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1968 Australian Championships – Women's doubles
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April 2026
1968 Australian Championships s AUS Karen Krantzcke AUS Kerry Melville AUS Judy Tegart AUS Lesley Turner 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 22 6 mixed Australian Championships – Women's doubles Australian Open – 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.
Seeds
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.
30em USA Rosemary Casals / USA Billie Jean King (semifinals) AUS Karen Krantzcke / AUS Kerry Melville (champions)
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AUS Judy Tegart / AUS Lesley Turner (final) USA Mary-Ann Eisel / AUS Lynne Nette (quarterfinals)
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AUS Kaye Dening / AUS Helen Gourlay (quarterfinals) AUS Margaret Court / AUS Gail Sherriff (semifinals)
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Draw
Final
3 Final 1 AUS Karen KrantzckeAUS Kerry Melville 6 3 6 3 AUS Judy TegartAUS Lesley Turner 4 6 2
Top half
y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3 USA M A EiselAUS L Nette 6 6 NED E de JongAUS R Lesh 3 4 AUS P EdwardsAUS E Goolagong 6 6 FRA Y BoyNED J Salome 2 4 AUS A AvisAUS J Murdoch 2 2 5 AUS M CourtAUS G Sherriff 6 6 1 AUS K KrantzckeAUS K Melville 6 6 AUS H FraserGBR D Keller 1 1 AUS W GilchristAUS K Harris 8 3 6 INA L KaligisINA L Liem 6 6 1 3 USA M A EiselAUS L Nette 6 6 AUS P EdwardsAUS E Goolagong 4 1 AUS H McKechnieAUS C Sherriff 1 1 5 AUS M CourtAUS G Sherriff 6 6 1 AUS K KrantzckeAUS K Melville 6 6 AUS W GilchristAUS K Harris 0 1 3 USA M A EiselAUS L Nette 6 1 3 5 AUS M CourtAUS G Sherriff 3 6 6 1 AUS K KrantzckeAUS K Melville 6 6 5 AUS M CourtAUS G Sherriff 2 3
Bottom half
y 3 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals AUS S GootAUS J Nelson 2 2 AUS H AmosMEX 1934 E Subirats 6 6 AUS S StephenAUS D Whitely 4 6 4 AUS A JenkinsAUS B Jenkins 6 4 6 AUS A McKenzieAUS S Washbourne 3 1 3 AUS J TegartAUS L Turner 6 6 5 AUS K DeningAUS H Gourlay 6 9 AUS H AmosMEX 1934 E Subirats 1 7 AUS A JenkinsAUS B Jenkins 1 3 3 AUS J TegartAUS L Turner 6 6 USA J JohnsonUSA G Shepard 1 3 NED A BakkerNED A Suurbeek 6 6 AUS L ButterfieldAUS J Whyte 1 0 1 USA R CasalsUSA B J King 6 6 5 AUS K DeningAUS H Gourlay 3 2 3 AUS J TegartAUS L Turner 6 6 NED A BakkerNED A Suurbeek 4 2 1 USA R CasalsUSA B J King 6 6 3 AUS J TegartAUS L Turner 6 6 1 USA R CasalsUSA B J King 3 2
External links
ITF draw
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