| 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 | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | Jane Bartkowicz | USA | bye | ||||
| Match #2 | Zaiga Jansone | URS | bye | ||||
| Match #3 | 24 Oct | Rosie Darmon | FRA | 6-3, 6-2 | Valerie Ziegenfuss | USA | |
| Match #4 | 24 Oct | Suzana Petersen | BRA | 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 | Patricia Montaño | MEX | |
| Match #5 | Julie Heldman | USA | 6-1, 6-0 | 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 | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 24 Oct | Jane Bartkowicz | USA | 6-3, 7-5 | Zaiga Jansone | URS | |
| Match #2 | 24 Oct | Suzana Petersen | BRA | 7-5, 5-7, 6-4 | Rosie Darmon | FRA | |
| Match #3 | 24 Oct | Julie Heldman | USA | 6-1, 6-0 | Lourdes Góngora | MEX | |
| Match #4 | 24 Oct | María Eugenia Guzmán | ECU | Helga Niessen | FRG | bye |
| Date | 25 October 1968 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each match advanced to the final. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 25 Oct | Jane Bartkowicz | USA | 6-4, 6-2 | Suzana Petersen | BRA | |
| Match #2 | 25 Oct | Julie Heldman | USA | 6-1, 6-0 | María Eugenia Guzmán | ECU |
| Date | 26 October 1968 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitor | NOC | Result | Competitor | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 26 Oct | Jane Bartkowicz | USA | 6-3, 6-2 | Julie Heldman | USA |