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
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 3
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 3
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 3
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 3
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 3
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 3
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 3
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

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