1968 Davis Cup

1968 Davis Cup
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The 1968 Davis Cup was the 57th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 49 teams would enter the competition, 32 in the Europe Zone, 9 in the Americas Zone, and 8 in the Eastern Zone.[1]

The United States defeated Ecuador in the Americas Zone final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Zone final, and West Germany and Spain won the Europe Zones. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the USA defeated Spain, India defeated West Germany, and then the USA defeated India in the final. The USA then defeated defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Memorial Drive Tennis Centre in Adelaide, Australia on 26–28 December.

Americas Zone

North & Central America draw

  1st Round
3–13 May		 Final
24–26 May
                 
  Richmond, VA, United States (hard)
  1   United States 5  
  3   Caribbean/West Indies 0     Berkeley, CA, United States (hard)
    1   United States 5
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)   2   Mexico 0
  4   Canada 0
  2   Mexico 5  

South America draw

  1st Round
27–29 April		 Semifinals
March–May		 Final
24–27 May
                           
  Caracas, Venezuela
    Venezuela 3  
    Argentina 2     Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
      Venezuela 0  
    Ecuador 3  
    Ecuador
   bye     Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
      Ecuador 3
        Chile 1
   bye  
    Peru     Lima, Peru
      Peru 0
    Chile 5  
   bye
    Chile  

Although Peru had entered the draw on three previous occasions, this was the first time it actually competed in a tie.

Americas Inter-Zonal Final


United States
5		 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC, United States
7–9 June 1968
carpet (indoors)
Ecuador
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Ecuador		 Arthur Ashe
Pancho Guzmán		 6
3		 6
3		 6
2		      
2 United States
Ecuador		 Clark Graebner
Miguel Olvera		 6
2		 6
1		 6
2		      
3 United States
Ecuador		 Clark Graebner / Bob Lutz
Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera		 6
3		 6
2		 7
5		      
4 United States
Ecuador		 Clark Graebner
Pancho Guzmán		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
4		    
5 United States
Ecuador		 Arthur Ashe
Miguel Olvera		 6
1		 6
3		 6
0		      

Eastern Zone

Zone A Draw

  1st Round
 Semifinals
March–April		 Final
10–12 May
                           
 
    Indonesia w/o  
    South Vietnam     Manila, Philippines
      Indonesia 1  
    Philippines 4  
    Philippines
   bye     Tokyo, Japan
      Philippines 1
        Japan 4
   bye  
    South Korea     Tokyo, Japan
      South Korea 0
    Japan 5  
   bye
    Japan  

Zone B Draw

  1st Round
20–22 March		 Final
25–27 March
                 
  Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
    Malaysia 1  
    Ceylon 4     Guwahati, India
      Ceylon 2
    India 3
   bye
    India  

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final


Japan
1		 Tokyo, Japan
21–23 September 1968
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
India		 Keishiro Yanagi
Premjit Lall		 2
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2 Japan
India		 Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan		 2
6 		6
3		 3
6 		2
6 		   
3 Japan
India		 Isao Watanabe / Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan / Jaidip Mukerjea		 2
6 		2
6 		7
5		 6
1		 0
6 		 
4 Japan
India		 Keishiro Yanagi
Ramanathan Krishnan		 4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
5 Japan
India		 Koji Watanabe
Premjit Lall		 8
6		 6
1		 6
2		      

Europe Zone

Zone A Draw

  First round
26 April-7 May		 Quarterfinals
23–26 May		 Semifinals
13–16 June		 Final
19–21 July
                                     
Valencia, Spain (clay)
  Spain 3  
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  Netherlands 2  
    Spain 4  
Bandol, France* (clay)
    Sweden 1  
  Rhodesia 1
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  Sweden 4  
    Spain 4  
Bournemouth, England (clay)
    Great Britain 1  
  Great Britain 3  
London, England (grass)
  France 0  
    Great Britain 5
Helsinki, Finland (clay)
    Finland 0  
  Finland 4
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  Portugal 1  
    Spain 3
Cagliari, Italy (clay)
    Italy 2
  Italy 5  
Biella, Italy (clay)
  Hungary 0  
    Italy 5
Monte Carlo, Monaco
    Monaco 0  
  Monaco 3
Reggio Emilia, Italy (clay)
  Ireland 1  
    Italy 3
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
    Soviet Union 2  
  Yugoslavia 4  
Moscow, Soviet Union
  New Zealand 0  
    Yugoslavia 0
Tbilisi, Soviet Union
    Soviet Union 5  
  Greece 1
  Soviet Union 4  

Zone A Final


Spain
3		 Real Club de Tenis de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
19–21 July 1968
clay
Italy
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Italy		 Juan Gisbert
Martin Mulligan		 6
4		 2
6 		6
2		 6
4		    
2 Spain
Italy		 Manuel Santana
Nicola Pietrangeli		 6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		6
4		 6
2		  
3 Spain
Italy		 José Luis Arilla / Manuel Orantes
Martin Mulligan / Nicola Pietrangeli		 5
7 		2
6 		6
3		 3
6 		   
4 Spain
Italy		 Juan Gisbert
Nicola Pietrangeli		 8
6		 6
4		 6
2		      
5 Spain
Italy		 Manuel Orantes
Martin Mulligan		 2
4 		6
4		 6
7 		6
6 		   

Zone B draw

  First round
28 April-6 May		 Quarterfinals
17–26 May		 Semifinals
14–16 June		 Final
19–21 July
                                     
Linz, Austria
  South Africa 5  
Tehran, Iran
  Austria 0  
    South Africa 5  
Tehran, Iran
    Iran 0  
  Iran 4
  Israel 1  
    South Africa w/o  
Luxembourg, Luxembourg (clay)
    Romania  
  Luxembourg 1  
Oslo, Norway (clay)
  Norway 4  
    Norway 0
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
    Romania 5  
  Romania 4
Düsseldorf, West Germany
  Denmark 1  
    South Africa 2
Sofia, Bulgaria
    West Germany 3
  Bulgaria 5  
Sofia, Bulgaria
  Turkey 0  
    Bulgaria 0
Freiburg, West Germany
    West Germany 5  
  West Germany 4
Munich, Germany (clay)
   Switzerland 1  
    West Germany 4
Brussels, Belgium
    Czechoslovakia 1  
  Belgium 3  
Brussels, Belgium (clay)
  Poland 2  
    Belgium 2
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
    Czechoslovakia 3  
  Czechoslovakia 3
  Brazil 2  

Zone B Final


West Germany
3		 Düsseldorf, West Germany
19–21 July 1968
South Africa
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
South Africa		 Wilhelm Bungert
Bob Hewitt		 9
7		 7
5		 7
5		      
2 West Germany
South Africa		 Inge Buding
Ray Moore		 6
3		 4
6 		10
8		 6
8 		6
4		  
3 West Germany
South Africa		 Inge Buding / Jürgen Faßbender
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan		 4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
4 West Germany
South Africa		 Wilhelm Bungert
Ray Moore		 6
1		 6
1		 6
1		      
5 West Germany
South Africa		 Inge Buding
Bob Hewitt		 7
5		 6
2		 2
6 		6
3		    

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

  1st Round
August–October		 Final
9–11 November
                 
  Munich, West Germany
  EUR-B   West Germany 2  
  EAS   India 3     San Juan, Puerto Rico (hard)
    EAS   India 1
Cleveland, OH, United States (hard)   AME   United States 4
  AME   United States 4
  EUR-A   Spain 1  

First round


West Germany
2		 Munich, West Germany
4–6 October 1968
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
India		 Inge Buding
Premjit Lall		 6
2		 2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		   
2 West Germany
India		 Wilhelm Bungert
Ramanathan Krishnan		 4
6 		6
0		 8
6		 7
5		    
3 West Germany
India		 Wilhelm Bungert / Jürgen Faßbender
Ramanathan Krishnan / Jaidip Mukerjea		 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4 West Germany
India		 Inge Buding
Ramanathan Krishnan		 2
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
5 West Germany
India		 Wilhelm Bungert
Premjit Lall		 6
1		 4
6 		6
4		 6
3		    

United States
4		 Harold Clark Courts, Cleveland, OH, United States
16–19 August 1968
hard
Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Spain		 Clark Graebner
Manuel Santana		 2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2 United States
Spain		 Arthur Ashe
Juan Gisbert		 6
2		 6
4		 6
2		      
3 United States
Spain		 Clark Graebner / Charlie Pasarell
Juan Gisbert / Manuel Santana		 11
13 		17
15		 7
5		 6
2		    
4 United States
Spain		 Clark Graebner
Juan Gisbert		 9
7		 6
3		 6
1		      
5 United States
Spain		 Arthur Ashe
Manuel Santana		 11
13 		7
5		 6
3		 13
15 		6
4		  

Final


United States
4		 Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico
9–11 November 1968
hard
India
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
India		 Arthur Ashe
Premjit Lall		 6
2		 5
7 		6
2		 6
4		    
2 United States
India		 Clark Graebner
Ramanathan Krishnan		 5
7 		6
4		 2
6 		1
6 		   
3 United States
India		 Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
Ramanathan Krishnan / Jaidip Mukerjea		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      
4 United States
India		 Arthur Ashe
Ramanathan Krishnan		 6
1		 6
3		 6
3		      
5 United States
India		 Clark Graebner
Premjit Lall		 9
11 		9
7		 7
5		 6
4		    

Challenge Round


Australia
1		 Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, Adelaide, Australia
26–28 December 1968
grass
United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
United States		 Bill Bowrey
Clark Graebner		 10
8		 4
6 		6
8 		6
3		 1
6 		 
2 Australia
United States		 Ray Ruffels
Arthur Ashe		 8
6		 5
7 		3
6 		3
6 		   
3 Australia
United States		 John Alexander / Ray Ruffels
Bob Lutz / Stan Smith		 4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
4 Australia
United States		 Ray Ruffels
Clark Graebner		 6
3		 6
8 		6
2		 3
6 		1
6 		 
5 Australia
United States		 Bill Bowrey
Arthur Ashe		 2
6 		6
3		 11
9		 8
6		    

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.daviscup.com/en/teams/teams-a-to-z.aspx
  2. ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rNVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4408,2869280&dq=davis+cup+chile&hl=en

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