1968 Davis Cup

1968 edition of the Davis Cup January 2025 1968 Davis Cup 20 March – 28 December 1968 57th 49 USA 1967 1969 The 1968 Davis Cup was the 57th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 32 teams entered the Europe Zone, 9 teams entered the Americas Zone, and 8 teams entered the Eastern Zone. Peru made its first appearance in the tournament, having previously entered on 3 occasions before subsequently withdrawing before competing in a tie. The United States defeated Ecuador in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Inter-Zonal final, and Spain and West Germany were the winners of the two Europe Zones, defeating Italy and South Africa respectively. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the United States defeated Spain and India defeated West Germany in the semifinals, and then the United States defeated India in the final. The United States then defeated the defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round, ending Australia's four-year title run. The final was played at Memorial Drive Park in Adelaide, Australia on 26–28 December.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–496, 499 2ndThe Encyclopedia of Tennis 1974 Allen & Unwin London 0047960426 Max Robertson 384 Incidents In what became known as the Båstad riots, the Europe Zone first-round tie between Sweden and Rhodesia, planned to be held in Båstad, Sweden, caused widespread disruption as demonstrators protested the participation of both Rhodesia and South Africa in the tournament. Both countries had been banned from competing in other sports competitions due to their apartheid and white minority rule policies. Following discussions between the Swedish government and demonstrators, the International Tennis Federation and Swedish Tennis Federation decided to move the tie to a neutral location in Bandol, France.Wijk Johnny https://www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/idrotten-tjanar-pa-de-politiska-aktionerna/ Idrotten tjänar på de politiska aktionerna Dagens Nyheter 2009-03-07 2012-06-26 svChile waits for Cup decision https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rNVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MuADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4408,2869280&dq=davis+cup+chile&hl=en 7 May 2019 Eugene Register-Guard Associated Press 12 September 1975 Seven years ago, the Swedish Tennis Federation was forced to move a Davis Cup match between Sweden and white-ruled Rhodesia to southern France after demonstrators had clashed with police outside Baastad's tennis stadium. Americas Zone 1968 Davis Cup Americas Zone North & Central America Zone 3–13 May 24–26 May Richmond, VA, United States (hard) USA 5 Caribbean/West Indies 0 Mexico City, Mexico (clay) CAN 0 MEX 1934 5 Berkeley, CA, United States (hard) USA 5 MEX 1934 0 South America Zone 27–29 April 29–31 March; 11–13 May 24–27 May Caracas, Venezuela VEN 1930 3 ARG 2 ECU 1900 bye bye PER bye CHI Caracas, Venezuela (hard) VEN 1954 0 ECU 1900 3 Lima, Peru PER 0 CHI 5 Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) ECU 1900 3 CHI 1 Americas Inter-Zonal Final United States vs. Ecuador United States Ecuador 1900 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-AMI-M-USA-ECU-01 United States v Ecuador daviscup.com 7–9 June 1968 Carpet (indoor) 5 0 Arthur Ashe 6 6 6 Pancho Guzmán 3 3 2 Clark Graebner 6 6 6 Miguel Olvera 2 1 2 Clark Graebner Bob Lutz 6 6 7 Pancho Guzmán Miguel Olvera 3 2 5 Clark Graebner 4 6 6 6 Pancho Guzmán 6 3 4 4 Arthur Ashe 6 6 6 Miguel Olvera 1 3 0 Eastern Zone 1968 Davis Cup Eastern Zone Zone A 23–25 March; 26–28 April 10–12 May INA w/o South Vietnam PHI 1936 bye bye KOR 1949 bye JPN 1947 Manila, Philippines INA 1 PHI 1936 4 Tokyo, Japan KOR 1949 0 JPN 1937 5 Tokyo, Japan PHI 1936 1 JPN 1947 4 Zone B 20–22 March 26–28 April Colombo, Ceylon (clay) MAS 1 CEY 1951 4 bye IND Guwahati, India CEY 1951 2 IND 3 Eastern Inter-Zonal Final Japan vs. India Japan 1947 India Tokyo, Japanhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-EAS-M-JPN-IND-01 Japan v India daviscup.com 21–23 September 1968 1 4 Keishiro Yanagi 2 4 3 Premjit Lall 6 6 6 Koji Watanabe 2 6 3 2 Ramanathan Krishnan 6 3 6 6 Isao Watanabe Koji Watanabe 2 2 7 6 0 Ramanathan Krishnan Jaidip Mukerjea 6 6 5 1 6 Keishiro Yanagi 4 3 1 Ramanathan Krishnan 6 6 6 Koji Watanabe 8 6 6 Premjit Lall 6 1 2 Europe Zone 1968 Davis Cup Europe Zone Zone A 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 1964 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 Zone A 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 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 Zone B 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 Inter-Zonal Zone Draw 14–16 August; 4–6 October 9–11 November 4 Munich, West Germany EUR-B FRG 2 EAS IND 3 Cleveland, OH, United States (hard) AME USA 4 EUR-A ESP 1945 1 San Juan, PR (hard) EAS IND 1 AME USA 4 Semifinals West Germany vs. India West Germany India Munich, West Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-INZ-M-FRG-IND-01 West Germany v India daviscup.com 4–6 October 1968 2 3 Ingo Buding 6 2 3 4 Premjit Lall 2 6 6 6 Wilhelm Bungert 4 6 8 7 Ramanathan Krishnan 6 0 6 5 Wilhelm Bungert Jürgen Fassbender 2 2 3 Ramanathan Krishnan Jaidip Mukerjea 6 6 6 Ingo Buding 2 5 2 Ramanathan Krishnan 6 7 6 Wilhelm Bungert 6 4 6 6 Premjit Lall 1 6 4 3 United States vs. Spain United States Spain 1945 Harold Clark Courts, Cleveland, OH, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-INZ-M-USA-ESP-01 United States v Spain daviscup.com 16–19 August 1968 Hard 4 1 Clark Graebner 2 3 3 Manuel Santana 6 6 6 Arthur Ashe 6 6 6 Juan Gisbert 2 4 2 Clark Graebner Charlie Pasarell 11 17 7 6 Juan Gisbert Manuel Santana 13 15 5 2 Clark Graebner 9 6 6 Juan Gisbert 7 3 1 Arthur Ashe 11 7 6 13 6 Manuel Santana 13 5 3 15 4 Final United States vs. India United States India Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Ricohttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-INZ-M-USA-IND-01 United States v India daviscup.com 9–11 November 1968 Hard 4 1 Arthur Ashe 6 5 6 6 Premjit Lall 2 7 2 4 Clark Graebner 5 6 2 1 Ramanathan Krishnan 7 4 6 6 Bob Lutz Stan Smith 6 6 6 Ramanathan Krishnan Jaidip Mukerjea 2 3 2 Arthur Ashe 6 6 6 Ramanathan Krishnan 1 3 3 Clark Graebner 9 9 7 6 Premjit Lall 11 7 5 4 Challenge Round Australia vs. United States Australia United States Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, Australiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-WG-CHR-AUS-USA-01 Australia v United States daviscup.com 26–28 December 1968 Grass 1 4 Bill Bowrey 10 4 6 6 1 Clark Graebner 8 6 8 3 6 Ray Ruffels 8 5 3 3 Arthur Ashe 6 7 6 6 John Alexander Ray Ruffels 4 4 2 Bob Lutz Stan Smith 6 6 6 Ray Ruffels 6 6 6 3 1 Clark Graebner 3 8 2 6 6 Bill Bowrey 2 6 11 8 Arthur Ashe 6 3 9 6 See also The White Game, a 1968 Swedish documentary film about the protests around the match between Sweden and Rhodesia. References External links Davis Cup Official Website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ October 18, 2010 Category:Davis Cups by year Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Category:1968 in German tennis