1968 Davis Cup Europe Zone
# 1968 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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

32 teams entered the Europe Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones. The winners of each sub-zone went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Americas Zone and Eastern Zone.

Spain defeated Italy in the Zone A final, and West Germany defeated South Africa in the Zone B final, resulting in both Spain and West Germany progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

## Zone A

### Draw

| First Round 26 April–7 May | First Round 26 April–7 May | First Round 26 April–7 May | Quarterfinals 23–26 May | Quarterfinals 23–26 May | Quarterfinals 23–26 May | Semifinals 13–16 June | Semifinals 13–16 June | Semifinals 13–16 June | Final 19–21 July | Final 19–21 July | Final 19–21 July |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valencia, Spain (clay) | Valencia, Spain (clay) | Valencia, Spain (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 3 | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 2 | Spain | Spain | 4 | | | | | | |
| Bandol, France (hard) | Bandol, France (hard) | Bandol, France (hard) | Spain | Spain | 4 | | | | | | |
| Bandol, France (hard) | Bandol, France (hard) | Bandol, France (hard) | Sweden | Sweden | 1 | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 4 | Sweden | Sweden | 1 | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | |
| Rhodesia | Rhodesia | 1 | | | | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | |
| Rhodesia | Rhodesia | 1 | | | | Spain | Spain | 4 | | | |
| Bournemouth, England (clay) | Bournemouth, England (clay) | Bournemouth, England (clay) | | | | Spain | Spain | 4 | | | |
| Bournemouth, England (clay) | Bournemouth, England (clay) | Bournemouth, England (clay) | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | London, England (grass) | London, England (grass) | London, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| France | France | 0 | London, England (grass) | London, England (grass) | London, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| France | France | 0 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | | | | | | |
| Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | | | | | | |
| Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Finland | Finland | 0 | | | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 4 | Finland | Finland | 0 | | | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 4 | | | | | | | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) |
| Portugal | Portugal | 1 | | | | | | | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) |
| Portugal | Portugal | 1 | | | | | | | Spain | Spain | 3 |
| Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | | | | | | | Spain | Spain | 3 |
| Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | Tbilisi, Soviet Union | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 2 |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 4 | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 2 |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 4 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Moscow, Soviet Union | Moscow, Soviet Union | | | | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 1 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Moscow, Soviet Union | Moscow, Soviet Union | | | | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 1 | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 5 | | | | | | |
| Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 5 | | | | | | |
| Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 0 | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 4 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 0 | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 4 | | | | Reggio Emilia, Italy (clay) | Reggio Emilia, Italy (clay) | Reggio Emilia, Italy (clay) | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 0 | | | | Reggio Emilia, Italy (clay) | Reggio Emilia, Italy (clay) | Reggio Emilia, Italy (clay) | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 0 | | | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 2 | | | |
| Cagliari, Italy (clay) | Cagliari, Italy (clay) | Cagliari, Italy (clay) | | | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 2 | | | |
| Cagliari, Italy (clay) | Cagliari, Italy (clay) | Cagliari, Italy (clay) | | | | Italy | 3 | |
| Italy | Italy | 5 | | | | Italy | 3 | |
| Italy | Italy | 5 | Biella, Italy (clay) | Biella, Italy (clay) | Biella, Italy (clay) | | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 0 | Biella, Italy (clay) | Biella, Italy (clay) | Biella, Italy (clay) | | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 0 | Italy | Italy | 5 | | | | | |
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Italy | Italy | 5 | | | | | |
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monaco | Monaco | 0 | | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 3 | Monaco | Monaco | 0 | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 1 | | | | | | | | |

### First round

**Spain vs. Netherlands**

| Spain 3 | Club de Tenis Valencia, Valencia, Spain 3–6 May 1968 Clay | Club de Tenis Valencia, Valencia, Spain 3–6 May 1968 Clay | Netherlands 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel Santana Jan Hajer 6 4 9 7 6 3       2 Juan Gisbert Tom Okker 5 7 3 6 5 7       3 José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana Jan Hajer / Tom Okker 1 6 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 3   4 Manuel Santana Tom Okker 4 6 6 3 3 6 7 5 4 6   5 Juan Gisbert Jan Hajer 7 5 6 1 6 0 ||||

**Sweden vs. Rhodesia**

| Sweden 4 | Buding Hotel, Bandol, France 5–7 May 1968 Hard | Buding Hotel, Bandol, France 5–7 May 1968 Hard | Rhodesia 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ove Bengtson Adrian Bey 6 3 6 2 6 4       2 Hans Nerell Frank Saloman 6 2 4 6 5 7 6 1 5 7   3 Ove Bengtson / Hans Nerell Adrian Bey / Frank Saloman 6 2 6 3 6 0       4 Ove Bengtson Frank Saloman 6 1 6 3 6 4       5 Hans Nerell Douglas Irvine 2 6 5 7 6 3 6 3 6 3 ||||

**Great Britain vs. France**

| Great Britain 3 | West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, Bournemouth, England 2–4 May 1968 Clay | West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, Bournemouth, England 2–4 May 1968 Clay | France 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Bobby Wilson François Jauffret 6 3 3 6 1 6 6 4 6 1   2 Mark Cox Georges Goven 3 6 4 6 6 1 7 5 7 5   3 Mark Cox / Bobby Wilson Patrice Beust / Daniel Contet 1 6 6 2 3 6 6 4 7 5   4 Bobby Wilson Georges Goven 6 1 6 2 3 3     not completed 5 Mark Cox François Jauffret           not played ||||

**Finland vs. Portugal**

| Finland 4 | Helsinki, Finland 3–5 May 1968 Clay | Helsinki, Finland 3–5 May 1968 Clay | Portugal 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pekka Petersen-Dyggve Alfredo Vaz Pinto 3 6 6 2 7 5 3 6 6 4   2 Tarmo Jokinen João Lagos 5 7 7 5 4 6 7 5 6 3   3 Heikki Hedman / Pekka Petersen-Dyggve João Roquette / Alfredo Vaz Pinto 6 3 6 3 6 3       4 Tarmo Jokinen Alfredo Vaz Pinto 4 6 4 6 2 6       5 Pekka Petersen-Dyggve João Lagos 6 4 6 4 6 4 ||||

**Soviet Union vs. Greece**

| Soviet Union 4 | Tbilisi, Soviet Union 3–5 May 1968 | Tbilisi, Soviet Union 3–5 May 1968 | Greece 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Toomas Leius Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 10 8 4 6 4 6 1 6     2 Alex Metreveli Periclis Gavrilidis 6 2 6 4 6 3       3 Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli Periclis Gavrilidis / Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6 4 4 6 6 3 7 5     4 Toomas Leius Periclis Gavrilidis 6 2 6 1 6 0       5 Alex Metreveli Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 3 6 6 2 1 6 8 6 6 2 ||||

**Yugoslavia vs. New Zealand**

| Yugoslavia 4 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 3–5 May 1968 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 3–5 May 1968 | New Zealand 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Željko Franulović Onny Parun 5 7 7 5 6 1 6 3     2 Boro Jovanović Brian Fairlie 2 6 7 5 7 5 6 4     3 Željko Franulović / Boro Jovanović Brian Fairlie / Richard Hawkes 6 1 6 4 6 4       4 Boro Jovanović Onny Parun 6 0 6 1 6 2       5 Željko Franulović Brian Fairlie 6 2 7 5 3 6 1 6 1 2 not completed ||||

**Italy vs. Hungary**

| Italy 5 | Cagliari, Italy 2–4 May 1968 Clay | Cagliari, Italy 2–4 May 1968 Clay | Hungary 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Martin Mulligan István Gulyás 6 4 3 6 6 3 2 6 7 5   2 Nicola Pietrangeli Péter Szőke 6 3 6 2 6 1       3 Martin Mulligan / Nicola Pietrangeli István Gulyás / András Szikszay 7 5 9 7 2 6 11 9     4 Nicola Pietrangeli István Gulyás 6 4 6 2 2 6 1 6 7 5   5 Martin Mulligan Péter Szőke 4 6 7 5 6 4 6 1 ||||

**Monaco vs. Ireland**

| Monaco 3 | Monte Carlo, Monaco 26–28 April 1968 | Monte Carlo, Monaco 26–28 April 1968 | Ireland 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Patrick Landau Peter Mockler 6 2 6 3 5 7 6 2     2 Adrien Viviani Michael Hickey 4 6 4 6 2 6       3 Patrick Landau / Francis Truchi Michael Hickey / Peter Jackson 5 7 6 4 6 4 4 6 6 2   4 Patrick Landau Michael Hickey 4 6 6 4 8 6 6 4     5 Adrien Viviani Peter Mockler           not played ||||

### Quarterfinals

**Spain vs. Sweden**

| Spain 4 | Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain 24–26 May 1968 Clay | Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain 24–26 May 1968 Clay | Sweden 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Gisbert Ove Bengtson 6 2 6 2 6 3       2 Manuel Santana Hans Nerell 6 1 6 4 6 2       3 José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana Ove Bengtson / Hans Nerell 4 6 5 7 6 4 5 7     4 Juan Gisbert Hans Nerell 10 8 6 0 7 9 3 6 7 5   5 Manuel Santana Ove Bengtson 6 3 6 2 6 4 ||||

**Great Britain vs. Finland**

| Great Britain 5 | Queen's Club, London, England 23–25 May 1968 Grass | Queen's Club, London, England 23–25 May 1968 Grass | Finland 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mike Sangster Pekka Säilä 6 4 8 6 6 4       2 Mark Cox Pekka Petersen-Dyggve 6 2 6 4 6 0       3 Paul Hutchins / Bobby Wilson Heikki Hedman / Pekka Säilä 6 1 6 2 6 1       4 Mike Sangster Pekka Petersen-Dyggve 7 5 6 2 6 2       5 Mark Cox Pekka Säilä 6 4 4 6 6 1 6 4 ||||

**Soviet Union vs. Yugoslavia**

| Soviet Union 5 | Moscow, Soviet Union 24–26 May 1968 | Moscow, Soviet Union 24–26 May 1968 | Yugoslavia 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Alex Metreveli Boro Jovanović 6 3 6 4 6 4       2 Toomas Leius Željko Franulović 6 3 2 6 8 6 7 5     3 Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli Željko Franulović / Boro Jovanović 6 2 11 9 8 6       4 Alex Metreveli Željko Franulović 6 3 6 2 9 7       5 Toomas Leius Boro Jovanović 7 5 4 6 6 3 6 2 ||||

**Italy vs. Monaco**

| Italy 5 | Biella, Italy 23–25 May 1968 Clay | Biella, Italy 23–25 May 1968 Clay | Monaco 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicola Pietrangeli André Vatrican 6 1 6 2 6 1       2 Martin Mulligan Francis Truchi 6 0 6 0 6 1       3 Eugenio Castigliano / Ezio Di Matteo Alain Manigley / Francis Truchi 6 3 6 1 6 3       4 Martin Mulligan Alain Manigley 6 0 6 0 6 0       5 Eugenio Castigliano Francis Truchi 6 2 6 2 6 1 ||||

### Semifinals

**Spain vs. Great Britain**

| Spain 4 | Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain 14–16 June 1968 Clay | Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain 14–16 June 1968 Clay | Great Britain 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel Santana Mark Cox 6 1 6 3 6 3       2 Juan Gisbert Paul Hutchins 6 1 6 3 6 1       3 Manuel Orantes / Manuel Santana Mark Cox / Bobby Wilson 4 6 6 3 6 3 6 3     4 Manuel Santana Paul Hutchins 6 4 6 3 6 4       5 Juan Gisbert Mark Cox 6 4 3 6 3 6 3 6 ||||

**Italy vs. Soviet Union**

| Italy 3 | Reggio Emilia, Italy 13–16 June 1968 Clay | Reggio Emilia, Italy 13–16 June 1968 Clay | Soviet Union 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicola Pietrangeli Toomas Leius 6 4 4 6 6 1 6 2     2 Martin Mulligan Alex Metreveli 3 6 1 6 3 6       3 Martin Mulligan / Nicola Pietrangeli Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli 6 3 4 6 6 2 6 4     4 Nicola Pietrangeli Alex Metreveli 0 6 0 6 1 6       5 Martin Mulligan Toomas Leius 6 2 6 4 7 5 ||||

### Final

**Spain vs. Italy**

| Spain 3 | Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain 19–21 July 1968 Clay | Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain 19–21 July 1968 Clay | Italy 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Gisbert Martin Mulligan 6 4 2 6 6 2 6 4     2 Manuel Santana Nicola Pietrangeli 6 3 3 6 4 6 6 4 6 2   3 José Luis Arilla / Manuel Orantes Martin Mulligan / Nicola Pietrangeli 5 7 2 6 6 3 3 6     4 Juan Gisbert Nicola Pietrangeli 8 6 6 4 6 2       5 Manuel Orantes Martin Mulligan 6 4 6 4 5 7 3 6 4 4 ||||

## Zone B

### Draw

| First Round 28 April–6 May | First Round 28 April–6 May | First Round 28 April–6 May | Quarterfinals 17–26 May | Quarterfinals 17–26 May | Quarterfinals 17–26 May | Semifinals 14–16 June | Semifinals 14–16 June | Semifinals 14–16 June | Final 19–21 July | Final 19–21 July | Final 19–21 July |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sofia, Bulgaria | Sofia, Bulgaria | Sofia, Bulgaria | | | | | | | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 5 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Sofia, Bulgaria | Sofia, Bulgaria | | | | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 0 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Sofia, Bulgaria | Sofia, Bulgaria | | | | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 0 | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 0 | | | | | | |
| Freiburg, West Germany | Freiburg, West Germany | Freiburg, West Germany | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 0 | | | | | | |
| Freiburg, West Germany | Freiburg, West Germany | Freiburg, West Germany | West Germany | West Germany | 5 | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 1 | West Germany | West Germany | 5 | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 1 | | | | Munich, West Germany (clay) | Munich, West Germany (clay) | Munich, West Germany (clay) | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 4 | | | | Munich, West Germany (clay) | Munich, West Germany (clay) | Munich, West Germany (clay) | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 4 | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 4 | | | |
| Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 4 | | | |
| Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 1 | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 3 | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 1 | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 3 | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 2 | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 2 | Belgium | Belgium | 2 | | | | | | |
| Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Belgium | Belgium | 2 | | | | | | |
| Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | | | | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Düsseldorf, West Germany |
| Brazil | Brazil | 2 | | | | | | | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Düsseldorf, West Germany |
| Brazil | Brazil | 2 | | | | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 3 |
| Luxembourg, Luxembourg (clay) | Luxembourg, Luxembourg (clay) | Luxembourg, Luxembourg (clay) | | | | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 3 |
| Luxembourg, Luxembourg (clay) | Luxembourg, Luxembourg (clay) | Luxembourg, Luxembourg (clay) | | | | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 2 |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 1 | | | | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 2 |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 1 | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | | | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 4 | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | | | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 4 | Norway | Norway | 0 | | | | | | |
| Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Norway | Norway | 0 | | | | | | |
| Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Romania | Romania | 5 | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 4 | Romania | Romania | 5 | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 1 | | | | Romania | Romania | | | | |
| Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | | | | Romania | Romania | | | | |
| Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | | | | South Africa | w/o | |
| Iran | Iran | 4 | | | | South Africa | w/o | |
| Iran | Iran | 4 | Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | | | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 1 | Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | | | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 1 | Iran | Iran | 0 | | | | | |
| Linz, Austria | Linz, Austria | Linz, Austria | Iran | Iran | 0 | | | | | |
| Linz, Austria | Linz, Austria | Linz, Austria | South Africa | South Africa | 5 | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 0 | South Africa | South Africa | 5 | | | | | |
| South Africa | South Africa | 5 | | | | | | | | |

### First round

**Bulgaria vs. Turkey**

| Bulgaria 5 | Sofia, Bulgaria 3–5 May 1968 | Sofia, Bulgaria 3–5 May 1968 | Turkey 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kiril Yashmakov Remzi Aydın 6 1 6 2 6 3       2 Stojan Velev Tahsin Gürsoy 6 0 6 0 6 2       3 Ljuben Genov / Kiril Yashmakov Remzi Aydın / Nur Gurak 6 3 3 6 9 11 6 3 6 4   4 Ljuben Genov Tahsin Gürsoy 6 1 6 4 3 6 6 4     5 Stojan Velev Remzi Aydın 6 1 6 1 6 0 ||||

**West Germany vs. Switzerland**

| West Germany 4 | Freiburg, West Germany 3–6 May 1968 | Freiburg, West Germany 3–6 May 1968 | Switzerland 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Wilhelm Bungert Theodor Stalder 6 4 6 2 7 5       2 Ingo Buding Dimitri Sturdza 10 8 6 1 6 8 6 1     3 Jürgen Fassbender / Karl Meiler Dimitri Sturdza / Matthias Werren 6 4 2 6 6 4 1 6 4 6   4 Ingo Buding Theodor Stalder 6 1 11 9 6 1       5 Wilhelm Bungert Dimitri Sturdza 1 6 6 2 2 6 6 2 7 5 ||||

**Belgium vs. Poland**

| Belgium 3 | Brussels, Belgium 3–5 May 1968 | Brussels, Belgium 3–5 May 1968 | Poland 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Eric Drossart Bronisław Lewandowski 6 2 6 4 5 7 2 6 7 5   2 Patrick Hombergen Wiesław Gąsiorek 6 4 1 6 1 6 1 6     3 Eric Drossart / Patrick Hombergen Wiesław Gąsiorek / Tadeusz Nowicki 6 3 4 6 6 4 6 2     4 Eric Drossart Wiesław Gąsiorek 1 6 2 6 2 6       5 Patrick Hombergen Bronisław Lewandowski 6 4 4 6 6 3 3 6 6 2 ||||

**Czechoslovakia vs. Brazil**

| Czechoslovakia 3 | Prague, Czechoslovakia 3–5 May 1968 Clay | Prague, Czechoslovakia 3–5 May 1968 Clay | Brazil 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan Kodeš Thomaz Koch 6 2 6 3 3 6 7 5     2 Jan Kukal José Edison Mandarino 3 6 6 4 2 6 1 6     3 Milan Holeček / Jan Kodeš Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino 6 4 6 4 4 6 7 5     4 Jan Kukal Thomaz Koch 4 6 2 6 4 6       5 Jan Kodeš José Edison Mandarino 8 6 6 4 8 6 ||||

**Luxembourg vs. Norway**

| Luxembourg 1 | Luxembourg, Luxembourg 3–6 May 1968 Clay | Luxembourg, Luxembourg 3–6 May 1968 Clay | Norway 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Thierry Brasseur Frithjof Prydz 2 6 6 8 4 6       2 Frank Baden Nils Elvik 7 9 4 6 6 1 6 2 8 6   3 Frank Baden / Thierry Brasseur Erik Melander / Jon-Erik Ross 5 7 6 8 5 7       4 Thierry Brasseur Nils Elvik 3 6 3 6 2 6       5 Frank Baden Frithjof Prydz 3 6 3 6 6 3 6 4 2 6 ||||

**Romania vs. Denmark**

| Romania 4 | Bucharest, Romania 28–30 April 1968 Clay | Bucharest, Romania 28–30 April 1968 Clay | Denmark 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ilie Năstase Torben Ulrich 6 4 6 4 6 2       2 Ion Țiriac Jørgen Ulrich 6 0 2 6 6 4 9 7     3 Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac Jan Leschly / Torben Ulrich 6 3 7 9 2 6 3 6     4 Ion Țiriac Torben Ulrich 6 1 6 3 6 1       5 Ilie Năstase Jørgen Ulrich 6 2 11 9 4 6 4 6 6 4 ||||

**Iran vs. Israel**

| Iran 4 | Tehran, Iran 3–5 May 1968 | Tehran, Iran 3–5 May 1968 | Israel 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Hussain Akbari Josef Stabholz 6 2 6 2 5 7 6 3     2 Taghi Akbari Eleazar Davidman 7 5 6 4 6 4       3 Issa Khodaei / Ezzatollah Nemati Eleazar Davidman / Ian Froman 6 1 6 4 6 4       4 Taghi Akbari Josef Stabholz 6 1 6 2 8 6       5 Hussain Akbari Eleazar Davidman 1 6 2 6 3 6 ||||

**Austria vs. South Africa**

| Austria 0 | Linz, Austria 3–5 May 1968 | Linz, Austria 3–5 May 1968 | South Africa 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Detlef Herdy Ray Moore 1 6 2 6 4 6       2 Dieter Schultheiss Bob Hewitt 1 6 1 6 3 6       3 Detlef Herdy / Fritz Kolbinger Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan 3 6 1 6 2 6       4 Dieter Schultheiss Ray Moore 0 6 2 6 1 6       5 Detlef Herdy Frew McMillan 4 6 6 4 4 6 0 6 ||||

### Quarterfinals

**Bulgaria vs. West Germany**

| Bulgaria 0 | Sofia, Bulgaria 17–19 May 1968 | Sofia, Bulgaria 17–19 May 1968 | West Germany 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Stojan Velev Ingo Buding 4 6 1 6 3 6       2 Kiril Yashmakov Wilhelm Bungert 2 6 0 6 5 7       3 Stojan Velev / Kiril Yashmakov Jürgen Fassbender / Karl Meiler 9 11 2 6 2 6       4 Kiril Yashmakov Ingo Buding 3 6 2 6 2 6       5 Stojan Velev Wilhelm Bungert 6 3 1 6 1 6 3 6 ||||

**Belgium vs. Czechoslovakia**

| Belgium 2 | Brussels, Belgium 24–26 May 1968 Clay | Brussels, Belgium 24–26 May 1968 Clay | Czechoslovakia 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Eric Drossart Jan Kodeš 6 4 3 6 6 4 2 6 1 6   2 Patrick Hombergen Milan Holeček 6 4 7 5 3 6 9 7     3 Eric Drossart / Claude de Gronckel Milan Holeček / Jan Kodeš 3 6 1 6 2 6       4 Patrick Hombergen Jan Kodeš 3 6 2 6 6 4 6 2 6 4   5 Eric Drossart Milan Holeček 3 6 1 6 6 3 7 5 2 6 ||||

**Norway vs. Romania**

| Norway 0 | Oslo, Norway 24–26 May 1968 Clay | Oslo, Norway 24–26 May 1968 Clay | Romania 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Frithjof Prydz Ilie Năstase 6 4 0 6 6 8 0 6     2 Nils Elvik Ion Țiriac 2 6 2 6 4 6       3 Erik Melander / Jon-Erik Ross Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac 2 6 6 8 3 6       4 Nils Elvik Ilie Năstase 2 6 3 6 1 6       5 Frithjof Prydz Ion Țiriac 1 6 4 6 2 6 ||||

**Iran vs. South Africa**

| Iran 0 | Tehran, Iran 24–26 May 1968 | Tehran, Iran 24–26 May 1968 | South Africa 5 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Taghi Akbari Bob Hewitt 4 6 8 10 3 6       2 Issa Khodaei Bob Maud 4 6 3 6 3 6       3 Issa Khodaei / Ezzat Nemati Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan 2 6 2 6 2 6       4 Issa Khodaei Bob Hewitt 4 6 1 6 2 6       5 Taghi Akbari Bob Maud 5 7 3 6 1 6 ||||

### Semifinals

**West Germany vs. Czechoslovakia**

| West Germany 4 | Munich, West Germany 14–16 June 1968 Clay | Munich, West Germany 14–16 June 1968 Clay | Czechoslovakia 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Wilhelm Bungert Jan Kodeš 6 2 6 4 6 0       2 Ingo Buding Milan Holeček 6 1 3 6 2 6 3 6     3 Ingo Buding / Wilhelm Bungert Milan Holeček / Jan Kodeš 5 7 6 1 7 5 3 6 12 10   4 Ingo Buding Jan Kodeš 8 6 6 3 6 3       5 Wilhelm Bungert Milan Holeček 8 6 6 3 6 4 ||||

### Final

**West Germany vs. South Africa**

| West Germany 3 | Düsseldorf, West Germany 19–21 July 1968 | Düsseldorf, West Germany 19–21 July 1968 | South Africa 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Wilhelm Bungert Bob Hewitt 9 7 7 5 7 5       2 Ingo Buding Ray Moore 6 3 4 6 10 8 6 8 6 4   3 Ingo Buding / Jürgen Fassbender Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan 4 6 2 6 4 6       4 Wilhelm Bungert Ray Moore 6 1 6 1 6 1       5 Ingo Buding Bob Hewitt 5 7 2 6 6 2 3 6 ||||
