Wimbledon Championships 1968 / women's doubles

Wimbledon Championships 1968
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
Wimbledon Championships women's doubles
1967 ◄ 1968 ► 1969
Grand Slams 1968 women's doubles
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This article describes the women's doubles at the 1968 Wimbledon Championships . The defending champions were Rosie Casals and Billie Jean King .

The final contested Rosie Casals and Billie Jean King against Françoise Dürr and Ann Jones , which Casals and King won in three sets.

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Rosie Casals Billie Jean King   victory 02.  Maria Bueno Nancy Richey   Round of 16 03.  Françoise Dürr Ann Jones   final 04th  Lesley Bowrey Judy Tegart   Semifinals

Main round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Rosie Casals Billie Jean King

6th

3

6th

Margaret Court Virginia Wade

4th

6th

3

1

Rosie Casals Billie Jean King

1

6th

10

4th

Lesley Bowrey Judy Tegart

6th

1

8th

4th

Lesley Bowrey Judy Tegart

4th

6th

6th

Winnie Shaw Joyce Williams

6th

4th

2

1

Rosie Casals Billie Jean King

3

6th

7th

3

Françoise Dürr Ann Jones

6th

4th

5

Mary-Ann Eisel Kathleen Harter

1

1

3

Françoise Dürr Ann Jones

6th

6th

3

Françoise Dürr Ann Jones

6th

6th

Robin Lloyd Frances MacLennan

1

0

Robin Lloyd Frances MacLennan

6th

6th

Helga Niessen Heide Schildknecht

1

3

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

1

R. Casals , B.J. King

6th

7th

A. Du Plooy P. Walkden

2

5

1

R. Casals , B.J. King

10

6th

C. Martínez K. Pigeon

8th

0

K. Bartholdson C. Sandberg

2

4th

C. Martínez K. Pigeon

6th

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

L. Bassi C. Spinoza

1

2

E. Buding H. Schultze

6th

6th

E. Buding H. Schultze

3

1

M. Court V. Wade

6th

6th

J. Sawamatsu, K. Sawamatsu

3

1

M. Court V. Wade

6th

6th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

4th

L. Bowrey J. Tegart

6th

6th

A. Barrett P. Roberts

2

4th

4th

L. Bowrey J. Tegart

6th

6th

I. Loeys C. Mercelis

3

6th

2

D. Hart B. Pratt

0

4th

D. Hart B. Pratt

6th

2

6th

4th

L. Bowrey J. Tegart

11

8th

6th

P. Bartkowicz S. De Fina

P. Hogan V. Ziegenfuss

13

6th

2

I. Lofdahl M. Salfati

w.

O.

I. Lofdahl M. Salfati

4th

3

P. Hogan V. Ziegenfuss

6th

7th

P. Hogan V. Ziegenfuss

6th

6th

S. Brasher P. Mattes

2

5

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

A. Bakker A. Suurbeck

6th

7th

J. Congdon L. Greville-Collins

3

5

A. Bakker A. Suurbeck

6th

6th

M. Giorgi M.-T. Riedl

2

2

V. Caceres R. Giscafré

2

1

V. Caceres R. Giscafré

6th

6th

A. Bakker A. Suurbeck

2

4th

W. Shaw J. Williams

6th

8th

W. Shaw J. Williams

6th

6th

G. Sherriff C. Sherriff

0

6th

W. Shaw J. Williams

6th

1

6th

R. Lauder B. Vukovich

5

2

J. Heldman F. Moore

3

6th

3

J. Heldman F. Moore

7th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

K. Harris L. Hunt

6th

7th

A. Tym M. Vrancovich

3

5

K. Harris L. Hunt

4th

6th

2

E. Lundquist E. Terras

4th

3

M.-A. Eisel K. Harter

6th

4th

6th

M.-A. Eisel K. Harter

6th

6th

M.-A. Eisel K. Harter

6th

6th

M. Aschner V. Rogers

6th

7th

M. Aschner V. Rogers

1

1

C. Janes N. Truman

3

5

M. Aschner V. Rogers

6th

8th

E. Emanuel M. Godwin

6th

6th

E. Emanuel M. Godwin

3

6th

V. Andersson M. Level

3

2

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

K. Krantzcke, K. Melville

6th

6th

M. Jansen J. Salome

3

1

K. Krantzcke, K. Melville

6th

6th

A. Soady J. Wainwright

4th

6th

7th

A. Soady J. Wainwright

1

2

J. Volavkova V. Vopičková

6th

1

5

K. Krantzcke, K. Melville

3

5

V. Berner F. Urban

6th

6th

3

F. Dürr A. Jones

6th

7th

H. Gourlay L. Rossouw

1

4th

V. Berner F. Urban

1

1

R. Darmon J. Lieffrig

4th

2

3

F. Dürr A. Jones

6th

6th

3

F. Dürr A. Jones

6th

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

F. Gordigiani L. Pericoli

J. Knight P. Roberts

w.

O.

J. Knight P. Roberts

2

4th

R. Lloyd F. MacLennan

6th

6th

V. Forbes H. Segal

2

5

R. Lloyd F. MacLennan

6th

7th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

H. Niessen H. Schildknecht

6th

6th

L. Venneboer E. Subirats

3

0

H. Niessen H. Schildknecht

w.

O.

2

M. Bueno N. Richey

G. Baksheeva O. Morozova

4th

2

2

M. Bueno N. Richey

6th

6th

Web links

• Wimbledon Championships 1968 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
• Wimbledon Championships 1968 (English) on the ITF website