1968 Davis Cup Europe Zone Men's tennis competition
The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1968 Davis Cup.
32 teams entered the Europe Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones. The winners of each sub-zone went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Americas Zone and Eastern Zone.[1]
Spain defeated Italy in the Zone A final, and West Germany defeated South Africa in the Zone B final, resulting in both Spain and West Germany progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[1][2][3]
Zone A
Draw
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | First Round 26 April–7 May | | | Quarterfinals 23–26 May | | | Semifinals 13–16 June | | | Final 19–21 July | | | Valencia, Spain (clay) | | | | | | Spain | 3 | | | | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | Netherlands | 2 | | | | | | Spain | 4 | | Bandol, France (hard) | | | | | | | | Sweden | 1 | | | | Sweden | 4 | | | | | | | | | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | Rhodesia | 1 | | | | | | Spain | 4 | | Bournemouth, England (clay) | | | | | | | | | Great Britain | 1 | | | | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | | | | London, England (grass) | | | France | 0 | | | | | | Great Britain | 5 | | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | | | | | | | | Finland | 0 | | | | Finland | 4 | | | | | | | | | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | Portugal | 1 | | | | | | Spain | 3 | | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | | | | | | | Italy | 2 | | Soviet Union | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Moscow, Soviet Union | | | Greece | 1 | | | | | | Soviet Union | 5 | | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | | | | | | | | Yugoslavia | 0 | | | | Yugoslavia | 4 | | | | | | | | | Reggio Emilia, Italy (clay) | | New Zealand | 0 | | | | | | Soviet Union | 2 | | Cagliari, Italy (clay) | | | | | | | | | Italy | 3 | | | | | Italy | 5 | | | | | | | | | Biella, Italy (clay) | | | | Hungary | 0 | | | | | | Italy | 5 | | | Monte Carlo, Monaco | | | | | | | | Monaco | 0 | | | | | Monaco | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Ireland | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First round
Spain vs. Netherlands
Sweden vs. Rhodesia
Great Britain vs. France
Finland vs. Portugal
Soviet Union vs. Greece
Yugoslavia vs. New Zealand
Italy vs. Hungary
Monaco vs. Ireland
Quarterfinals
Spain vs. Sweden
Great Britain vs. Finland
Soviet Union vs. Yugoslavia
Italy vs. Monaco
Semifinals
Spain vs. Great Britain
Italy vs. Soviet Union
Final
Spain vs. Italy
Zone B
Draw
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | First Round 28 April–6 May | | | Quarterfinals 17–26 May | | | Semifinals 14–16 June | | | Final 19–21 July | | | Sofia, Bulgaria | | | | | | Bulgaria | 5 | | | | Sofia, Bulgaria | | Turkey | 0 | | | | | | Bulgaria | 0 | | Freiburg, West Germany | | | | | | | | West Germany | 5 | | | | Switzerland | 1 | | | | | | | | | Munich, West Germany (clay) | | West Germany | 4 | | | | | | West Germany | 4 | | Brussels, Belgium | | | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | 1 | | | | Belgium | 3 | | | | | | | | | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | | | Poland | 2 | | | | | | Belgium | 2 | | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | | | | Düsseldorf, West Germany | | Brazil | 2 | | | | | | West Germany | 3 | | Luxembourg, Luxembourg (clay) | | | | | | | South Africa | 2 | | Luxembourg | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Oslo, Norway (clay) | | | Norway | 4 | | | | | | Norway | 0 | | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | | | | | | Romania | 5 | | | | Romania | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Denmark | 1 | | | | | | Romania | | | Tehran, Iran | | | | | | | | | South Africa | w/o | | | | | Iran | 4 | | | | | | | | | Tehran, Iran | | | | Israel | 1 | | | | | | Iran | 0 | | | Linz, Austria | | | | | | | | South Africa | 5 | | | | | Austria | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | South Africa | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
First round
Bulgaria vs. Turkey
West Germany vs. Switzerland
Belgium vs. Poland
Czechoslovakia vs. Brazil
Luxembourg vs. Norway
Romania vs. Denmark
Iran vs. Israel
Austria vs. South Africa
Quarterfinals
Bulgaria vs. West Germany
Belgium vs. Czechoslovakia
Norway vs. Romania
Iran vs. South Africa
Semifinals
West Germany vs. Czechoslovakia
Final
West Germany vs. South Africa
References
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