1968 Davis Cup

Incidents

In what became known as the Båstad riots, the Europe Zone first-round tie between Sweden and Rhodesia, planned to be held in Båstad, Sweden, caused widespread disruption as demonstrators protested the participation of both Rhodesia and South Africa in the tournament. Both countries had been banned from competing in other sports competitions due to their apartheid and white minority rule policies.

Following discussions between the Swedish government and demonstrators, the International Tennis Federation and Swedish Tennis Federation decided to move the tie to a neutral location in Bandol, France.

Americas Zone

North & Central America Zone

| RD1-date=3–13 May | RD2-date=24–26 May

| RD1T1-loc=Richmond, VA, United States (hard) | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=5 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=0

| RD1T2-loc=Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=0 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=5

| RD2T1-loc=Berkeley, CA, United States (hard) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=0

South America Zone

| RD1-date=27–29 April | RD2-date=29–31 March; 11–13 May | RD3-date=24–27 May

| RD1T1-loc=Caracas, Venezuela | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=2

| RD1T2-loc= | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3= | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=bye | RD1-score4=

| RD1T3-loc= | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=bye | RD1-score5= | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=

| RD1T4-loc= | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7= | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=

| RD2T1-loc=Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=0 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=3

| RD2T2-loc=Lima, Peru | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=0 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=5

| RD3T1-loc=Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=3 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=1

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

United States vs. Ecuador

Eastern Zone

Zone A

| RD1-date= | RD2-date=23–25 March; 26–28 April | RD3-date=10–12 May

| RD1T1-loc= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=w/o | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=

| RD1T2-loc= | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3= | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=bye | RD1-score4=

| RD1T3-loc= | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=bye | RD1-score5= | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=

| RD1T4-loc= | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7= | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=

| RD2T1-loc=Manila, Philippines | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=1 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=4

| RD2T2-loc=Tokyo, Japan | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=0 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=5

| RD3T1-loc=Tokyo, Japan | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=1 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=4

Zone B

| RD1-date=20–22 March | RD2-date=26–28 April

| RD1T1-loc=Colombo, Ceylon (clay) | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=1 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=4

| RD1T2-loc= | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=bye | RD1-score3= | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=

| RD2T1-loc=Guwahati, India | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=3

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

Japan vs. India

Europe Zone

Zone A

| RD1-date=26 April–7 May | RD2-date=23–26 May | RD3-date=13–16 June | RD4-date=19–21 July | RD1-name=First Round

| RD1T1-loc=Valencia, Spain (clay) | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=3 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=2

| RD1T2-loc=Bandol, France (hard) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=1

| RD1T3-loc=Bournemouth, England (clay) | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=3 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=0

| RD1T4-loc=Helsinki, Finland (clay) | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= | RD1-score7=4 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=1

| RD1T5-loc=Tbilisi, Soviet Union | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9= | RD1-score9=4 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10= | RD1-score10=1

| RD1T6-loc=Zagreb, Yugoslavia | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11= | RD1-score11=4 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12=0

| RD1T7-loc=Cagliari, Italy (clay) | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13= | RD1-score13=5 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14= | RD1-score14=0

| RD1T8-loc=Monte Carlo, Monaco | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15= | RD1-score15=3 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=1

| RD2T1-loc=Barcelona, Spain (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=1

| RD2T2-loc=London, England (grass) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=5 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=0

| RD2T3-loc=Moscow, Soviet Union | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5= | RD2-score5=5 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6= | RD2-score6=0

| RD2T4-loc=Biella, Italy (clay) | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7= | RD2-score7=5 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8= | RD2-score8=0

| RD3T1-loc=Barcelona, Spain (clay) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=1

| RD3T2-loc=Reggio Emilia, Italy (clay) | RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3= | RD3-score3=2 | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4= | RD3-score4=3

| RD4T1-loc=Barcelona, Spain (clay) | RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1= | RD4-score1=3 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2= | RD4-score2=2

Zone A Final

Spain vs. Italy

Zone B

| RD1-date=28 April–6 May | RD2-date=17–26 May | RD3-date=14–16 June | RD4-date=19–21 July | RD1-name=First Round

| RD1T1-loc=Sofia, Bulgaria | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=5 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=0

| RD1T2-loc=Freiburg, West Germany | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=1 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=4

| RD1T3-loc=Brussels, Belgium | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=3 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=2

| RD1T4-loc=Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= | RD1-score7=3 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=2

| RD1T5-loc=Luxembourg, Luxembourg (clay) | RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9= | RD1-score9=1 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10= | RD1-score10=4

| RD1T6-loc=Bucharest, Romania (clay) | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11= | RD1-score11=4 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12=1

| RD1T7-loc=Tehran, Iran | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13= | RD1-score13=4 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14= | RD1-score14=1

| RD1T8-loc=Linz, Austria | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15= | RD1-score15=0 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=5

| RD2T1-loc=Sofia, Bulgaria | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=0 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=5

| RD2T2-loc=Brussels, Belgium (clay) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3= | RD2-score3=2 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4= | RD2-score4=3

| RD2T3-loc=Oslo, Norway (clay) | RD2-seed5= | RD2-team5= | RD2-score5=0 | RD2-seed6= | RD2-team6= | RD2-score6=5

| RD2T4-loc=Tehran, Iran | RD2-seed7= | RD2-team7= | RD2-score7=0 | RD2-seed8= | RD2-team8= | RD2-score8=5

| RD3T1-loc=Munich, West Germany (clay) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1= | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2= | RD3-score2=1

| RD3T2-loc= | RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3= | RD3-score3= | RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4= | RD3-score4=w/o

| RD4T1-loc=Düsseldorf, West Germany | RD4-seed1= | RD4-team1= | RD4-score1=3 | RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2= | RD4-score2=2

Zone B Final

West Germany vs. South Africa

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

| RD1-date=14–16 August; 4–6 October | RD2-date=9–11 November | seed-width=4

| RD1T1-loc=Munich, West Germany | RD1-seed1=EUR-B | RD1-team1= | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2=EAS | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=3

| RD1T2-loc=Cleveland, OH, United States (hard) | RD1-seed3=AME | RD1-team3= | RD1-score3=4 | RD1-seed4=EUR-A | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=1

| RD2T1-loc=San Juan, PR (hard) | RD2-seed1=EAS | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=1 | RD2-seed2=AME | RD2-team2= | RD2-score2=4

Semifinals

West Germany vs. India

United States vs. Spain

Final

United States vs. India

Challenge Round

Australia vs. United States

References

References

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