Tennis at the 1968 Summer Olympics
# Tennis at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Tennis returned to the Summer Olympic program as an exhibition and a demonstration event in 1968. Men's and women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles were held in both, a Demonstration tournament and an Exhibition tournament. The Demonstration tournament was held in Guadalajara and the Exhibition tournament in Mexico City.

## Medal summary

### Demonstration

| Event | Champion | Second place | Third place |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's Singles | Manuel Santana Spain | Manuel Orantes Spain | Herbert Fitzgibbon United States |
| Women's Singles | Helga Niessen West Germany | Jane Bartkowicz United States | Julie Heldman United States |
| Men's Doubles | Rafael Osuna Vicente Zarazúa Mexico | Juan Gisbert Manuel Santana Spain | Pierre Darmon France Joaquín Loyo Mayo Mexico |
| Women's Doubles | Edda Buding Helga Niessen West Germany | Rosa Maria Darmon Mexico Julie Heldman United States | Jane Bartkowicz Valerie Ziegenfuss United States |
| Mixed Doubles | Julie Heldman Herbert Fitzgibbon United States | Helga Niessen Jürgen Fassbender West Germany | Jane Bartkowicz James Osborne United States |

### Exhibition

| Event | Champion | Second place | Third place |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's Singles | Rafael Osuna Mexico | Ingo Buding West Germany | Vladimir Korotkov Soviet Union |
| Men's Singles | Rafael Osuna Mexico | Ingo Buding West Germany | Nicola Pietrangeli Italy |
| Women's Singles | Jane Bartkowicz United States | Julie Heldman United States | María Eugenia Guzmán Ecuador |
| Women's Singles | Jane Bartkowicz United States | Julie Heldman United States | Suzana Petersen Brazil |
| Men's Doubles | Rafael Osuna Vicente Zarazúa Mexico | Pierre Darmon France Joaquín Loyo Mayo Mexico | Pancho Guzmán Ecuador Teimuraz Kakulia Soviet Union |
| Men's Doubles | Rafael Osuna Vicente Zarazúa Mexico | Pierre Darmon France Joaquín Loyo Mayo Mexico | Vladimir Korotkov Anatoli Volkov Soviet Union |
| Women's Doubles | Rosa Maria Darmon Mexico Julie Heldman United States | Jane Bartkowicz Valerie Ziegenfuss United States | María Eugenia Guzmán Ecuador Suzana Petersen Brazil |
| Women's Doubles | Rosa Maria Darmon Mexico Julie Heldman United States | Jane Bartkowicz Valerie Ziegenfuss United States | Cecilia Rosado Mexico Zaiga Jansone Soviet Union |
| Mixed Doubles | Zaiga Jansone Vladimir Korotkov Soviet Union | Jane Bartkowicz United States Ingo Buding West Germany | Rosa Maria Darmon Mexico Pierre Darmon France |
| Mixed Doubles | Zaiga Jansone Vladimir Korotkov Soviet Union | Jane Bartkowicz United States Ingo Buding West Germany | Suzana Petersen Brazil Teimuraz Kakulia Soviet Union |
