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
26 April–7 May
Quarterfinals
23–26 May
Semifinals
13–16 June
Final
19–21 July
                                     
Valencia, Spain (clay)
  Spain 3  
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  Netherlands 2  
    Spain 4  
Bandol, France (hard)
    Sweden 1  
  Sweden 4
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  Rhodesia 1  
    Spain 4  
Bournemouth, England (clay)
    Great Britain 1  
  Great Britain 3  
London, England (grass)
  France 0  
    Great Britain 5
Helsinki, Finland (clay)
    Finland 0  
  Finland 4
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  Portugal 1  
    Spain 3
Tbilisi, Soviet Union
    Italy 2
  Soviet Union 4  
Moscow, Soviet Union
  Greece 1  
    Soviet Union 5
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
    Yugoslavia 0  
  Yugoslavia 4
Reggio Emilia, Italy (clay)
  New Zealand 0  
    Soviet Union 2
Cagliari, Italy (clay)
    Italy 3  
  Italy 5  
Biella, Italy (clay)
  Hungary 0  
    Italy 5
Monte Carlo, Monaco
    Monaco 0  
  Monaco 3
  Ireland 1  

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
28 April–6 May
Quarterfinals
17–26 May
Semifinals
14–16 June
Final
19–21 July
                                     
Sofia, Bulgaria
  Bulgaria 5  
Sofia, Bulgaria
  Turkey 0  
    Bulgaria 0  
Freiburg, West Germany
    West Germany 5  
   Switzerland 1
Munich, West Germany (clay)
  West Germany 4  
    West Germany 4  
Brussels, Belgium
    Czechoslovakia 1  
  Belgium 3  
Brussels, Belgium (clay)
  Poland 2  
    Belgium 2
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
    Czechoslovakia 3  
  Czechoslovakia 3
Düsseldorf, West Germany
  Brazil 2  
    West Germany 3
Luxembourg, Luxembourg (clay)
    South Africa 2
  Luxembourg 1  
Oslo, Norway (clay)
  Norway 4  
    Norway 0
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
    Romania 5  
  Romania 4
  Denmark 1  
    Romania
Tehran, Iran
    South Africa w/o  
  Iran 4  
Tehran, Iran
  Israel 1  
    Iran 0
Linz, Austria
    South Africa 5  
  Austria 0
  South Africa 5  

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 / Ezzat 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
   

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