1966 Davis Cup

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

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

Further information: 1966 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Zone A

Semifinals
17–19 April		Final
30 April–2 May
Seoul, South Korea
 Philippines3
Manila, Philippines
 South Korea2
 Philippines2
 Japan3
bye
 Japan

Zone B

QuarterfinalsSemifinals
19 March–19 April		Final
7–9 May
 Ceylonw/o
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 South Vietnam
 Ceylon4
 Malaysia1
 Malaysia
Madras, India
bye
 Ceylon0
 India5
bye
Ahmedabad, India
 Iran
 Iran0
 India5
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

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)
 France4
Paris, France (clay)
 Romania1
 France5
Helsinki, Finland (clay)
 Canada0
 Finland1
Paris, France (clay)
 Canada4
 France4
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (clay)
 Czechoslovakia1
 Czechoslovakia5
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
 Austria0
 Czechoslovakia5
Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
 Israel0
 Portugal2
Paris, France (clay)
 Israel3
 France1
Szczecin, Poland (clay)
 Brazil4
 Poland3
Warsaw, Poland
 Sweden2
 Poland4
Istanbul, Turkey
 Egypt1
 Turkey0
Warsaw, Poland
 Egypt5
 Poland1
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
 Brazil4
 Spain4
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
 Yugoslavia1
 Spain2
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
 Brazil3
 Denmark0
 Brazil5

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

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 Germany2
Calcutta, India
EAS India3
EAS India3
Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)
EUR-A Brazil2
AME United States2
EUR-A Brazil3

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

  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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