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
Duration	25 March – 28 December
Edition	56th
Teams	48
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

North & Central America Zone

	Semifinals 15–30 April					Final 27–30 May
	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
		United States	5
		Caribbean/West Indies	0			Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
							United States	4
	Mexico City, Mexico (clay)						Mexico	1
		New Zealand	1
		Mexico	4

South America Zone

	Semifinals 30 April–2 May					Final 28–30 May
	Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
		Venezuela	0
		Argentina	5			Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
							Argentina	1
							Ecuador	4
		bye
		Ecuador

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

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

Zone A

Quarterfinals 25–27 March

Semifinals 14–16 April

Final 5–8 May

Manila, Philippines

Philippines

5

South Korea

0

Manila, Philippines

Philippines

5

South Vietnam

0

South Vietnam

bye

Tokyo, Japan

Philippines

0

Japan

5

bye

Indonesia

Jakarta, Indonesia

Indonesia

0

Japan

5

bye

Japan

Zone B

	Semifinals 25–27 February					Final 28–30 April
	Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
		India	5
		Ceylon	0			Tehran, Iran
							India	4
							Iran	1
		Iran	w/o
		Malaysia

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

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

Zone A

First Round 28 April–8 May

Quarterfinals 19–23 May

Semifinals 7–10 June

Final 14–16 July

Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)

Bulgaria

5

Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)

Portugal

0

Bulgaria

0

Bournemouth, England (clay)

Great Britain

5

Canada

1

Eastbourne, England (grass)

Great Britain

4

Great Britain

2

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Spain

3

Romania

4

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Belgium

1

Romania

2

San Sebastián, Spain (clay)

Spain

3

Egypt

0

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Spain

5

Spain

4

Geneva, Switzerland

Soviet Union

1

Switzerland

2

Athens, Greece

Greece

3

Greece

2

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Chile

3

Chile

3

Moscow, Soviet Union

Czechoslovakia

2

Chile

0

Helsinki, Finland (clay)

Soviet Union

3

Finland

1

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

Denmark

4

Denmark

2

Düsseldorf, West Germany

Soviet Union

3

Soviet Union

3

West Germany

2

Zone A Final

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

First Round 28 April–7 May

Quarterfinals 19–21 May

Semifinals 8–11 June

Final 20–22 July

Paris, France (clay)

France

5

Paris, France (clay)

Norway

0

France

5

Budapest, Hungary (clay)

Hungary

0

Hungary

4

Paris, France (clay)

Sweden

1

France

0

Monte Carlo, Monaco

South Africa

5

Monaco

5

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Turkey

0

Monaco

0

Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)

South Africa

5

Netherlands

2

Durban, South Africa

South Africa

3

South Africa

5

Verona, Italy (clay)

Brazil

0

Italy

5

Piacenza, Italy (clay)

Austria

0

Italy

5

Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg

Luxembourg

0

Luxembourg

3

Naples, Italy (clay)

Ireland

2

Italy

1

Warsaw, Poland

Brazil

3

Poland

5

Warsaw, Poland

Israel

0

Poland

0

Zagreb, Yugoslavia

Brazil

5

Yugoslavia

2

Brazil

3

Zone B Final

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

Draw

	Semifinals 21 September–12 November					Final 30 November–4 December
	Barcelona, Spain (clay)
	EUR-B	South Africa	5
	EAS	India	0			Johannesburg, South Africa (hard)
						EUR-B	South Africa	2
	Barcelona, Spain (clay)					EUR-A	Spain	3
	AME	Ecuador	0
	EUR-A	Spain	5

Semifinals

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

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

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

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. "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.

External links

• Davis Cup Official Website