1968 Davis Cup Americas Zone

International tennis competition 1968 Davis Cup The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1968 Davis Cup. 9 teams entered the Americas Zone: 4 teams competed in the North & Central America Zone, while 5 teams competed in the South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play against each other to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal Zone to compete against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–506 2nd The United States defeated Mexico in the North & Central America Zone final, and Ecuador defeated Chile in the South America Zone final. In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, the United States defeated Ecuador and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. North & Central America Zone Draw 3–13 May 24–26 May 14 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 Semifinals United States vs. Caribbean/West Indies United States Caribbean/West Indies Byrd Park, Richmond, VA, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-NAM-M-USA-CAR-01 United States v Caribbean/West Indies daviscup.com 3–5 May 1968 Hard 5 0 Clark Graebner 6 7 6 Richard Russell 1 5 2 Arthur Ashe 6 6 6 Lance Lumsden 1 1 0 Bob Lutz Stan Smith 6 6 6 Lance Lumsden Richard Russell 2 3 3 Arthur Ashe 6 6 6 Richard Russell 3 2 4 Bob Lutz 6 6 6 Lance Lumsden 0 2 1 Mexico vs. Canada Mexico 1934 Canada Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexicohttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-NAM-M-MEX-CAN-01 Mexico v Canada daviscup.com 11–13 May 1968 Clay 5 0 Rafael Osuna 6 6 6 Henry Fauquier 3 2 4 Joaquín Loyo Mayo 16 4 6 6 Mike Belkin 14 6 3 3 Rafael Osuna Vicente Zarazúa 6 6 6 Mike Belkin Keith Carpenter 3 4 3 Joaquín Loyo Mayo 6 1 1 6 6 Henry Fauquier 3 6 6 0 3 Rafael Osuna 6 6 6 Keith Carpenter 2 3 2 Final United States vs. Mexico United States Mexico 1934 Berkeley Tennis Club, Berkeley, CA, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-NAM-M-USA-MEX-01 United States v Mexico daviscup.com 24–26 May 1968 Hard 5 0 Arthur Ashe 6 6 6 Rafael Osuna 0 3 0 Clark Graebner 6 8 4 6 Joaquín Loyo Mayo 3 6 6 4 Bob Lutz Stan Smith 4 6 9 10 Rafael Osuna Vicente Zarazúa 6 3 7 8 Clark Graebner 10 6 6 Rafael Osuna 8 3 2 Arthur Ashe 6 8 6 Joaquín Loyo Mayo 4 6 2 South America Zone Draw 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 Quarterfinals Venezuela vs. Argentina Venezuela 1930 Argentina Caracas, Venezuelahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-SAM-M-VEN-ARG-01 Venezuela v Argentina daviscup.com 27–29 April 1968 3 2 Humphrey Hose 4 6 8 6 Tito Vázquez 6 3 6 1 Jorge Andrew 13 6 7 6 Norberto Herrero 15 4 5 4 Humphrey Hose Julio Moros 1 4 8 Roberto Aubone Tito Vázquez 6 6 10 Jorge Andrew 1 4 1 Tito Vázquez 6 6 6 Humphrey Hose 6 6 6 Norberto Herrero 2 2 2 Semifinals Venezuela vs. Ecuador Venezuela 1930 Ecuador 1900 Caracas, Venezuelahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-SAM-M-VEN-ECU-01 Venezuela v Ecuador daviscup.com 11–13 May 1968 Hard 0 3 Julio Moros 3 3 4 Miguel Olvera 6 6 6 Jorge Andrew 6 2 3 2 Pancho Guzmán 2 6 6 6 Jorge Andrew Ivon Savy 2 3 1 Pancho Guzmán Miguel Olvera 6 6 6 Jorge Andrew Miguel Olvera Julio Moros Pancho Guzmán Peru vs. Chile Peru Chile Lima, Peruhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-SAM-M-PER-CHI-01 Peru v Chile daviscup.com 29–31 March 1968 0 5 Tomás González 3 1 2 Jaime Pinto Bravo 6 6 6 Alfredo Acuña 6 3 0 Patricio Cornejo 8 6 6 Alfredo Acuña Tomás González 6 3 3 3 Patricio Cornejo Jaime Pinto Bravo 3 6 6 6 Alfredo Acuña 4 4 5 Jaime Pinto Bravo 6 6 7 Tomás González 8 4 6 4 3 Omar Pabst 6 6 2 6 6 Final Ecuador vs. Chile Ecuador 1900 Chile Guayaquil Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuadorhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1968-SAM-M-ECU-CHI-01 Ecuador v Chile daviscup.com 24–27 May 1968 Clay 3 1 Miguel Olvera 6 9 4 4 1 Jaime Pinto Bravo 3 7 6 6 6 Pancho Guzmán 3 5 8 6 6 Patricio Cornejo 6 7 6 4 3 Pancho Guzmán Miguel Olvera 3 7 6 11 6 Patricio Cornejo Patricio Rodríguez 6 9 3 9 1 Miguel Olvera 5 5 12 6 7 Patricio Cornejo 7 7 10 2 5 Pancho Guzmán Jaime Pinto Bravo 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 References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 2010-10-18 Category:Davis Cup Americas Zone America Zone