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The '''1968 Pacific Coast International Open''' was a combined men's and women's [[tennis]] tournament played on [[Hardcourt|outdoor hard courts]] at the Berkeley Tennis Club in [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], [[California]] in the [[United States]]. It was the 80th edition of the tournament, the first one in the Open Era, and ran from September 30 through October 6, 1968. [[Stan Smith]] and [[Margaret Court]] won the singles titles.<ref name=wot1969>{{cite book|title=BP Yearbook of World Tennis|year=1969|publisher=Ward Lock|location=London|isbn=978-0706318241|oclc=502175694|editor=[[John Barrett (tennis)|John Barrett]]|page=187}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Smith Wins|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NsROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YUkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7058%2C6693285|newspaper=The Deseret News|date=Sep 30, 1968}}</ref>
The '''1968 Pacific Coast International Open''' was a combined men's and women's [[tennis]] tournament played on [[Hardcourt|outdoor hard courts]] at the Berkeley Tennis Club in [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], [[California]] in the [[United States]]. It was the 80th edition of the tournament, the first one in the Open Era, and ran from September 30 through October 6, 1968. [[Stan Smith]] and [[Margaret Court]] won the singles titles.<ref name=wot1969>{{cite book|title=BP Yearbook of World Tennis|year=1969|publisher=Ward Lock|location=London|isbn=978-0706318241|oclc=502175694|editor=John Barrett|editor-link=John Barrett (tennis)|page=187}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Smith Wins|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NsROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YUkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7058%2C6693285|newspaper=The Deseret News|date=Sep 30, 1968}}</ref>


==Winners==
==Finals==


===Men's Singles===
===Men's singles===
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{{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim McManus (tennis)|Jim McManus]] 10–8, 6–1, 6–1
{{main|1968 Pacific Coast International Open – Men's Singles}}
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{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Stan Smith]]''' defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim McManus (tennis)|Jim McManus]] 10–8, 6–1, 6–1


===Women's Singles===
===Women's singles===
⚫
{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Margaret Court]] defeated {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Maria Bueno]] 6–4, 7–5
{{main|1968 Pacific Coast International Open – Women's Singles}}
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{{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Margaret Court]]''' defeated {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Maria Bueno]] 6–4, 7–5


===Men's Doubles===
===Men's doubles===
⚫
{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Lutz (tennis)|Bob Lutz]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim McManus (tennis)|Jim McManus]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Osborne (tennis)|Jim Osborne]] 10–8, 11–9
{{main|1968 Pacific Coast International Open – Men's Doubles}}
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{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Bob Lutz (tennis)|Bob Lutz]]''' / {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Stan Smith]]''' defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim McManus (tennis)|Jim McManus]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Osborne (tennis)|Jim Osborne]] 10–8, 11–9


===Women's Doubles===
===Women's doubles===
⚫
{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Maria Bueno]] / {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Margaret Court]] defeated {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Maryna Godwin]] / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Esmé Emmanuel]] 6–2, 6–4
{{main|1968 Pacific Coast International Open – Men's Doubles}}
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{{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Maria Bueno]]''' / {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Margaret Court]]''' defeated {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Maryna Godwin]] / {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Esme Emanuel]] 6–2, 6–4

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===Mixed's Doubles===
{{main|1968 Pacific Coast International Open – Men's Doubles}}
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{{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Margaret Court]]''' / {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Stan Smith]]''' defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Judy Tegart]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim McManus (tennis)|Jim McManus]] 8–10, 6–2, 6–2


⚫
===Mixed's doubles===
⚫
{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Margaret Court]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stan Smith]] defeated {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Judy Tegart]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim McManus (tennis)|Jim McManus]] 8–10, 6–2, 6–2


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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{{SAP Open tournaments (Open Era)}}


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{{Pacific Coast Championships tournaments (Open Era)}}


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[[Category:1968 in American sports|Pacific Coast International]]
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Latest revision as of 05:11, 25 August 2023

1968 Pacific Coast International Open
DateSeptember 30 – October 6
Edition80th
CategoryGrand Prix
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationBerkeley, US
VenueBerkeley Tennis Club
Champions
Women's singles
Australia Margaret Court
Singles
United States Stan Smith
Men's doubles
United States Bob Lutz / United States Stan Smith
Women's doubles
Brazil Maria Bueno / United States Margaret Court
Mixed doubles
Australia Margaret Court / United States Stan Smith
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The 1968 Pacific Coast International Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Berkeley Tennis Club in Berkeley, California in the United States. It was the 80th edition of the tournament, the first one in the Open Era, and ran from September 30 through October 6, 1968. Stan Smith and Margaret Court won the singles titles.[1][2]

Finals

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Men's singles

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United States Stan Smith defeated United States Jim McManus 10–8, 6–1, 6–1

Women's singles

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Australia Margaret Court defeated Brazil Maria Bueno 6–4, 7–5

Men's doubles

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United States Bob Lutz / United States Stan Smith defeated United States Jim McManus / United States Jim Osborne 10–8, 11–9

Women's doubles

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Brazil Maria Bueno / Australia Margaret Court defeated South Africa Maryna Godwin / South Africa Esmé Emmanuel 6–2, 6–4

Mixed's doubles

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Australia Margaret Court / United States Stan Smith defeated Australia Judy Tegart / United States Jim McManus 8–10, 6–2, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1969). BP Yearbook of World Tennis. London: Ward Lock. p. 187. ISBN 978-0706318241. OCLC 502175694.
  2. ^ "Smith Wins". The Deseret News. September 30, 1968.
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