| | Event type
Doubles (Guadalajara), Women
| Date | 17 – 19 October 1968 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic (non-medal) |
| Location | Guadalajara Country Club, Guadalajara / Atlas Sports Club, Guadalajara / Guadalajara Sports Club, Guadalajara |
| Participants | 12 from 6 countries |
Mixed teams were allowed in this event. The West German duo of Helga Niessen and Edda Buding won the competition by defeating the mixed team of Julie Heldman (USA) and Rosa María Reyes (FRA) in straight sets in the final. Reyes was actually Mexican but married French player Pierre Darmon and represented France in 1968. She had won the 1958 French doubles championships alongside Yola Ramírez. Niessen’s best career Grand Slam result was losing in the final of the 1970 French Open to Margaret Court. Buding had been a top junior player but never made the final of a Grand Slam event. Heldman also never made a Grand Slam final but she would win 22 professional tournaments.
| Pos | Pair | NOC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edda Buding / Helga Niessen |  FRG | |||
| 2 | Julie Heldman (USA) / Rosie Darmon (FRA) |  MIX | |||
| 3 | Jane Bartkowicz / Valerie Ziegenfuss |  USA | |||
| 4 | Lourdes Góngora / Patricia Montaño |  MEX | |||
| =5 | Suzana Petersen (BRA) / Cecilia Rosado (MEX) | MIX | |||
| =5 | Ana María Ycaza / María Eugenia Guzmán |  ECU |
Round One
| Date | 17 October 1968 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each match advanced to the semi-finals. |
| Match | Date/Time | Pair | NOC | Result | Pair | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | Bartkowicz / Ziegenfuss | USA | bye | ||||
| Match #2 | 17 Oct | Heldman (USA) / Darmon (FRA) | MIX | 7-5, 6-0 | Petersen (BRA) / Rosado (MEX) | MIX | |
| Match #3 | 17 Oct | Góngora / Montaño | MEX | 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 | Ycaza / Guzmán | ECU | |
| Match #4 | Buding / Niessen | FRG | bye |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 18 October 1968 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each match advanced to the final. |
| Match | Date/Time | Pair | NOC | Result | Pair | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 18 Oct | Heldman (USA) / Darmon (FRA) | MIX | 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 | Bartkowicz / Ziegenfuss | USA | |
| Match #2 | 18 Oct | Buding / Niessen | FRG | 6-4, 6-1 | Góngora / Montaño | MEX |
Final Round
| Date | 19 October 1968 |
|---|
| Match | Date/Time | Pair | NOC | Result | Pair | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 19 Oct | Buding / Niessen | FRG | 6-3, 6-4 | Heldman (USA) / Darmon (FRA) | MIX | |
| Match 3/4 | 19 Oct | Bartkowicz / Ziegenfuss | USA | 6-2, 6-1 | Góngora / Montaño | MEX |