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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