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

Quarterfinals
8 April–3 May		Semifinals
19–30 May		Final
13–15 August
 Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
bye
 Mexico4
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Argentina1
 Argentina3
Cleveland, OH, United States (hard)
 Chile2
 Mexico0
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
 United States5
 Venezuela2
Kingston, Jamaica
 Caribbean/West Indies3
 Caribbean/West Indies1
 United States4
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
 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 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)
 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 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
 Luxembourg0
Lugano, Switzerland
  Switzerland5
  Switzerland1
Freiburg, West Germany (clay)
 West Germany4
 West Germany5
Hanover, West Germany (clay)
 Norway0
 West Germany3
Budapest, Hungary
 Great Britain2
 Hungary4
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 Greece1
 Hungary2
London, England (clay)
 Great Britain3
 Great Britain4
Munich, West Germany
 New Zealand1
 West Germany3
Bologna, Italy (clay)
 South Africa2
 Italy4
 Soviet Union1
 Italyw/o
Monte Carlo, Monaco
 Morocco
 Monaco1
Rome, Italy (clay)
 Morocco4
 Italy2
Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
 South Africa3
 Netherlands5
Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
 Ireland0
 Netherlands1
Brussels, Belgium
 South Africa4
 Belgium0
 South Africa5

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 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 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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