Tennis at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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| Demonstration | ||||||
| Singles | men | women | ||||
| Doubles | men | mixed | women | |||
| Exhibition | ||||||
| Singles | men | women | ||||
| Doubles | men | mixed | women | |||
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, Mexico and the Exhibition tournament in Mexico City D.F.[1]
Medal summary
Demonstration
| Event | Champion | Second place | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | Manuel Santana.svg.png){kind=small} Spain |
Manuel Orantes Spain |
Herbert Fitzgibbon United States |
| Women's Singles | Helga Niessen.svg.png){kind=small} West Germany |
Jane Bartkowicz United States |
Julie Heldman United States |
| Men's Doubles | Rafael Osuna / Vicente Zarazua.svg.png){kind=small} Mexico |
Juan Gisbert / Manuel Santana Spain |
Pierre Darmon France / Joaquin Loyo-Mayo Mexico |
| Women's doubles | Edda Buding / Helga Niessen West Germany |
Rosa Maria Darmon France / Julie Heldman United States |
Jane Bartkowicz / Valerie Ziegenfuss United States |
| Mixed Doubles | Julie Heldman / Herbert Fitzgibbon United States |
Helga Niessen / Jürgen Faßbender West Germany |
Jane Bartkowicz / James Osborne United States |
Exhibition
| Event | Champion | Second place | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | Rafael Osuna Mexico |
Ingo Buding West Germany |
Vladimir Korotkov.svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union |
Nicola Pietrangeli Italy | |||
| Women's Singles | Jane Bartkowicz United States |
Julie Heldman United States |
María Eugenia Guzman Ecuador |
Suzana Petersen.svg.png){kind=small} Brazil | |||
| Men's Doubles | Rafael Osuna / Vicente Zarazua Mexico |
Pierre Darmon France / Joaquin Loyo-Mayo Mexico |
Francisco Guzman Ecuador / Teimuraz Kakulia Soviet Union |
| Vladimir Korotkov / Anatoly Volkov Soviet Union | |||
| Women's Doubles | Rosa Maria Darmon France / Julie Heldman United States |
Jane Bartkowicz / Valerie Ziegenfuss United States |
María Eugenia Guzman Ecuador / Suzana Petersen Brazil |
| Cecilia Rosado Mexico / Zaiga Jansone Soviet Union | |||
| Mixed Doubles | Zaiga Jansone / Vladimir Korotkov Soviet Union |
Jane Bartkowicz United States / Ingo Buding West Germany |
Rosa Maria Darmon / Pierre Darmon France |
| Suzana Petersen Brazil / Teimuraz Kakulia Soviet Union |
References
- ↑ "Mexico68" (PDF). Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad. pp. 491–496.
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