1966 Davis Cup

1966 edition of the Davis Cup January 2025 1966 Davis Cup 19 March – 28 December 1966 55th 46 AUS 1965 1967 The 1966 Davis Cup was the 55th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 32 teams entered the Europe Zone, 8 teams entered the Eastern Zone, and 6 teams entered the America Zone. For this year's competition the Europe Zone was split into two sub-zones. 16 teams competed in each sub-zone, with the winners of both sub-zones progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone. This meant that 4 teams would now compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone for the right to challenge the defending champions Australia. The United States defeated Mexico in the America Zone final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Inter-Zonal final, and Brazil and West Germany were the winners of the two Europe sub-zones, defeating France and South Africa respectively. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, India defeated West Germany and Brazil defeated the United States in the semifinals, and then India defeated Brazil in the final. India was then defeated by Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, 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 America Zone 1966 Davis Cup America Zone Draw 8 April–3 May 19–30 May 13–15 August MEX 1934 bye Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) ARG 3 CHI 2 Caracas, Venezuela (hard) VEN 1930 2 Caribbean/West Indies 3 bye USA Mexico City, Mexico (clay) MEX 1934 4 ARG 1 Kingston, Jamaica Caribbean/West Indies 1 USA 4 Cleveland, OH, United States (hard) MEX 1934 0 USA 5 Final United States vs. Mexico United States Mexico 1934 Harold Clark Courts, Cleveland, OH, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-AME-M-USA-MEX-01 United States v Mexico daviscup.com 13–15 August 1966 Hard 5 0 Clark Graebner 6 4 6 3 6 Joaquín Loyo Mayo 0 6 1 6 3 Dennis Ralston 6 2 7 6 Rafael Osuna 4 6 5 1 Clark Graebner Dennis Ralston 6 6 6 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Rafael Osuna 1 4 0 Cliff Richey 11 6 12 6 Marcello Lara 13 0 10 4 Clark Graebner 6 6 6 Rafael Osuna 3 4 4 Eastern Zone 1966 Davis Cup Eastern Zone Zone A 17–19 April 30 April–2 May Seoul, South Korea PHI 1936 3 KOR 1949 2 bye JPN 1947 Manila, Philippines PHI 1936 2 JPN 1947 3 Zone B 19 March–19 April 7–9 May CEY 1951 w/o South Vietnam MAS bye bye IRI 1964 bye IND Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia CEY 1951 4 MAS 1 Ahmedabad, India IRI 1964 0 IND 5 Madras, India CEY 1951 0 IND 5 Eastern Inter-Zonal Final Japan vs. India Japan 1947 India Tokyo, Japanhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EAS-M-JPN-IND-01 Japan v India daviscup.com 30 September–3 October 1966 1 4 Osamu Ishiguro 3 6 2 8 Ramanathan Krishnan 6 2 6 10 Koji Watanabe 6 4 6 3 9 Premjit Lall 3 6 3 6 7 Osamu Ishiguro Koji Watanabe 2 3 3 Ramanathan Krishnan Premjit Lall 6 6 6 Osamu Ishiguro 6 6 5 8 Premjit Lall 2 8 7 10 Koji Watanabe 2 5 0 Ramanathan Krishnan 6 7 6 Europe Zone 1966 Davis Cup Europe Zone Zone A 29 April–2 May 13–17 May 10–12 June 15–17 July First Round Paris, France (clay) FRA 4 ROU 1965 1 Helsinki, Finland (clay) FIN 1 CAN 4 Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (clay) TCH 5 AUT 0 Lisbon, Portugal (clay) POR 2 ISR 3 Szczecin, Poland (clay) POL 1928 3 SWE 2 Istanbul, Turkey TUR 0 EGY 1958 5 Barcelona, Spain (clay) ESP 1945 4 YUG 1 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) DEN 0 BRA 1960 5 Paris, France (clay) FRA 5 CAN 0 Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) TCH 5 ISR 0 Warsaw, Poland POL 1928 4 EGY 1958 1 Barcelona, Spain (clay) ESP 1945 2 BRA 1960 3 Paris, France (clay) FRA 4 TCH 1 Warsaw, Poland POL 1928 1 BRA 1960 4 Paris, France (clay) FRA 1 BRA 1960 4 Zone A Final France vs. Brazil France Brazil 1960 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-A-M-FRA-BRA-01 France v Brazil daviscup.com 15–17 July 1966 Clay 1 4 Pierre Darmon 6 3 2 1 José Edison Mandarino 3 6 6 6 François Jauffret 6 1 3 2 Thomaz Koch 2 6 6 6 Patrice Beust Daniel Contet 6 4 7 3 4 Thomaz Koch José Edison Mandarino 3 6 5 6 6 François Jauffret 4 1 7 2 José Edison Mandarino 6 6 5 6 Pierre Darmon 6 9 6 Thomaz Koch 4 7 2 Zone B 22 April–2 May 13–16 May 10–12 June 15–18 July First Round Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg LUX 0 SUI 5 Freiburg, West Germany (clay) FRG 5 NOR 0 Budapest, Hungary HUN 4 GRE old 1 London, England (clay) GBR 4 NZL 1 Bologna, Italy (clay) ITA 4 URS 1 Monte Carlo, Monaco MON 1 MAR 4 Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) NED 5 IRL 0 Brussels, Belgium BEL 0 RSA 1928 5 Lugano, Switzerland SUI 1 FRG 4 Budapest, Hungary (clay) HUN 2 GBR 3 ITA w/o MAR Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) NED 1 RSA 1928 4 Hanover, West Germany (clay) FRG 3 GBR 2 Rome, Italy (clay) ITA 2 RSA 1928 3 Munich, West Germany FRG 3 RSA 1928 2 Zone B Final West Germany vs. South Africa West Germany South Africa 1928 Munich, West Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-EUR-B-M-FRG-RSA-01 West Germany v South Africa daviscup.com 15–18 July 1966 3 2 Wilhelm Bungert 6 0 8 6 Cliff Drysdale 3 6 6 4 Ingo Buding 6 6 1 6 Keith Diepraam 2 1 6 4 Ingo Buding Harald Elschenbroich 1 7 6 5 5 Keith Diepraam Frew McMillan 6 5 1 7 7 Wilhelm Bungert 12 6 6 Keith Diepraam 10 2 3 Ingo Buding 4 9 5 0 Cliff Drysdale 6 7 7 6 Inter-Zonal Zone Draw 5–14 November 4–6 December 4 Calcutta, India EUR-B FRG 2 EAS IND 3 Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) AME USA 2 EUR-A BRA 1960 3 Calcutta, India EAS IND 3 EUR-A BRA 1960 2 Semifinals India vs. West Germany India West Germany Calcutta, Indiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-INZ-M-IND-FRG-01 India v West Germany daviscup.com 12–14 November 1966 3 2 Ramanathan Krishnan 7 7 6 Wilhelm Bungert 5 5 4 Jaidip Mukerjea 2 6 6 6 Ingo Buding 6 5 3 4 Premjit Lall Jaidip Mukerjea 1 8 4 Ingo Buding Wilhelm Bungert 6 10 6 Jaidip Mukerjea 4 8 8 6 Wilhelm Bungert 6 6 6 3 Premjit Lall 6 3 6 1 4 Ingo Buding 4 6 3 6 6 Brazil vs. United States Brazil 1960 United States Club Leopoldina Juvenil, Porto Alegre, Brazilhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-INZ-M-BRA-USA-01 Brazil v United States daviscup.com 5–7 November 1966 3 2 Thomaz Koch 4 4 0 Dennis Ralston 6 6 6 José Edison Mandarino 5 6 7 6 Cliff Richey 7 3 5 3 Thomaz Koch José Edison Mandarino 5 4 6 2 Arthur Ashe Dennis Ralston 7 6 4 6 Thomaz Koch 6 7 6 Cliff Richey 1 5 1 José Edison Mandarino 4 6 4 6 6 Dennis Ralston 6 4 6 4 1 Final India vs. Brazil India Brazil 1960 Calcutta, Indiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-INZ-M-IND-BRA-01 India v Brazil daviscup.com 4–6 December 1966 3 2 Jaidip Mukerjea 2 2 3 Thomaz Koch 6 6 6 Ramanathan Krishnan 5 6 6 6 José Edison Mandarino 7 2 2 3 Ramanathan Krishnan Jaidip Mukerjea 7 3 6 3 6 Thomaz Koch José Edison Mandarino 5 6 3 6 3 Jaidip Mukerjea 7 6 4 6 5 José Edison Mandarino 9 3 6 3 7 Ramanathan Krishnan 3 6 10 7 6 Thomaz Koch 6 4 12 5 2 Challenge Round Australia vs. India Australia India Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1966-WG-CHR-AUS-IND-01 Australia v India daviscup.com 26–28 December 1966 Grass 4 1 Fred Stolle 6 6 6 Ramanathan Krishnan 3 2 4 Roy Emerson 7 6 6 Jaidip Mukerjea 5 4 2 John Newcombe Tony Roche 6 5 4 4 Ramanathan Krishnan Jaidip Mukerjea 4 7 6 6 Roy Emerson 6 6 10 Ramanathan Krishnan 0 2 8 Fred Stolle 7 6 6 5 6 Jaidip Mukerjea 5 8 3 7 3 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 Davis Cup Category:1966 in German tennis