1966 Davis Cup

1966 Davis Cup

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Edition	55th
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The 1966 Davis Cup was the 55th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. For the first time, the Europe Zone was effectively split into two zones, and the winner of each would earn a berth in the Inter-Zonal Zone. 46 teams would enter the competition, 32 in the Europe Zone, 8 in the Eastern Zone, and 6 in the Americas Zone.

The United States defeated Mexico in the Americas Zone final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Zone final, and Brazil and West Germany won the Europe Zones. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, India defeated West Germany, Brazil defeated the USA, and then India defeated Brazil in the final. India then fell to defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round which was the 1966 Davis Cup finals. The final was played at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on 26-28 December.

Americas Zone

Draw

1st Round April-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 5	Harold Clark Courts, Cleveland, OH, United States 13 August - 15 August 1966 hard		Mexico 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Clark Graebner Joaquin 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 Joaquin Loyo-Mayo / Rafael Osuna 6 1 6 4 6 0       4 Cliff Richey Marcelo Lara 11 13 6 0 12 10 6 4     5 Clark Graebner Rafael Osuna 6 3 6 4 6 4

Eastern Zone

Zone A Draw

	1st round 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 Draw

1st Round

Semifinals March-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 1	Tokyo, Japan 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

Zone A Draw

First round 29 April-2 May

Quarterfinals 13-17 May

Semifinals 10-12 June

Final 15-17 July

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Spain

4

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Yugoslavia

1

Spain

2

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

Brazil

3

Denmark

0

Warsaw, Poland

Brazil

5

Brazil

4

Istanbul, Turkey

Poland

1

Turkey

0

Warsaw, Poland

Egypt

5

Egypt

1

Szczecin, Poland (clay)

Poland

4

Poland

3

Paris, France (clay)

Sweden

2

Brazil

4

Helsinki, Finland (clay)

France

1

Finland

1

Paris, France (clay)

Canada

4

Canada

0

Paris, France (clay)

France

5

France

4

Paris, France (clay)

Romania

1

France

4

Lisbon, Portugal (clay)

Czechoslovakia

1

Portugal

2

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Israel

3

Israel

0

Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Czechoslovakia

5

Czechoslovakia

5

Austria

0

Zone A Final

France 1	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 15 July - 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 draw

First round 22 April-2 May

Quarterfinals 13-16 May

Semifinals 10-12 June

Final 15-18 July

Brussels, Belgium

South Africa

5

Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)

Belgium

0

South Africa

4

Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)

Netherlands

1

Netherlands

5

Rome, Italy (clay)

Ireland

0

South Africa

3

Bologna, Italy (clay)

Italy

2

Italy

4

Soviet Union

1

Italy

w/o

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Morocco

Monaco

1

Munich, West Germany

Morocco

4

South Africa

2

Freiburg, West Germany (clay)

West Germany

3

West Germany

5

Lugano, Switzerland

Norway

0

West Germany

4

Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg

Switzerland

1

Luxembourg

0

Hanover, West Germany (clay)

Switzerland

5

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

New Zealand

1

Zone B Final

West Germany 3	Munich, West Germany 15 July - 18 July 1966		South Africa 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Wilhelm Bungert Cliff Drysdale 6 3 0 6 8 6 4 4     2 Inge Buding Keith Diepraam 6 2 6 1 1 6 6 4     3 Inge 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 Inge Buding Cliff Drysdale 4 6 9 7 5 7 0 6

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

	1st round 5-14 November					Final 4-6 December
	Calcutta, India
	EAS	India	3
	EUR-B	West Germany	2			Calcutta, India
						EAS	India	3
Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay)					EUR-A	Brazil	2
	AME	United States	2
	EUR-A	Brazil	3

First round

India 3	Calcutta, India 12 November - 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 Inge Buding 2 6 6 5 6 3 6 4     3 Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea Inge 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 Inge Buding 6 4 3 6 6 3 1 6 4 6

Brazil 3	Club Leopoldina Juvenil, Porto Alegre, Brazil 5 November - 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 3	Calcutta, India 4 December - 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 4	Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia 26 December - 28 December 1966 grass		India 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fred Stolle Ramanathan Krishnan 6 3 6 3 6 2       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

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