1968 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1968 Davis Cup.

Main article: 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.[1]

The United States defeated Mexico in the North & Central America Zone final, and Ecuador defeated Chile in the South America Zone final.[2][3] In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, the United States defeated Ecuador and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[4]

North & Central America Zone

Draw
  Semifinals
3–13 May		 Final
24–26 May
                 
  Richmond, VA, United States (hard)
    United States 5  
    Caribbean/West Indies 0     Berkeley, CA, United States (hard)
      United States 5
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)     Mexico 0
    Canada 0
    Mexico 5  

Semifinals

United States vs. Caribbean/West Indies

United States
5		 Byrd Park, Richmond, VA, United States [5]
3–5 May 1968
Hard
Caribbean/West Indies
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Clark Graebner
Richard Russell		 6
1		 7
5		 6
2		      
2
Arthur Ashe
Lance Lumsden		 6
1		 6
1		 6
0		      
3
Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
Lance Lumsden / Richard Russell		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
4
Arthur Ashe
Richard Russell		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		      
5
Bob Lutz
Lance Lumsden		 6
0		 6
2		 6
1		      

Mexico vs. Canada

Mexico
5		 Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico [6]
11–13 May 1968
Clay
Canada
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Rafael Osuna
Henry Fauquier		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		      
2
Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Mike Belkin		 16
14		 4
6 		6
3		 6
3		    
3
Rafael Osuna / Vicente Zarazúa
Mike Belkin / Keith Carpenter		 6
3		 6
4		 6
3		      
4
Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Henry Fauquier		 6
3		 1
6 		1
6 		6
0		 6
3		  
5
Rafael Osuna
Keith Carpenter		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      

Final

United States vs. Mexico

United States
5		 Berkeley Tennis Club, Berkeley, CA, United States [2]
24–26 May 1968
Hard
Mexico
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Arthur Ashe
Rafael Osuna		 6
0		 6
3		 6
0		      
2
Clark Graebner
Joaquín Loyo Mayo		 6
3		 8
6		 4
6 		6
4		    
3
Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
Rafael Osuna / Vicente Zarazúa		 4
6 		6
3		 9
7		 10
8		    
4
Clark Graebner
Rafael Osuna		 10
8		 6
3		 6
2		      
5
Arthur Ashe
Joaquín Loyo Mayo		 6
4		 8
6		 6
2		      

South America Zone

Draw
  Quarterfinals
27–29 April		 Semifinals
29–31 March; 11–13 May		 Final
24–27 May
                           
  Caracas, Venezuela
    Venezuela 3  
    Argentina 2     Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
      Venezuela 0  
      Ecuador 3  
    Ecuador
   bye     Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
      Ecuador 3
        Chile 1
   bye  
    Peru     Lima, Peru
      Peru 0
      Chile 5  
   bye
    Chile  

Quarterfinals

Venezuela vs. Argentina

Venezuela
3		 Caracas, Venezuela [7]
27–29 April 1968
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Humphrey Hose
Tito Vázquez		 4
6 		6
3		 8
6		 6
1		    
2
Jorge Andrew
Norberto Herrero		 13
15 		6
4		 7
5		 6
4		    
3
Humphrey Hose / Julio Moros
Roberto Aubone / Tito Vázquez		 1
6 		4
6 		8
10 		     
4
Jorge Andrew
Tito Vázquez		 1
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
5
Humphrey Hose
Norberto Herrero		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      

Semifinals

Venezuela vs. Ecuador

Venezuela
0		 Caracas, Venezuela [8]
11–13 May 1968
Hard
Ecuador
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Julio Moros
Miguel Olvera		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
2
Jorge Andrew
Pancho Guzmán		 6
2		 2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
3
Jorge Andrew / Ivon Savy
Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera		 2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4
Jorge Andrew
Miguel Olvera		           not
played
5
Julio Moros
Pancho Guzmán		           not
played

Peru vs. Chile

Peru
0		 Lima, Peru [9]
29–31 March 1968
Chile
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tomás González
Jaime Pinto Bravo		 3
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2
Alfredo Acuña
Patricio Cornejo		 6
8 		3
6 		0
6 		     
3
Alfredo Acuña / Tomás González
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Pinto Bravo		 6
3		 3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		   
4
Alfredo Acuña
Jaime Pinto Bravo		 4
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
5
Tomás González
Omar Pabst		 8
6		 4
6 		6
2		 4
6 		3
6 		 

Final

Ecuador vs. Chile

Ecuador
3		 Guayaquil Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador [3]
24–27 May 1968
Clay
Chile
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Miguel Olvera
Jaime Pinto Bravo		 6
3		 9
7		 4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		 
2
Pancho Guzmán
Patricio Cornejo		 3
6 		5
7 		8
6		 6
4		 6
3		  
3
Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera
Patricio Cornejo / Patricio Rodríguez		 3
6 		7
9 		6
3		 11
9		 6
1		  
4
Miguel Olvera
Patricio Cornejo		 5
7 		5
7 		12
10		 6
2		 7
5		  
5
Pancho Guzmán
Jaime Pinto Bravo		           not
played

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

United States vs. Ecuador

United States
5		 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC, United States [4]
7–9 June 1968
Carpet (indoor)
Ecuador
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Arthur Ashe
Pancho Guzmán		 6
3		 6
3		 6
2		      
2
Clark Graebner
Miguel Olvera		 6
2		 6
1		 6
2		      
3
Clark Graebner / Bob Lutz
Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera		 6
3		 6
2		 7
5		      
4
Clark Graebner
Pancho Guzmán		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
4		    
5
Arthur Ashe
Miguel Olvera		 6
1		 6
3		 6
0		      

References
  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  3. "Ecuador v Chile". daviscup.com.
  4. "United States v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  5. "United States v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
  6. "Mexico v Canada". daviscup.com.
  7. "Venezuela v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  8. "Venezuela v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  9. "Peru v Chile". daviscup.com.
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