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1968 tennis event results From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Since the 1968 Summer Olympics did not feature tennis as an official sport, two unofficial tournaments were held during the Games: a Demonstration tournament and an Exhibition tournament.[1]
Exhibition men's doubles | |
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Tennis at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
Champions | Rafael Osuna Vicente Zarazúa |
Runners-up | Pierre Darmon Joaquín Loyo Mayo |
Score | 6–4, 3–6, 14–12 |
The Exhibition tournament was played from 24 to 26 October 1968 on the clay courts of the Chapultepec Sports Center in Mexico City, Mexico.[2] All matches were played at best-of-three sets; since the tiebreak rule wasn't implemented until the 1970s, a team had to win a set by a two-game margin in case of a 6–6 draw. Due to the short length of the tournament, no third place match was played, and both semifinal losers received bronze medals.
Mexicans Rafael Osuna and Vicente Zarazúa won the title by defeating French Pierre Darmon and also Mexican Joaquín Loyo Mayo 6–4, 3–6, 14–12 in the final. Ecuatorian Pancho Guzmán and Soviet Teimuraz Kakulia, alongside also Soviets Vladimir Korotkov and Anatoli Volkov, have won bronze medals.
First round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Rafael Osuna (MEX) Vicente Zarazúa (MEX) | w | / | o | ||||||||||||||||
Ingo Buding (FRG) Jürgen Fassbender (FRG) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Rafael Osuna (MEX) Vicente Zarazúa (MEX) | 4 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Pancho Guzmán (ECU) Teimuraz Kakulia (URS) | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Juan Manuel Brito (CUB) Humberto Camarotti (CUB) | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pancho Guzmán (ECU) Teimuraz Kakulia (URS) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Rafael Osuna (MEX) Vicente Zarazúa (MEX) | 6 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Pierre Darmon (FRA) Joaquín Loyo Mayo (MEX) | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
Vladimir Korotkov (URS) Anatoli Volkov (URS) | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Jun Kamiwazumi (JPN) Toshiro Sakai (JPN) | 6 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Vladimir Korotkov (URS) Anatoli Volkov (URS) | 5 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Pierre Darmon (FRA) Joaquín Loyo Mayo (MEX) | 7 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Herb Fitzgibbon (USA) Jim McManus (USA) | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Pierre Darmon (FRA) Joaquín Loyo Mayo (MEX) | 7 | 6 |
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