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1967 Davis Cup

The 1967 Davis Cup was the 56th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 32 teams entered the Europe Zone, 9 teams entered the Eastern Zone, and 7 teams entered the America Zone.

1967 Davis Cup
Details
Duration25 March – 28 December 1967
Edition56th
Teams48
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
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Ecuador defeated the United States in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Inter-Zonal final, and Spain and South Africa were the winners of the two Europe sub-zones, defeating the Soviet Union and Brazil respectively.

In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Spain defeated Ecuador and South Africa defeated India in the semifinals, and then Spain defeated South Africa in the final. Spain were then defeated by the defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Milton Courts in Brisbane, Australia on 26–28 December.[1][2][3]

America Zone edit

Further information: 1967 Davis Cup America Zone

North & Central America Zone edit

South America Zone edit

Semifinals
30 April–2 May		Final
28–30 May
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
  Venezuela0
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
  Argentina5
  Argentina1
  Ecuador4
bye
  Ecuador

Americas Inter-Zonal Final edit

Ecuador vs. United States

 
Ecuador
3 		Guayaquil Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[4]
17–19 June 1967
Clay 		 
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Pancho Guzmán
Cliff Richey 		2
6 		6
2 		6
8 		4
6 		   
2  
  		Miguel Olvera
Arthur Ashe 		4
6 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		   
3  
  		Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera
Clark Graebner / Marty Riessen 		0
6 		9
7 		6
3 		4
6 		8
6 		 
4  
  		Pancho Guzmán
Arthur Ashe 		0
6 		6
4 		6
2 		0
6 		6
3 		 
5  
  		Miguel Olvera
Cliff Richey 		7
5 		4
6 		5
7 		6
4 		0
6 		 

Eastern Zone edit

Further information: 1967 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Zone A edit

Quarterfinals
25–27 March		Semifinals
14–16 April		Final
5–8 May
Manila, Philippines
  Philippines5
Manila, Philippines
  South Korea0
  Philippines5
  South Vietnam0
  South Vietnam
Tokyo, Japan
bye
  Philippines0
  Japan5
bye
Jakarta, Indonesia
  Indonesia
  Indonesia0
  Japan5
bye
  Japan

Zone B edit

Semifinals
25–27 February		Final
28–30 April
Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
  India5
Tehran, Iran
  Ceylon0
  India4
  Iran1
  Iranw/o
  Malaysia

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final edit

India vs. Japan

 
India
4 		New Delhi, India[5]
29 September–1 October 1967
  
Japan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Premjit Lall
Koji Watanabe 		6
2 		6
4 		6
2 		     
2  
  		Jaidip Mukerjea
Ichizō Konishi 		3
6 		6
3 		5
7 		9
7 		6
3 		 
3  
  		Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall
Isao Watanabe / Koji Watanabe 		6
2 		6
4 		4
6 		6
0 		   
4  
  		Jaidip Mukerjea
Koji Watanabe 		8
6 		2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		   
5  
  		Premjit Lall
Ichizō Konishi 		6
2 		9
7 		6
3 		     

Europe Zone edit

Further information: 1967 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Zone A edit

First Round
28 April–8 May		Quarterfinals
19–23 May		Semifinals
7–10 June		Final
14–16 July
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
  Bulgaria5
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
  Portugal0
  Bulgaria0
Bournemouth, England (clay)
  Great Britain5
  Canada1
Eastbourne, England (grass)
  Great Britain4
  Great Britain2
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
  Spain3
  Romania4
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
  Belgium1
  Romania2
San Sebastián, Spain (clay)
  Spain3
  Egypt0
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  Spain5
  Spain4
Geneva, Switzerland
  Soviet Union1
   Switzerland2
Athens, Greece
  Greece3
  Greece2
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
  Chile3
  Chile3
Moscow, Soviet Union
  Czechoslovakia2
  Chile0
Helsinki, Finland (clay)
  Soviet Union3
  Finland1
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
  Denmark4
  Denmark2
Düsseldorf, West Germany
  Soviet Union3
  Soviet Union3
  West Germany2

Zone A Final edit

Spain vs. Soviet Union

 
Spain
4 		Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain[6]
14–16 July 1967
Clay 		 
Soviet Union
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Manuel Santana
Toomas Leius 		6
3 		6
4 		6
1 		     
2  
  		Juan Gisbert
Alex Metreveli 		3
6 		2
6 		6
3 		7
5 		6
2 		 
3  
  		José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli 		3
6 		6
3 		4
6 		4
6 		   
4  
  		Manuel Santana
Alex Metreveli 		6
0 		6
3 		6
3 		     
5  
  		Juan Gisbert
Toomas Leius 		2
6 		6
4 		6
3 		6
0 		   

Zone B edit

First Round
28 April–7 May		Quarterfinals
19–21 May		Semifinals
8–11 June		Final
20–22 July
Paris, France (clay)
  France5
Paris, France (clay)
  Norway0
  France5
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
  Hungary0
  Hungary4
Paris, France (clay)
  Sweden1
  France0
Monte Carlo, Monaco
  South Africa5
  Monaco5
Monte Carlo, Monaco
  Turkey0
  Monaco0
Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
  South Africa5
  Netherlands2
Durban, South Africa
  South Africa3
  South Africa5
Verona, Italy (clay)
  Brazil0
  Italy5
Piacenza, Italy (clay)
  Austria0
  Italy5
Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg
  Luxembourg0
  Luxembourg3
Naples, Italy (clay)
  Ireland2
  Italy1
Warsaw, Poland
  Brazil3
  Poland5
Warsaw, Poland
  Israel0
  Poland0
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
  Brazil5
  Yugoslavia2
  Brazil3

Zone B Final edit

South Africa vs. Brazil

 
South Africa
5 		Durban, South Africa[7]
20–22 July 1967
  
Brazil
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Bob Hewitt
Thomaz Koch 		6
4 		9
11 		11
9 		6
2 		   
2  
  		Cliff Drysdale
José Edison Mandarino 		6
2 		8
6 		6
2 		     
3  
  		Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan
Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino 		1
6 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		 
4  
  		Bob Hewitt
José Edison Mandarino 		1
6 		3
6 		6
4 		6
2 		6
0 		 
5  
  		Cliff Drysdale
Thomaz Koch 		6
3 		8
6 		6
4 		     

Inter-Zonal Zone edit

Draw edit

Semifinals
21 September–12 November		Final
30 November–4 December
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
EUR-B  South Africa5
Johannesburg, South Africa (hard)
EAS  India0
EUR-B  South Africa2
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
EUR-A  Spain3
AME  Ecuador0
EUR-A  Spain5

Semifinals edit

India vs. South Africa

 
India
0 		Barcelona, Spain[8]
10–12 November 1967
Clay 		 
South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Ramanathan Krishnan
Bob Hewitt 		6
3 		3
6 		2
6 		6
2 		6
8 		 
2  
  		Jaidip Mukerjea
Cliff Drysdale 		1
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
3  
  		Ramanathan Krishnan / Jaidip Mukerjea
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan 		2
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
4  
  		Ramanathan Krishnan
Cliff Drysdale 		5
7 		4
6 		6
3 		3
6 		   
5  
  		Jaidip Mukerjea
Bob Maud 		1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     

Spain vs. Ecuador

 
Spain
5 		Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain[9]
21–23 September 1967
Clay 		 
Ecuador
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Manuel Santana
Pancho Guzmán 		6
2 		6
1 		6
1 		     
2  
  		Juan Gisbert
Miguel Olvera 		3
6 		6
3 		6
3 		6
2 		   
3  
  		José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana
Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera 		7
5 		6
8 		3
6 		9
7 		6
1 		 
4  
  		Manuel Santana
Miguel Olvera 		6
3 		6
4 		6
1 		     
5  
  		Juan Gisbert
Pancho Guzmán 		6
3 		2
6 		0
6 		6
2 		6
1 		 

Final edit

South Africa vs. Spain

 
South Africa
2 		Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa[10]
30 November–4 December 1967
Hard 		 
Spain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Ray Moore
Manuel Santana 		3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
2  
  		Cliff Drysdale
Manuel Orantes 		6
4 		6
2 		6
4 		     
3  
  		Cliff Drysdale / Frew McMillan
José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana 		4
6 		3
6 		11
13 		     
4  
  		Ray Moore
Manuel Orantes 		6
4 		0
6 		6
4 		2
6 		6
4 		 
5  
  		Cliff Drysdale
Manuel Santana 		3
6 		3
6 		6
3 		2
6 		   

Challenge Round edit

Australia vs. Spain

 
Australia
4 		Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[3]
26–28 December 1967
Grass 		 
Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Roy Emerson
Manuel Santana 		6
4 		6
1 		6
1 		     
2  
  		John Newcombe
Manuel Orantes 		6
3 		6
3 		6
2 		     
3  
  		John Newcombe / Tony Roche
Manuel Orantes / Manuel Santana 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4  
  		John Newcombe
Manuel Santana 		5
7 		4
6 		2
6 		     
5  
  		Roy Emerson
Manuel Orantes 		6
1 		6
1 		2
6 		6
4 		   

References edit

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. ^ a b "Australia v Spain". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Ecuador v United States". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "India v Japan". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Spain v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "South Africa v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "India v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Spain v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "South Africa v Spain". daviscup.com.

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