1967 Davis Cup America Zone

Main article: 1967 Davis Cup

The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1967 Davis Cup.

7 teams entered the America Zone: 4 teams competed in the North & Central America Zone, while 3 teams competed in the South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play against each other to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal Zone to compete against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone. ^[1]

The United States defeated Mexico in the North & Central America Zone final, and Ecuador defeated Argentina in the South America Zone final. ^{[2] [3]} In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, Ecuador defeated the United States and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. ^[4]

North & Central America Zone

Draw

	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

Semifinals

Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States

Caribbean/West Indies 0	Tranquility Square Lawn Tennis Club, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago [5] 28–30 April 1967		United States 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lance Lumsden Charlie Pasarell 2 6 2 6 1 6       2 Richard Russell Cliff Richey 2 6 6 1 5 7 4 6     3 Lance Lumsden  /  Richard Russell Clark Graebner  /  Marty Riessen 4 6 2 6 2 6       4 Richard Russell Charlie Pasarell 2 6 2 6 2 6       5 Lance Lumsden Cliff Richey 2 6 4 6 6 4 2 6

Mexico vs. New Zealand

Mexico 4	Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico [6] 15–17 April 1967 Clay		New Zealand 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rafael Osuna Brian Fairlie 4 6 6 2 3 6 6 4 3 6   2 Marcello Lara Onny Parun 6 1 6 1 6 1       3 Luis-Augusto García  /  Rafael Osuna Brian Fairlie  /  Kevin Woolcott 11 9 4 6 6 4 6 4     4 Marcello Lara Brian Fairlie 6 2 6 1 10 8       5 Rafael Osuna Onny Parun 6 4 6 1 6 2

Final

Mexico vs. United States

Mexico 1	Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico [2] 27–30 May 1967 Clay		United States 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rafael Osuna Cliff Richey 6 3 4 6 1 6 6 3 6 1   2 Marcello Lara Arthur Ashe 5 7 2 6 5 7       3 Joaquín Loyo Mayo  /  Rafael Osuna Clark Graebner  /  Marty Riessen 4 6 3 6 5 7       4 Rafael Osuna Arthur Ashe 6 8 3 6 2 6       5 Marcello Lara Cliff Richey 6 8 6 3 3 6 6 2 4 6

South America Zone

Draw

	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

Semifinals

Argentina vs. Venezuela

Argentina 5	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina [7] 30 April–2 May 1967 Clay		Venezuela 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Julián Ganzábal Humphrey Hose 6 1 6 2 6 2       2 Roberto Aubone Julio Moros 5 7 6 3 6 3 6 0     3 Roberto Aubone  /  Eduardo Soriano Humphrey Hose  /  Julio Moros 6 1 8 6 7 5       4 Julián Ganzábal Jorge Andrew 6 1 6 4 6 0       5 Eduardo Soriano Humphrey Hose 6 0 8 6 6 1

Final

Argentina vs. Ecuador

Argentina 1	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina [3] 28–30 May 1967 Clay		Ecuador 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Julián Ganzábal Pancho Guzmán 2 6 6 4 6 2 6 1     2 Roberto Aubone Miguel Olvera 4 6 1 6 7 5 0 6     3 Roberto Aubone  /  Eduardo Soriano Pancho Guzmán  /  Miguel Olvera 3 6 6 4 4 6 6 3 4 6   4 Roberto Aubone Pancho Guzmán 3 6 3 6 1 6       5 Julián Ganzábal Miguel Olvera 2 6 2 6 6 8

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

References

1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN   978-0942257700.
2. "Mexico v United States". daviscup.com.
3. "Argentina v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
4. "Ecuador v United States". daviscup.com.
5. "Caribbean/West Indies v United States". daviscup.com.
6. "Mexico v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
7. "Argentina v Venezuela". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website