1966 Davis Cup

1966 Davis Cup
Details
Duration	19 March – 28 December
Edition	55th
Teams	46
Champion
Winning Nation	Australia
	← 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.^[1]

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.^[1]^[2]^[3]

America Zone[]

Draw[]

Quarterfinals
8 April–3 May

Semifinals
19–30 May

Final
13–15 August

Mexico

bye

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Mexico

4

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Argentina

1

Argentina

3

Chile

2

Cleveland, OH, United States (hard)

Mexico

0

Caracas, Venezuela (hard)

United States

5

Venezuela

2

Caribbean/West Indies

3

Kingston, Jamaica

Caribbean/West Indies

1

United States

4

bye

United States

Final[]

United States vs. Mexico

United States
5

Harold Clark Courts, Cleveland, OH, United States^[4]
13–15 August 1966
Hard

Mexico
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Clark Graebner Joaquín Loyo Mayo	6 0	4 6	6 1	3 6	6 3
2	Dennis Ralston Rafael Osuna	6 4	2 6	7 5	6 1
3	Clark Graebner / Dennis Ralston Joaquín Loyo Mayo / Rafael Osuna	6 1	6 4	6 0
4	Cliff Richey Marcello Lara	11 13	6 0	12 10	6 4
5	Clark Graebner Rafael Osuna	6 3	6 4	6 4

Eastern Zone[]

Zone A[]

Semifinals 17–19 April			Final 30 April–2 May

Seoul, South Korea
	Philippines	3
	South Korea	2	Manila, Philippines
				Philippines	2
				Japan	3
	bye
	Japan

Zone B[]

Quarterfinals

Semifinals
19 March–19 April

Final
7–9 May

Ceylon

w/o

South Vietnam

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Ceylon

4

Malaysia

1

Malaysia

bye

Madras, India

Ceylon

0

India

5

bye

Iran

Ahmedabad, India

Iran

0

India

5

bye

India

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final[]

Japan vs. India

Japan
1

Tokyo, Japan^[5]
30 September–3 October 1966

India
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Osamu Ishiguro Ramanathan Krishnan	3 6	6 2	2 6	8 10
2	Koji Watanabe Premjit Lall	6 3	4 6	6 3	3 6	9 7
3	Osamu Ishiguro / Koji Watanabe Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall	2 6	3 6	3 6
4	Osamu Ishiguro Premjit Lall	6 2	6 8	5 7	8 10
5	Koji Watanabe Ramanathan Krishnan	2 6	5 7	0 6

Europe Zone[]

Zone A[]

First Round
29 April–2 May

Quarterfinals
13–17 May

Semifinals
10–12 June

Final
15–17 July

Paris, France (clay)

France

4

Paris, France (clay)

Romania

1

France

5

Helsinki, Finland (clay)

Canada

0

Finland

1

Paris, France (clay)

Canada

4

France

4

Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Czechoslovakia

1

Czechoslovakia

5

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Austria

0

Czechoslovakia

5

Lisbon, Portugal (clay)

Israel

0

Portugal

2

Paris, France (clay)

Israel

3

France

1

Szczecin, Poland (clay)

Brazil

4

Poland

3

Warsaw, Poland

Sweden

2

Poland

4

Istanbul, Turkey

Egypt

1

Turkey

0

Warsaw, Poland

Egypt

5

Poland

1

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Brazil

4

Spain

4

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Yugoslavia

1

Spain

2

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

Brazil

3

Denmark

0

Brazil

5

Zone A Final[]

France vs. Brazil

France
1

Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France^[6]
15–17 July 1966
Clay

Brazil
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Pierre Darmon José Edison Mandarino	6 3	3 6	2 6	1 6
2	François Jauffret Thomaz Koch	6 2	1 6	3 6	2 6
3	Patrice Beust / Daniel Contet Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino	6 3	4 6	7 5	3 6	4 6
4	François Jauffret José Edison Mandarino	4 6	1 6	7 5	2 6
5	Pierre Darmon Thomaz Koch	6 4	9 7	6 2

Zone B[]

First Round
22 April–2 May

Quarterfinals
13–16 May

Semifinals
10–12 June

Final
15–18 July

Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg

Luxembourg

0

Lugano, Switzerland

Switzerland

5

Switzerland

1

Freiburg, West Germany (clay)

West Germany

4

West Germany

5

Hanover, West Germany (clay)

Norway

0

West Germany

3

Budapest, Hungary

Great Britain

2

Hungary

4

Budapest, Hungary (clay)

Greece

1

Hungary

2

London, England (clay)

Great Britain

3

Great Britain

4

Munich, West Germany

New Zealand

1

West Germany

3

Bologna, Italy (clay)

South Africa

2

Italy

4

Soviet Union

1

Italy

w/o

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Morocco

Monaco

1

Rome, Italy (clay)

Morocco

4

Italy

2

Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)

South Africa

3

Netherlands

5

Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)

Ireland

0

Netherlands

1

Brussels, Belgium

South Africa

4

Belgium

0

South Africa

5

Zone B Final[]

West Germany vs. South Africa

West Germany
3

Munich, West Germany^[7]
15–18 July 1966

South Africa
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Wilhelm Bungert Cliff Drysdale	6 3	0 6	8 6	6 4
2	Ingo Buding Keith Diepraam	6 2	6 1	1 6	6 4
3	Ingo Buding / Harald Elschenbroich Keith Diepraam / Frew McMillan	1 6	7 5	6 1	5 7	5 7
4	Wilhelm Bungert Keith Diepraam	12 10	6 2	6 3
5	Ingo Buding Cliff Drysdale	4 6	9 7	5 7	0 6

Inter-Zonal Zone[]

Draw[]

Semifinals 5–14 November			Final 4–6 December

Calcutta, India
EUR-B	West Germany	2
EAS	India	3	Calcutta, India
			EAS	India	3
Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)			EUR-A	Brazil	2
AME	United States	2
EUR-A	Brazil	3

Semifinals[]

India vs. West Germany

India
3

Calcutta, India^[8]
12–14 November 1966

West Germany
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Ramanathan Krishnan Wilhelm Bungert	7 5	7 5	6 4
2	Jaidip Mukerjea Ingo Buding	2 6	6 5	6 3	6 4
3	Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea Ingo Buding / Wilhelm Bungert	1 6	8 10	4 6
4	Jaidip Mukerjea Wilhelm Bungert	4 6	8 6	8 6	6 3
5	Premjit Lall Ingo Buding	6 4	3 6	6 3	1 6	4 6

Brazil vs. United States

Brazil
3

Club Leopoldina Juvenil, Porto Alegre, Brazil^[9]
5–7 November 1966

United States
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Thomaz Koch Dennis Ralston	4 6	4 6	0 6
2	José Edison Mandarino Cliff Richey	5 7	6 3	7 5	6 3
3	Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino Arthur Ashe / Dennis Ralston	5 7	4 6	6 4	2 6
4	Thomaz Koch Cliff Richey	6 1	7 5	6 1
5	José Edison Mandarino Dennis Ralston	4 6	6 4	4 6	6 4	6 1

Final[]

India vs. Brazil

India
3

Calcutta, India^[10]
4–6 December 1966

Brazil
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Jaidip Mukerjea Thomaz Koch	2 6	2 6	3 6
2	Ramanathan Krishnan José Edison Mandarino	5 7	6 2	6 2	6 3
3	Ramanathan Krishnan / Jaidip Mukerjea Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino	7 5	3 6	6 3	3 6	6 3
4	Jaidip Mukerjea José Edison Mandarino	7 9	6 3	4 6	6 3	5 7
5	Ramanathan Krishnan Thomaz Koch	3 6	6 4	10 12	7 5	6 2

Challenge Round[]

Australia vs. India

Australia
4

Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia^[3]
26–28 December 1966
Grass

India
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Fred Stolle Ramanathan Krishnan	6 3	6 2	6 4
2	Roy Emerson Jaidip Mukerjea	7 5	6 4	6 2
3	John Newcombe / Tony Roche Ramanathan Krishnan / Jaidip Mukerjea	6 4	5 7	4 6	4 6
4	Roy Emerson Ramanathan Krishnan	6 0	6 2	10 8
5	Fred Stolle Jaidip Mukerjea	7 5	6 8	6 3	5 7	6 3

References[]

^ ^a ^b Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
^ ^a ^b "Australia v India". daviscup.com.
^ "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
^ "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
^ "France v Brazil". daviscup.com.
^ "West Germany v South Africa". daviscup.com.
^ "India v West Germany". daviscup.com.
^ "Brazil v United States". daviscup.com.
^ "India v Brazil". daviscup.com.

External links[]

Davis Cup Official Website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[2] Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.

[Challenge-3] "Australia v India". daviscup.com.

[4] "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.

[5] "Japan v India". daviscup.com.

[6] "France v Brazil". daviscup.com.

[7] "West Germany v South Africa". daviscup.com.

[8] "India v West Germany". daviscup.com.

[9] "Brazil v United States". daviscup.com.

[10] "India v Brazil". daviscup.com.

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