1968 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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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]

Draw

First Round
26 April–7 May
Quarterfinals
23–26 May
Semifinals
13–16 June
Final
19–21 July
Valencia, Spain (clay)
 Spain3
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
 Netherlands2
 Spain4
Bandol, France (hard)
 Sweden1
 Sweden4
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
 Rhodesia1
 Spain4
Bournemouth, England (clay)
 Great Britain1
 Great Britain3
London, England (grass)
 France0
 Great Britain5
Helsinki, Finland (clay)
 Finland0
 Finland4
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
 Portugal1
 Spain3
Tbilisi, Soviet Union
 Italy2
 Soviet Union4
Moscow, Soviet Union
 Greece1
 Soviet Union5
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
 Yugoslavia0
 Yugoslavia4
Reggio Emilia, Italy (clay)
 New Zealand0
 Soviet Union2
Cagliari, Italy (clay)
 Italy3
 Italy5
Biella, Italy (clay)
 Hungary0
 Italy5
Monte Carlo, Monaco
 Monaco0
 Monaco3
 Ireland1

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 Spain
Netherlands
Manuel Santana
Jan Hajer
6
4
9
7
6
3
     
2 Spain
Netherlands
Juan Gisbert
Tom Okker
5
7
3
6
5
7
     
3 Spain
Netherlands
José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana
Jan Hajer / Tom Okker
1
6
4
6
6
3
6
4
6
3
 
4 Spain
Netherlands
Manuel Santana
Tom Okker
4
6
6
3
3
6
7
5
4
6
 
5 Spain
Netherlands
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 Sweden
Rhodesia
Ove Bengtson
Adrian Bey
6
3
6
2
6
4
     
2 Sweden
Rhodesia
Hans Nerell
Frank Saloman
6
2
4
6
5
7
6
1
5
7
 
3 Sweden
Rhodesia
Ove Bengtson / Hans Nerell
Adrian Bey / Frank Saloman
6
2
6
3
6
0
     
4 Sweden
Rhodesia
Ove Bengtson
Frank Saloman
6
1
6
3
6
4
     
5 Sweden
Rhodesia
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 United Kingdom
France
Bobby Wilson
François Jauffret
6
3
3
6
1
6
6
4
6
1
 
2 United Kingdom
France
Mark Cox
Georges Goven
3
6
4
6
6
1
7
5
7
5
 
3 United Kingdom
France
Mark Cox / Bobby Wilson
Patrice Beust / Daniel Contet
1
6
6
2
3
6
6
4
7
5
 
4 United Kingdom
France
Bobby Wilson
Georges Goven
6
1
6
2
3
3
    not
completed
5 United Kingdom
France
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 Finland
Portugal
Pekka Petersen-Dyggve
Alfredo Vaz Pinto
3
6
6
2
7
5
3
6
6
4
 
2 Finland
Portugal
Tarmo Jokinen
João Lagos
5
7
7
5
4
6
7
5
6
3
 
3 Finland
Portugal
Heikki Hedman / Pekka Petersen-Dyggve
João Roquette / Alfredo Vaz Pinto
6
3
6
3
6
3
     
4 Finland
Portugal
Tarmo Jokinen
Alfredo Vaz Pinto
4
6
4
6
2
6
     
5 Finland
Portugal
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 Soviet Union
Greece
Toomas Leius
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
10
8
4
6
4
6
1
6
   
2 Soviet Union
Greece
Alex Metreveli
Periclis Gavrilidis
6
2
6
4
6
3
     
3 Soviet Union
Greece
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli
Periclis Gavrilidis / Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
6
4
4
6
6
3
7
5
   
4 Soviet Union
Greece
Toomas Leius
Periclis Gavrilidis
6
2
6
1
6
0
     
5 Soviet Union
Greece
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 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
New Zealand
Željko Franulović
Onny Parun
5
7
7
5
6
1
6
3
   
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
New Zealand
Boro Jovanović
Brian Fairlie
2
6
7
5
7
5
6
4
   
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
New Zealand
Željko Franulović / Boro Jovanović
Brian Fairlie / Richard Hawkes
6
1
6
4
6
4
     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
New Zealand
Boro Jovanović
Onny Parun
6
0
6
1
6
2
     
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
New Zealand
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 Italy
Hungary
Martin Mulligan
István Gulyás
6
4
3
6
6
3
2
6
7
5
 
2 Italy
Hungary
Nicola Pietrangeli
Péter Szőke
6
3
6
2
6
1
     
3 Italy
Hungary
Martin Mulligan / Nicola Pietrangeli
István Gulyás / András Szikszay
7
5
9
7
2
6
11
9
   
4 Italy
Hungary
Nicola Pietrangeli
István Gulyás
6
4
6
2
2
6
1
6
7
5
 
5 Italy
Hungary
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 Monaco
Republic of Ireland
Patrick Landau
Peter Mockler
6
2
6
3
5
7
6
2
   
2 Monaco
Republic of Ireland
Adrien Viviani
Michael Hickey
4
6
4
6
2
6
     
3 Monaco
Republic of Ireland
Patrick Landau / Francis Truchi
Michael Hickey / Peter Jackson
5
7
6
4
6
4
4
6
6
2
 
4 Monaco
Republic of Ireland
Patrick Landau
Michael Hickey
4
6
6
4
8
6
6
4
   
5 Monaco
Republic of Ireland
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 Spain
Sweden
Juan Gisbert
Ove Bengtson
6
2
6
2
6
3
     
2 Spain
Sweden
Manuel Santana
Hans Nerell
6
1
6
4
6
2
     
3 Spain
Sweden
José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana
Ove Bengtson / Hans Nerell
4
6
5
7
6
4
5
7
   
4 Spain
Sweden
Juan Gisbert
Hans Nerell
10
8
6
0
7
9
3
6
7
5
 
5 Spain
Sweden
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 United Kingdom
Finland
Mike Sangster
Pekka Säilä
6
4
8
6
6
4
     
2 United Kingdom
Finland
Mark Cox
Pekka Petersen-Dyggve
6
2
6
4
6
0
     
3 United Kingdom
Finland
Paul Hutchins / Bobby Wilson
Heikki Hedman / Pekka Säilä
6
1
6
2
6
1
     
4 United Kingdom
Finland
Mike Sangster
Pekka Petersen-Dyggve
7
5
6
2
6
2
     
5 United Kingdom
Finland
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 Soviet Union
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Alex Metreveli
Boro Jovanović
6
3
6
4
6
4
     
2 Soviet Union
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Toomas Leius
Željko Franulović
6
3
2
6
8
6
7
5
   
3 Soviet Union
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli
Željko Franulović / Boro Jovanović
6
2
11
9
8
6
     
4 Soviet Union
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Alex Metreveli
Željko Franulović
6
3
6
2
9
7
     
5 Soviet Union
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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 Italy
Monaco
Nicola Pietrangeli
André Vatrican
6
1
6
2
6
1
     
2 Italy
Monaco
Martin Mulligan
Francis Truchi
6
0
6
0
6
1
     
3 Italy
Monaco
Eugenio Castigliano / Ezio Di Matteo
Alain Manigley / Francis Truchi
6
3
6
1
6
3
     
4 Italy
Monaco
Martin Mulligan
Alain Manigley
6
0
6
0
6
0
     
5 Italy
Monaco
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 Spain
United Kingdom
Manuel Santana
Mark Cox
6
1
6
3
6
3
     
2 Spain
United Kingdom
Juan Gisbert
Paul Hutchins
6
1
6
3
6
1
     
3 Spain
United Kingdom
Manuel Orantes / Manuel Santana
Mark Cox / Bobby Wilson
4
6
6
3
6
3
6
3
   
4 Spain
United Kingdom
Manuel Santana
Paul Hutchins
6
4
6
3
6
4
     
5 Spain
United Kingdom
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 Italy
Soviet Union
Nicola Pietrangeli
Toomas Leius
6
4
4
6
6
1
6
2
   
2 Italy
Soviet Union
Martin Mulligan
Alex Metreveli
3
6
1
6
3
6
     
3 Italy
Soviet Union
Martin Mulligan / Nicola Pietrangeli
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli
6
3
4
6
6
2
6
4
   
4 Italy
Soviet Union
Nicola Pietrangeli
Alex Metreveli
0
6
0
6
1
6
     
5 Italy
Soviet Union
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 Spain
Italy
Juan Gisbert
Martin Mulligan
6
4
2
6
6
2
6
4
   
2 Spain
Italy
Manuel Santana
Nicola Pietrangeli
6
3
3
6
4
6
6
4
6
2
 
3 Spain
Italy
José Luis Arilla / Manuel Orantes
Martin Mulligan / Nicola Pietrangeli
5
7
2
6
6
3
3
6
   
4 Spain
Italy
Juan Gisbert
Nicola Pietrangeli
8
6
6
4
6
2
     
5 Spain
Italy
Manuel Orantes
Martin Mulligan
6
4
6
4
5
7
3
6
4
4
 

Zone B

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