1968 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

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
Champions Rosie Casals
Billie Jean King
Runners-up Françoise Dürr
Ann Jones
Final score3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Draw48 (4Q)
Seeds4

Seeds

01.   Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King (Champions)
02.   Maria Bueno / 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

Key

Finals

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

Section 1

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

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 Caceres
R Giscafré
2 1
Q V Caceres
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

Bottom half

Section 3

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

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

  1. 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
  2. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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