1966 Federation Cup (tennis)

The 1966 Federation Cup was the 4th edition of what is now known as the Fed Cup. 21 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at the Turin Press Sporting Club in Turin, Italy, from 10–16 May. United States won their second title, defeating West Germany in the final, in what was the first final not featuring Australia.

Contents

Participating Teams

Participating Teams

Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Canada
Czechoslovakia

East Germany
France
Great Britain
Hungary
Italy
Morocco
Netherlands

Poland
Rhodesia
South Africa
Sweden
Switzerland
United States
West Germany

Draw

All ties were played at the Turin Press Sporting Club in Turin, Italy, on clay courts.

  First Round
10 May		 Second Round
12 May		 Quarterfinals
13 May		 Semifinals
14 May		 Final
15 May
                                               
        
      Australia 3  
        Switzerland 0  
      
        
      Australia 2  
      Netherlands 1  
        
        
      South Africa 1
        Netherlands 2  
      
        
      Australia 1  
      West Germany 2  
        
        
      West Germany 3
        Argentina 0  
      
        
      West Germany 2
      Italy 1  
    Austria 0  
    Rhodesia 3  
      Rhodesia 0
        Italy 3  
      
      West Germany 0
      United States 3
    Canada 2  
    Bulgaria 1  
      Canada 0  
        Great Britain 3  
      
        
      Great Britain 3  
      Czechoslovakia 0  
    East Germany w/o  
    Poland    
      Poland 0
        Czechoslovakia 3  
      
        
      Great Britain 1
      United States 2  
    Belgium 1  
    Hungary 2  
      Hungary 1
        France 2  
      
        
      France 1
      United States 2  
    Morocco 0  
    Sweden 3  
      Sweden 0
        United States 3  
      

First Round

Austria vs. Rhodesia


Austria
0		 Turin Press Sporting Club, Turin, Italy
10 May 1966
Red Clay (outdoor)
Rhodesia
3
1 2 3
1
Sonja Pachta
Patricia Walkden		 2
6		 4
6		    
2
Monika Hassmann
Joan Walker		 9
11		 2
6		    
3
Monika Hassmann / Sonja Pachta
Patricia Walkden / Joan Walker		 4
6		 8
6		 4
6		  

[1]

Canada vs. Bulgaria


Canada
2		 Turin Press Sporting Club, Turin, Italy
10 May 1966
Red Clay (outdoor)
Bulgaria
1
1 2 3
1
Vicky Berner
Maria Chakarova		 2
6		 6
1		 2
6		  
2
Faye Urban
Lubka Radkova		 6
3		 6
0		    
3
Vicky Berner / Faye Urban
Maria Chakarova / Lubka Radkova		 6
1		 6
0		    

[2]

Belgium vs. Hungary


Belgium
1		 Turin Press Sporting Club, Turin, Italy
10 May 1966
Red Clay (outdoor)
Hungary
2
1 2 3
1
Christiane Mercelis
Klara Bardoczy		 6
3		 5
7		 4
6		  
2
Michele Kahn
Erzsébet Széll		 0
6		 3
6		    
3
Monique Bedoret / Christiane Mercelis
Klara Bardóczy / Eva Szabó		 4
6		 6
1		 6
2		  

[3]

Morocco vs. Sweden


Morocco
0		 Turin Press Sporting Club, Turin, Italy
10 May 1966
Red Clay (outdoor)
Sweden
3
1 2 3
1
Jacqueline Morales
Christina Sandberg		 9
7		 3
6		 2
6		  
2
Francoise Repoux
Eva Lindquist		 2
6		 4
6		    
3
Jacqueline Morales / Francoise Repoux
Ingrid Bentzer / Eva Lindquist		 5
7		 5
7		    

[4]

Second Round

Australia vs. Switzerland


Australia
3		 Turin Press Sporting Club, Turin, Italy
12 May 1966
Red Clay (outdoor)
Switzerland
0
1 2 3
1
Judy Tegart
Sonja Fetz		 6
0		 6
0		    
2
Gail Benedetti
Anne-Marie Studer		 6
1		 6
2		    
3
Karen Krantzcke / Judy Tegart
Janine Bourgnon / Sonja Fetz		 6
0		 6
2		    

[5]

South Africa vs. Netherlands


South Africa
1		 Turin Press Sporting Club, Turin, Italy
12 May 1966
Red Clay (outdoor)
Netherlands
2
1 2 3
1
Annette Du Plooy
Els Veentjer		 6
4		 6
2		    
2
Esme Emanuel
Gertruida Walhof		 3
6		 6
1		 1
6		  
3
Esme Emanuel / Annette Du Plooy
Gertruida Walhof / Els Veentjer		 6
8		 6
3		 2
6		  

[6]

West Germany vs. Argentina


West Germany
3		 Turin Press Sporting Club, Turin, Italy
12 May 1966
Red Clay (outdoor)
Argentina
0
1 2 3
1
Edda Buding
Norma Baylon		 6
4		 6
4		    
2
Helga Niessen
Graciela Moran		 6
0		 6
3		    
3
Edda Buding / Helga Hösl
Raquel Giscafre / Graciela Moran		 6
4		 6
1		    

[7]

Rhodesia vs. Italy


Rhodesia
0		 Turin Press Sporting Club, Turin, Italy
12 May 1966
Red Clay (outdoor)
Italy
3
1 2 3
1
Patricia Walkden
Lea Pericoli		 2
6		 6
4		 4
6		  
2
Joan Walker
Maria-Teresa Riedl		 1
6		 2
6		    
3
Patricia Walkden / Joan Walker
Sylvana Lazzarino / Maria-Teresa Riedl		 2
6		 3
6		    

[8]

Canada vs. Great Britain


Canada
0		 Turin Press Sporting Club, Turin, Italy
12 May 1966
Red Clay (outdoor)
Great Britain
3
1 2 3
1
Vicky Berner
Ann Haydon Jones		 0
6		 3
6		    
2
Faye Urban
Winnie Shaw		 2
6		 2
6		    
3
Brenda Nunns / Faye Urban
Ann Haydon Jones / Elizabeth Starkie		 6
8		 3
6		    

[9]

Poland vs. Czechoslovakia


Poland
0		 Turin Press Sporting Club, Turin, Italy
12 May 1966
Red Clay (outdoor)
Czechoslovakia
3
1 2 3
1
Danula Rylska
Vlasta Kodesová		 2
6		 1
6		    
2
Barbara Olszewska
Jitka Volavková		 1
6		 1
6		    
3
Barbara Olszewska / Danula Rylska
Jitka Volavková / Vlasta Kodesová		 2
6		 2
6		    

[10]

Hungary vs. France


Hungary
1		 Turin Press Sporting Club, Turin, Italy
12 May 1966
Red Clay (outdoor)
France
2
1 2 3
1
Klara Bardóczy
Françoise Durr		 2
6		 0
6		    
2
Erzsébet Széll
Evelyne Terras		 6
1		 6
1		    
3
Klara Bardóczy / Erzsébet Széll
Françoise Durr / Janine Lieffrig		 1
6		 0
6		    

[11]

Sweden vs. United States


Sweden
0		 Turin Press Sporting Club, Turin, Italy
12 May 1966
Red Clay (outdoor)
United States
3
1 2 3
1
Christina Sandberg
Billie Jean King		 2
6		 3
6		    
2
Eva Lundquist
Julie Heldman		 4
6		 0
6		    
3
Ingrid Bentzer / Eva Lundquist
Carole Graebner / Billie Jean King		 3
6		 1
6		    

[12]

Quarterfinals

Australia vs. Netherlands


Australia
2		 Turin Press Sporting Club, Turin, Italy
13 May 1966
Red Clay (outdoor)
Netherlands
1
1 2 3
1
Gail Benedetti
Betty Stöve		 2
6		 4
6		    
2
Judy Tegart
Els Veentjer		 6
0		 6
0		    
3
Karen Krantzcke / Judy Tegart
Gertruida Walhof / Betty Stöve		 6
1		 8
6		    

[13]

West Germany vs. Italy


West Germany
2		 Turin Press Sporting Club, Turin, Italy
13 May 1966
Red Clay (outdoor)
Italy
1
1 2 3
1
Helga Niessen
Maria-Teresa Riedl		 6
3		 6
4		    
2
Edda Buding
Lea Pericoli		 4
6		 6
3		 7
5		  
3
Helga Niessen / Helga Hösl
Sylvana Lazzarino / Lea Pericoli		 6
8		 5
7		    

[14]

Great Britain vs. Czechoslovakia


Great Britain
3		 Turin Press Sporting Club, Turin, Italy
13 May 1966
Red Clay (outdoor)
Czechoslovakia
0
1 2 3
1
Winnie Shaw
Jitka Volavková		 6
4		 7
9		 6
4		  
2
Ann Haydon Jones
Vlasta Kodesová		 4
6		 6
2		 6
1		  
3
Ann Haydon Jones / Elizabeth Starkie
Jitka Volavková / Vlasta Kodesová		 6
3		 6
4		    

[15]

France vs. United States


France
1		 Turin Press Sporting Club, Turin, Italy
13 May 1966
Red Clay (outdoor)
United States
2
1 2 3
1
Janine Lieffrig
Julie Heldman		 0
6		 4
6		    
2
Françoise Durr
Billie Jean King		 7
5		 2
6		 3
6		  
3
Françoise Durr / Janine Lieffrig
Carole Graebner / Billie Jean King		 6
3		 6
4		    

[16]

Semifinals

Australia vs. West Germany


Australia
1		 Turin Press Sporting Club, Turin, Italy
14 May 1966
Red Clay (outdoor)
West Germany
2
1 2 3
1
Judy Tegart
Edda Buding		 10
8		 4
6		 2
6		  
2
Karen Krantzcke
Helga Niessen		 3
6		 3
6		    
3
Karen Krantzcke / Judy Tegart
Edda Buding / Helga Hösl		 2
6		 6
2		 6
0		  

[17]

Great Britain vs. United States


Great Britain
1		 Turin Press Sporting Club, Turin, Italy
14 May 1966
Red Clay (outdoor)
United States
2
1 2 3
1
Winnie Shaw
Julie Heldman		 4
6		 7
5		 3
6		  
2
Ann Haydon Jones
Billie Jean King		 6
1		 6
4		    
3
Ann Haydon Jones / Elizabeth Starkie
Carole Graebner / Billie Jean King		 6
4		 3
6		 0
6		  

[18]

Final

West Germany vs. United States


West Germany
0		 Turin Press Sporting Club, Turin, Italy
15 May 1966
Red Clay (outdoor)
United States
3
1 2 3
1
Helga Niessen
Julie Heldman		 6
4		 5
7		 1
6		  
2
Edda Buding
Billie Jean King		 3
6		 6
3		 1
6		  
3
Edda Buding / Helga Hösl
Carole Graebner / Billie Jean King		 4
6		 2
6		    

[19]

 1966 Fed Cup Champions 

United States
Second title

References

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  2. ^ "Canada v Bulgaria". fedcup.com. http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004088. 
  3. ^ "Belgium v Hungary". fedcup.com. http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004703. 
  4. ^ "Morocco v Sweden". fedcup.com. http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003645. 
  5. ^ "Australia v Switzerland". fedcup.com. http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003581. 
  6. ^ "South Africa v Netherlands". fedcup.com. http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004672. 
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  8. ^ "Rhodesia v Italy". fedcup.com. http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20003378. 
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  10. ^ "Poland v Czechoslovakia". fedcup.com. http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=20004926. 
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