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.

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.

[edit] Americas Zone

[edit] North & Central America draw

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

[edit] 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

[edit] Americas Inter-Zonal Final

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

[edit] Eastern Zone

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

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

[edit] Europe Zone

[edit] Zone A Draw

First round 26 April-7 May

Quarterfinals 23-26 May

Semifinals 13-16 June

Finals 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

[edit] Zone A Final

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

[edit] Zone B draw

First round 28 April-6 May

Quarterfinals 17-26 May

Semifinals 14-16 June

Finals 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

[edit] Zone B Final

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

[edit] Inter-Zonal Zone

[edit] 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

[edit] First round

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

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

[edit] Final

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

[edit] Challenge Round

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

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