This broke Björn Borg's record of 11 titles won in the Open Era, as well as the 12 held then by Roy Emerson, predating the Open Era.
Australian tennis player Rod Laver had a longer rivalry with his fellow Queenslander Roy Emerson.
They reached the final again two years later but though they had great players such as Manuel Santana and Manuel Orantes, Spain lost against Roy Emerson and company again.
In the 1950s, Australia became a tennis power, and Australian men won the Davis Cup 15 times from 1950 to 1967, led by outstanding players such as Frank Sedgman, Ken Rosewall, Lew Hoad, Roy Emerson, and Ashley Cooper.
Ralph Waldo Emerson | Roy Rogers | Roy Orbison | Roy Lichtenstein | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Emerson | Keith Emerson | Roy Thomas | Roy Haynes | Roy Clark | Arundhati Roy | Roy Jenkins | Roy Carr | Roy Dupuis | Rob Roy | Roy E. Disney | Roy Castle | Roy Barnes | Roy Jones, Jr. | Roy Harper | Roy Blunt | Siegfried & Roy | Roy Scheider | Roy Lassiter | Roy Hargrove | Roy Chapman Andrews | Roy Williams | Roy Thomas Baker | Roy of the Rovers | Roy Hattersley |
Roy Emerson won in the final 9–7, 6–4, 6–4 against Rod Laver.
Ken Rosewall and Fred Stolle defeated Roy Emerson and Rod Laver 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 in the final to win the Men's Doubles title at the 1968 French Open tennis tournament.