1968 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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.^[1]

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.^[1][2][3]

Zone A

Draw

First round

Spain vs. Netherlands

Spain 3	Club de Tenis Valencia, Valencia, Spain[4] 3–6 May 1968 Clay		Netherlands 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel Santana Jan Hajer 6 4 9 7 6 3       2 Juan Gisbert Tom Okker 5 7 3 6 5 7       3 José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana Jan Hajer / Tom Okker 1 6 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 3   4 Manuel Santana Tom Okker 4 6 6 3 3 6 7 5 4 6   5 Juan Gisbert Jan Hajer 7 5 6 1 6 0

Sweden vs. Rhodesia

Sweden 4	Buding Hotel, Bandol, France[5] 5–7 May 1968 Hard		Rhodesia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ove Bengtson Adrian Bey 6 3 6 2 6 4       2 Hans Nerell Frank Saloman 6 2 4 6 5 7 6 1 5 7   3 Ove Bengtson / Hans Nerell Adrian Bey / Frank Saloman 6 2 6 3 6 0       4 Ove Bengtson Frank Saloman 6 1 6 3 6 4       5 Hans Nerell Douglas Irvine 2 6 5 7 6 3 6 3 6 3

Great Britain vs. France

Great Britain 3	West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, Bournemouth, England[6] 2–4 May 1968 Clay		France 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bobby Wilson François Jauffret 6 3 3 6 1 6 6 4 6 1   2 Mark Cox Georges Goven 3 6 4 6 6 1 7 5 7 5   3 Mark Cox / Bobby Wilson Patrice Beust / Daniel Contet 1 6 6 2 3 6 6 4 7 5   4 Bobby Wilson Georges Goven 6 1 6 2 3 3     not completed 5 Mark Cox François Jauffret           not played

Finland vs. Portugal

Finland 4	Helsinki, Finland[7] 3–5 May 1968 Clay		Portugal 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pekka Petersen-Dyggve Alfredo Vaz Pinto 3 6 6 2 7 5 3 6 6 4   2 Tarmo Jokinen João Lagos 5 7 7 5 4 6 7 5 6 3   3 Heikki Hedman / Pekka Petersen-Dyggve João Roquette / Alfredo Vaz Pinto 6 3 6 3 6 3       4 Tarmo Jokinen Alfredo Vaz Pinto 4 6 4 6 2 6       5 Pekka Petersen-Dyggve João Lagos 6 4 6 4 6 4

Soviet Union vs. Greece

Soviet Union 4	Tbilisi, Soviet Union[8] 3–5 May 1968		Greece 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Toomas Leius Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 10 8 4 6 4 6 1 6     2 Alex Metreveli Periclis Gavrilidis 6 2 6 4 6 3       3 Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli Periclis Gavrilidis / Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6 4 4 6 6 3 7 5     4 Toomas Leius Periclis Gavrilidis 6 2 6 1 6 0       5 Alex Metreveli Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 3 6 6 2 1 6 8 6 6 2

Yugoslavia vs. New Zealand

Yugoslavia 4	Zagreb, Yugoslavia[9] 3–5 May 1968		New Zealand 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Željko Franulović Onny Parun 5 7 7 5 6 1 6 3     2 Boro Jovanović Brian Fairlie 2 6 7 5 7 5 6 4     3 Željko Franulović / Boro Jovanović Brian Fairlie / Richard Hawkes 6 1 6 4 6 4       4 Boro Jovanović Onny Parun 6 0 6 1 6 2       5 Željko Franulović Brian Fairlie 6 2 7 5 3 6 1 6 1 2 not completed

Italy vs. Hungary

Italy 5	Cagliari, Italy[10] 2–4 May 1968 Clay		Hungary 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Martin Mulligan István Gulyás 6 4 3 6 6 3 2 6 7 5   2 Nicola Pietrangeli Péter Szőke 6 3 6 2 6 1       3 Martin Mulligan / Nicola Pietrangeli István Gulyás / András Szikszay 7 5 9 7 2 6 11 9     4 Nicola Pietrangeli István Gulyás 6 4 6 2 2 6 1 6 7 5   5 Martin Mulligan Péter Szőke 4 6 7 5 6 4 6 1

Monaco vs. Ireland

Monaco 3	Monte Carlo, Monaco[11] 26–28 April 1968		Ireland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Patrick Landau Peter Mockler 6 2 6 3 5 7 6 2     2 Adrien Viviani Michael Hickey 4 6 4 6 2 6       3 Patrick Landau / Francis Truchi Michael Hickey / Peter Jackson 5 7 6 4 6 4 4 6 6 2   4 Patrick Landau Michael Hickey 4 6 6 4 8 6 6 4     5 Adrien Viviani Peter Mockler           not played

Quarterfinals

Spain vs. Sweden

Spain 4	Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain[12] 24–26 May 1968 Clay		Sweden 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Gisbert Ove Bengtson 6 2 6 2 6 3       2 Manuel Santana Hans Nerell 6 1 6 4 6 2       3 José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana Ove Bengtson / Hans Nerell 4 6 5 7 6 4 5 7     4 Juan Gisbert Hans Nerell 10 8 6 0 7 9 3 6 7 5   5 Manuel Santana Ove Bengtson 6 3 6 2 6 4

Great Britain vs. Finland

Great Britain 5	Queen's Club, London, England[13] 23–25 May 1968 Grass		Finland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mike Sangster Pekka Säilä 6 4 8 6 6 4       2 Mark Cox Pekka Petersen-Dyggve 6 2 6 4 6 0       3 Paul Hutchins / Bobby Wilson Heikki Hedman / Pekka Säilä 6 1 6 2 6 1       4 Mike Sangster Pekka Petersen-Dyggve 7 5 6 2 6 2       5 Mark Cox Pekka Säilä 6 4 4 6 6 1 6 4

Soviet Union vs. Yugoslavia

Soviet Union 5	Moscow, Soviet Union[14] 24–26 May 1968		Yugoslavia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alex Metreveli Boro Jovanović 6 3 6 4 6 4       2 Toomas Leius Željko Franulović 6 3 2 6 8 6 7 5     3 Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli Željko Franulović / Boro Jovanović 6 2 11 9 8 6       4 Alex Metreveli Željko Franulović 6 3 6 2 9 7       5 Toomas Leius Boro Jovanović 7 5 4 6 6 3 6 2

Italy vs. Monaco

Italy 5	Biella, Italy[15] 23–25 May 1968 Clay		Monaco 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicola Pietrangeli André Vatrican 6 1 6 2 6 1       2 Martin Mulligan Francis Truchi 6 0 6 0 6 1       3 Eugenio Castigliano / Ezio Di Matteo Alain Manigley / Francis Truchi 6 3 6 1 6 3       4 Martin Mulligan Alain Manigley 6 0 6 0 6 0       5 Eugenio Castigliano Francis Truchi 6 2 6 2 6 1

Semifinals

Spain vs. Great Britain

Spain 4	Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain[16] 14–16 June 1968 Clay		Great Britain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel Santana Mark Cox 6 1 6 3 6 3       2 Juan Gisbert Paul Hutchins 6 1 6 3 6 1       3 Manuel Orantes / Manuel Santana Mark Cox / Bobby Wilson 4 6 6 3 6 3 6 3     4 Manuel Santana Paul Hutchins 6 4 6 3 6 4       5 Juan Gisbert Mark Cox 6 4 3 6 3 6 3 6

Italy vs. Soviet Union

Italy 3	Reggio Emilia, Italy[17] 13–16 June 1968 Clay		Soviet Union 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicola Pietrangeli Toomas Leius 6 4 4 6 6 1 6 2     2 Martin Mulligan Alex Metreveli 3 6 1 6 3 6       3 Martin Mulligan / Nicola Pietrangeli Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli 6 3 4 6 6 2 6 4     4 Nicola Pietrangeli Alex Metreveli 0 6 0 6 1 6       5 Martin Mulligan Toomas Leius 6 2 6 4 7 5

Final

Spain vs. Italy

Spain 3	Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain[2] 19–21 July 1968 Clay		Italy 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Gisbert Martin Mulligan 6 4 2 6 6 2 6 4     2 Manuel Santana Nicola Pietrangeli 6 3 3 6 4 6 6 4 6 2   3 José Luis Arilla / Manuel Orantes Martin Mulligan / Nicola Pietrangeli 5 7 2 6 6 3 3 6     4 Juan Gisbert Nicola Pietrangeli 8 6 6 4 6 2       5 Manuel Orantes Martin Mulligan 6 4 6 4 5 7 3 6 4 4

Zone B

Draw

First round

Bulgaria vs. Turkey

Bulgaria 5	Sofia, Bulgaria[18] 3–5 May 1968		Turkey 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Kiril Yashmakov Remzi Aydın 6 1 6 2 6 3       2 Stojan Velev Tahsin Gürsoy 6 0 6 0 6 2       3 Ljuben Genov / Kiril Yashmakov Remzi Aydın / Nur Gurak 6 3 3 6 9 11 6 3 6 4   4 Ljuben Genov Tahsin Gürsoy 6 1 6 4 3 6 6 4     5 Stojan Velev Remzi Aydın 6 1 6 1 6 0

West Germany vs. Switzerland

West Germany 4	Freiburg, West Germany[19] 3–6 May 1968		Switzerland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Wilhelm Bungert Theodor Stalder 6 4 6 2 7 5       2 Ingo Buding Dimitri Sturdza 10 8 6 1 6 8 6 1     3 Jürgen Fassbender / Karl Meiler Dimitri Sturdza / Matthias Werren 6 4 2 6 6 4 1 6 4 6   4 Ingo Buding Theodor Stalder 6 1 11 9 6 1       5 Wilhelm Bungert Dimitri Sturdza 1 6 6 2 2 6 6 2 7 5

Belgium vs. Poland

Belgium 3	Brussels, Belgium[20] 3–5 May 1968		Poland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Eric Drossart Bronisław Lewandowski 6 2 6 4 5 7 2 6 7 5   2 Patrick Hombergen Wiesław Gąsiorek 6 4 1 6 1 6 1 6     3 Eric Drossart / Patrick Hombergen Wiesław Gąsiorek / Tadeusz Nowicki 6 3 4 6 6 4 6 2     4 Eric Drossart Wiesław Gąsiorek 1 6 2 6 2 6       5 Patrick Hombergen Bronisław Lewandowski 6 4 4 6 6 3 3 6 6 2

Czechoslovakia vs. Brazil

Czechoslovakia 3	Prague, Czechoslovakia[21] 3–5 May 1968 Clay		Brazil 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan Kodeš Thomaz Koch 6 2 6 3 3 6 7 5     2 Jan Kukal José Edison Mandarino 3 6 6 4 2 6 1 6     3 Milan Holeček / Jan Kodeš Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino 6 4 6 4 4 6 7 5     4 Jan Kukal Thomaz Koch 4 6 2 6 4 6       5 Jan Kodeš José Edison Mandarino 8 6 6 4 8 6

Luxembourg vs. Norway

Luxembourg 1	Luxembourg, Luxembourg[22] 3–6 May 1968 Clay		Norway 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Thierry Brasseur Frithjof Prydz 2 6 6 8 4 6       2 Frank Baden Nils Elvik 7 9 4 6 6 1 6 2 8 6   3 Frank Baden / Thierry Brasseur Erik Melander / Jon-Erik Ross 5 7 6 8 5 7       4 Thierry Brasseur Nils Elvik 3 6 3 6 2 6       5 Frank Baden Frithjof Prydz 3 6 3 6 6 3 6 4 2 6

Romania vs. Denmark

Romania 4	Bucharest, Romania[23] 28–30 April 1968 Clay		Denmark 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ilie Năstase Torben Ulrich 6 4 6 4 6 2       2 Ion Țiriac Jørgen Ulrich 6 0 2 6 6 4 9 7     3 Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac Jan Leschly / Torben Ulrich 6 3 7 9 2 6 3 6     4 Ion Țiriac Torben Ulrich 6 1 6 3 6 1       5 Ilie Năstase Jørgen Ulrich 6 2 11 9 4 6 4 6 6 4

Iran vs. Israel

Iran 4	Tehran, Iran[24] 3–5 May 1968		Israel 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Hussain Akbari Josef Stabholz 6 2 6 2 5 7 6 3     2 Taghi Akbari Eleazar Davidman 7 5 6 4 6 4       3 Issa Khodaei / Ezzatollah Nemati Eleazar Davidman / Ian Froman 6 1 6 4 6 4       4 Taghi Akbari Josef Stabholz 6 1 6 2 8 6       5 Hussain Akbari Eleazar Davidman 1 6 2 6 3 6

Austria vs. South Africa

Austria 0	Linz, Austria[25] 3–5 May 1968		South Africa 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Detlef Herdy Ray Moore 1 6 2 6 4 6       2 Dieter Schultheiss Bob Hewitt 1 6 1 6 3 6       3 Detlef Herdy / Fritz Kolbinger Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan 3 6 1 6 2 6       4 Dieter Schultheiss Ray Moore 0 6 2 6 1 6       5 Detlef Herdy Frew McMillan 4 6 6 4 4 6 0 6

Quarterfinals

Bulgaria vs. West Germany

Bulgaria 0	Sofia, Bulgaria[26] 17–19 May 1968		West Germany 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Stojan Velev Ingo Buding 4 6 1 6 3 6       2 Kiril Yashmakov Wilhelm Bungert 2 6 0 6 5 7       3 Stojan Velev / Kiril Yashmakov Jürgen Fassbender / Karl Meiler 9 11 2 6 2 6       4 Kiril Yashmakov Ingo Buding 3 6 2 6 2 6       5 Stojan Velev Wilhelm Bungert 6 3 1 6 1 6 3 6

Belgium vs. Czechoslovakia

Belgium 2	Brussels, Belgium[27] 24–26 May 1968 Clay		Czechoslovakia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Eric Drossart Jan Kodeš 6 4 3 6 6 4 2 6 1 6   2 Patrick Hombergen Milan Holeček 6 4 7 5 3 6 9 7     3 Eric Drossart / Claude de Gronckel Milan Holeček / Jan Kodeš 3 6 1 6 2 6       4 Patrick Hombergen Jan Kodeš 3 6 2 6 6 4 6 2 6 4   5 Eric Drossart Milan Holeček 3 6 1 6 6 3 7 5 2 6

Norway vs. Romania

Norway 0	Oslo, Norway[28] 24–26 May 1968 Clay		Romania 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Frithjof Prydz Ilie Năstase 6 4 0 6 6 8 0 6     2 Nils Elvik Ion Țiriac 2 6 2 6 4 6       3 Erik Melander / Jon-Erik Ross Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac 2 6 6 8 3 6       4 Nils Elvik Ilie Năstase 2 6 3 6 1 6       5 Frithjof Prydz Ion Țiriac 1 6 4 6 2 6

Iran vs. South Africa

Iran 0	Tehran, Iran[29] 24–26 May 1968		South Africa 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Taghi Akbari Bob Hewitt 4 6 8 10 3 6       2 Issa Khodaei Bob Maud 4 6 3 6 3 6       3 Issa Khodaei / Ezzat Nemati Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan 2 6 2 6 2 6       4 Issa Khodaei Bob Hewitt 4 6 1 6 2 6       5 Taghi Akbari Bob Maud 5 7 3 6 1 6

Semifinals

West Germany vs. Czechoslovakia

West Germany 4	Munich, West Germany[30] 14–16 June 1968 Clay		Czechoslovakia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Wilhelm Bungert Jan Kodeš 6 2 6 4 6 0       2 Ingo Buding Milan Holeček 6 1 3 6 2 6 3 6     3 Ingo Buding / Wilhelm Bungert Milan Holeček / Jan Kodeš 5 7 6 1 7 5 3 6 12 10   4 Ingo Buding Jan Kodeš 8 6 6 3 6 3       5 Wilhelm Bungert Milan Holeček 8 6 6 3 6 4

Final

West Germany vs. South Africa

West Germany 3	Düsseldorf, West Germany[3] 19–21 July 1968		South Africa 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Wilhelm Bungert Bob Hewitt 9 7 7 5 7 5       2 Ingo Buding Ray Moore 6 3 4 6 10 8 6 8 6 4   3 Ingo Buding / Jürgen Fassbender Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan 4 6 2 6 4 6       4 Wilhelm Bungert Ray Moore 6 1 6 1 6 1       5 Ingo Buding Bob Hewitt 5 7 2 6 6 2 3 6

References

External links

• Davis Cup official website