1968 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Men's tennis competition 1968 Davis Cup The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1968 Davis Cup. 32 teams entered the Europe Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones. The winners of each sub-zone went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Americas Zone and Eastern Zone.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–506 2nd Spain defeated Italy in the Zone A final, and West Germany defeated South Africa in the Zone B final, resulting in both Spain and West Germany progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone. Zone A Draw 26 April–7 May 23–26 May 13–16 June 19–21 July First Round Valencia, Spain (clay) ESP 1945 3 NED 2 Bandol, France (hard) SWE 4 RHO 1 Bournemouth, England (clay) GBR 3 FRA 0 Helsinki, Finland (clay) FIN 4 POR 1 Tbilisi, Soviet Union URS 4 GRE old 1 Zagreb, Yugoslavia YUG 4 NZL 0 Cagliari, Italy (clay) ITA 5 HUN 0 Monte Carlo, Monaco MON 3 IRL 1 Barcelona, Spain (clay) ESP 1945 4 SWE 1 London, England (grass) GBR 5 FIN 0 Moscow, Soviet Union URS 5 YUG 0 Biella, Italy (clay) ITA 5 MON 0 Barcelona, Spain (clay) ESP 1945 4 GBR 1 Reggio Emilia, Italy (clay) URS 2 ITA 3 Barcelona, Spain (clay) ESP 1945 3 ITA 2 First round Spain vs. Netherlands Spain 1945 Netherlands Club de Tenis Valencia, Valencia, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-A-M-ESP-NED-01 Spain v Netherlands daviscup.com 3–6 May 1968 Clay 3 2 Manuel Santana 6 9 6 Jan Hajer 4 7 3 Juan Gisbert 5 3 5 Tom Okker 7 6 7 José Luis Arilla Manuel Santana 1 4 6 6 6 Jan Hajer Tom Okker 6 6 3 4 3 Manuel Santana 4 6 3 7 4 Tom Okker 6 3 6 5 6 Juan Gisbert 7 6 6 Jan Hajer 5 1 0 Sweden vs. Rhodesia Sweden Rhodesia Buding Hotel, Bandol, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-A-M-SWE-RHO-01 Sweden v Rhodesia daviscup.com 5–7 May 1968 Hard 4 1 Ove Bengtson 6 6 6 Adrian Bey 3 2 4 Hans Nerell 6 4 5 6 5 Frank Saloman 2 6 7 1 7 Ove Bengtson Hans Nerell 6 6 6 Adrian Bey Frank Saloman 2 3 0 Ove Bengtson 6 6 6 Frank Saloman 1 3 4 Hans Nerell 2 5 6 6 6 Douglas Irvine 6 7 3 3 3 Great Britain vs. France Great Britain France West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, Bournemouth, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-A-M-GBR-FRA-01 Great Britain v France daviscup.com 2–4 May 1968 Clay 3 0 Bobby Wilson 6 3 1 6 6 François Jauffret 3 6 6 4 1 Mark Cox 3 4 6 7 7 Georges Goven 6 6 1 5 5 Mark Cox Bobby Wilson 1 6 3 6 7 Patrice Beust Daniel Contet 6 2 6 4 5 Bobby Wilson 6 6 3 Georges Goven 1 2 3 3 Mark Cox François Jauffret Finland vs. Portugal Finland Portugal Helsinki, Finlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-A-M-FIN-POR-01 Finland v Portugal daviscup.com 3–5 May 1968 Clay 4 1 Pekka Petersen-Dyggve 3 6 7 3 6 Alfredo Vaz Pinto 6 2 5 6 4 Tarmo Jokinen 5 7 4 7 6 João Lagos 7 5 6 5 3 Heikki Hedman Pekka Petersen-Dyggve 6 6 6 João Roquette Alfredo Vaz Pinto 3 3 3 Tarmo Jokinen 4 4 2 Alfredo Vaz Pinto 6 6 6 Pekka Petersen-Dyggve 6 6 6 João Lagos 4 4 4 Soviet Union vs. Greece Soviet Union Greece old Tbilisi, Soviet Unionhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-A-M-URS-GRE-01 Soviet Union v Greece daviscup.com 3–5 May 1968 4 1 Toomas Leius 10 4 4 1 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 8 6 6 6 Alex Metreveli 6 6 6 Periclis Gavrilidis 2 4 3 Sergei Likhachev Alex Metreveli 6 4 6 7 Periclis Gavrilidis Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 4 6 3 5 Toomas Leius 6 6 6 Periclis Gavrilidis 2 1 0 Alex Metreveli 3 6 1 8 6 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6 2 6 6 2 Yugoslavia vs. New Zealand Yugoslavia New Zealand Zagreb, Yugoslaviahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-A-M-YUG-NZL-01 Yugoslavia v New Zealand daviscup.com 3–5 May 1968 4 0 Željko Franulović 5 7 6 6 Onny Parun 7 5 1 3 Boro Jovanović 2 7 7 6 Brian Fairlie 6 5 5 4 Željko Franulović Boro Jovanović 6 6 6 Brian Fairlie Richard Hawkes 1 4 4 Boro Jovanović 6 6 6 Onny Parun 0 1 2 Željko Franulović 6 7 3 1 1 Brian Fairlie 2 5 6 6 2 5 Italy vs. Hungary Italy Hungary Cagliari, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-A-M-ITA-HUN-01 Italy v Hungary daviscup.com 2–4 May 1968 Clay 5 0 Martin Mulligan 6 3 6 2 7 István Gulyás 4 6 3 6 5 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 6 6 Péter Szőke 3 2 1 Martin Mulligan Nicola Pietrangeli 7 9 2 11 István Gulyás András Szikszay 5 7 6 9 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 6 2 1 7 István Gulyás 4 2 6 6 5 Martin Mulligan 4 7 6 6 Péter Szőke 6 5 4 1 Monaco vs. Ireland Monaco Ireland Monte Carlo, Monacohttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-A-M-MON-IRL-01 Monaco v Ireland daviscup.com 26–28 April 1968 3 1 Patrick Landau 6 6 5 6 Peter Mockler 2 3 7 2 Adrien Viviani 4 4 2 Michael Hickey 6 6 6 Patrick Landau Francis Truchi 5 6 6 4 6 Michael Hickey Peter Jackson 7 4 4 6 2 Patrick Landau 4 6 8 6 Michael Hickey 6 4 6 4 Adrien Viviani Peter Mockler Quarterfinals Spain vs. Sweden Spain 1945 Sweden Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-A-M-ESP-SWE-01 Spain v Sweden daviscup.com 24–26 May 1968 Clay 4 1 Juan Gisbert 6 6 6 Ove Bengtson 2 2 3 Manuel Santana 6 6 6 Hans Nerell 1 4 2 José Luis Arilla Manuel Santana 4 5 6 5 Ove Bengtson Hans Nerell 6 7 4 7 Juan Gisbert 10 6 7 3 7 Hans Nerell 8 0 9 6 5 Manuel Santana 6 6 6 Ove Bengtson 3 2 4 Great Britain vs. Finland Great Britain Finland Queen's Club, London, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-A-M-GBR-FIN-01 Great Britain v Finland daviscup.com 23–25 May 1968 Grass 5 0 Mike Sangster 6 8 6 Pekka Säilä 4 6 4 Mark Cox 6 6 6 Pekka Petersen-Dyggve 2 4 0 Paul Hutchins Bobby Wilson 6 6 6 Heikki Hedman Pekka Säilä 1 2 1 Mike Sangster 7 6 6 Pekka Petersen-Dyggve 5 2 2 Mark Cox 6 4 6 6 Pekka Säilä 4 6 1 4 Soviet Union vs. Yugoslavia Soviet Union Yugoslavia Moscow, Soviet Unionhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-A-M-URS-YUG-01 Soviet Union v Yugoslavia daviscup.com 24–26 May 1968 5 0 Alex Metreveli 6 6 6 Boro Jovanović 3 4 4 Toomas Leius 6 2 8 7 Željko Franulović 3 6 6 5 Sergei Likhachev Alex Metreveli 6 11 8 Željko Franulović Boro Jovanović 2 9 6 Alex Metreveli 6 6 9 Željko Franulović 3 2 7 Toomas Leius 7 4 6 6 Boro Jovanović 5 6 3 2 Italy vs. Monaco Italy Monaco Biella, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-A-M-ITA-MON-01 Italy v Monaco daviscup.com 23–25 May 1968 Clay 5 0 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 6 6 André Vatrican 1 2 1 Martin Mulligan 6 6 6 Francis Truchi 0 0 1 Eugenio Castigliano Ezio Di Matteo 6 6 6 Alain Manigley Francis Truchi 3 1 3 Martin Mulligan 6 6 6 Alain Manigley 0 0 0 Eugenio Castigliano 6 6 6 Francis Truchi 2 2 1 Semifinals Spain vs. Great Britain Spain 1945 Great Britain Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-A-M-ESP-GBR-01 Spain v Great Britain daviscup.com 14–16 June 1968 Clay 4 1 Manuel Santana 6 6 6 Mark Cox 1 3 3 Juan Gisbert 6 6 6 Paul Hutchins 1 3 1 Manuel Orantes Manuel Santana 4 6 6 6 Mark Cox Bobby Wilson 6 3 3 3 Manuel Santana 6 6 6 Paul Hutchins 4 3 4 Juan Gisbert 6 3 3 3 Mark Cox 4 6 6 6 Italy vs. Soviet Union Italy Soviet Union Reggio Emilia, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-A-M-URS-ITA-01 Italy v Soviet Union daviscup.com 13–16 June 1968 Clay 3 2 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 4 6 6 Toomas Leius 4 6 1 2 Martin Mulligan 3 1 3 Alex Metreveli 6 6 6 Martin Mulligan Nicola Pietrangeli 6 4 6 6 Sergei Likhachev Alex Metreveli 3 6 2 4 Nicola Pietrangeli 0 0 1 Alex Metreveli 6 6 6 Martin Mulligan 6 6 7 Toomas Leius 2 4 5 Final Spain vs. Italy Spain 1945 Italy Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-A-M-ESP-ITA-01 Spain v Italy daviscup.com 19–21 July 1968 Clay 3 2 Juan Gisbert 6 2 6 6 Martin Mulligan 4 6 2 4 Manuel Santana 6 3 4 6 6 Nicola Pietrangeli 3 6 6 4 2 José Luis Arilla Manuel Orantes 5 2 6 3 Martin Mulligan Nicola Pietrangeli 7 6 3 6 Juan Gisbert 8 6 6 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 4 2 Manuel Orantes 6 6 5 3 4 Martin Mulligan 4 4 7 6 4 Zone B Draw 28 April–6 May 17–26 May 14–16 June 19–21 July First Round Sofia, Bulgaria BUL 1967 5 TUR 0 Freiburg, West Germany SUI 1 FRG 4 Brussels, Belgium BEL 3 POL 2 Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) TCH 3 BRA 1960 2 Luxembourg, Luxembourg (clay) LUX 1 NOR 4 Bucharest, Romania (clay) ROU 1965 4 DEN 1 Tehran, Iran IRI 1964 4 ISR 1 Linz, Austria AUT 0 RSA 1928 5 Sofia, Bulgaria BUL 1967 0 FRG 5 Brussels, Belgium (clay) BEL 2 TCH 3 Oslo, Norway (clay) NOR 0 ROU 1965 5 Tehran, Iran IRI 1964 0 RSA 1928 5 Munich, West Germany (clay) FRG 4 TCH 1 ROU 1965 RSA 1928 w/o Düsseldorf, West Germany FRG 3 RSA 1928 2 First round Bulgaria vs. Turkey Bulgaria 1967 Turkey Sofia, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-B-M-BUL-TUR-01 Bulgaria v Turkey daviscup.com 3–5 May 1968 5 0 Kiril Yashmakov 6 6 6 Remzi Aydın 1 2 3 Stojan Velev 6 6 6 Tahsin Gürsoy 0 0 2 Ljuben Genov Kiril Yashmakov 6 3 9 6 6 Remzi Aydın Nur Gurak 3 6 11 3 4 Ljuben Genov 6 6 3 6 Tahsin Gürsoy 1 4 6 4 Stojan Velev 6 6 6 Remzi Aydın 1 1 0 West Germany vs. Switzerland West Germany Switzerland Freiburg, West Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-B-M-SUI-FRG-01 West Germany v Switzerland daviscup.com 3–6 May 1968 4 1 Wilhelm Bungert 6 6 7 Theodor Stalder 4 2 5 Ingo Buding 10 6 6 6 Dimitri Sturdza 8 1 8 1 Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler 6 2 6 1 4 Dimitri Sturdza Matthias Werren 4 6 4 6 6 Ingo Buding 6 11 6 Theodor Stalder 1 9 1 Wilhelm Bungert 1 6 2 6 7 Dimitri Sturdza 6 2 6 2 5 Belgium vs. Poland Belgium Poland 1928 Brussels, Belgiumhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-B-M-BEL-POL-01 Belgium v Poland daviscup.com 3–5 May 1968 3 2 Eric Drossart 6 6 5 2 7 Bronisław Lewandowski 2 4 7 6 5 Patrick Hombergen 6 1 1 1 Wiesław Gąsiorek 4 6 6 6 Eric Drossart Patrick Hombergen 6 4 6 6 Wiesław Gąsiorek Tadeusz Nowicki 3 6 4 2 Eric Drossart 1 2 2 Wiesław Gąsiorek 6 6 6 Patrick Hombergen 6 4 6 3 6 Bronisław Lewandowski 4 6 3 6 2 Czechoslovakia vs. Brazil Czechoslovakia Brazil 1960 Prague, Czechoslovakiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-B-M-TCH-BRA-01 Czechoslovakia v Brazil daviscup.com 3–5 May 1968 Clay 3 2 Jan Kodeš 6 6 3 7 Thomaz Koch 2 3 6 5 Jan Kukal 3 6 2 1 José Edison Mandarino 6 4 6 6 Milan Holeček Jan Kodeš 6 6 4 7 Thomaz Koch José Edison Mandarino 4 4 6 5 Jan Kukal 4 2 4 Thomaz Koch 6 6 6 Jan Kodeš 8 6 8 José Edison Mandarino 6 4 6 Luxembourg vs. Norway Luxembourg Norway Luxembourg, Luxembourghttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-B-M-LUX-NOR-01 Luxembourg v Norway daviscup.com 3–6 May 1968 Clay 1 4 Thierry Brasseur 2 6 4 Frithjof Prydz 6 8 6 Frank Baden 7 4 6 6 8 Nils Elvik 9 6 1 2 6 Frank Baden Thierry Brasseur 5 6 5 Erik Melander Jon-Erik Ross 7 8 7 Thierry Brasseur 3 3 2 Nils Elvik 6 6 6 Frank Baden 3 3 6 6 2 Frithjof Prydz 6 6 3 4 6 Romania vs. Denmark Romania 1965 Denmark Bucharest, Romaniahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-B-M-ROU-DEN-01 Romania v Denmark daviscup.com 28–30 April 1968 Clay 4 1 Ilie Năstase 6 6 6 Torben Ulrich 4 4 2 Ion Țiriac 6 2 6 9 Jørgen Ulrich 0 6 4 7 Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac 6 7 2 3 Jan Leschly Torben Ulrich 3 9 6 6 Ion Țiriac 6 6 6 Torben Ulrich 1 3 1 Ilie Năstase 6 11 4 4 6 Jørgen Ulrich 2 9 6 6 4 Iran vs. Israel Iran 1964 Israel Tehran, Iranhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-B-M-IRI-ISR-01 Iran v Israel daviscup.com 3–5 May 1968 4 1 Hussain Akbari 6 6 5 6 Josef Stabholz 2 2 7 3 Taghi Akbari 7 6 6 Eleazar Davidman 5 4 4 Issa Khodaei Ezzatollah Nemati 6 6 6 Eleazar Davidman Ian Froman 1 4 4 Taghi Akbari 6 6 8 Josef Stabholz 1 2 6 Hussain Akbari 1 2 3 Eleazar Davidman 6 6 6 Austria vs. South Africa Austria South Africa 1928 Linz, Austriahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-B-M-AUT-RSA-01 Austria v South Africa daviscup.com 3–5 May 1968 0 5 Detlef Herdy 1 2 4 Ray Moore 6 6 6 Dieter Schultheiss 1 1 3 Bob Hewitt 6 6 6 Detlef Herdy Fritz Kolbinger 3 1 2 Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6 6 6 Dieter Schultheiss 0 2 1 Ray Moore 6 6 6 Detlef Herdy 4 6 4 0 Frew McMillan 6 4 6 6 Quarterfinals Bulgaria vs. West Germany Bulgaria 1967 West Germany Sofia, Bulgariahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-B-M-BUL-FRG-01 Bulgaria v West Germany daviscup.com 17–19 May 1968 0 5 Stojan Velev 4 1 3 Ingo Buding 6 6 6 Kiril Yashmakov 2 0 5 Wilhelm Bungert 6 6 7 Stojan Velev Kiril Yashmakov 9 2 2 Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler 11 6 6 Kiril Yashmakov 3 2 2 Ingo Buding 6 6 6 Stojan Velev 6 1 1 3 Wilhelm Bungert 3 6 6 6 Belgium vs. Czechoslovakia Belgium Czechoslovakia Brussels, Belgiumhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-B-M-BEL-TCH-01 Belgium v Czechoslovakia daviscup.com 24–26 May 1968 Clay 2 3 Eric Drossart 6 3 6 2 1 Jan Kodeš 4 6 4 6 6 Patrick Hombergen 6 7 3 9 Milan Holeček 4 5 6 7 Eric Drossart Claude De Gronckel 3 1 2 Milan Holeček Jan Kodeš 6 6 6 Patrick Hombergen 3 2 6 6 6 Jan Kodeš 6 6 4 2 4 Eric Drossart 3 1 6 7 2 Milan Holeček 6 6 3 5 6 Norway vs. Romania Norway Romania 1965 Oslo, Norwayhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-B-M-NOR-ROU-01 Norway v Romania daviscup.com 24–26 May 1968 Clay 0 5 Frithjof Prydz 6 0 6 0 Ilie Năstase 4 6 8 6 Nils Elvik 2 2 4 Ion Țiriac 6 6 6 Erik Melander Jon-Erik Ross 2 6 3 Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac 6 8 6 Nils Elvik 2 3 1 Ilie Năstase 6 6 6 Frithjof Prydz 1 4 2 Ion Țiriac 6 6 6 Iran vs. South Africa Iran 1964 South Africa 1928 Tehran, Iranhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-B-M-IRI-RSA-01 Iran v South Africa daviscup.com 24–26 May 1968 0 5 Taghi Akbari 4 8 3 Bob Hewitt 6 10 6 Issa Khodaei 4 3 3 Bob Maud 6 6 6 Issa Khodaei Ezzat Nemati 2 2 2 Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6 6 6 Issa Khodaei 4 1 2 Bob Hewitt 6 6 6 Taghi Akbari 5 3 1 Bob Maud 7 6 6 Semifinals West Germany vs. Czechoslovakia West Germany Czechoslovakia Munich, West Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-B-M-FRG-TCH-01 West Germany v Czechoslovakia daviscup.com 14–16 June 1968 Clay 4 1 Wilhelm Bungert 6 6 6 Jan Kodeš 2 4 0 Ingo Buding 6 3 2 3 Milan Holeček 1 6 6 6 Ingo Buding Wilhelm Bungert 5 6 7 3 12 Milan Holeček Jan Kodeš 7 1 5 6 10 Ingo Buding 8 6 6 Jan Kodeš 6 3 3 Wilhelm Bungert 8 6 6 Milan Holeček 6 3 4 Final West Germany vs. South Africa West Germany South Africa 1928 Düsseldorf, West Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EUR-B-M-FRG-RSA-01 West Germany v South Africa daviscup.com 19–21 July 1968 3 2 Wilhelm Bungert 9 7 7 Bob Hewitt 7 5 5 Ingo Buding 6 4 10 6 6 Ray Moore 3 6 8 8 4 Ingo Buding Jürgen Fassbender 4 2 4 Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 6 6 6 Wilhelm Bungert 6 6 6 Ray Moore 1 1 1 Ingo Buding 5 2 6 3 Bob Hewitt 7 6 2 6 References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 2010-10-18 Category:Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Europe Zone