1968 Davis Cup Americas Zone
The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 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 |
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Mexico vs. Canada[]
Mexico 5 |
Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[6] 11–13 May 1968 Clay |
Canada 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final[]
United States vs. Mexico[]
United States 5 |
Berkeley Tennis Club, Berkeley, CA, United States[2] 24–26 May 1968 Hard |
Mexico 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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Semifinals[]
Venezuela vs. Ecuador[]
Venezuela 0 |
Caracas, Venezuela[8] 11–13 May 1968 Hard |
Ecuador 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peru vs. Chile[]
Peru 0 |
Lima, Peru[9] 29–31 March 1968 |
Chile 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final[]
Ecuador vs. Chile[]
Ecuador 3 |
Guayaquil Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[3] 24–27 May 1968 Clay |
Chile 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References[]
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ a b "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
- ^ a b "Ecuador v Chile". daviscup.com.
- ^ a b "United States v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Mexico v Canada". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Venezuela v Argentina". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Venezuela v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Peru v Chile". daviscup.com.
External links[]
Categories:
- Davis Cup Americas Zone
- 1968 Davis Cup
- 1968 in tennis