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. The final was played at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on 26-28 December.

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[edit] Americas Zone

[edit] Draw

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

[edit] Final

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


[edit] Eastern Zone

[edit] Zone A Draw

  1st Round
17-19 April
Final
30 April-2 May
                 
  Seoul, South Korea
   Flag of the Philippines Philippines 3  
   Flag of South Korea South Korea 2     Manila, Philippines
     Flag of the Philippines Philippines 2
   Flag of Japan Japan 3
   bye
   Flag of Japan Japan  

[edit] Zone B Draw

  1st Round
Semifinals
March-April
Final
7-9 May
                           
 
   Flag of Sri Lanka Ceylon w/o  
   Flag of South Vietnam South Vietnam     Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
     Flag of Sri Lanka Ceylon 4  
   Flag of Malaysia Malaysia 1  
   Flag of Malaysia Malaysia
   bye     Madras, India
     Flag of Sri Lanka Ceylon 0
       Flag of India India 5
   bye  
   Flag of Iran Iran     Ahmedabad, India
     Flag of Iran Iran 0
   Flag of India India 5  
   bye
   Flag of India India  

[edit] Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

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


[edit] Europe Zone

[edit] Zone A Draw

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

[edit] Zone A Final

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


[edit] Zone B draw

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

[edit] Zone B Final

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


[edit] Inter-Zonal Zone

[edit] Draw

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

[edit] First round

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


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


[edit] Final

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


[edit] Challenge Round

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