The 1968 Wimbledon Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom.
[1] It was the 82nd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of 1968.
This tournament started the Open Era for Wimbledon, as it became the second Grand Slam tournament to offer prize money and allow professionals to compete after the 1968 French Open.
[2][3] Singles champions Rod Laver and Billie Jean King had already won Wimbledon twice before in the amateur era.
The 1968 championships was the first edition of the tournament to offer prize money.