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1966 Davis Cup

1966 Davis Cup tennis
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Duration 19 March – 28 December
Edition 55th
Teams 46
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
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America Zone

Draw

  Quarterfinals
8 April–3 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
13–15 August 1966
Hard
Mexico
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Clark Graebner
Joaquín Loyo Mayo		 6
0		 4
6 		6
1		 3
6 		6
3		  
2   Dennis Ralston
Rafael Osuna		 6
4		 2
6 		7
5		 6
1		    
3   Clark Graebner / Dennis Ralston
Joaquín Loyo Mayo / Rafael Osuna		 6
1		 6
4		 6
0		      
4   Cliff Richey
Marcello Lara		 11
13 		6
0		 12
10		 6
4		    
5   Clark Graebner
Rafael Osuna		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Clark Graebner
Joaquín Loyo Mayo		 6
0		 4
6 		6
1		 3
6 		6
3		  
2   Dennis Ralston
Rafael Osuna		 6
4		 2
6 		7
5		 6
1		    
3   Clark Graebner / Dennis Ralston
Joaquín Loyo Mayo / Rafael Osuna		 6
1		 6
4		 6
0		      
4   Cliff Richey
Marcello Lara		 11
13 		6
0		 12
10		 6
4		    
5   Clark Graebner
Rafael Osuna		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      

Eastern Zone

Zone A

  Semifinals
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

  Quarterfinals   Semifinals
19 March–19 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   Osamu Ishiguro
Ramanathan Krishnan		 3
6 		6
2		 2
6 		8
10 		   
2   Koji Watanabe
Premjit Lall		 6
3		 4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		9
7		  
3   Osamu Ishiguro / Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall		 2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4   Osamu Ishiguro
Premjit Lall		 6
2		 6
8 		5
7 		8
10 		   
5   Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan		 2
6 		5
7 		0
6 		     
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Osamu Ishiguro
Ramanathan Krishnan		 3
6 		6
2		 2
6 		8
10 		   
2   Koji Watanabe
Premjit Lall		 6
3		 4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		9
7		  
3   Osamu Ishiguro / Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall		 2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4   Osamu Ishiguro
Premjit Lall		 6
2		 6
8 		5
7 		8
10 		   
5   Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan		 2
6 		5
7 		0
6 		     

Europe Zone

Zone A

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

Zone A Final


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

Zone B

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

Zone B Final


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

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

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

Semifinals


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