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 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 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

Venezuela

3

Caracas, Venezuela (hard)

Argentina

2

Venezuela

0

Ecuador

3

Ecuador

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

bye

Ecuador

3

Chile

1

bye

Lima, Peru

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 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. "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
3. "Ecuador v Chile". daviscup.com.
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.

External links

• Davis Cup official website