1968 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

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Rosemary Casals and Billie Jean King successfully defended their title, defeating Françoise Dürr and Ann Jones in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 1968 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]^[2]

Women's doubles

1968 Wimbledon Championships

Final

Champions

Billie Jean King

Runners-up

Françoise Dürr

Score

3–6, 6–4, 7–5

Details

Draw

48 (4)

Seeds

4

Events

Singles	men	women		boys	girls
Doubles	men	women	mixed	boys	girls

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Seeds edit

01.

Rosie Casals /

Billie Jean King (champions)

02.

Nancy Richey (third round)

03.

Françoise Dürr /

Ann Jones (final)

04.

Lesley Bowrey /

Judy Tegart (semifinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final

	1	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	6	3	6

		Margaret Court Virginia Wade	4	6	3
								1	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	1	6	10

								4	Lesley Bowrey Judy Tegart	6	1	8
	4	Lesley Bowrey Judy Tegart	4	6	6

		Winnie Shaw Joyce Williams	6	4	2
															1	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King	3	6	7

															3	Françoise Dürr Ann Jones	6	4	5
		Mary-Ann Eisel Kathleen Harter	1	1

	3	Françoise Dürr Ann Jones	6	6
								3	Françoise Dürr Ann Jones	6	6

									Robin Lloyd Frances MacLennan	1	0
		Robin Lloyd Frances MacLennan	6	6

		Helga Niessen Heide Orth	1	3

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

								1	R Casals Billie Jean King	6	7
									A du Plooy P Walkden	2	5
															1	R Casals BJ King	10	6
																C Martinez K Pigeon	8	0
									K Bartholdson C Sandberg	2	4
									C Martinez K Pigeon	6	6
																						1	R Casals BJ King	6	3	6
																							M Court V Wade	4	6	3
									L Bassi C Spinoza	1	2
									E Buding H Schultze	6	6
																Edda Buding H Schultze	3	1
																M Court V Wade	6	6
								Q	J Sawamatsu K Sawamatsu	3	1
									M Court V Wade	6	6

Section 2 edit

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	4	L Bowrey J Tegart	6	6
		A Barrett P Roberts	2	4				4	L Bowrey J Tegart	6	6
		I Loeys C Mercelis	3	6	2				D Hart E Pratt	0	4
		D Hart E Pratt	6	2	6										4	L Bowrey J Tegart	11	8	6
		J Bartkowicz S DeFina	w/o													P Hogan V Ziegenfuss	13	6	2
		I Löfdahl M Salfati							I Löfdahl M Salfati	4	3
		P Hogan V Ziegenfuss	6	7					P Hogan V Ziegenfuss	6	6
	Q	S Brasher P Mattes	2	5																		4	L Bowrey J Tegart	4	6	6
		A Bakker A Suurbeek	6	7																			W Shaw J Williams	6	4	2
		J Congdon L Greville-Collins	3	5					A Bakker A Suurbeek	6	6
		M Giorgi MT Riedl	2	2				Q	V Cáceres R Giscafré	2	1
	Q	V Cáceres R Giscafré	6	6												A Bakker A Suurbeek	2	4
		W Shaw J Williams	6	8												W Shaw J Williams	6	6
		G Sherriff C Sherriff	0	6					W Shaw J Williams	6	1	6
		R Bentley B Vukovich	5	2					J Heldman F Moore	3	6	3
		J Heldman F Moore	7	6

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Section 3 edit

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

		K Harris L Hunt	6	7
		A Tym M Vrancovich	3	5					K Harris L Hunt	4	6	2
		E Lundquist É Terras	4	3					M-A Eisel K Harter	6	4	6
		M-A Eisel K Harter	6	6												M-A Eisel K Harter	6	6
		M Aschner V Rogers	6	7												M Aschner V Rogers	1	1
		C Janes E Truman	3	5					M Aschner V Rogers	6	8
		E Emmanuel M Godwin	6	6					E Emmanuel M Godwin	3	6
		E Andersson M Pegel	3	2																			M-A Eisel K Harter	1	1
		K Krantzcke K Melville	6	6																		3	F Dürr A Jones	6	6
		M Jansen J Salomé	3	1					K Krantzcke K Melville	6	6
		A Soady J Townsend	4	6	7				A Soady J Townsend	1	2
		J Volavková V Vopičková	6	1	5											K Krantzcke K Melville	3	5
		V Berner F Urban	6	6											3	F Dürr A Jones	6	7
		H Gourlay L Rossouw	1	4					V Berner F Urban	1	1
		R Darmon J Lieffrig	4	2				3	F Dürr A Jones	6	6
	3	F Dürr A Jones	6	6

Section 4 edit

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

									F Gordigiani L Pericoli	w/o
								Q	J Knight P Roberts
															Q	J Knight P Roberts	2	4
																R Lloyd F MacLennan	6	6
									V Forbes H Segal	2	5
									R Lloyd F MacLennan	6	7
																							R Lloyd F MacLennan	6	6
																							H Niessen H Orth	1	3
									H Niessen H Orth	6	6
									L Jansen-Venneboer E Subirats	3	0
																H Niessen H Orth
															2	M Bueno N Richey	w/o
									Galina Baksheeva Olga Morozova	4	2
								2	Maria Bueno Nancy Richey	6	6

References edit

^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links edit

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
1968 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

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