1968 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1968 Davis Cup.

Main article: 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

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 United States
Cricket West Indies		 Clark Graebner
Richard Russell		 6
1		 7
5		 6
2		      
2 United States
Cricket West Indies		 Arthur Ashe
Lance Lumsden		 6
1		 6
1		 6
0		      
3 United States
Cricket West Indies		 Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
Lance Lumsden / Richard Russell		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
4 United States
Cricket West Indies		 Arthur Ashe
Richard Russell		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		      
5 United States
Cricket West Indies		 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 Mexico
Canada		 Rafael Osuna
Henry Fauquier		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		      
2 Mexico
Canada		 Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Mike Belkin		 16
14		 4
6 		6
3		 6
3		    
3 Mexico
Canada		 Rafael Osuna / Vicente Zarazúa
Mike Belkin / Keith Carpenter		 6
3		 6
4		 6
3		      
4 Mexico
Canada		 Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Henry Fauquier		 6
3		 1
6 		1
6 		6
0		 6
3		  
5 Mexico
Canada		 Rafael Osuna
Keith Carpenter		 6
2		 6
3		 6
2		      

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 United States
Mexico		 Arthur Ashe
Rafael Osuna		 6
0		 6
3		 6
0		      
2 United States
Mexico		 Clark Graebner
Joaquín Loyo Mayo		 6
3		 8
6		 4
6 		6
4		    
3 United States
Mexico		 Bob Lutz / Stan Smith
Rafael Osuna / Vicente Zarazúa		 4
6 		6
3		 9
7		 10
8		    
4 United States
Mexico		 Clark Graebner
Rafael Osuna		 10
8		 6
3		 6
2		      
5 United States
Mexico		 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

Venezuela vs. Argentina

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

Venezuela vs. Ecuador

Venezuela
0		 Caracas, Venezuela[8]
11–13 May 1968
Hard
Ecuador
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Venezuela
Ecuador		 Julio Moros
Miguel Olvera		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
2 Venezuela
Ecuador		 Jorge Andrew
Pancho Guzmán		 6
2		 2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
3 Venezuela
Ecuador		 Jorge Andrew / Ivon Savy
Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera		 2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4 Venezuela
Ecuador		 Jorge Andrew
Miguel Olvera		           not
played
5 Venezuela
Ecuador		 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 Peru
Chile		 Tomás González
Jaime Pinto Bravo		 3
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2 Peru
Chile		 Alfredo Acuña
Patricio Cornejo		 6
8 		3
6 		0
6 		     
3 Peru
Chile		 Alfredo Acuña / Tomás González
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Pinto Bravo		 6
3		 3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		   
4 Peru
Chile		 Alfredo Acuña
Jaime Pinto Bravo		 4
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
5 Peru
Chile		 Tomás González
Omar Pabst		 8
6		 4
6 		6
2		 4
6 		3
6 		 

Ecuador vs. Chile

Ecuador
3		 Guayaquil Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[3]
24–27 May 1968
Clay
Chile
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ecuador
Chile		 Miguel Olvera
Jaime Pinto Bravo		 6
3		 9
7		 4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		 
2 Ecuador
Chile		 Pancho Guzmán
Patricio Cornejo		 3
6 		5
7 		8
6		 6
4		 6
3		  
3 Ecuador
Chile		 Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera
Patricio Cornejo / Patricio Rodríguez		 3
6 		7
9 		6
3		 11
9		 6
1		  
4 Ecuador
Chile		 Miguel Olvera
Patricio Cornejo		 5
7 		5
7 		12
10		 6
2		 7
5		  
5 Ecuador
Chile		 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 United States
Ecuador		 Arthur Ashe
Pancho Guzmán		 6
3		 6
3		 6
2		      
2 United States
Ecuador		 Clark Graebner
Miguel Olvera		 6
2		 6
1		 6
2		      
3 United States
Ecuador		 Clark Graebner / Bob Lutz
Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera		 6
3		 6
2		 7
5		      
4 United States
Ecuador		 Clark Graebner
Pancho Guzmán		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
4		    
5 United States
Ecuador		 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.
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