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1968 Philadelphia International Indoor Championships
Date	February 5–11
Edition	1st
Category	World Championship Tennis
Draw	12S
Surface	Carpet / indoor
Location	Philadelphia, PA, United States
Venue	Spectrum
Attendance	23,074
Champions
Singles
Manuel Santana
Doubles
No competition held
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The 1968 Philadelphia International Indoor Championships was a WCT men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was played at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from February 5 through February 11, 1968. Manuel Santana won the singles title and commented that the slow rubber-like surface suited his game.

Finals

Singles

Manuel Santana defeated Jan Leschly 8–6, 6–3

• It was Santana's only title of the year and the 1st of his professional career.

Doubles

No doubles competition was held but on the final day a doubles exhibition match was played.
Arthur Ashe / Charlie Pasarell defeated Thomaz Koch / Torben Ulrich 6–3, 12–10

References

1. ^ Roger Keim (February 12, 1968). "Santana outplays Leschly, gains indoor title, 8-6, 6-3". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 23, 27 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "1968 Philadelphia WCT – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
3. John Barrett, ed. (1969). BP Yearbook of World Tennis. London: Ward Lock. p. 182. ISBN 978-0706318241. OCLC 502175694.

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