1968 Australian Championships – Women's doubles

Judy Tegart and Lesley Turner were the defending champions but lost in the final 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 against Karen Krantzcke and Kerry Melville.

Women's doubles
1968 Australian Championships
Final
ChampionsAustralia Karen Krantzcke
Australia Kerry Melville
Runners-upAustralia Judy Tegart
Australia Lesley Turner
Score6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women mixed
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Seeds

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Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated. The joint top and one team of joint fifth seeded teams received byes into the second round.

  1.   Rosemary Casals /   Billie Jean King (semifinals)
      Karen Krantzcke /   Kerry Melville (champions)
  2. n/a
  3.   Judy Tegart /   Lesley Turner (final)
      Mary-Ann Eisel /   Lynne Nette (quarterfinals)
  4. n/a
  5.   Kaye Dening /   Helen Gourlay (quarterfinals)
      Margaret Court /   Gail Sherriff (semifinals)
  6. n/a

Draw

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Final

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Final
     
1   Karen Krantzcke
  Kerry Melville
6 3 6
3   Judy Tegart
  Lesley Turner
4 6 2

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   K Krantzcke
  K Melville
6 6  
    H Fraser
  D Keller
1 1  
1   K Krantzcke
  K Melville
6 6  
    W Gilchrist
  K Harris
0 1  
    W Gilchrist
  K Harris
8 3 6
    L Kaligis
  L Liem
6 6 1
1   K Krantzcke
  K Melville
6 6  
3   M A Eisel
  L Nette
6 6   5   M Court
  G Sherriff
2 3  
    E de Jong
  R Lesh
3 4   3   M A Eisel
  L Nette
6 6  
    P Edwards
  E Goolagong
6 6       P Edwards
  E Goolagong
4 1  
    Y Boy
  J Salome
2 4   3   M A Eisel
  L Nette
6 1 3
5   M Court
  G Sherriff
3 6 6
    H McKechnie
  C Sherriff
1 1  
    A Avis
  J Murdoch
2 2   5   M Court
  G Sherriff
6 6  
5   M Court
  G Sherriff
6 6  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5   K Dening
  H Gourlay
6 9  
    S Goot
  J Nelson
2 2       H Amos
  E Subirats
1 7  
    H Amos
  E Subirats
6 6   5   K Dening
  H Gourlay
3 2  
    S Stephen
  D Whitely
4 6 4 3   J Tegart
  L Turner
6 6  
    A Jenkins
  B Jenkins
6 4 6     A Jenkins
  B Jenkins
1 3  
    A McKenzie
  S Washbourne
3 1   3   J Tegart
  L Turner
6 6  
3   J Tegart
  L Turner
6 6   3   J Tegart
  L Turner
6 6  
1   R Casals
  B J King
3 2  
    J Johnson
  G Shepard
1 3  
    A Bakker
  A Suurbeek
6 6  
    A Bakker
  A Suurbeek
4 2  
1   R Casals
  B J King
6 6  
    L Butterfield
  J Whyte
1 0  
1   R Casals
  B J King
6 6  
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