# 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.

## 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 | West Germany |

## Draw

All ties were played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France on clay courts.
| First Round 21 May | First Round 21 May | Second Round 22–23 May | Second Round 22–23 May | Quarterfinals 24 May | Quarterfinals 24 May | Semifinals 25 May | Semifinals 25 May | Semifinals 25 May | Final 26 May | Final 26 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 | | | | | | | | Great Britain | 0 | | | |
| Norway | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Norway | 0 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Great Britain | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | 3 | Great Britain | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Sweden | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sweden | 0 | | | Soviet Union | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | |
| Soviet Union | 3 | | | | | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | |
| Belgium | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Belgium | 0 | Soviet Union | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Italy | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Italy | 2 | Italy | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Mexico | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mexico | 1 | | | | | | | | | Australia | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Netherlands | 0 |
| Netherlands | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Netherlands | 0 |
| Finland | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Finland | 0 | Netherlands | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Poland | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Poland | 2 | Poland | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Greece | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Greece | 0 | | | Netherlands | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Bulgaria | 0 | | | | | | |
| Bulgaria | 2 | | | | | Bulgaria | 0 | | | | | | |
| Chile | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 21 May 1968 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 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 21 May 1968 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 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 21 May 1968 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 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 21 May 1968 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 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 21 May 1968 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 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 21 May 1968 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 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 21 May 1968 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 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 22 May 1968 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 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 22 May 1968 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 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 22 May 1968 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 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 22 May 1968 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 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 23 May 1968 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 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 23 May 1968 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 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 23 May 1968 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 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 24 May 1968 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 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 24 May 1968 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 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 24 May 1968 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 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 24 May 1968 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 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 25 May 1968 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 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
Netherlands vs. United States
| Netherlands 2 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 25 May 1968 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 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 26 May 1968 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 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 ||||