1968 Federation Cup (tennis)

International women's tennis competition 1968 Federation Cup 21 – 26 May 6th AUS 1967 1969 The 1968 Federation Cup was the sixth edition of what is now known as the Fed Cup. 23 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 21–26 May. Australia defeated the Netherlands in the final, in what was the first final not featuring United States, giving Australia their third title.https://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/world-group.aspx#/1968 1968 Federation Cup fedcup.com 2019-04-17 2019-03-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20190417221656/https://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/world-group.aspx#/1968 dead Participating teams Participating teams AUS BEL BRA 1968 BUL 1967 CAN CHI TCH FRA FIN GBR GRE old ITA MEX 1934 NED NOR POL 1928 POR RSA 1928 URS SWE SUI USA FRG Draw All ties were played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France on clay courts. |} First Round21 May Second Round22–23 May Quarterfinals24 May Semifinals25 May Final26 May TCH 2 NOR 0 GBR 3 SWE 0 URS 3 BEL 0 ITA 2 MEX 1934 1 NED 3 FIN 0 POL 1928 2 GRE old 0 BUL 1967 2 CHI 1 AUS 3 BRA 1968 0 RSA 1928 3 CAN 0 TCH 1 GBR 2 URS 3 ITA 0 NED 2 POL 1928 1 BUL 1967 FRG w/o FRA 3 POR 0 SUI 0 USA 3 AUS 2 RSA 1928 1 URS 0 GBR 3 NED 3 BUL 1967 0 FRA 1 USA 2 AUS 3 GBR 0 NED 2 USA 1 AUS 3 NED 0 First round Czechoslovakia vs. Norway Czechoslovakia Norway Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-1968-WG-M-TCH-NOR-01 Czechoslovakia v Norway fedcup.com 21 May 1968 Clay 2 0 Vlasta Vopičková 6 6 Kirsten Robsahm 0 4 Jitka Volavková 6 6 Ellen Grindvold 3 3     Great Britain vs. Sweden Great Britain Sweden Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-1968-WG-M-GBR-SWE-01 Great Britain v Sweden fedcup.com 21 May 1968 Clay 3 0 Christine Janes 6 6 Ingrid Löfdahl 2 0 Virginia Wade 6 6 Christina Sandberg 1 4 Winnie Shaw Virginia Wade 2 6 6 Ingrid Löfdahl Christina Sandberg 6 3 4 Soviet Union vs. Belgium Soviet Union Belgium Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-1968-WG-M-URS-BEL-01 Soviet Union v Belgium fedcup.com 21 May 1968 Clay 3 0 Galina Baksheeva 2 7 6 Ingrid Loeys 6 5 3 Anna Dmitrieva 6 6 Christiane Mercelis 3 3 Galina Baksheeva Anna Dmitrieva 6 6 Ingrid Loeys Christiane Mercelis 4 1 Italy vs. Mexico Italy Mexico 1934 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-1968-WG-M-ITA-MEX-01 Italy v Mexico fedcup.com 21 May 1968 Clay 2 1 Lea Pericoli 3 1 Elena Subirats 6 6 Maria Teresa Riedl 6 6 Patricia Montaño 4 4 Lea Pericoli Maria Teresa Riedl 6 6 Patricia Montaño Elena Subirats 4 2 Netherlands vs. Finland Netherlands Finland Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-1968-WG-M-NED-FIN-01 Netherlands v Finland fedcup.com 21 May 1968 Clay 3 0 Marijke Jansen 6 6 Birgitta Lindström 4 2 Lidy Venneboer 4 6 6 Christina Lindström 6 4 2 Marijke Jansen Lidy Venneboer 6 6 Birgitta Lindström Christina Lindström 4 4 Poland vs. Greece Poland 1928 Greece old Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-1968-WG-M-POL-GRE-01 Poland v Greece fedcup.com 21 May 1968 Clay 2 0 Danuta Wieczorek 3 6 6 Dionissia Asteri 6 0 2 Barbara Olszewska 4 6 6 Carol-Ann Kalgeropoulos 6 2 2     Bulgaria vs. Chile Bulgaria 1967 Chile Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-1968-WG-M-BUL-CHI-01 Bulgaria v Chile fedcup.com 21 May 1968 Clay 2 1 Lubka Radkova 3 2 Michelle Rodríguez 6 6 Maria Chakarova 6 6 Margarita de Zuleta 0 0 Maria Chakarova Lubka Radkova 6 6 Margarita de Zuleta Michelle Rodríguez 1 2 Second round Australia vs. Brazil Australia Brazil 1968 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-1968-WG-M-AUS-BRA-01 Australia v Brazil fedcup.com 22 May 1968 Clay 3 0 Margaret Court 6 6 Suzana Petersen 0 0 Kerry Melville 6 6 Maria Cristina Borba Dias 2 1 Margaret Court Kerry Melville 6 6 Maria Cristina Borba Dias Suzana Petersen 0 2 South Africa vs. Canada South Africa 1928 Canada Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-1968-WG-M-RSA-CAN-01 South Africa v Canada fedcup.com 22 May 1968 Clay 3 0 Annette Du Plooy 3 6 6 Faye Urban 6 4 2 Maryna Godwin 9 6 Vicki Berner 7 3 Annette Du Plooy Maryna Godwin 6 6 Vicki Berner Faye Urban 1 2 Czechoslovakia vs. Great Britain Czechoslovakia Great Britain Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-1968-WG-M-TCH-GBR-01 Czechoslovakia v Great Britain fedcup.com 22 May 1968 Clay 1 2 Jitka Volavková 4 6 4 Christine Janes 6 4 6 Vlasta Vopičková 6 6 Virginia Wade 3 4 Jitka Volavková Vlasta Vopičková 6 5 5 Winnie Shaw Virginia Wade 3 7 7 Soviet Union vs. Italy Soviet Union Italy Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-1968-WG-M-URS-ITA-01 Soviet Union v Italy fedcup.com 22 May 1968 Clay 3 0 Galina Baksheeva 7 8 Lea Pericoli 5 6 Anna Dmitrieva 6 6 Maria Teresa Riedl 3 0 Galina Baksheeva Olga Morozova 6 6 Francesca Gordigiani Lea Pericoli 2 3 Netherlands vs. Poland Netherlands Poland 1928 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-1968-WG-M-NED-POL-01 Netherlands v Poland fedcup.com 23 May 1968 Clay 2 1 Marijke Jansen 6 6 Barbara Olszewska 1 1 Astrid Suurbeek 6 4 4 Danuta Wieczorek 4 6 6 Astrid Suurbeek Lidy Venneboer 8 7 Barbara Olszewska Danuta Wieczorek 6 5 France vs. Portugal France Portugal Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-1968-WG-M-FRA-POR-01 France v Portugal fedcup.com 23 May 1968 Clay 3 0 Monique Salfati 6 6 Peggy Brixhe 0 0 Rosie Darmon 6 6 Leonora Santos 2 1 Rosie Darmon Janine Lieffrig 6 6 Maria-Carmen Arnoso Peggy Brixhe 1 2 Switzerland vs. United States Switzerland United States Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-1968-WG-M-SUI-USA-01 Switzerland v United States fedcup.com 23 May 1968 Clay 0 3 Anne-Marie Studer 1 1 Nancy Richey 6 6 Marianne Kindler 0 1 Mary-Ann Eisel 6 6 Marianne Kindler Anne-Marie Studer 0 2 Mary-Ann Eisel Kathleen Harter 6 6 Quarterfinals Australia vs. South Africa Australia South Africa 1928 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-1968-WG-M-AUS-RSA-01 Australia v South Africa fedcup.com 24 May 1968 Clay 2 1 Margaret Court 6 6 Annette Du Plooy 1 1 Kerry Melville 6 6 Maryna Godwin 2 3 Margaret Court Kerry Melville 4 6 2 Annette Du Plooy Maryna Godwin 6 2 6 Great Britain vs. Soviet Union Great Britain Soviet Union Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-1968-WG-M-GBR-URS-01 Great Britain Soviet Union fedcup.com 24 May 1968 Clay 3 0 Christine Janes 1 6 9 Anna Dmitrieva 6 4 7 Virginia Wade 6 6 Galina Baksheeva 1 1 Winnie Shaw Virginia Wade 6 6 Galina Baksheeva Anna Dmitrieva 4 3 Netherlands vs. Bulgaria Netherlands Bulgaria 1967 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-1968-WG-M-NED-BUL-01 Netherlands v Bulgaria fedcup.com 24 May 1968 Clay 3 0 Astrid Suurbeek 6 6 Lubka Radkova 1 3 Marijke Jansen 6 6 Maria Chakarova 1 0 Marijke Jansen Astrid Suurbeek 6 6 Yulia Berberian Lubka Radkova 1 1 France vs. United States France United States Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-1968-WG-M-FRA-USA-01 France v United States fedcup.com 24 May 1968 Clay 1 2 Rosie Darmon 7 6 Mary-Ann Eisel 5 1 Monique Salfati 1 4 Nancy Richey 6 6 Rosie Darmon Janine Lieffrig 4 6 2 Mary-Ann Eisel Nancy Richey 6 4 6 Semifinals Australia vs. Great Britain Australia Great Britain Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-1968-WG-M-AUS-GBR-01 Australia v Great Britain fedcup.com 25 May 1968 Clay 3 0 Kerry Melville 7 6 Christine Janes 5 1 Margaret Court 6 6 Virginia Wade 2 2 Margaret Court Kerry Melville 9 3 14 Winnie Shaw Virginia Wade 7 6 12 The doubles rubber for this tie holds the Fed Cup record for the most games (pre-tiebreak), with 51https://www.fedcup.com/en/statistics/general-records.aspx Fed Cup General Records fedcup.com 2020-04-09 2019-03-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20200409124005/https://www.fedcup.com/en/statistics/general-records.aspx dead Netherlands vs. United States Netherlands United States Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-1968-WG-M-NED-USA-01 Netherlands v United States fedcup.com 25 May 1968 Clay 2 1 Lidy Venneboer 2 3 Nancy Richey 6 6 Marijke Jansen 7 6 Mary-Ann Eisel 5 0 Astrid Suurbeek Lidy Venneboer 3 8 6 Mary-Ann Eisel Nancy Richey 6 6 0 Final Australia vs. Netherlands Australia Netherlands Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-1968-WG-M-AUS-NED-01 Australia v Netherlands fedcup.com 2018-09-06 2019-03-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20180906161738/https://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=W-FC-1968-WG-M-AUS-NED-01 dead 26 May 1968 Clay 3 0 Kerry Melville 4 7 6 Marijke Jansen 6 5 3 Margaret Court 6 6 Astrid Suurbeek 1 3 Margaret Court Kerry Melville 6 6 7 Astrid Suurbeek Lidy Venneboer 3 8 5 References 30em Category:Billie Jean King Cups by year Federation Cup Federation Cup Federation Cup Federation Cup Federation Cup Federation Cup Category:International sports competitions in Paris Category:Women's sports competitions in France Category:Women's tennis in France Category:Women's sport in Paris Category:Clay court tennis tournaments Category:1968 in French women's sport Category:1968 in women's international sport