The 1968 Federation Cup was the 6th edition of what is now known as the Fed Cup

Fed Cup

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. 23 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at Stade Roland Garros

Stade Roland Garros

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 in Paris

Paris

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, France

France

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, from 21–26 May. Australia

Australia Fed Cup team

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 defeated the Netherlands

Netherlands Fed Cup team

The Netherlands Fed Cup team represents the Netherlands in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Lawn Tennis Bond. They currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group I.-History:...

 in the final, in what was the first final not featuring United States

United States Fed Cup team

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, giving Australia their third title.

Participating Teams

Participating Teams

Draw

All ties were played at Stade Roland Garros

Stade Roland Garros

Le Stade de Roland Garros is a tennis venue located in Paris, France. It hosts the French Open tennis tournament , a Grand Slam event played annually in May and June. The facility was constructed in 1928 to host France's first defense of the Davis Cup...

 in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, France

France

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, on clay courts.

Netherlands vs. Finland

Poland vs. Greece

Bulgaria vs. Chile

Soviet Union vs. Belgium

Italy vs. Mexico

Czechoslovakia vs. Norway

Sweden vs. Great Britain

United States vs. Switzerland

France vs. Portugal

Netherlands vs. Poland

Australia vs. Brazil

South Africa vs. Canada

Soviet Union vs. Italy

Czechoslovakia vs. Great Britain

United States vs. France

Netherlands vs. Bulgaria

Australia vs. South Africa

Soviet Union vs. Great Britain

United States vs. Netherlands

Australia vs. Great Britain

• The doubles rubber for this tie holds the Fed Cup record for the most number of games (pre-tiebreak), with 51

Netherlands vs. Australia