1968 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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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

United States vs. Caribbean/West Indies


United States
5 		Byrd Park, Richmond, VA, United States[5]
3–5 May 1968
Hard
Caribbean/West Indies
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Clark Graebner
Richard Russell 		6
1 		7
5 		6
2 		     
2
Arthur Ashe
Lance Lumsden 		6
1 		6
1 		6
0 		     
3
Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
Lance Lumsden / Richard Russell 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		     
4
Arthur Ashe
Richard Russell 		6
3 		6
2 		6
4 		     
5
Bob Lutz
Lance Lumsden 		6
0 		6
2 		6
1 		     

Mexico vs. Canada


Mexico
5 		Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[6]
11–13 May 1968
Clay
Canada
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Rafael Osuna
Henry Fauquier 		6
3 		6
2 		6
4 		     
2
Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Mike Belkin 		16
14 		4
6 		6
3 		6
3 		   
3
Rafael Osuna / Vicente Zarazúa
Mike Belkin / Keith Carpenter 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		     
4
Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Henry Fauquier 		6
3 		1
6 		1
6 		6
0 		6
3 		 
5
Rafael Osuna
Keith Carpenter 		6
2 		6
3 		6
2 		     

Final

United States vs. Mexico


United States
5 		Berkeley Tennis Club, Berkeley, CA, United States[2]
24–26 May 1968
Hard
Mexico
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Arthur Ashe
Rafael Osuna 		6
0 		6
3 		6
0 		     
2
Clark Graebner
Joaquín Loyo Mayo 		6
3 		8
6 		4
6 		6
4 		   
3
Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
Rafael Osuna / Vicente Zarazúa 		4
6 		6
3 		9
7 		10
8 		   
4
Clark Graebner
Rafael Osuna 		10
8 		6
3 		6
2 		     
5
Arthur Ashe
Joaquín Loyo Mayo 		6
4 		8
6 		6
2 		     

South America Zone

Draw

Quarterfinals
27–29 April		Semifinals
29–31 March; 11–13 May		Final
24–27 May
Caracas, Venezuela
 Venezuela3
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
 Argentina2
 Venezuela0
 Ecuador3
 Ecuador
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
bye
 Ecuador3
 Chile1
bye
Lima, Peru
 Peru
 Peru0
 Chile5
bye
 Chile

Quarterfinals

Venezuela vs. Argentina


Venezuela
3 		Caracas, Venezuela[7]
27–29 April 1968
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Humphrey Hose
Tito Vázquez 		4
6 		6
3 		8
6 		6
1 		   
2
Jorge Andrew
Norberto Herrero 		13
15 		6
4 		7
5 		6
4 		   
3
Humphrey Hose / Julio Moros
Roberto Aubone / Tito Vázquez 		1
6 		4
6 		8
10 		     
4
Jorge Andrew
Tito Vázquez 		1
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
5
Humphrey Hose
Norberto Herrero 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     

Semifinals

Venezuela vs. Ecuador


Venezuela
0 		Caracas, Venezuela[8]
11–13 May 1968
Hard
Ecuador
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Julio Moros
Miguel Olvera 		3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
2
Jorge Andrew
Pancho Guzmán 		6
2 		2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
3
Jorge Andrew / Ivon Savy
Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera 		2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4
Jorge Andrew
Miguel Olvera 		          not
played
5
Julio Moros
Pancho Guzmán 		          not
played

Peru vs. Chile


Peru
0 		Lima, Peru[9]
29–31 March 1968
Chile
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tomás González
Jaime Pinto Bravo 		3
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2
Alfredo Acuña
Patricio Cornejo 		6
8 		3
6 		0
6 		     
3
Alfredo Acuña / Tomás González
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Pinto Bravo 		6
3 		3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		   
4
Alfredo Acuña
Jaime Pinto Bravo 		4
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
5
Tomás González
Omar Pabst 		8
6 		4
6 		6
2 		4
6 		3
6 		 

Final

Ecuador vs. Chile


Ecuador
3 		Guayaquil Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[3]
24–27 May 1968
Clay
Chile
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Miguel Olvera
Jaime Pinto Bravo 		6
3 		9
7 		4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		 
2
Pancho Guzmán
Patricio Cornejo 		3
6 		5
7 		8
6 		6
4 		6
3 		 
3
Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera
Patricio Cornejo / Patricio Rodríguez 		3
6 		7
9 		6
3 		11
9 		6
1 		 
4
Miguel Olvera
Patricio Cornejo 		5
7 		5
7 		12
10 		6
2 		7
5 		 
5
Pancho Guzmán
Jaime Pinto Bravo 		          not
played

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
1 2 3 4 5
1
Arthur Ashe
Pancho Guzmán 		6
3 		6
3 		6
2 		     
2
Clark Graebner
Miguel Olvera 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		     
3
Clark Graebner / Bob Lutz
Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera 		6
3 		6
2 		7
5 		     
4
Clark Graebner
Pancho Guzmán 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		   
5
Arthur Ashe
Miguel Olvera 		6
1 		6
3 		6
0 		     

References

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Ecuador v Chile". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "United States v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "United States v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Mexico v Canada". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Venezuela v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Venezuela v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Peru v Chile". daviscup.com.
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