Tennis at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Exhibition men's doubles

Exhibition men's doubles
Exhibition men's doubles
Tennis at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Champions	Rafael Osuna ; Vicente Zarazúa
Runners-up	Pierre Darmon ; Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Final score	6–4, 3–6, 14–12
Events
Demonstration
Exhibition

Last updated February 28, 2022

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]

The Exhibition tournament was played from 24 to 26 October 1968 on the clay courts of the Chapultepec Sports Center in Mexico City, Mexico.^[2] All matches were played at best-of-three 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. Due to the short length of the tournament, no third place match was played, and both semifinal losers received bronze medals.

Mexicans Rafael Osuna and Vicente Zarazúa won the title by defeating French Pierre Darmon and also Mexican Joaquín Loyo Mayo 6–4, 3–6, 14–12 in the final. Ecuatorian Pancho Guzmán and Soviet Teimuraz Kakulia, alongside also Soviets Vladimir Korotkov and Anatoli Volkov, have won bronze medals.

Seeds

Rafael Osuna (MEX) / Vicente Zarazúa (MEX) (champions, gold medalists)
Pierre Darmon (FRA) / Joaquín Loyo Mayo (MEX)(final, silver medalists)

Draw

First round					Semifinals					Final

1	Rafael Osuna (MEX) Vicente Zarazúa (MEX)	w	/	o

	Ingo Buding (FRG) Jürgen Fassbender (FRG)
					1	Rafael Osuna (MEX) Vicente Zarazúa (MEX)	4	8	6

						Pancho Guzmán (ECU) Teimuraz Kakulia (URS)	6	6	0
	Juan Manuel Brito (CUB) Humberto Camarotti (CUB)	4	3

	Pancho Guzmán (ECU) Teimuraz Kakulia (URS)	6	6
										1	Rafael Osuna (MEX) Vicente Zarazúa (MEX)	6	3	14

										2	Pierre Darmon (FRA) Joaquín Loyo Mayo (MEX)	4	6	12
	Vladimir Korotkov (URS) Anatoli Volkov (URS)	3	6	6

	Jun Kamiwazumi (JPN) Toshiro Sakai (JPN)	6	4	0
						Vladimir Korotkov (URS) Anatoli Volkov (URS)	5	6	2

					2	Pierre Darmon (FRA) Joaquín Loyo Mayo (MEX)	7	1	6
	Herb Fitzgibbon (USA) Jim McManus (USA)	5	3

2	Pierre Darmon (FRA) Joaquín Loyo Mayo (MEX)	7	6

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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.

References

↑ "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.
↑ "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

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[Olympic3-1] "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.

[Olympic2-2] "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

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