[3] The 1968 British Hard Court Championships (BHCC) holds the distinction of being the first Open Era tennis tournament.

Players from the rival National Tennis League (NTL) did enter and in the men's singles event made up the first six seeds.

[8] Ken Rosewall won the men's singles title, taking home $2,400, while runner-up Rod Laver received $1,200.

[5] Virginia Wade won the women's singles title, defeating Winnie Shaw in the final, but did not take home the winner's prize of $720 as she was still an amateur at the time of the tournament.

[10][11] Christine Janes and her sister Nell Truman became the first winners of an open tennis event by winning the women's doubles title.