Tennis at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Tennis returned to the Summer Olympic program as an exhibition & a demonstration event in 1968. Men's and women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles were held in both, a Demonstration tournament and an Exhibition tournament. The Demonstration tournament was held in Guadalajara and the Exhibition tournament in Mexico City.[1]
| Tennis at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Demonstration | |||
| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | women | mixed |
| Exhibition | |||
| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | women | mixed |
Medal summary
Demonstration
| Event | Champion | Second place | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
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Manuel Orantes |
Herbert Fitzgibbon |
| Women's Singles | Helga Niessen.svg.png){kind=small} |
Jane Bartkowicz |
Julie Heldman |
| Men's Doubles | Rafael Osuna Vicente Zarazua .svg.png){kind=small} |
Juan Gisbert Manuel Santana |
Pierre Darmon Joaquin Loyo-Mayo |
| Women's Doubles | Edda Buding Helga Niessen |
Rosa Maria Darmon Julie Heldman |
Jane Bartkowicz Valerie Ziegenfuss |
| Mixed Doubles | Julie Heldman Herbert Fitzgibbon |
Helga Niessen Jürgen Faßbender |
Jane Bartkowicz James Osborne |
Exhibition
| Event | Champion | Second place | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | Rafael Osuna |
Ingo Buding |
Vladimir Korotkov |
Nicola Pietrangeli | |||
| Women's Singles | Jane Bartkowicz |
Julie Heldman |
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| Men's Doubles | Rafael Osuna Vicente Zarazua |
Pierre Darmon Joaquin Loyo-Mayo |
Pancho Guzmán Teimuraz Kakulia |
| Vladimir Korotkov Anatoly Volkov | |||
| Women's Doubles | Rosa Maria Darmon Julie Heldman |
Jane Bartkowicz Valerie Ziegenfuss |
María Eugenia Guzmán Suzana Petersen |
| Cecilia Rosado Zaiga Jansone | |||
| Mixed Doubles | Zaiga Jansone Vladimir Korotkov |
Jane Bartkowicz Ingo Buding |
Rosa Maria Darmon Pierre Darmon |
| Suzana Petersen Teimuraz Kakulia |
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References
- "Mexico68" (PDF). Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad. pp. 491–496.
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