaMEX3 – 0Jørgen UlrichDEN
Match #316 OctJuan Gisbert (4)ESP3 – 0Jim McManusUSA
Match #415 OctRafael Osuna (5)MEX3 – 0Miguel OlveraECU
Match #516 OctManuel OrantesESP3 – 1Nicola Pietrangeli (6)ITA
Match #616 OctJoaquín Loyo Mayo (3)MEX3 – 2Teimuraz K'ak'uliaURS
Match #715 OctTorben UlrichDEN3 – 2Pierre Darmon (7)FRA
Match #816 OctHerb Fitzgibbon (2)USA3 – 0Eugenio CastiglianoITA

Quarter-Finals

Date18 October 1968
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match #118 OctManuel Santana (1)ESP3 – 0Vicente ZarazúaMEX
Match #218 OctRafael Osuna (5)MEX3 – 2Juan Gisbert (4)ESP
Match #318 OctManuel OrantesESP3 – 1Joaquín Loyo Mayo (3)MEX
Match #418 OctHerb Fitzgibbon (2)USA3 – 0Torben UlrichDEN

Semi-Finals

Date19 October 1968
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final round.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match #119 OctManuel Santana (1)ESP3 – 0Rafael Osuna (5)MEX
Match #219 OctManuel OrantesESP3 – 0Herb Fitzgibbon (2)USA

Final Round

Date20 October 1968
MatchDate/TimeCompetitor (Seed)NOCResultCompetitor (Seed)NOC
Match 1/220 OctManuel Santana (1)ESP3 – 2Manuel OrantesESP
Match 3/420 OctHerb Fitzgibbon (2)USA3 – 0Rafael Osuna (5)MEX