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Singles (Guadalajara), Women

Date14 – 19 October 1968
StatusOlympic (non-medal)
LocationGuadalajara Country Club, Guadalajara / Atlas Sports Club, Guadalajara / Guadalajara Sports Club, Guadalajara
Participants13 from 7 countries

The only top women competing in Guadalajara were the American trio of Jane “Peaches” Bartkowicz, Julie Heldman, and Valerie Ziegenfuss, and the West German duo of Helga Niessen and Edda Buding. Niessen won the competition by defeating Peaches in straight sets in the final. Niessen’s best career Grand Slam result was losing in the final of the 1970 French Open to Margaret Court.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Helga NiessenFRG
2Jane BartkowiczUSA
3Julie HeldmanUSA
4Lourdes GóngoraMEX
=5Cecilia RosadoMEX
=5Rosie DarmonFRA
=5María Eugenia GuzmánECU
=5Edda BudingFRG
=9Suzana PetersenBRA
=9Ana María YcazaECU
=9Patricia MontañoMEX
=9Valerie ZiegenfussUSA
=9Zaiga JansoneURS

Round One

Date14 October 1968
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #1Jane BartkowiczUSAbye
Match #214 OctEdda BudingFRG7-5, 2-6, 6-4Patricia MontañoMEX
Match #314 OctLourdes GóngoraMEX6-1, 6-2Valerie ZiegenfussUSA
Match #414 OctMaría Eugenia GuzmánECU6-2, 6-2Zaiga JansoneURS
Match #514 OctJulie HeldmanUSA6-1, 6-2Suzana PetersenBRA
Match #614 OctRosie DarmonFRA6-1, 6-1Ana María YcazaECU
Match #7Cecilia RosadoMEXbye
Match #8Helga NiessenFRGbye

Quarter-Finals

Date17 October 1968
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #117 OctJane BartkowiczUSA4-6, 6-4, 7-5Edda BudingFRG
Match #217 OctLourdes GóngoraMEX6-2, 6-2María Eugenia GuzmánECU
Match #317 OctJulie HeldmanUSA6-3, 6-3Rosie DarmonFRA
Match #417 OctHelga NiessenFRG6-1, 6-1Cecilia RosadoMEX

Semi-Finals

Date18 October 1968
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match #118 OctJane BartkowiczUSA6-2, 6-2Lourdes GóngoraMEX
Match #218 OctHelga NiessenFRG6-3, 1-6, 6-3Julie HeldmanUSA

Final Round

Date18 – 19 October 1968
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorNOCResultCompetitorNOC
Match 1/219 OctHelga NiessenFRG6-4, 6-3Jane BartkowiczUSA
Match 3/418 OctJulie HeldmanUSA6-4, 6-3Lourdes GóngoraMEX