1967 Davis Cup

1967 Davis Cup
Details
Duration	25 March – 28 December 1967
Edition	56th
Teams	48
Champion
Winning Nation	Australia
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Last updated July 09, 2023

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.

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
		Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
Caribbean/West Indies	0
		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
		Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
Argentina	5
		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

Manila, Philippines

South Korea

0

Philippines

5

South Vietnam

0

South Vietnam

Tokyo, Japan

bye

Philippines

0

Japan

5

bye

Jakarta, Indonesia

Indonesia

0

Japan

5

bye

Japan

Zone B


Semifinals 25–27 February		Final 28–30 April

Colombo, Ceylon (clay)

India	5
		Tehran, Iran
Ceylon	0
		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
			Johannesburg, South Africa (hard)
EAS	India	0
			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
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

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References

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

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[Collins-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.

[Challenge-3] 1 2 "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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Contents

America Zone

North & Central America Zone

South America Zone

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Eastern Zone

Zone A

Zone B

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

Europe Zone

Zone A

Zone A Final

Zone B

Zone B Final

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

Semifinals

Final

Challenge Round

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