1966 Davis Cup

1966 Davis Cup
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The 1966 Davis Cup was the 55th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. For the first time, the Europe Zone was effectively split into two zones, and the winner of each would earn a berth in the Inter-Zonal Zone. 46 teams would enter the competition, 32 in the Europe Zone, 8 in the Eastern Zone, and 6 in the Americas Zone.

The United States defeated Mexico in the Americas Zone final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Zone final, and Brazil and West Germany won the Europe Zones. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, India defeated West Germany, Brazil defeated the USA, and then India defeated Brazil in the final. India then fell to defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round which was the 1966 Davis Cup finals. The final was played at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on 26-28 December.

Americas Zone

Draw

  Quarterfinals
April-May		 Semifinals
19-30 May		 Final
13-15 August
                           
 
    Mexico  
   bye     Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
      Mexico 4  
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)     Argentina 1  
    Argentina 3
    Chile 2     Cleveland, OH, United States (hard)
      Mexico 0
  Caracas, Venezuela (hard)       United States 5
    Venezuela 2  
    Caribbean/West Indies 3     Kingston, Jamaica
      Caribbean/West Indies 1
    United States 4  
   bye
    United States  

Final


United States
5		 Harold Clark Courts, Cleveland, OH, United States
13 August - 15 August 1966
hard
Mexico
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Mexico		 Clark Graebner
Joaquin Loyo-Mayo		 6
0		 4
6 		6
1		 3
6 		6
3		  
2 United States
Mexico		 Dennis Ralston
Rafael Osuna		 6
4		 2
6 		7
5		 6
1		    
3 United States
Mexico		 Clark Graebner / Dennis Ralston
Joaquin Loyo-Mayo / Rafael Osuna		 6
1		 6
4		 6
0		      
4 United States
Mexico		 Cliff Richey
Marcelo Lara		 11
13 		6
0		 12
10		 6
4		    
5 United States
Mexico		 Clark Graebner
Rafael Osuna		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      

Eastern Zone

Zone A Draw

  1st round
17-19 April		 Final
30 April-2 May
                 
  Seoul, South Korea
    Philippines 3  
    South Korea 2     Manila, Philippines
      Philippines 2
    Japan 3
   bye
    Japan  

Zone B Draw

  Quarterfinals
 Semifinals
March-April		 Final
7-9 May
                           
 
    Ceylon w/o  
    South Vietnam     Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
      Ceylon 4  
    Malaysia 1  
    Malaysia
   bye     Madras, India
      Ceylon 0
        India 5
   bye  
    Iran     Ahmedabad, India
      Iran 0
    India 5  
   bye
    India  

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final


Japan
1		 Tokyo, Japan
30 September - 3 October 1966
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
India		 Osamu Ishiguro
Ramanathan Krishnan		 3
6 		6
2		 2
6 		8
10 		   
2 Japan
India		 Koji Watanabe
Premjit Lall		 6
3		 4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		9
7		  
3 Japan
India		 Osamu Ishiguro / Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall		 2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4 Japan
India		 Osamu Ishiguro
Premjit Lall		 6
2		 6
8 		5
7 		8
10 		   
5 Japan
India		 Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan		 2
6 		5
7 		0
6 		     

Europe Zone

Zone A Draw

  First round
29 April-2 May		 Quarterfinals
13-17 May		 Semifinals
10-12 June		 Final
15-17 July
                                     
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  Spain 4  
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  Yugoslavia 1  
    Spain 2  
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
    Brazil 3  
  Denmark 0
Warsaw, Poland
  Brazil 5  
    Brazil 4  
Istanbul, Turkey
    Poland 1  
  Turkey 0  
Warsaw, Poland
  Egypt 5  
    Egypt 1
Szczecin, Poland (clay)
    Poland 4  
  Poland 3
Paris, France (clay)
  Sweden 2  
    Brazil 4
Helsinki, Finland (clay)
    France 1
  Finland 1  
Paris, France (clay)
  Canada 4  
    Canada 0
Paris, France (clay)
    France 5  
  France 4
Paris, France (clay)
  Romania 1  
    France 4
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
    Czechoslovakia 1  
  Portugal 2  
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
  Israel 3  
    Israel 0
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (clay)
    Czechoslovakia 5  
  Czechoslovakia 5
  Austria 0  

Zone A Final


France
1		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France
15 July - 17 July 1966
clay
Brazil
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Brazil		 Pierre Darmon
José Edison Mandarino		 6
3		 3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		   
2 France
Brazil		 François Jauffret
Thomaz Koch		 6
2		 1
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
3 France
Brazil		 Patrice Beust / Daniel Contet
Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino		 6
3		 4
6 		7
5		 3
6 		4
6 		 
4 France
Brazil		 François Jauffret
José Edison Mandarino		 4
6 		1
6 		7
5		 2
6 		   
5 France
Brazil		 Pierre Darmon
Thomaz Koch		 6
4		 9
7		 6
2		      

Zone B draw

  First round
22 April-2 May		 Quarterfinals
13-16 May		 Semifinals
10-12 June		 Final
15-18 July
                                     
Brussels, Belgium
  South Africa 5  
Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
  Belgium 0  
    South Africa 4  
Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
    Netherlands 1  
  Netherlands 5
Rome, Italy (clay)
  Ireland 0  
    South Africa 3  
Bologna, Italy (clay)
    Italy 2  
  Italy 4  
  Soviet Union 1  
    Italy w/o
Monte Carlo, Monaco
    Morocco  
  Monaco 1
Munich, West Germany
  Morocco 4  
    South Africa 2
Freiburg, West Germany (clay)
    West Germany 3
  West Germany 5  
Lugano, Switzerland
  Norway 0  
    West Germany 4
Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg
     Switzerland 1  
  Luxembourg 0
Hanover, West Germany (clay)
   Switzerland 5  
    West Germany 3
Budapest, Hungary
    Great Britain 2  
  Hungary 4  
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
  Greece 1  
    Hungary 2
London, England (clay)
    Great Britain 3  
  Great Britain 4
  New Zealand 1  

Zone B Final


West Germany
3		 Munich, West Germany
15 July - 18 July 1966
South Africa
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 West Germany
South Africa		 Wilhelm Bungert
Cliff Drysdale		 6
3		 0
6 		8
6		 4
4 		   
2 West Germany
South Africa		 Ingo Buding
Keith Diepraam		 6
2		 6
1		 1
6 		6
4		    
3 West Germany
South Africa		 Ingo Buding / Harald Elschenbroich
Keith Diepraam / Frew McMillan		 1
6 		7
5		 6
1		 5
7 		5
7 		 
4 West Germany
South Africa		 Wilhelm Bungert
Keith Diepraam		 12
10		 6
2		 6
3		      
5 West Germany
South Africa		 Ingo Buding
Cliff Drysdale		 4
6 		9
7		 5
7 		0
6 		   

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

  1st round
5-14 November		 Final
4-6 December
                 
  Calcutta, India
  EAS   India 3  
  EUR-B   West Germany 2     Calcutta, India
    EAS   India 3
Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)   EUR-A   Brazil 2
  AME   United States 2
  EUR-A   Brazil 3  

First round


India
3		 Calcutta, India
12 November - 14 November 1966
West Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
West Germany		 Ramanathan Krishnan
Wilhelm Bungert		 7
5		 7
5		 6
4		      
2 India
West Germany		 Jaidip Mukerjea
Ingo Buding		 2
6 		6
5		 6
3		 6
4		    
3 India
West Germany		 Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Ingo Buding / Wilhelm Bungert		 1
6 		8
10 		4
6 		     
4 India
West Germany		 Jaidip Mukerjea
Wilhelm Bungert		 4
6 		8
6		 8
6		 6
3		    
5 India
West Germany		 Premjit Lall
Ingo Buding		 6
4		 3
6 		6
3		 1
6 		4
6 		 

Brazil
3		 Club Leopoldina Juvenil, Porto Alegre, Brazil
5 November - 7 November 1966
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
United States		 Thomaz Koch
Dennis Ralston		 4
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     
2 Brazil
United States		 José Edison Mandarino
Cliff Richey		 5
7 		6
3		 7
5		 6
3		    
3 Brazil
United States		 Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino
Arthur Ashe / Dennis Ralston		 5
7 		4
6 		6
4		 2
6 		   
4 Brazil
United States		 Thomaz Koch
Cliff Richey		 6
1		 7
5		 6
1		      
5 Brazil
United States		 José Edison Mandarino
Dennis Ralston		 4
6 		6
4		 4
6 		6
4		 6
1		  

Final


India
3		 Calcutta, India
4 December - 6 December 1966
Brazil
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Brazil		 Jaidip Mukerjea
Thomaz Koch		 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2 India
Brazil		 Ramanathan Krishnan
José Edison Mandarino		 5
7 		6
2		 6
2		 6
3		    
3 India
Brazil		 Ramanathan Krishnan / Jaidip Mukerjea
Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino		 7
5		 3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		6
3		  
4 India
Brazil		 Jaidip Mukerjea
José Edison Mandarino		 7
9 		6
3		 4
6 		6
3		 5
7 		 
5 India
Brazil		 Ramanathan Krishnan
Thomaz Koch		 3
6 		6
4		 10
12 		7
5		 6
2		  

Challenge Round


Australia
4		 Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
26 December - 28 December 1966
grass
India
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
India		 Fred Stolle
Ramanathan Krishnan		 6
3		 6
3		 6
2		      
2 Australia
India		 Roy Emerson
Jaidip Mukerjea		 7
5		 6
4		 6
2		      
3 Australia
India		 John Newcombe / Tony Roche
Ramanathan Krishnan / Jaidip Mukerjea		 6
4		 5
7 		4
6 		4
6 		   
4 Australia
India		 Roy Emerson
Ramanathan Krishnan		 6
0		 6
2		 10
8		      
5 Australia
India		 Fred Stolle
Jaidip Mukerjea		 7
5		 6
8 		6
3		 5
7 		6
3		  


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