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1968 Davis Cup

1968 Davis Cup tennis
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Duration 20 March – 28 December
Edition 57th
Teams 49
Champion
Winning Nation United States
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Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone

  Semifinals
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  

South America Zone

  Quarterfinals
27–29 April		   Semifinals
29–31 March; 11–13 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    

Americas Inter-Zonal Final


United States
5		 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC, United States
7–9 June 1968
Carpet (indoor)
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		      
      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		      

Eastern Zone

Zone A

  Quarterfinals   Semifinals
23–25 March; 26–28 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

  Semifinals
20–22 March		   Final
26–28 April
                 
  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   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		      
      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		      

Europe Zone

Zone A

  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 (hard)
      Sweden 1  
    Sweden 4
    Barcelona, Spain (clay)
    Rhodesia 1  
        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
  Tbilisi, Soviet Union
      Italy 2
    Soviet Union 4  
    Moscow, Soviet Union
    Greece 1  
      Soviet Union 5
  Zagreb, Yugoslavia
      Yugoslavia 0  
    Yugoslavia 4
    Reggio Emilia, Italy (clay)
    New Zealand 0  
        Soviet Union 2
  Cagliari, Italy (clay)
      Italy 3  
    Italy 5  
    Biella, Italy (clay)
    Hungary 0  
      Italy 5
  Monte Carlo, Monaco
      Monaco 0  
    Monaco 3
 
    Ireland 1  

Zone A Final


Spain
3		 Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain
19–21 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		 6
4		 6
4		 5
7 		3
6 		4
4 		 
      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		 6
4		 6
4		 5
7 		3
6 		4
4 		 

Zone B

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

Zone B Final


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

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

  Semifinals
14–16 August; 4–6 October		   Final
9–11 November
                 
  Munich, West Germany
  EUR-B West Germany 2  
  EAS India 3     San Juan, PR (hard)
      EAS India 1
  Cleveland, OH, United States (hard)   AME United States 4
  AME United States 4
  EUR-A Spain 1  

Semifinals


West Germany
2		 Munich, West Germany
4–6 October 1968
India
3
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Ingo 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   Ingo Buding
Ramanathan Krishnan		 2
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
5   Wilhelm Bungert
Premjit Lall		 6
1		 4
6 		6
4		 6
3		    
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Ingo 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   Ingo Buding
Ramanathan Krishnan		 2
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
5   Wilhelm Bungert
Premjit Lall		 6
1		 4
6 		6
4		 6
3		    
Miroslaw Jaworski