1968 Federation Cup (tennis)

The 1968 Federation Cup was the sixth edition of what is now known as the Fed Cup. 23 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from 21–26 May. Australia defeated the Netherlands in the final, in what was the first final not featuring United States, giving Australia their third title.[1]

1968 Federation Cup
Details
Duration21 – 26 May
Edition6th
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
1967
1969

Participating teams

Participating teams

Australia

Belgium

Brazil

Bulgaria

Canada

Chile

Czechoslovakia

France

Finland

Great Britain

Greece

Italy

Mexico

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

South Africa

Soviet Union

Sweden

Switzerland

United States

West Germany

Draw

All ties were played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France on clay courts.

First Round
21 May
Second Round
22–23 May
Quarterfinals
24 May
Semifinals
25 May
Final
26 May
               
 Australia 3
 Brazil 0
 Australia 2
 South Africa 1
 South Africa 3
 Canada 0
 Australia 3
 Great Britain 0
 Czechoslovakia 2
 Norway 0
 Czechoslovakia 1
 Great Britain 2
 Great Britain 3
 Sweden 0
 Soviet Union 0
 Great Britain 3
 Soviet Union 3
 Belgium 0
 Soviet Union 3
 Italy 0
 Italy 2
 Mexico 1
 Australia 3
 Netherlands 0
 Netherlands 3
 Finland 0
 Netherlands 2
 Poland 1
 Poland 2
 Greece 0
 Netherlands 3
 Bulgaria 0
 Bulgaria 2
 Chile 1
 Bulgaria
 West Germany w/o
 Netherlands 2
 United States 1
 France 3
 Portugal 0
 France 1
 United States 2
  Switzerland 0
 United States 3

First round

Czechoslovakia vs. Norway


Czechoslovakia
2
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[2]
21 May 1968
Clay

Norway
0
1 2 3
1 Czechoslovakia
Norway
Vlasta Vopičková
Kirsten Robsahm
6
0
6
4
   
2 Czechoslovakia
Norway
Jitka Volavková
Ellen Grindvold
6
3
6
3
   
3 Czechoslovakia
Norway
 
 
      not
played

Great Britain vs. Sweden


Great Britain
3
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[3]
21 May 1968
Clay

Sweden
0
1 2 3
1 United Kingdom
Sweden
Christine Janes
Ingrid Löfdahl
6
2
6
0
   
2 United Kingdom
Sweden
Virginia Wade
Christina Sandberg
6
1
6
4
   
3 United Kingdom
Sweden
Winnie Shaw / Virginia Wade
Ingrid Löfdahl / Christina Sandberg
2
6
6
3
6
4
 

Soviet Union vs. Belgium


Soviet Union
3
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[4]
21 May 1968
Clay

Belgium
0
1 2 3
1 Soviet Union
Belgium
Galina Baksheeva
Ingrid Loeys
2
6
7
5
6
3
 
2 Soviet Union
Belgium
Anna Dmitrieva
Christiane Mercelis
6
3
6
3
   
3 Soviet Union
Belgium
Galina Baksheeva / Anna Dmitrieva
Ingrid Loeys / Christiane Mercelis
6
4
6
1
   

Italy vs. Mexico


Italy
2
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[5]
21 May 1968
Clay

Mexico
1
1 2 3
1 Italy
Mexico
Lea Pericoli
Elena Subirats
3
6
1
6
   
2 Italy
Mexico
Maria Teresa Riedl
Patricia Montaño
6
4
6
4
   
3 Italy
Mexico
Lea Pericoli / Maria Teresa Riedl
Patricia Montaño / Elena Subirats
6
4
6
2
   

Netherlands vs. Finland


Netherlands
3
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[6]
21 May 1968
Clay

Finland
0
1 2 3
1 Netherlands
Finland
Marijke Jansen
Birgitta Lindström
6
4
6
2
   
2 Netherlands
Finland
Lidy Venneboer
Christina Lindström
4
6
6
4
6
2
 
3 Netherlands
Finland
Marijke Jansen / Lidy Venneboer
Birgitta Lindström / Christina Lindström
6
4
6
4
   

Poland vs. Greece


Poland
2
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[7]
21 May 1968
Clay

Greece
0
1 2 3
1 Poland
Greece
Danuta Wieczorek
Dionissia Asteri
3
6
6
0
6
2
 
2 Poland
Greece
Barbara Olszewska
Carol-Ann Kalgeropoulos
4
6
6
2
6
2
 
3 Poland
Greece
 
 
      not
played

Bulgaria vs. Chile


Bulgaria
2
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[8]
21 May 1968
Clay

Chile
1
1 2 3
1 Bulgaria
Chile
Lubka Radkova
Michelle Rodríguez
3
6
2
6
   
2 Bulgaria
Chile
Maria Chakarova
Margarita de Zuleta
6
0
6
0
   
3 Bulgaria
Chile
Maria Chakarova / Lubka Radkova
Margarita de Zuleta / Michelle Rodríguez
6
1
6
2
   

Second round

Australia vs. Brazil


Australia
3
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[9]
22 May 1968
Clay

Brazil
0
1 2 3
1 Australia
Brazil
Margaret Court
Suzana Petersen
6
0
6
0
   
2 Australia
Brazil
Kerry Melville
Maria Cristina Borba Dias
6
2
6
1
   
3 Australia
Brazil
Margaret Court / Kerry Melville
Maria Cristina Borba Dias / Suzana Petersen
6
0
6
2
   

South Africa vs. Canada


South Africa
3
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[10]
22 May 1968
Clay

Canada
0
1 2 3
1 South Africa
Canada
Annette Du Plooy
Faye Urban
3
6
6
4
6
2
 
2 South Africa
Canada
Maryna Godwin
Vicki Berner
9
7
6
3
   
3 South Africa
Canada
Annette Du Plooy / Maryna Godwin
Vicki Berner / Faye Urban
6
1
6
2
   

Czechoslovakia vs. Great Britain


Czechoslovakia
1
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[11]
22 May 1968
Clay

Great Britain
2
1 2 3
1 Czechoslovakia
United Kingdom
Jitka Volavková
Christine Janes
4
6
6
4
4
6
 
2 Czechoslovakia
United Kingdom
Vlasta Vopičková
Virginia Wade
6
3
6
4
   
3 Czechoslovakia
United Kingdom
Jitka Volavková / Vlasta Vopičková
Winnie Shaw / Virginia Wade
6
3
5
7
5
7
 

Soviet Union vs. Italy


Soviet Union
3
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[12]
22 May 1968
Clay

Italy
0
1 2 3
1 Soviet Union
Italy
Galina Baksheeva
Lea Pericoli
7
5
8
6
   
2 Soviet Union
Italy
Anna Dmitrieva
Maria Teresa Riedl
6
3
6
0
   
3 Soviet Union
Italy
Galina Baksheeva / Olga Morozova
Francesca Gordigiani / Lea Pericoli
6
2
6
3
   

Netherlands vs. Poland


Netherlands
2
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[13]
23 May 1968
Clay

Poland
1
1 2 3
1 Netherlands
Poland
Marijke Jansen
Barbara Olszewska
6
1
6
1
   
2 Netherlands
Poland
Astrid Suurbeck
Danuta Wieczorek
6
4
4
6
4
6
 
3 Netherlands
Poland
Astrid Suurbeck / Lidy Venneboer
Barbara Olszewska / Danuta Wieczorek
8
6
7
5
   

France vs. Portugal


France
3
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[14]
23 May 1968
Clay

Portugal
0
1 2 3
1 France
Portugal
Monique Salfati
Peggy Brixhe
6
0
6
0
   
2 France
Portugal
Rosie Darmon
Leonora Santos
6
2
6
1
   
3 France
Portugal
Rosie Darmon / Janine Lieffrig
Maria-Carmen Arnoso / Peggy Brixhe
6
1
6
2
   

Switzerland vs. United States


Switzerland
0
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[15]
23 May 1968
Clay

United States
3
1 2 3
1 Switzerland
United States
Anne-Marie Studer
Nancy Richey
1
6
1
6
   
2 Switzerland
United States
Marianne Kindler
Mary-Ann Eisel
0
6
1
6
   
3 Switzerland
United States
Marianne Kindler / Anne-Marie Studer
Mary-Ann Eisel / Kathleen Harter
0
6
2
6
   

Quarterfinals

Australia vs. South Africa


Australia
2
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[16]
24 May 1968
Clay

South Africa
1
1 2 3
1 Australia
South Africa
Margaret Court
Annette Du Plooy
6
1
6
1
   
2 Australia
South Africa
Kerry Melville
Maryna Godwin
6
2
6
3
   
3 Australia
South Africa
Margaret Court / Kerry Melville
Annette Du Plooy / Maryna Godwin
4
6
6
2
2
6
 

Great Britain vs. Soviet Union


Great Britain
3
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[17]
24 May 1968
Clay

Soviet Union
0
1 2 3
1 United Kingdom
Soviet Union
Christine Janes
Anna Dmitrieva
1
6
6
4
9
7
 
2 United Kingdom
Soviet Union
Virginia Wade
Galina Baksheeva
6
1
6
1
   
3 United Kingdom
Soviet Union
Winnie Shaw / Virginia Wade
Galina Baksheeva / Anna Dmitrieva
6
4
6
3
   

Netherlands vs. Bulgaria


Netherlands
3
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[18]
24 May 1968
Clay

Bulgaria
0
1 2 3
1 Netherlands
Bulgaria
Astrid Suurbeck
Lubka Radkova
6
1
6
3
   
2 Netherlands
Bulgaria
Marijke Jansen
Maria Chakarova
6
1
6
0
   
3 Netherlands
Bulgaria
Marijke Jansen / Astrid Suurbeck
Yulia Berberian / Lubka Radkova
6
1
6
1
   

France vs. United States


France
1
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[19]
24 May 1968
Clay

United States
2
1 2 3
1 France
United States
Rosie Darmon
Mary-Ann Eisel
7
5
6
1
   
2 France
United States
Monique Salfati
Nancy Richey
1
6
4
6
   
3 France
United States
Rosie Darmon / Janine Lieffrig
Mary-Ann Eisel / Nancy Richey
4
6
6
4
2
6
 

Semifinals

Australia vs. Great Britain


Australia
3
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[20]
25 May 1968
Clay

Great Britain
0
1 2 3
1 Australia
United Kingdom
Kerry Melville
Christine Janes
7
5
6
1
   
2 Australia
United Kingdom
Margaret Court
Virginia Wade
6
2
6
2
   
3 Australia
United Kingdom
Margaret Court / Kerry Melville
Winnie Shaw / Virginia Wade
9
7
3
6
14
12
 
  • The doubles rubber for this tie holds the Fed Cup record for the most games (pre-tiebreak), with 51[21]

Netherlands vs. United States


Netherlands
2
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[22]
25 May 1968
Clay

United States
1
1 2 3
1 Netherlands
United States
Lidy Venneboer
Nancy Richey
2
6
3
6
   
2 Netherlands
United States
Marijke Jansen
Mary-Ann Eisel
7
5
6
0
   
3 Netherlands
United States
Astrid Suurbeek / Lidy Venneboer
Mary-Ann Eisel / Nancy Richey
3
6
8
6
6
0
 

Final

Australia vs. Netherlands


Australia
3
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[23]
26 May 1968
Clay

Netherlands
0
1 2 3
1 Australia
Netherlands
Kerry Melville
Marijke Jansen
4
6
7
5
6
3
 
2 Australia
Netherlands
Margaret Court
Astrid Suurbeek
6
1
6
3
   
3 Australia
Netherlands
Margaret Court / Kerry Melville
Astrid Suurbeek / Lidy Venneboer
6
3
6
8
7
5
 

References

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