1968 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
1968 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Rosie Casals Billie Jean King
Runners-up	Françoise Dürr Ann Jones
Score	3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Draw	48 (4 Q )
Seeds	4

Main article: 1968 Wimbledon Championships

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.

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

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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 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

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

External links

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