| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 19 March – 28 December 1966 |
| Edition | 55th |
| Teams | 46 |
| Champion | |
| Winning Nation | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
← 1965 1967 → | |
The 1966 Davis Cup was the 55th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 32 teams entered the Europe Zone, 8 teams entered the Eastern Zone, and 6 teams entered the America Zone.
For this year's competition the Europe Zone was split into two sub-zones. 16 teams competed in each sub-zone, with the winners of both sub-zones progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone. This meant that 4 teams would now compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone for the right to challenge the defending champions Australia.[1]
The United States defeated Mexico in the America Zone final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Inter-Zonal final, and Brazil and West Germany were the winners of the two Europe sub-zones, defeating France and South Africa respectively.
In the Inter-Zonal Zone, India defeated West Germany and Brazil defeated the United States in the semifinals, and then India defeated Brazil in the final. India was then defeated by Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on 26–28 December.[1][2][3]
America Zone
Draw
| Quarterfinals 8 April–3 May | Semifinals 19–30 May | Final 13–15 August | |||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mexico | |||||||||||||
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | |||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| Mexico | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | |||||||||||||
 Argentina | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Argentina | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Cleveland, OH, United States (hard) | |||||||||||||
 Chile | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | |||||||||||||
 United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Venezuela | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Kingston, Jamaica | |||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Caribbean/West Indies | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Caribbean/West Indies | 1 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 4 | ||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| United States | |||||||||||||
Final
United States vs. Mexico
United States 5 |
Harold Clark Courts, Cleveland, OH, United States[4] 13–15 August 1966 Hard |
Mexico 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eastern Zone
Zone A
| Semifinals 17–19 April | Final 30 April–2 May | |||||||
| Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Philippines | 3 | |||||||
| Manila, Philippines | ||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea | 2 | |||||||
| Philippines | 2 | |||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan | 3 | |||||||
| bye | ||||||||
| Japan | ||||||||
Zone B
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
Eastern Inter-Zonal Final
Japan vs. India
Japan 1 |
Tokyo, Japan[5] 30 September–3 October 1966 |
 India 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
Zone A
| First Round 29 April–2 May | Quarterfinals 13–17 May | Semifinals 10–12 June | Final 15–17 July | |||||||||||||||
| Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 France | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| France | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Helsinki, Finland (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
 Finland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| France | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Czechoslovakia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Austria | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Israel | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
 Portugal | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Israel | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| France | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Szczecin, Poland (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Brazil | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Poland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Warsaw, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||
 Sweden | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Egypt | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
 Turkey | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Warsaw, Poland | ||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Denmark | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Zone A Final
France vs. Brazil
France 1 |
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[6] 15–17 July 1966 Clay |
Brazil 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zone B
| First Round 22 April–2 May | Quarterfinals 13–16 May | Semifinals 10–12 June | Final 15–18 July | |||||||||||||||
| Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg | ||||||||||||||||||
 Luxembourg | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lugano, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Freiburg, West Germany (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 West Germany | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| West Germany | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hanover, West Germany (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Norway | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| West Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Budapest, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||
 Great Britain | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Hungary | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Budapest, Hungary (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Greece | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| London, England (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Munich, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||
 New Zealand | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| West Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bologna, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Africa | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Italy | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
 Soviet Union | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy | w/o | |||||||||||||||||
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||||||||||||||||||
 Morocco | ||||||||||||||||||
 Monaco | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rome, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Zone B Final
West Germany vs. South Africa
West Germany 3 |
Munich, West Germany[7] 15–18 July 1966 |
South Africa 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Zone
Draw
| Semifinals 5–14 November | Final 4–6 December | |||||||
| Calcutta, India | ||||||||
| EUR-B | West Germany | 2 | ||||||
| Calcutta, India | ||||||||
| EAS | India | 3 | ||||||
| EAS | India | 3 | ||||||
| Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | ||||||||
| EUR-A | Brazil | 2 | ||||||
| AME | United States | 2 | ||||||
| EUR-A | Brazil | 3 | ||||||
Semifinals
India vs. West Germany
India 3 |
Calcutta, India[8] 12–14 November 1966 |
West Germany 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brazil vs. United States
Brazil 3 |
Club Leopoldina Juvenil, Porto Alegre, Brazil[9] 5–7 November 1966 |
United States 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
India vs. Brazil
India 3 |
Calcutta, India[10] 4–6 December 1966 |
 Brazil 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
Australia vs. India
Australia 4 |
Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia[3] 26–28 December 1966 Grass |
India 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- 1 2 Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ↑ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
- 1 2 "Australia v India". daviscup.com.
- ↑ "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
- ↑ "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
- ↑ "France v Brazil". daviscup.com.
- ↑ "West Germany v South Africa". daviscup.com.
- ↑ "India v West Germany". daviscup.com.
- ↑ "Brazil v United States". daviscup.com.
- ↑ "India v Brazil". daviscup.com.
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