Tennis at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Tennis returned to the Summer Olympic program as an exhibition and 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]
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Medal summary
Demonstration
| Event | Champion | Second place | Third place |
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| Men's Singles | Manuel Santana.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain |
Manuel Orantes Spain |
Herbert Fitzgibbon United States |
| Women's Singles | Helga Niessen.svg.png.webp){kind=small} West Germany |
Jane Bartkowicz United States |
Julie Heldman United States |
| Men's Doubles | Rafael Osuna Vicente Zarazúa  Mexico |
Juan Gisbert Manuel Santana Spain |
Pierre Darmon FranceJoaquín Loyo Mayo Mexico |
| Women's Doubles | Edda Buding Helga Niessen West Germany |
Rosa Maria Darmon Mexico 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 |
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| Men's Singles | Rafael Osuna Mexico |
Ingo Buding West Germany |
Vladimir Korotkov Soviet Union |
Nicola Pietrangeli Italy | |||
| Women's Singles | Jane Bartkowicz United States |
Julie Heldman United States |
María Eugenia Guzmán.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ecuador |
Suzana Petersen.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brazil | |||
| Men's Doubles | Rafael Osuna Vicente Zarazúa Mexico |
Pierre Darmon France Joaquín Loyo Mayo Mexico |
Pancho Guzmán Ecuador Teimuraz Kakulia Soviet Union |
| Vladimir Korotkov Anatoli Volkov Soviet Union | |||
| Women's Doubles | Rosa Maria Darmon Mexico Julie Heldman United States |
Jane Bartkowicz Valerie Ziegenfuss United States |
María Eugenia Guzmán 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 Mexico 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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