Tennis at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Demonstration mixed doubles

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Demonstration mixed doubles
Tennis at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Final
Champions Flag of the United States.svg Julie Heldman
Flag of the United States.svg Herb Fitzgibbon
Runners-up Flag of Germany.svg Helga Niessen
Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Fassbender
Score6–1, 6–3
Events
Demonstration
Singles men women
Doubles men women mixed
Exhibition
Singles men women
Doubles men women mixed
  1924  · Summer Olympics ·  1984  

Since the 1968 Summer Olympics did not feature tennis as an official sport, two unofficial tournaments were held during the Games: a Demonstration tournament and an Exhibition tournament. [1]

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The Demonstration tournament was played from 14 to 20 October 1968 at three venues in Guadalajara, Mexico: Guadalajara Country Club, Atlas Sports Club and Guadalajara Sports Club; all of them featured clay courts. [2] All matches were played at best-of-five sets; since the tiebreak rule wasn't implemented until the 1970s, a team had to win a set by a two-game margin in case of a 6–6 draw.

Americans Julie Heldman and Herb Fitzgibbon won the tournament by defeating West Germans Helga Niessen and Jürgen Fassbender 6–1, 6–3 in the final. Peaches Bartkowicz and Jim Osborne, also Americans, won the third place.

Seeds

The top two seeds received a bye into quarterfinals.

  1. Flag of the United States.svg  Valerie Ziegenfuss  (USA) / Flag of the United States.svg  Jim McManus  (USA)(quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of Mexico.svg  Lourdes Gongora  (MEX) / Flag of Mexico.svg  Vicente Zarazúa  (MEX)(quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Edda Buding  (FRG) / Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Ingo Buding  (FRG)(quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of France.svg  Rosa María Darmon  (FRA) / Flag of France.svg  Pierre Darmon  (FRA)(semifinals, fourth place)

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final (gold-medal match)
1 Flag of the United States.svg  V Ziegenfuss  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  J McManus  (USA)
61 5
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  H Niessen  (FRG)
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  J Fassbender  (FRG)
w / o Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  H Niessen  (FRG)
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  J Fassbender  (FRG)
3 67
Flag of Mexico.svg  S Zenes  (MEX)
Flag of Sweden.svg  H Nerell  (SWE)
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  H Niessen  (FRG)
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  J Fassbender  (FRG)
3 66
4 Flag of France.svg  RM Darmon  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  P Darmon  (FRA)
664 Flag of France.svg  RM Darmon  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  P Darmon  (FRA)
63 4
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  AM Ycaza  (ECU)
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  M Olvera  (ECU)
0 1 4 Flag of France.svg  RM Darmon  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  P Darmon  (FRA)
66
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Z Jansone  (URS)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  V Korotkov  (URS)
w / o Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Z Jansone  (URS)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  V Korotkov  (URS)
4 4
Flag of Mexico.svg  C Rosado  (MEX)
Flag of Mexico.svg  R Osuna  (MEX)
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  H Niessen  (FRG)
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  J Fassbender  (FRG)
1 3
Flag of the United States.svg  P Bartkowicz  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  J Osborne  (USA)
66Flag of the United States.svg  J Heldman  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  H Fitzgibbon  (USA)
66
Flag of Mexico.svg  P Montaño  (MEX)
Flag of Mexico.svg  J Loyo Mayo  (MEX)
4 1 Flag of the United States.svg  P Bartkowicz  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  J Osborne  (USA)
6 66
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  ME Guzmán  (ECU)
Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  P Guzmán  (ECU)
3 66 3 Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  E Buding  (FRG)
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  I Buding  (FRG)
84 3
3 Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  E Buding  (FRG)
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  I Buding  (FRG)
63 8Flag of the United States.svg  P Bartkowicz  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  J Osborne  (USA)
69 8
Flag of the United States.svg  J Heldman  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  H Fitzgibbon  (USA)
5 66Flag of the United States.svg  J Heldman  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  H Fitzgibbon  (USA)
4 1110
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  S Petersen  (BRA)
Flag of Italy.svg  M di Domenico  (ITA)
73 2 Flag of the United States.svg  J Heldman  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  H Fitzgibbon  (USA)
66
2 Flag of Mexico.svg  L Gongora  (MEX)
Flag of Mexico.svg  V Zarazúa  (MEX)
3 4

Bronze-medal match

Bronze-medal match
     
4 Flag of France.svg  RM Darmon  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  P Darmon  (FRA)
4 5
Flag of the United States.svg  P Bartkowicz  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  J Osborne  (USA)
67

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Since the 1968 Summer Olympics did not feature tennis as an official sport, two unofficial tournaments were held during the Games: a Demonstration tournament and an Exhibition tournament.

Since the 1968 Summer Olympics did not feature tennis as an official sport, two unofficial tournaments were held during the Games: a Demonstration tournament and an Exhibition tournament.

Since the 1968 Summer Olympics did not feature tennis as an official sport, two unofficial tournaments were held during the Games: a Demonstration tournament and an Exhibition tournament.

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Since the 1968 Summer Olympics did not feature tennis as an official sport, two unofficial tournaments were held during the Games: a Demonstration tournament and an Exhibition tournament.

Since the 1968 Summer Olympics did not feature tennis as an official sport, two unofficial tournaments were held during the Games: a Demonstration tournament and an Exhibition tournament.

Since the 1968 Summer Olympics did not feature tennis as an official sport, two unofficial tournaments were held during the Games: a Demonstration tournament and an Exhibition tournament.

References

  1. "Mexico 68, Vol. 3: The Games" (PDF). Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad. 1969. pp. 74 (491). Retrieved 15 April 2017. After a lapse of more than four decades, tennis was reintroduced to Olympic Games spectators as one of two demonstration sports. Forty-six competitors from fifteen nations displayed their skill in singles and doubles matches on courts in the capital and in Guadalajara, and the tournament was received with enthusiasm by both players and fans.
  2. "Mexico 68, Vol. 2: The Organization" (PDF). Organizing Committee of the Games of the XIX Olympiad. 1969. pp. 78 (79). Retrieved 15 April 2017. For the demonstration sports—fronton and tennis—the following installations were employed. In Mexico City: Frontón México, fronton and tennis courts of the Chapultepec Sports Center, fronton courts of the Asturian Sports Center, the Lebanese Sports Center and the Frontón Metropolitano. In other cities: fronton courts of the Acapulco Jai-Alai; and the tennis courts of the Guadalajara Country Club, the Atlas Sports Club and the Guadalajara Sports Club, all in the city of Guadalajara