1968 Davis Cup Americas Zone
# 1968 Davis Cup Americas Zone

The Americas Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1968 Davis Cup.

9 teams entered the Americas Zone: 4 teams competed in the North & Central America Zone, while 5 teams competed in the South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play against each other to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal Zone to compete against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.

The United States defeated Mexico in the North & Central America Zone final, and Ecuador defeated Chile in the South America Zone final. In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, the United States defeated Ecuador and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

## North & Central America Zone

### Draw

| Semifinals 3–13 May | Semifinals 3–13 May | Semifinals 3–13 May | Final 24–26 May | Final 24–26 May | Final 24–26 May |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Richmond, VA, United States (hard) | Richmond, VA, United States (hard) | Richmond, VA, United States (hard) | | | |
| United States | United States | 5 | | | |
| United States | United States | 5 | Berkeley, CA, United States (hard) | Berkeley, CA, United States (hard) | Berkeley, CA, United States (hard) |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | Berkeley, CA, United States (hard) | Berkeley, CA, United States (hard) | Berkeley, CA, United States (hard) |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | United States | United States | 5 |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | United States | United States | 5 |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico | Mexico | 0 |
| Canada | Canada | 0 | Mexico | Mexico | 0 |
| Mexico | Mexico | 5 | | | |

### Semifinals

**United States vs. Caribbean/West Indies**

| United States 5 | Byrd Park, Richmond, VA, United States 3–5 May 1968 Hard | Byrd Park, Richmond, VA, United States 3–5 May 1968 Hard | Caribbean/West Indies 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Clark Graebner Richard Russell 6 1 7 5 6 2       2 Arthur Ashe Lance Lumsden 6 1 6 1 6 0       3 Bob Lutz / Stan Smith Lance Lumsden / Richard Russell 6 2 6 3 6 3       4 Arthur Ashe Richard Russell 6 3 6 2 6 4       5 Bob Lutz Lance Lumsden 6 0 6 2 6 1 ||||

**Mexico vs. Canada**

| Mexico 5 | Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico 11–13 May 1968 Clay | Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico 11–13 May 1968 Clay | Canada 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Rafael Osuna Henry Fauquier 6 3 6 2 6 4       2 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Mike Belkin 16 14 4 6 6 3 6 3     3 Rafael Osuna / Vicente Zarazúa Mike Belkin / Keith Carpenter 6 3 6 4 6 3       4 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Henry Fauquier 6 3 1 6 1 6 6 0 6 3   5 Rafael Osuna Keith Carpenter 6 2 6 3 6 2 ||||

### Final

**United States vs. Mexico**

| United States 5 | Berkeley Tennis Club, Berkeley, CA, United States 24–26 May 1968 Hard | Berkeley Tennis Club, Berkeley, CA, United States 24–26 May 1968 Hard | Mexico 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Arthur Ashe Rafael Osuna 6 0 6 3 6 0       2 Clark Graebner Joaquín Loyo Mayo 6 3 8 6 4 6 6 4     3 Bob Lutz / Stan Smith Rafael Osuna / Vicente Zarazúa 4 6 6 3 9 7 10 8     4 Clark Graebner Rafael Osuna 10 8 6 3 6 2       5 Arthur Ashe Joaquín Loyo Mayo 6 4 8 6 6 2 ||||

## South America Zone

### Draw

| Quarterfinals 27–29 April | Quarterfinals 27–29 April | Quarterfinals 27–29 April | Semifinals 29–31 March; 11–13 May | Semifinals 29–31 March; 11–13 May | Semifinals 29–31 March; 11–13 May | Final 24–27 May | Final 24–27 May | Final 24–27 May |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Caracas, Venezuela | Caracas, Venezuela | Caracas, Venezuela | | | | | | |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 3 | | | | | | |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 3 | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 2 | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 2 | Venezuela | Venezuela | 0 | | | |
| | | | Ecuador | Ecuador | 3 | | | |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | | Ecuador | Ecuador | 3 | | | |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | | | | | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) |
| bye | bye | | | | | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) |
| bye | bye | | | | | Ecuador | Ecuador | 3 |
| | | | | | | Chile | Chile | 1 |
| bye | bye | | | | | Chile | Chile | 1 |
| bye | bye | | Lima, Peru | Lima, Peru | Lima, Peru | | | |
| Peru | Peru | | Lima, Peru | Lima, Peru | Lima, Peru | | | |
| Peru | Peru | | Peru | Peru | 0 | | | |
| | | | Chile | Chile | 5 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Chile | Chile | 5 | | | |
| Chile | Chile | | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

**Venezuela vs. Argentina**

| Venezuela 3 | Caracas, Venezuela 27–29 April 1968 | Caracas, Venezuela 27–29 April 1968 | Argentina 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Humphrey Hose Tito Vázquez 4 6 6 3 8 6 6 1     2 Jorge Andrew Norberto Herrero 13 15 6 4 7 5 6 4     3 Humphrey Hose / Julio Moros Roberto Aubone / Tito Vázquez 1 6 4 6 8 10       4 Jorge Andrew Tito Vázquez 1 6 4 6 1 6       5 Humphrey Hose Norberto Herrero 6 2 6 2 6 2 ||||

### Semifinals

**Venezuela vs. Ecuador**

| Venezuela 0 | Caracas, Venezuela 11–13 May 1968 Hard | Caracas, Venezuela 11–13 May 1968 Hard | Ecuador 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Julio Moros Miguel Olvera 3 6 3 6 4 6       2 Jorge Andrew Pancho Guzmán 6 2 2 6 3 6 2 6     3 Jorge Andrew / Ivon Savy Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera 2 6 3 6 1 6       4 Jorge Andrew Miguel Olvera           not played 5 Julio Moros Pancho Guzmán           not played ||||

**Peru vs. Chile**

| Peru 0 | Lima, Peru 29–31 March 1968 | Lima, Peru 29–31 March 1968 | Chile 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tomás González Jaime Pinto Bravo 3 6 1 6 2 6       2 Alfredo Acuña Patricio Cornejo 6 8 3 6 0 6       3 Alfredo Acuña / Tomás González Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Pinto Bravo 6 3 3 6 3 6 3 6     4 Alfredo Acuña Jaime Pinto Bravo 4 6 4 6 5 7       5 Tomás González Omar Pabst 8 6 4 6 6 2 4 6 3 6 ||||

### Final

**Ecuador vs. Chile**

| Ecuador 3 | Guayaquil Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador 24–27 May 1968 Clay | Guayaquil Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador 24–27 May 1968 Clay | Chile 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Miguel Olvera Jaime Pinto Bravo 6 3 9 7 4 6 4 6 1 6   2 Pancho Guzmán Patricio Cornejo 3 6 5 7 8 6 6 4 6 3   3 Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera Patricio Cornejo / Patricio Rodríguez 3 6 7 9 6 3 11 9 6 1   4 Miguel Olvera Patricio Cornejo 5 7 5 7 12 10 6 2 7 5   5 Pancho Guzmán Jaime Pinto Bravo           not played ||||

## Americas Inter-Zonal Final

### United States vs. Ecuador

| United States 5 | Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC, United States 7–9 June 1968 Carpet (indoor) | Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC, United States 7–9 June 1968 Carpet (indoor) | Ecuador 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Arthur Ashe Pancho Guzmán 6 3 6 3 6 2       2 Clark Graebner Miguel Olvera 6 2 6 1 6 2       3 Clark Graebner / Bob Lutz Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera 6 3 6 2 7 5       4 Clark Graebner Pancho Guzmán 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 4     5 Arthur Ashe Miguel Olvera 6 1 6 3 6 0 ||||
