Nancy Richey Nancy Richey (born August 23, 1942) is an American former tennis player. Richey won two major singles titles (the 1967 Australian Championships and 1968 French Open) and four major women's doubles titles (the 1965 US Championships, 1966 Austra ...

defeated Ann Jones in the final, 5–7, 6–4, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the

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. It was her first French title and second (and last)

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title overall, after the 1967 Australian Championships. This was the first Grand Slam tournament to be open to professional players, marking a period in tennis history known as the

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was the defending champion, but was defeated in the fourth round by

Gail Sherriff Gail Chanfreau (née Sherriff; born 3 April 1945), also known as Gail Lovera and Gail Benedetti, is a French former amateur and professional tennis player. Tennis career Chanfreau was born in Australia, but moved to France in 1968. Chanfreau ma ...

Seeds

Billie Jean King Billie Jean King (née Moffitt; born November 22, 1943), also known as BJK, is an American former World number 1 ranked female tennis players, world No. 1 tennis player. King won 39 Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam titles: 12 in singles, 16 in w ...

''(semifinals)'' Ann Jones ''(final)''

''(fourth round)'' Rosie Casals ''(fourth round)''

(champion) Kerry Melville ''(fourth round)''

Vlasta Vopičková Vlasta Vopičková (born 26 March 1944) is a Czech former professional tennis player. Biography She was born in 1944 as Vlasta Kodešová. Her younger brother is Jan Kodeš, who won three Grand Slam titles. After her marriage to Czech ice hockey ...

''(quarterfinals)''

Maria Bueno Maria Esther Andion Bueno (11 October 1939 – 8 June 2018) was a Brazilian professional tennis player. During her 11-year career in the 1950s and 1960s, she won 19 Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major titles (seven in women's singles, 11 in w ...

''(quarterfinals)'' Patricia Walkden ''(fourth round)''

Lea Pericoli Lea Pericoli (22 March 1935 – 4 October 2024) was an Italian tennis player and later television presenter and journalist from Milan. She reached the last sixteen of the French Open twice and the Wimbledon Championships three times, and is als ...

''(withdrew)'' Annette du Plooy ''(semifinals)'' Galina Baksheeva ''(fourth round)'' Elena Subirats ''(quarterfinals)''

''(quarterfinals)''

Edda Buding Edda Buding (13 November 1936 – 15 July 2014) was a German tennis player of Romanian birth. She received the doubles gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics doubles demonstration event partnered with Helga Niessen Masthoff. Along with Yola Ra ...

''(fourth round)'' Monique Salfati ''(second round)''

Draw

Finals

Top half

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Bottom half

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

References

External links

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1968 French Open – Women's draws and results
at the

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