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]

Champions

Billie Jean King

Runners-up

Françoise Dürr

Score3–6, 6–4, 7–5

Draw48 (4)

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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

1.

Rosie Casals /

Billie Jean King (champions)

2.

Nancy Richey (third round)

3.

Françoise Dürr /

Ann Jones (final)

4.

Lesley Bowrey /

Judy Tegart (semifinals)

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Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

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														P Hogan V Ziegenfuss	13	6	2
		I Löfdahl M Salfati	w/o						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 Lundqvist 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
								Q	J Knight P Roberts	w/o
															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	w/o
															2	M Bueno N Richey
									Galina Baksheeva Olga Morozova	4	2
								2	Maria Bueno Nancy Richey	6	6

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