# 1966 Davis Cup

The 1966 Davis Cup was the 55th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 32 teams entered the Europe Zone, 8 teams entered the Eastern Zone, and 6 teams entered the America Zone.
For this year's competition the Europe Zone was split into two sub-zones. 16 teams competed in each sub-zone, with the winners of both sub-zones progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone. This meant that 4 teams would now compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone for the right to challenge the defending champions Australia.
The United States defeated Mexico in the America Zone final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Inter-Zonal final, and Brazil and West Germany were the winners of the two Europe sub-zones, defeating France and South Africa respectively.
In the Inter-Zonal Zone, India defeated West Germany and Brazil defeated the United States in the semifinals, and then India defeated Brazil in the final. India was then defeated by Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on 26–28 December.

## America Zone
### Draw

| Quarterfinals 8 April–3 May | Quarterfinals 8 April–3 May | Quarterfinals 8 April–3 May | Semifinals 19–30 May | Semifinals 19–30 May | Semifinals 19–30 May | Final 13–15 August | Final 13–15 August | Final 13–15 August |
| Mexico | Mexico | | | | | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Mexico | Mexico | 4 | | | |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Mexico | Mexico | 4 | | | |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Argentina | Argentina | 1 | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 3 | Argentina | Argentina | 1 | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | 3 | | | | Cleveland, OH, United States (hard) | Cleveland, OH, United States (hard) | Cleveland, OH, United States (hard) |
| Chile | Chile | 2 | | | | Cleveland, OH, United States (hard) | Cleveland, OH, United States (hard) | Cleveland, OH, United States (hard) |
| Chile | Chile | 2 | | | | Mexico | Mexico | 0 |
| Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | | | | Mexico | Mexico | 0 |
| Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | | | | United States | United States | 5 |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 2 | | | | United States | United States | 5 |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 2 | Kingston, Jamaica | Kingston, Jamaica | Kingston, Jamaica | | | |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 3 | Kingston, Jamaica | Kingston, Jamaica | Kingston, Jamaica | | | |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 3 | Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 1 | | | |
| | | | United States | United States | 4 | | | |
| bye | bye | | United States | United States | 4 | | | |
| United States | United States | | | | | | | |

### Final

United States vs. Mexico
| United States 5 | Harold Clark Courts, Cleveland, OH, United States 13–15 August 1966 Hard | Harold Clark Courts, Cleveland, OH, United States 13–15 August 1966 Hard | Mexico 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Clark Graebner Joaquín Loyo Mayo 6 0 4 6 6 1 3 6 6 3   2 Dennis Ralston Rafael Osuna 6 4 2 6 7 5 6 1     3 Clark Graebner / Dennis Ralston Joaquín Loyo Mayo / Rafael Osuna 6 1 6 4 6 0       4 Cliff Richey Marcello Lara 11 13 6 0 12 10 6 4     5 Clark Graebner Rafael Osuna 6 3 6 4 6 4 ||||

## Eastern Zone
### Zone A

| Semifinals 17–19 April | Semifinals 17–19 April | Semifinals 17–19 April | Final 30 April–2 May | Final 30 April–2 May | Final 30 April–2 May |
| Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea | Seoul, South Korea | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 3 | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 3 | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines |
| South Korea | South Korea | 2 | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines |
| South Korea | South Korea | 2 | Philippines | Philippines | 2 |
| | | | Japan | Japan | 3 |
| bye | bye | | Japan | Japan | 3 |
| Japan | Japan | | | | |

### Zone B

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals 19 March–19 April | Semifinals 19 March–19 April | Semifinals 19 March–19 April | Final 7–9 May | Final 7–9 May | Final 7–9 May |
| Ceylon | Ceylon | w/o | | | | | | |
| Ceylon | Ceylon | w/o | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | | | |
| South Vietnam | South Vietnam | | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | | | |
| South Vietnam | South Vietnam | | Ceylon | Ceylon | 4 | | | |
| | | | Malaysia | Malaysia | 1 | | | |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | | Malaysia | Malaysia | 1 | | | |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | | | | | Madras, India | Madras, India | Madras, India |
| bye | bye | | | | | Madras, India | Madras, India | Madras, India |
| bye | bye | | | | | Ceylon | Ceylon | 0 |
| | | | | | | India | India | 5 |
| bye | bye | | | | | India | India | 5 |
| bye | bye | | Ahmedabad, India | Ahmedabad, India | Ahmedabad, India | | | |
| Iran | Iran | | Ahmedabad, India | Ahmedabad, India | Ahmedabad, India | | | |
| Iran | Iran | | Iran | Iran | 0 | | | |
| | | | India | India | 5 | | | |
| bye | bye | | India | India | 5 | | | |
| India | India | | | | | | | |

### Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

Japan vs. India
| Japan 1 | Tokyo, Japan 30 September–3 October 1966 | Tokyo, Japan 30 September–3 October 1966 | India 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Osamu Ishiguro Ramanathan Krishnan 3 6 6 2 2 6 8 10     2 Koji Watanabe Premjit Lall 6 3 4 6 6 3 3 6 9 7   3 Osamu Ishiguro / Koji Watanabe Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall 2 6 3 6 3 6       4 Osamu Ishiguro Premjit Lall 6 2 6 8 5 7 8 10     5 Koji Watanabe Ramanathan Krishnan 2 6 5 7 0 6 ||||

## Europe Zone
### Zone A

| First Round 29 April–2 May | First Round 29 April–2 May | First Round 29 April–2 May | Quarterfinals 13–17 May | Quarterfinals 13–17 May | Quarterfinals 13–17 May | Semifinals 10–12 June | Semifinals 10–12 June | Semifinals 10–12 June | Final 15–17 July | Final 15–17 July | Final 15–17 July |
| Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| France | France | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| France | France | 4 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 1 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 1 | France | France | 5 | | | | | | |
| Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | France | France | 5 | | | | | | |
| Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Canada | Canada | 0 | | | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 1 | Canada | Canada | 0 | | | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 1 | | | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | |
| Canada | Canada | 4 | | | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | |
| Canada | Canada | 4 | | | | France | France | 4 | | | |
| Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | | | France | France | 4 | | | |
| Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 1 | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 1 | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 0 | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 0 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | | | | | | |
| Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | | | | | | |
| Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Lisbon, Portugal (clay) | Israel | Israel | 0 | | | | | | |
| Portugal | Portugal | 2 | Israel | Israel | 0 | | | | | | |
| Portugal | Portugal | 2 | | | | | | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) |
| Israel | Israel | 3 | | | | | | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) |
| Israel | Israel | 3 | | | | | | | France | France | 1 |
| Szczecin, Poland (clay) | Szczecin, Poland (clay) | Szczecin, Poland (clay) | | | | | | | France | France | 1 |
| Szczecin, Poland (clay) | Szczecin, Poland (clay) | Szczecin, Poland (clay) | | | | | | | Brazil | Brazil | 4 |
| Poland | Poland | 3 | | | | | | | Brazil | Brazil | 4 |
| Poland | Poland | 3 | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 2 | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 2 | Poland | Poland | 4 | | | | | | |
| Istanbul, Turkey | Istanbul, Turkey | Istanbul, Turkey | Poland | Poland | 4 | | | | | | |
| Istanbul, Turkey | Istanbul, Turkey | Istanbul, Turkey | Egypt | Egypt | 1 | | | | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 0 | Egypt | Egypt | 1 | | | | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 0 | | | | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 5 | | | | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 5 | | | | Poland | Poland | 1 | | | |
| Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | | Poland | Poland | 1 | | | |
| Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | | Brazil | 4 | |
| Spain | Spain | 4 | | | | Brazil | 4 | |
| Spain | Spain | 4 | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 | Spain | Spain | 2 | | | | | |
| Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Spain | Spain | 2 | | | | | |
| Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Brazil | Brazil | 3 | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 0 | Brazil | Brazil | 3 | | | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | 5 | | | | | | | | |

#### Zone A Final

France vs. Brazil
| France 1 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 15–17 July 1966 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 15–17 July 1966 Clay | Brazil 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Pierre Darmon José Edison Mandarino 6 3 3 6 2 6 1 6     2 François Jauffret Thomaz Koch 6 2 1 6 3 6 2 6     3 Patrice Beust / Daniel Contet Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino 6 3 4 6 7 5 3 6 4 6   4 François Jauffret José Edison Mandarino 4 6 1 6 7 5 2 6     5 Pierre Darmon Thomaz Koch 6 4 9 7 6 2 ||||

### Zone B

| First Round 22 April–2 May | First Round 22 April–2 May | First Round 22 April–2 May | Quarterfinals 13–16 May | Quarterfinals 13–16 May | Quarterfinals 13–16 May | Semifinals 10–12 June | Semifinals 10–12 June | Semifinals 10–12 June | Final 15–18 July | Final 15–18 July | Final 15–18 July |
| Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg | | | | | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | Lugano, Switzerland | Lugano, Switzerland | Lugano, Switzerland | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 | Lugano, Switzerland | Lugano, Switzerland | Lugano, Switzerland | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 1 | | | | | | |
| Freiburg, West Germany (clay) | Freiburg, West Germany (clay) | Freiburg, West Germany (clay) | Switzerland | Switzerland | 1 | | | | | | |
| Freiburg, West Germany (clay) | Freiburg, West Germany (clay) | Freiburg, West Germany (clay) | West Germany | West Germany | 4 | | | | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 5 | West Germany | West Germany | 4 | | | | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 5 | | | | Hanover, West Germany (clay) | Hanover, West Germany (clay) | Hanover, West Germany (clay) | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 0 | | | | Hanover, West Germany (clay) | Hanover, West Germany (clay) | Hanover, West Germany (clay) | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 0 | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 3 | | | |
| Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 3 | | | |
| Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 2 | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 4 | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 2 | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 4 | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | | | | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 1 | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | | | | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 1 | Hungary | Hungary | 2 | | | | | | |
| London, England (clay) | London, England (clay) | London, England (clay) | Hungary | Hungary | 2 | | | | | | |
| London, England (clay) | London, England (clay) | London, England (clay) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | | | | | Munich, West Germany | Munich, West Germany | Munich, West Germany |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | | | | | | | Munich, West Germany | Munich, West Germany | Munich, West Germany |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | | | | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 3 |
| Bologna, Italy (clay) | Bologna, Italy (clay) | Bologna, Italy (clay) | | | | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 3 |
| Bologna, Italy (clay) | Bologna, Italy (clay) | Bologna, Italy (clay) | | | | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 2 |
| Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 2 |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 1 | Italy | Italy | w/o | | | | | | |
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Italy | Italy | w/o | | | | | | |
| Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Morocco | Morocco | | | | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 1 | Morocco | Morocco | | | | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 1 | | | | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | | | |
| Morocco | Morocco | 4 | | | | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | | | |
| Morocco | Morocco | 4 | | | | Italy | Italy | 2 | | | |
| Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | | | | Italy | Italy | 2 | | | |
| Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | | | | South Africa | 3 | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 5 | | | | South Africa | 3 | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 5 | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 0 | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 0 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | | | |
| Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | | | |
| Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | South Africa | South Africa | 4 | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 0 | South Africa | South Africa | 4 | | | | | |
| South Africa | South Africa | 5 | | | | | | | | |

#### Zone B Final

West Germany vs. South Africa
| West Germany 3 | Munich, West Germany 15–18 July 1966 | Munich, West Germany 15–18 July 1966 | South Africa 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Wilhelm Bungert Cliff Drysdale 6 3 0 6 8 6 6 4     2 Ingo Buding Keith Diepraam 6 2 6 1 1 6 6 4     3 Ingo Buding / Harald Elschenbroich Keith Diepraam / Frew McMillan 1 6 7 5 6 1 5 7 5 7   4 Wilhelm Bungert Keith Diepraam 12 10 6 2 6 3       5 Ingo Buding Cliff Drysdale 4 6 9 7 5 7 0 6 ||||

## Inter-Zonal Zone
### Draw

| Semifinals 5–14 November | Semifinals 5–14 November | Semifinals 5–14 November | Final 4–6 December | Final 4–6 December | Final 4–6 December |
| Calcutta, India | Calcutta, India | Calcutta, India | | | |
| EUR-B | West Germany | 2 | | | |
| EUR-B | West Germany | 2 | Calcutta, India | Calcutta, India | Calcutta, India |
| EAS | India | 3 | Calcutta, India | Calcutta, India | Calcutta, India |
| EAS | India | 3 | EAS | India | 3 |
| Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | EAS | India | 3 |
| Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | Porto Alegre, Brazil (clay) | EUR-A | Brazil | 2 |
| AME | United States | 2 | EUR-A | Brazil | 2 |
| EUR-A | Brazil | 3 | | | |

### Semifinals

India vs. West Germany
| India 3 | Calcutta, India 12–14 November 1966 | Calcutta, India 12–14 November 1966 | West Germany 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ramanathan Krishnan Wilhelm Bungert 7 5 7 5 6 4       2 Jaidip Mukerjea Ingo Buding 2 6 6 5 6 3 6 4     3 Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea Ingo Buding / Wilhelm Bungert 1 6 8 10 4 6       4 Jaidip Mukerjea Wilhelm Bungert 4 6 8 6 8 6 6 3     5 Premjit Lall Ingo Buding 6 4 3 6 6 3 1 6 4 6 ||||
Brazil vs. United States
| Brazil 3 | Club Leopoldina Juvenil, Porto Alegre, Brazil 5–7 November 1966 | Club Leopoldina Juvenil, Porto Alegre, Brazil 5–7 November 1966 | United States 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Thomaz Koch Dennis Ralston 4 6 4 6 0 6       2 José Edison Mandarino Cliff Richey 5 7 6 3 7 5 6 3     3 Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino Arthur Ashe / Dennis Ralston 5 7 4 6 6 4 2 6     4 Thomaz Koch Cliff Richey 6 1 7 5 6 1       5 José Edison Mandarino Dennis Ralston 4 6 6 4 4 6 6 4 6 1 ||||

### Final

India vs. Brazil
| India 3 | Calcutta, India 4–6 December 1966 | Calcutta, India 4–6 December 1966 | Brazil 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaidip Mukerjea Thomaz Koch 2 6 2 6 3 6       2 Ramanathan Krishnan José Edison Mandarino 5 7 6 2 6 2 6 3     3 Ramanathan Krishnan / Jaidip Mukerjea Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino 7 5 3 6 6 3 3 6 6 3   4 Jaidip Mukerjea José Edison Mandarino 7 9 6 3 4 6 6 3 5 7   5 Ramanathan Krishnan Thomaz Koch 3 6 6 4 10 12 7 5 6 2 ||||

## Challenge Round

Australia vs. India
| Australia 4 | Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia 26–28 December 1966 Grass | Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia 26–28 December 1966 Grass | India 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Fred Stolle Ramanathan Krishnan 6 3 6 2 6 4       2 Roy Emerson Jaidip Mukerjea 7 5 6 4 6 2       3 John Newcombe / Tony Roche Ramanathan Krishnan / Jaidip Mukerjea 6 4 5 7 4 6 4 6     4 Roy Emerson Ramanathan Krishnan 6 0 6 2 10 8       5 Fred Stolle Jaidip Mukerjea 7 5 6 8 6 3 5 7 6 3 ||||