| Date | 24 – 26 October 1968 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic (non-medal) |
| Location | Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Ciudad de México |
| Participants | 10 from 6 countries |
Only nine players competed with only the American trio of Jane “Peaches” Bartkowicz, Julie Heldman, and Valerie Ziegenfuss considered near the top women players world-wide. Bartkowicz won the title by defeating Heldman in the final in straight sets. Bartkowicz was a top junior but never made the highest levels of senior play.
| Date | 24 October 1968 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each match advanced to the quarter-finals. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | Result | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | Jane Bartkowicz (1) |  USA | bye | ||||
| Match #2 | Zaiga Jansone |  URS | bye | ||||
| Match #3 | 24 Oct | Rosie Darmon |  FRA | 2 – 0 | Valerie Ziegenfuss | USA | |
| Match #4 | 24 Oct | Suzana Petersen |  BRA | 2 – 1 | Patricia Montaño |  MEX | |
| Match #5 | Julie Heldman | USA | 2 – 0 | Cecilia Rosado | MEX | ||
| Match #6 | Lourdes Góngora | MEX | bye | ||||
| Match #7 | María Eugenia Guzmán |  ECU | bye | ||||
| Match #8 | Helga Niessen |  FRG | bye |
| Date | 24 October 1968 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | Result | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 24 Oct | Jane Bartkowicz (1) | USA | 2 – 0 | Zaiga Jansone | URS | |
| Match #2 | 24 Oct | Suzana Petersen | BRA | 2 – 1 | Rosie Darmon | FRA | |
| Match #3 | 24 Oct | Julie Heldman | USA | 2 – 0 | Lourdes Góngora | MEX | |
| Match #4 | 24 Oct | María Eugenia Guzmán | ECU | – | Helga Niessen (2) | FRG | bye |
| Date | 25 October 1968 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each match advanced to the final round. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | Result | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 25 Oct | Jane Bartkowicz (1) | USA | 2 – 0 | Suzana Petersen | BRA | |
| Match #2 | 25 Oct | Julie Heldman | USA | 2 – 0 | María Eugenia Guzmán | ECU |
| Date | 26 October 1968 |
|---|
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | Result | Competitor (Seed) | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 26 Oct | Jane Bartkowicz (1) | USA | 2 – 0 | Julie Heldman | USA |
