1968 Federation Cup (tennis)

1968 Federation Cup
Details
Duration	21 – 26 May
Edition	6th
Champion
Winning nation	Australia
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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]

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
1	Vlasta Vopičková Kirsten Robsahm	6 0	6 4
2	Jitka Volavková Ellen Grindvold	6 3	6 3
3				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	Christine Janes Ingrid Löfdahl	6 2	6 0
2	Virginia Wade Christina Sandberg	6 1	6 4
3	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	Galina Baksheeva Ingrid Loeys	2 6	7 5	6 3
2	Anna Dmitrieva Christiane Mercelis	6 3	6 3
3	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
1	Lea Pericoli Elena Subirats	3 6	1 6
2	Maria Teresa Riedl Patricia Montaño	6 4	6 4
3	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	Marijke Jansen Birgitta Lindström	6 4	6 2
2	Lidy Venneboer Christina Lindström	4 6	6 4	6 2
3	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	Danuta Wieczorek Dionissia Asteri	3 6	6 0	6 2
2	Barbara Olszewska Carol-Ann Kalgeropoulos	4 6	6 2	6 2
3					not played

Bulgaria vs. Chile

Bulgaria
2

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

Chile
1

		1	2
1	Lubka Radkova Michelle Rodríguez	3 6	2 6
2	Maria Chakarova Margarita de Zuleta	6 0	6 0
3	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
1	Margaret Court Suzana Petersen	6 0	6 0
2	Kerry Melville Maria Cristina Borba Dias	6 2	6 1
3	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	Annette Du Plooy Faye Urban	3 6	6 4	6 2
2	Maryna Godwin Vicki Berner	9 7	6 3
3	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	Jitka Volavková Christine Janes	4 6	6 4	4 6
2	Vlasta Vopičková Virginia Wade	6 3	6 4
3	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
1	Galina Baksheeva Lea Pericoli	7 5	8 6
2	Anna Dmitrieva Maria Teresa Riedl	6 3	6 0
3	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	Marijke Jansen Barbara Olszewska	6 1	6 1
2	Astrid Suurbeck Danuta Wieczorek	6 4	4 6	4 6
3	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
1	Monique Salfati Peggy Brixhe	6 0	6 0
2	Rosie Darmon Leonora Santos	6 2	6 1
3	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
1	Anne-Marie Studer Nancy Richey	1 6	1 6
2	Marianne Kindler Mary-Ann Eisel	0 6	1 6
3	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	Margaret Court Annette Du Plooy	6 1	6 1
2	Kerry Melville Maryna Godwin	6 2	6 3
3	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	Christine Janes Anna Dmitrieva	1 6	6 4	9 7
2	Virginia Wade Galina Baksheeva	6 1	6 1
3	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
1	Astrid Suurbeck Lubka Radkova	6 1	6 3
2	Marijke Jansen Maria Chakarova	6 1	6 0
3	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	Rosie Darmon Mary-Ann Eisel	7 5	6 1
2	Monique Salfati Nancy Richey	1 6	4 6
3	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	Kerry Melville Christine Janes	7 5	6 1
2	Margaret Court Virginia Wade	6 2	6 2
3	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	Lidy Venneboer Nancy Richey	2 6	3 6
2	Marijke Jansen Mary-Ann Eisel	7 5	6 0
3	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	Kerry Melville Marijke Jansen	4 6	7 5	6 3
2	Margaret Court Astrid Suurbeek	6 1	6 3
3	Margaret Court / Kerry Melville Astrid Suurbeek / Lidy Venneboer	6 3	6 8	7 5

References

^ "1968 Federation Cup". fedcup.com.
^ "Czechoslovakia v Norway". fedcup.com.
^ "Great Britain v Sweden". fedcup.com.
^ "Soviet Union v Belgium". fedcup.com.
^ "Italy v Mexico". fedcup.com.
^ "Netherlands v Finland". fedcup.com.
^ "Poland v Greece". fedcup.com.
^ "Bulgaria v Chile". fedcup.com.
^ "Australia v Brazil". fedcup.com.
^ "South Africa v Canada". fedcup.com.
^ "Czechoslovakia v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
^ "Soviet Union v Italy". fedcup.com.
^ "Netherlands v Poland". fedcup.com.
^ "France v Portugal". fedcup.com.
^ "Switzerland v United States". fedcup.com.
^ "Australia v South Africa". fedcup.com.
^ "Great Britain Soviet Union". fedcup.com.
^ "Netherlands v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
^ "France v United States". fedcup.com.
^ "Australia v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
^ "Fed Cup General Records". fedcup.com.
^ "Netherlands v United States". fedcup.com.
^ "Australia v Netherlands". fedcup.com.

[1] "1968 Federation Cup". fedcup.com.

[2] "Czechoslovakia v Norway". fedcup.com.

[3] "Great Britain v Sweden". fedcup.com.

[4] "Soviet Union v Belgium". fedcup.com.

[5] "Italy v Mexico". fedcup.com.

[6] "Netherlands v Finland". fedcup.com.

[7] "Poland v Greece". fedcup.com.

[8] "Bulgaria v Chile". fedcup.com.

[9] "Australia v Brazil". fedcup.com.

[10] "South Africa v Canada". fedcup.com.

[11] "Czechoslovakia v Great Britain". fedcup.com.

[12] "Soviet Union v Italy". fedcup.com.

[13] "Netherlands v Poland". fedcup.com.

[14] "France v Portugal". fedcup.com.

[15] "Switzerland v United States". fedcup.com.

[16] "Australia v South Africa". fedcup.com.

[17] "Great Britain Soviet Union". fedcup.com.

[18] "Netherlands v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.

[19] "France v United States". fedcup.com.

[20] "Australia v Great Britain". fedcup.com.

[21] "Fed Cup General Records". fedcup.com.

[22] "Netherlands v United States". fedcup.com.

[23] "Australia v Netherlands". fedcup.com.

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