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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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