1968 Australian Championships – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
1968 Australian Championships
1967 Champions	Judy Tegart Lesley Turner
Champions	Karen Krantzcke Kerry Melville
Runners-up	Judy Tegart Lesley Turner
Final score	6–4, 3–6, 6–2

Judy Tegart and Lesley Turner were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 against Karen Krantzcke and Kerry Melville.

Seeds

Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The joint top and one team of joint fifth seeded teams received byes into the second round.

1. Rosemary Casals / Billie Jean King (Semifinals)
   Karen Krantzcke / Kerry Melville (Champions)
2. n/a
3. Judy Tegart / Lesley Turner (Final)
   Mary-Ann Eisel / Lynne Nette (Quarterfinals)
4. n/a
5. Kaye Dening / Helen Gourlay (Quarterfinals)
   Margaret Court / Gail Sherriff (Semifinals)
6. n/a

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Final

Final
1	Karen Krantzcke   Kerry Melville	6	3	6
3	Judy Tegart   Lesley Turner	4	6	2

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	K Krantzcke   K Melville	6	6
								H Fraser   D Keller	1	1
														1	K Krantzcke   K Melville	6	6
															W Gilchrist   K Harris	0	1
								W Gilchrist   K Harris	8	3	6
								L Kaligis   L Liem	6	6	1
																					1	K Krantzcke   K Melville	6	6
3	M A Eisel   L Nette	6	6																		5	M Court   G Sherriff	2	3
	E de Jong   R Lesh	3	4				3	M A Eisel   L Nette	6	6
	P Edwards   E Goolagong	6	6					P Edwards   E Goolagong	4	1
	Y Boy   J Salome	2	4											3	M A Eisel   L Nette	6	1	3
														5	M Court   G Sherriff	3	6	6
								H McKechnie   C Sherriff	1	1
	A Avis   J Murdoch	2	2				5	M Court   G Sherriff	6	6
5	M Court   G Sherriff	6	6

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							5	K Dening   H Gourlay	6	9
	S Goot   J Nelson	2	2					H Amos   E Subirats	1	7
	H Amos   E Subirats	6	6											5	K Dening   H Gourlay	3	2
	S Stephen   D Whitely	4	6	4										3	J Tegart   L Turner	6	6
	A Jenkins   B Jenkins	6	4	6				A Jenkins   B Jenkins	1	3
	A McKenzie   S Washbourne	3	1				3	J Tegart   L Turner	6	6
3	J Tegart   L Turner	6	6																		3	J Tegart   L Turner	6	6
																					1	R Casals   B J King	3	2
								J Johnson   G Shepard	1	3
								A Bakker   A Suurbeek	6	6
															A Bakker   A Suurbeek	4	2
														1	R Casals   B J King	6	6
								L Butterfield   J Whyte	1	0
							1	R Casals   B J King	6	6

References

• 1968 Australian Championships Women's Doubles Draw