1968 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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 3–13 May		Final 24–26 May

Richmond, VA, United States (hard)

United States	5
		Berkeley, CA, United States (hard)
Caribbean/West Indies	0
		United States	5
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
		Mexico	0
Canada	0

Mexico	5

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
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
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

Venezuela

3

Caracas, Venezuela (hard)

Argentina

2

Venezuela

0

Ecuador

3

Ecuador

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

bye

Ecuador

3

Chile

1

bye

Lima, Peru

Peru

0

Chile

5

bye

Chile

Quarterfinals

Venezuela vs. Argentina

Venezuela
3

Caracas, Venezuela^[7]
27–29 April 1968

Argentina
2

		1	2	3	4
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
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
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

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

External links

Davis Cup official website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[NA_Final-2] "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.

[SA_Final-3] "Ecuador v Chile". daviscup.com.

[Americas_Final-4] "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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