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1966 Davis Cup

1966 Davis Cup
Details
Duration19 March – 28 December
Edition55th
Teams46
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
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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

Further information: 1966 Davis Cup 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 United States
Mexico 		Clark Graebner
Joaquín Loyo Mayo 		6
0 		4
6 		6
1 		3
6 		6
3
2 United States
Mexico 		Dennis Ralston
Rafael Osuna 		6
4 		2
6 		7
5 		6
1
3 United States
Mexico 		Clark Graebner / Dennis Ralston
Joaquín Loyo Mayo / Rafael Osuna 		6
1 		6
4 		6
0
4 United States
Mexico 		Cliff Richey
Marcello Lara 		11
13 		6
0 		12
10 		6
4
5 United States
Mexico 		Clark Graebner
Rafael Osuna 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4

Eastern Zone

Further information: 1966 Davis Cup 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 Japan
India 		Osamu Ishiguro
Ramanathan Krishnan 		3
6 		6
2 		2
6 		8
10
2 Japan
India 		Koji Watanabe
Premjit Lall 		6
3 		4
6 		6
3 		3
6 		9
7
3 Japan
India 		Osamu Ishiguro / Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall 		2
6 		3
6 		3
6
4 Japan
India 		Osamu Ishiguro
Premjit Lall 		6
2 		6
8 		5
7 		8
10
5 Japan
India 		Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan 		2
6 		5
7 		0
6

Europe Zone

Further information: 1966 Davis Cup 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 France
Brazil 		Pierre Darmon
José Edison Mandarino 		6
3 		3
6 		2
6 		1
6
2 France
Brazil 		François Jauffret
Thomaz Koch 		6
2 		1
6 		3
6 		2
6
3 France
Brazil 		Patrice Beust / Daniel Contet
Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino 		6
3 		4
6 		7
5 		3
6 		4
6
4 France
Brazil 		François Jauffret
José Edison Mandarino 		4
6 		1
6 		7
5 		2
6
5 France
Brazil 		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 West Germany
South Africa 		Wilhelm Bungert
Cliff Drysdale 		6
3 		0
6 		8
6 		6
4
2 West Germany
South Africa 		Ingo Buding
Keith Diepraam 		6
2 		6
1 		1
6 		6
4
3 West Germany
South Africa 		Ingo Buding / Harald Elschenbroich
Keith Diepraam / Frew McMillan 		1
6 		7
5 		6
1 		5
7 		5
7
4 West Germany
South Africa 		Wilhelm Bungert
Keith Diepraam 		12
10 		6
2 		6
3
5 West Germany
South Africa 		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 India
West Germany 		Ramanathan Krishnan
Wilhelm Bungert 		7
5 		7
5 		6
4
2 India
West Germany 		Jaidip Mukerjea
Ingo Buding 		2
6 		6
5 		6
3 		6
4
3 India
West Germany 		Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Ingo Buding / Wilhelm Bungert 		1
6 		8
10 		4
6
4 India
West Germany 		Jaidip Mukerjea
Wilhelm Bungert 		4
6 		8
6 		8
6 		6
3
5 India
West Germany 		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 Brazil
United States 		Thomaz Koch
Dennis Ralston 		4
6 		4
6 		0
6
2 Brazil
United States 		José Edison Mandarino
Cliff Richey 		5
7 		6
3 		7
5 		6
3
3 Brazil
United States 		Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino
Arthur Ashe / Dennis Ralston 		5
7 		4
6 		6
4 		2
6
4 Brazil
United States 		Thomaz Koch
Cliff Richey 		6
1 		7
5 		6
1
5 Brazil
United States 		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 India
Brazil 		Jaidip Mukerjea
Thomaz Koch 		2
6 		2
6 		3
6
2 India
Brazil 		Ramanathan Krishnan
José Edison Mandarino 		5
7 		6
2 		6
2 		6
3
3 India
Brazil 		Ramanathan Krishnan / Jaidip Mukerjea
Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino 		7
5 		3
6 		6
3 		3
6 		6
3
4 India
Brazil 		Jaidip Mukerjea
José Edison Mandarino 		7
9 		6
3 		4
6 		6
3 		5
7
5 India
Brazil 		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 Australia
India 		Fred Stolle
Ramanathan Krishnan 		6
3 		6
2 		6
4
2 Australia
India 		Roy Emerson
Jaidip Mukerjea 		7
5 		6
4 		6
2
3 Australia
India 		John Newcombe / Tony Roche
Ramanathan Krishnan / Jaidip Mukerjea 		6
4 		5
7 		4
6 		4
6
4 Australia
India 		Roy Emerson
Ramanathan Krishnan 		6
0 		6
2 		10
8
5 Australia
India 		Fred Stolle
Jaidip Mukerjea 		7
5 		6
8 		6
3 		5
7 		6
3

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. ^ a b "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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