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

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
							United States	3
							Switzerland	0
												United States	2
											France	1
							France	3
							Portugal	0
																	United States	1
																	Netherlands	2
		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	0
																						Australia	3
							Australia	3
							Brazil	0
												Australia	2
											South Africa	1
							South Africa	3
							Canada	0
																	Australia	3
																	Great Britain	0
		Soviet Union	3
		Belgium	0
							Soviet Union	3
							Italy	0
		Italy	2
		Mexico	1
												Soviet Union	0
											Great Britain	3
		Czechoslovakia	2
		Norway	0
							Czechoslovakia	1
							Great Britain	2
		Sweden	0
		Great Britain	3

First Round

Netherlands vs. Finland

Netherlands 3	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 21 May 1968 Red clay (outdoors)		Finland 0
1 2 3 1 Marijke Jansen Birgitta Lindstrom 6 4 6 2     2 Lidy Venneboer Christina Lindstrom 4 6 6 4 6 2   3 Marijke Jansen / Lidy Venneboer Birgitta Lindstrom / Christina Lindstrom 6 4 6 4

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Poland vs. Greece

Poland 2	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 21 May 1968 Red clay (outdoors)		Greece 0
1 2 3 1 Danuta Wieczorek Dionissa Asteri 3 6 6 0 6 2   2 Barbara Olszewska Carol-Ann Kalgeropoulos 4 6 6 2 6 2   3           not played

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Bulgaria vs. Chile

Bulgaria 2	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 21 May 1968 Red clay (outdoors)		Chile 1
1 2 3 1 Lubka Radkova Michelle Rodriguez 3 6 2 6     2 Maria Chakarova Margarita De Zuleta 6 0 6 0     3 Maria Chakarova / Lubka Radkova Margarita De Zuleta / Michelle Rodriguez 6 1 6 2

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Soviet Union vs. Belgium

Soviet Union 3	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 21 May 1968 Red clay (outdoors)		Belgium 0
1 2 3 1 Galina Baksheeva Ingrid Palmieri 2 6 7 5 6 3   2 Anna Dmitrieva Christiane Mercelis 6 3 6 3     3 Galina Baksheeva / Anna Dmitrieva Ingrid Palmieri / Christiane Mercelis 6 4 6 1

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Italy vs. Mexico

Italy 2	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 21 May 1968 Red clay (outdoors)		Mexico 1
1 2 3 1 Lea Pericoli Elena Subirats 3 6 1 6     2 Maria-Teresa Riedl Patricia Montano 6 4 6 4     3 Lea Pericoli / Maria-Teresa Riedl Patricia Montano / Elena Subirats 6 4 6 2

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Czechoslovakia vs. Norway

Czechoslovakia 2	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 21 May 1968 Red clay (outdoors)		Norway 0
1 2 3 1 Vlasta Kodesová Kirsten Robsahm 6 0 6 4     2 Jitka Volavková Ellen Grindvold 6 3 6 3     3           not played

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Sweden vs. Great Britain

Sweden 0	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 21 May 1968 Red clay (outdoors)		Great Britain 3
1 2 3 1 Ingrid Bentzer Christine Janes 2 6 0 6     2 Christina Sandberg Virginia Wade 1 6 4 6     3 Ingrid Bentzer / Christina Sandberg Winnie Shaw / Virginia Wade 6 2 3 6 4 6

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Second Round

United States vs. Switzerland

United States 3	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 23 May 1968 Red clay (outdoors)		Switzerland 0
1 2 3 1 Nancy Richey Anne-Marie Studer 6 1 6 1     2 Mary-Ann Beattie Marianne Kindler 6 0 6 1     3 Mary-Ann Beattie / Kathleen Harter Marianne Kindler / Anne-Marie Studer 6 0 6 2

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France vs. Portugal

France 3	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 23 May 1968 Red clay (outdoors)		Portugal 0
1 2 3 1 Monique Di Maso Peggy Brixhe 6 0 6 0     2 Rosy Darmon Leonara Peralta 6 2 6 1     3 Rosy Darmon / Janine Lieffrig Maria-Carmen Arnoso / Peggy Brixhe 6 1 6 2

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Netherlands vs. Poland

Netherlands 2	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 23 May 1968 Red clay (outdoors)		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 / Liddy Venneboer Barbara Olszewska / Danuta Wieczorek 8 6 7 5

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Australia vs. Brazil

Australia 3	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 22 May 1968 Red clay (outdoors)		Brazil 0
1 2 3 1 Margaret Court Suzana Gesteira 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 Gesteira 6 0 6 2

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South Africa vs. Canada

South Africa 3	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 22 May 1968 Red clay (outdoors)		Canada 0
1 2 3 1 Annette Du Plooy Faye Urban 3 6 6 4 6 2   2 Maryna Proctor Vicky Berner 9 7 6 3     3 Annette Du Plooy / Maryna Proctor Vicky Berner / Faye Urban 6 1 6 2

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Soviet Union vs. Italy

Soviet Union 3	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 22 May 1968 Red clay (outdoors)		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

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Czechoslovakia vs. Great Britain

Czechoslovakia 1	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 22 May 1968 Red clay (outdoors)		Great Britain 2
1 2 3 1 Jitka Volavková Christine Janes 4 6 6 4 4 6   2 Vlasta Kodesová Virginia Wade 6 3 6 4     3 Jitka Volavková / Vlasta Kodesová Winnie Shaw / Virginia Wade 6 3 5 7 5 7

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Quarterfinals

United States vs. France

United States 2	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 24 May 1968 Red clay (outdoors)		France 1
1 2 3 1 Mary-Ann Beattie Rosy Darmon 5 7 1 6     2 Nancy Richey Monique Di Maso 6 1 6 4     3 Mary-Ann Beattie / Nancy Richey Rosy Darmon / Janine Lieffrig 6 4 4 6 6 2

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Netherlands vs. Bulgaria

Netherlands 3	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 24 May 1968 Red clay (outdoors)		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

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Australia vs. South Africa

Australia 2	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 24 May 1968 Red clay (outdoors)		South Africa 1
1 2 3 1 Margaret Court Annette Du Plooy 6 1 6 1     2 Kerry Melville Maryna Proctor 6 2 6 3     3 Margaret Court / Kerry Melville Annette Du Plooy / Maryna Proctor 4 6 6 2 2 6

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Soviet Union vs. Great Britain

Soviet Union 0	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 24 May 1968 Red clay (outdoors)		Great Britain 3
1 2 3 1 Anna Dmitrieva Christine Janes 6 1 4 6 7 9   2 Galina Baksheeva Virginia Wade 1 6 1 6     3 Galina Baksheeva / Anna Dmitrieva Winnie Shaw / Virginia Wade 4 6 3 6

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Semifinals

United States vs. Netherlands

United States 1	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 25 May 1968 Red clay (outdoors)		Netherlands 2
1 2 3 1 Nancy Richey Lidy Venneboer 6 2 6 3     2 Mary-Ann Beattie Marijke Jansen 5 7 0 6     3 Mary-Ann Beattie / Nancy Richey Astrid Suurbeck / Lidy Venneboer 6 3 6 8 0 6

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Australia vs. Great Britain

Australia 3	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 25 May 1968 Red clay (outdoors)		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 number of games (pre-tiebreak), with 51^[20]

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Final

Netherlands vs. Australia

Netherlands 0	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 26 May 1968 Red Clay (outdoor)		Australia 3
1 2 3 1 Marijke Jansen Kerry Melville 6 4 5 7 3 6   2 Astrid Suurbeck Margaret Court 1 6 3 6     3 Astrid Suurbeck / Lidy Venneboer Margaret Court / Kerry Melville 3 6 8 6 5 7

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1968 Federation Cup Champions
Australia Third title

References

1. "Netherlands v Finland". fedcup.com.
2. "Poland v Greece". fedcup.com.
3. "Bulgaria v Chile". fedcup.com.
4. "Soviet Union v Belgium". fedcup.com.
5. "Italy v Mexico". fedcup.com.
6. "Czechoslovakia v Norway". fedcup.com.
7. "Sweden v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
8. "United States v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
9. "United States v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
10. "Netherlands v Poland". fedcup.com.
11. "Australia v Brazil". fedcup.com.
12. "South Africa v Canada". fedcup.com.
13. "Soviet Union v Italy". fedcup.com.
14. "Czechoslovakia v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
15. "United States v France". fedcup.com.
16. "Netherlands v Bulgaria". fedcup.com.
17. "Australia v South Africa". fedcup.com.
18. "Soviet Union v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
19. "United States v Netherland". fedcup.com.
20. "Fed Cup Records". fedcup.com.
21. "Australia v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
22. "Netherlands v Australia". fedcup.com.