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Doubles (Mexico), Men

Date24 – 26 October 1968
StatusOlympic (non-medal)
LocationCentro Deportivo Chapultepec, Ciudad de México
Participants14 from 7 countries

The Mexican team of Rafael Osuna and Vicente Zarazúa had won the doubles competition at Guadalajara the previous week and also win this event, defeating a mixed team of Pierre Darmon (FRA) and Joaquín Loyo (MEX) in the final.

PosPairNOC
1Rafael Osuna / Vicente ZarazúaMEX
2Pierre Darmon (FRA) / Joaquín Loyo Mayo (MEX)MIX
=3Francisco Guzmán (ECU) / Teimuraz K'ak'ulia (URS)MIX
=3Vladimir Korotkov / Anatoly VolkovURS
=5Herb Fitzgibbon / Jim McManusUSA
=5Jun Kamiwazumi / Toshiro SakaiJPN
=5Humberto Camarotti / Juan BritoCUB
DNSIngo Buding / Jürgen FaßbenderFRG

Round One

Date24 October 1968
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimePairNOCResultPairNOC
Match #1Osuna / ZarazúaMEX – Buding / FaßbenderFRGwalkover
Match #224 OctGuzmán (ECU) / K'ak'ulia (URS)MIX6-4, 6-3Camarotti / BritoCUB
Match #324 OctKorotkov / VolkovURS3-6, 6-4, 6-0Kamiwazumi / SakaiJPN
Match #424 OctDarmon (FRA) / Loyo Mayo (MEX)MIX7-5, 6-3Fitzgibbon / McManusUSA

Semi-Finals

Date25 October 1968
FormatWinner of each match advanced to the final.
MatchDate/TimePairNOCResultPairNOC
Match #125 OctOsuna / ZarazúaMEX4-6, 8-6, 6-0Guzmán (ECU) / K'ak'ulia (URS)MIX
Match #225 OctDarmon (FRA) / Loyo Mayo (MEX)MIX7-5, 1-6, 6-2Korotkov / VolkovURS

Final Round

Date26 October 1968
MatchDate/TimePairNOCResultPairNOC
Match 1/226 OctOsuna / ZarazúaMEX6-4, 3-6, 14-12Darmon (FRA) / Loyo Mayo (MEX)MIX