Tennis at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Demonstration women's singles

Demonstration women's singles
Demonstration women's singles
Tennis at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Final
Champion	Helga Niessen
Runner-up	Peaches Bartkowicz
Score	6–4, 6–3
Events
Demonstration
Exhibition

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]

The Demonstration tournament was played from 14 to 20 October 1968 at three venues in Guadalajara, Mexico: Guadalajara Country Club, Atlas Sports Club and Guadalajara Sports Club; all of them featured clay courts.^[2] All matches were played at best-of-three sets; since the tiebreak rule wasn't implemented until the 1970s, a player had to win a set by a two-game margin in case of a 6–6 draw.

West German Helga Niessen won the tournament by defeating American Peaches Bartkowicz 6–4, 6–3 in the final. Another American, Julie Heldman, won the third place.

Seeds

Both seeds received a bye into the quarterfinals.

Peaches Bartkowicz (USA) (final, silver medalist)
Helga Niessen (FRG) (champion, gold medalist)

Draw

First round				Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final (gold-medal match)

				1	P Bartkowicz (USA)	4	6	7
E Buding (FRG)	7	2	6		E Buding (FRG)	6	4	5
P Montaño (MEX)	5	6	4						1	P Bartkowicz (USA)	6	6
L Gongora (MEX)	6	6								L Gongora (MEX)	2	2
V Ziegenfuss (USA)	1	2		L Gongora (MEX)		6	6
ME Guzmán (ECU)	6	6		ME Guzmán (ECU)		2	2
Z Jansone (URS)	2	2												1	P Bartkowicz (USA)	4	3
S Petersen (BRA)	1	2												2	H Niessen (FRG)	6	6
J Heldman (USA)	6	6		J Heldman (USA)		6	6
AM Ycaza (ECU)	1	1		RM Darmon (FRA)		3	3
RM Darmon (FRA)	6	6								J Heldman (USA)	3	6	3
									2	H Niessen (FRG)	6	1	6
					C Rosado (MEX)	1	1
				2	H Niessen (FRG)	6	6