1967 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Main article: 1967 Davis Cup

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

32 teams entered the Europe Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones. The winners of each sub-zone went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the America Zone and Eastern Zone. ^[1]

Spain defeated the Soviet Union in the Zone A final, and South Africa defeated Brazil in the Zone B final, resulting in both Spain and South Africa progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Zone A

Draw

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

First round

Bulgaria vs. Portugal

Bulgaria 5	Sofia, Bulgaria [4] 5–7 May 1967 Clay		Portugal 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Kiril Yashmakov Alfredo Vaz Pinto 6 4 5 7 6 2 6 4     2 Rangel Rangelov João Lagos 6 1 6 2 6 4       3 Bozhidar Pampoulov  /  Rangel Rangelov João Roquette  /  Alfredo Vaz Pinto 6 4 6 2 6 2       4 Rangel Rangelov Alfredo Vaz Pinto 6 1 6 1 6 2       5 Kiril Yashmakov João Lagos 6 1 6 2 5 7 6 1

Great Britain vs. Canada

Great Britain 4	West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, Bournemouth, England [5] 4–7 May 1967 Clay		Canada 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mike Sangster Mike Belkin 2 6 3 6 6 3 1 6     2 Roger Taylor Robert Bédard 6 4 3 6 6 3 1 6 7 5   3 Roger Taylor  /  Bobby Wilson Keith Carpenter  /  Mike Belkin 3 6 4 6 8 6 7 5 12 10   4 Roger Taylor Mike Belkin 2 6 2 6 6 4 7 5 6 3   5 Mike Sangster Robert Bédard 6 4 6 4 6 1

Romania vs. Belgium

Romania 4	Bucharest, Romania [6] 28–30 April 1967 Clay		Belgium 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ion Țiriac Eric Drossart 4 6 2 6 7 9       2 Ilie Năstase Patrick Hombergen 6 3 5 7 6 1 6 0     3 Ilie Năstase  /  Ion Țiriac Eric Drossart  /  Claude de Gronckel 6 4 6 0 6 4       4 Ilie Năstase Eric Drossart 6 2 5 7 10 8 6 2     5 Ion Țiriac Patrick Hombergen 8 6 7 5 6 8 3 1     retired

Spain vs. Egypt

Spain 5	Real Club de Tenis, San Sebastián, Spain [7] 5–7 May 1967 Clay		Egypt 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 José Luis Arilla Shaher Mourad 7 5 6 4 6 3       2 Manuel Santana Moataz El Sonbol 6 0 7 5 6 4       3 José Luis Arilla  /  Manuel Santana Fathi Mohammed-Ali  /  Shaher Mourad 6 1 6 2 6 3       4 Manuel Santana Shaher Mourad 7 5 6 2 6 3       5 Manuel Orantes Moataz El Sonbol 6 1 6 2 6 2

Switzerland vs. Greece

Switzerland 2	Geneva, Switzerland [8] 4–8 May 1967		Greece 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Matthias Werren Periclis Gavrilidis 7 5 6 2 6 3       2 Dimitri Sturdza Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6 3 3 6 9 7 2 6 3 6   3 Ernst Schori  /  Dimitri Sturdza Periclis Gavrilidis  /  Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6 3 7 9 2 6 5 7     4 Matthias Werren Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 2 6 3 6 3 6       5 Dimitri Sturdza Periclis Gavrilidis 6 2 6 2 6 2

Czechoslovakia vs. Chile

Czechoslovakia 2	Prague, Czechoslovakia [9] 5–7 May 1967 Clay		Chile 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Milan Holeček Jaime Pinto Bravo 3 6 2 6 1 6       2 Jan Kodeš Patricio Rodríguez 6 3 1 6 3 6 6 4 0 6   3 Milan Holeček  /  Jan Kodeš Patricio Cornejo  /  Jaime Pinto Bravo 6 1 6 4 6 3       4 Jan Kodeš Jaime Pinto Bravo 6 2 6 3 6 3       5 Milan Holeček Patricio Rodríguez 6 3 3 6 6 1 3 6 5 7

Finland vs. Denmark

Finland 1	Helsinki, Finland [10] 5–7 May 1967 Clay		Denmark 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pekka Säilä Torben Ulrich 2 6 3 6 3 6       2 Rauno Suominen Jørgen Ulrich 6 1 1 6 7 5 1 6 5 7   3 Pekka Säilä  /  Rauno Suominen Jørgen Ulrich  /  Torben Ulrich 6 2 3 6 1 6 4 6     4 Pekka Säilä Jørgen Ulrich 2 6 6 4 6 4 4 6 6 4   5 Rauno Suominen Torben Ulrich 1 6 4 6 6 4 1 6

West Germany vs. Soviet Union

West Germany 2	Düsseldorf, West Germany [11] 4–7 May 1967		Soviet Union 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ingo Buding Alex Metreveli 5 7 3 6 6 1 7 9     2 Wilhelm Bungert Toomas Leius 6 3 6 2 7 5       3 Ingo Buding  /  Wilhelm Bungert Sergei Likhachev  /  Alex Metreveli 3 6 4 6 11 9 7 9     4 Ingo Buding Toomas Leius 6 4 4 6 8 6 6 2     5 Wilhelm Bungert Alex Metreveli 2 6 6 4 6 4 2 6 5 7

Quarterfinals

Bulgaria vs. Great Britain

Bulgaria 0	Sofia, Bulgaria [12] 20–23 May 1967 Clay		Great Britain 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Kiril Yashmakov Roger Taylor 4 6 2 6 0 6       2 Rangel Rangelov Mike Sangster 4 6 2 6 2 6       3 Bozhidar Pampoulov  /  Stojan Velev Mark Cox  /  Bobby Wilson 0 6 0 6 0 6       4 Kiril Yashmakov Mike Sangster 4 6 2 6 3 6       5 Rangel Rangelov Roger Taylor 2 6 1 6 0 6

Romania vs. Spain

Romania 2	Club Sportiv Progresul, Bucharest, Romania [13] 19–22 May 1967 Clay		Spain 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ion Țiriac Juan Gisbert 6 1 6 2 5 7 0 6 6 2   2 Ilie Năstase Manuel Santana 6 0 3 6 3 6 3 6     3 Ilie Năstase  /  Ion Țiriac José Luis Arilla  /  Manuel Santana 7 5 7 5 6 4       4 Ilie Năstase Juan Gisbert 3 6 6 4 7 9 4 6     5 Ion Țiriac Manuel Santana 2 6 6 8 5 7

Greece vs. Chile

Greece 2	Athens, Greece [14] 19–23 May 1967		Chile 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Patricio Rodríguez 4 6 1 6 1 6       2 Periclis Gavrilidis Jaime Pinto Bravo 1 6 6 8 3 6       3 Periclis Gavrilidis  /  Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Ernesto Aguirre  /  Jaime Pinto Bravo 7 9 3 6 6 4 6 2 8 6   4 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Jaime Pinto Bravo 7 5 8 6 2 6 2 6 6 2   5 Periclis Gavrilidis Patricio Rodríguez 6 3 6 2 1 6 1 6 1 6

Denmark vs. Soviet Union

Denmark 2	Copenhagen, Denmark [15] 19–22 May 1967 Clay		Soviet Union 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Torben Ulrich Toomas Leius 2 6 1 6 6 3 3 6     2 Jan Leschly Alex Metreveli 7 5 6 8 6 2 8 10 6 3   3 Jan Leschly  /  Jørgen Ulrich Sergei Likhachev  /  Alex Metreveli 6 4 3 6 3 6 1 6     4 Jan Leschly Toomas Leius 6 3 7 5 6 3       5 Torben Ulrich Alex Metreveli 3 6 1 6 2 6

Semifinals

Great Britain vs. Spain

Great Britain 2	Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England [16] 8–10 June 1967 Grass		Spain 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roger Taylor José Luis Arilla 3 6 6 3 6 4 6 2     2 Mike Sangster Manuel Santana 10 8 3 6 7 5 7 9 0 6   3 Mike Sangster  /  Bobby Wilson José Luis Arilla  /  Manuel Santana 5 7 10 12 4 6       4 Roger Taylor Manuel Santana 4 6 3 6 5 7       5 Mike Sangster José Luis Arilla 6 4 9 11 6 4 6 3

Soviet Union vs. Chile

Soviet Union 3	Moscow, Soviet Union [17] 7–9 June 1967		Chile 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alex Metreveli Jaime Pinto Bravo 6 3 6 2 5 7 6 1     2 Toomas Leius Patricio Rodríguez 6 4 6 1 6 8 6 0     3 Sergei Likhachev  /  Alex Metreveli Patricio Cornejo  /  Jaime Pinto Bravo 7 5 6 1 6 2       4 Alex Metreveli Patricio Rodríguez           not played 5 Toomas Leius Jaime Pinto Bravo           not played

Final

Spain vs. Soviet Union

Spain 4	Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain [2] 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

Draw

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

First round

France vs. Norway

France 5	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [18] 4–6 May 1967 Clay		Norway 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Georges Goven Edvard Raastad 6 0 6 2 6 1       2 François Jauffret Nils Elvik 6 3 6 4 6 2       3 Patrice Beust  /  Daniel Contet Nils Elvik  /  Erik Melander 6 2 6 4 6 2       4 François Jauffret Edvard Raastad 6 0 6 4 6 0       5 Georges Goven Nils Elvik 6 0 6 3 6 0

Hungary vs. Sweden

Hungary 4	Margaret Island, Budapest, Hungary [19] 5–7 May 1967 Clay		Sweden 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 István Gulyás Ove Bengtson 6 2 3 6 7 5 6 1     2 András Szikszay Jan-Erik Lundqvist 4 6 2 6 6 4 2 6     3 István Gulyás  /  András Szikszay Ove Bengtson  /  Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6 3 4 6 6 3 6 3     4 István Gulyás Jan-Erik Lundqvist 8 6 7 5 6 1       5 András Szikszay Ove Bengtson 6 2 6 4 6 1

Monaco vs. Turkey

Monaco 5	Monte Carlo, Monaco [20] 28–30 April 1967		Turkey 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Patrick Landau Tahsin Gürsoy 6 0 6 1 6 5       2 Adrien Viviani Ziya Kipkizilorenli 6 1           retired 3 Patrick Landau  /  Francis Truchi Beyazıt Anbar  /  Tahsin Gürsoy 6 4 6 4 6 0       4 André Vatrican Beyazıt Anbar 7 5 6 4 7 5       5 Adrien Viviani Tahsin Gürsoy 6 4 1 6 3 6 6 4 6 4

Netherlands vs. South Africa

Netherlands 2	Scheveningen, Netherlands [21] 4–6 May 1967 Clay		South Africa 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tom Okker Bob Hewitt 6 4 1 6 0 6 6 2 2 6   2 Jan Hajer Cliff Drysdale 7 5 10 8 6 3       3 Jan Hajer  /  Tom Okker Bob Hewitt  /  Frew McMillan 3 6 4 6 1 6       4 Jan Hajer Bob Hewitt 1 6 6 4 6 8 1 6     5 Tom Okker Cliff Drysdale 6 2 6 2 0 6 7 5

Italy vs. Austria

Italy 5	Verona, Italy [22] 4–6 May 1967 Clay		Austria 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicola Pietrangeli Peter Pokorny 6 0 6 3 6 1       2 Giordano Maioli Dieter Schultheiss 6 0 6 1 6 2       3 Vittorio Crotta  /  Giordano Maioli Herbert Holzer  /  Peter Pokorny 7 5 7 5 7 5       4 Giordano Maioli Peter Pokorny 6 3 6 0 6 1       5 Nicola Pietrangeli Dieter Schultheiss 8 6 4 6 6 1 7 5

Luxembourg vs. Ireland

Luxembourg 3	Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg [23] 29 April–2 May 1967		Ireland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Frank Baden Peter Jackson 6 3 7 5 6 4       2 Thierry Brasseur Michael Hickey 6 8 1 6 7 5 2 6     3 Frank Baden  /  Thierry Brasseur Michael Hickey  /  Peter Jackson 6 3 1 6 1 6 2 6     4 Frank Baden Michael Hickey 10 8 6 2 6 1       5 Thierry Brasseur Peter Jackson 6 3 11 9 5 7 7 5

Poland vs. Israel

Poland 5	Warsaw, Poland [24] 5–7 May 1967		Israel 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mieczysław Rybarczyk Josef Stabholz 6 1 6 3 6 2       2 Wiesław Gąsiorek Eleazar Davidman 6 3 6 2 6 4       3 Bronisław Lewandowski  /  Tadeusz Nowicki Eleazar Davidman  /  Josef Stabholz 6 1 6 1 6 4       4 Bronisław Lewandowski Josef Stabholz 6 3 6 4 6 3       5 Mieczysław Rybarczyk Eleazar Davidman 6 4 6 3 6 1

Yugoslavia vs. Brazil

Yugoslavia 2	Zagreb, Yugoslavia [25] 5–7 May 1967		Brazil 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Željko Franulović José Edison Mandarino 3 6 2 6 4 6       2 Nikola Pilić Thomaz Koch 6 2 6 4 3 6 6 1     3 Boro Jovanović  /  Nikola Pilić Thomaz Koch  /  José Edison Mandarino 7 5 3 6 7 9 5 7     4 Nikola Pilić José Edison Mandarino 6 2 5 7 4 6 4 6     5 Željko Franulović Thomaz Koch 6 2 8 10 6 2 6 4

Quarterfinals

France vs. Hungary

France 5	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [26] 19–21 May 1967 Clay		Hungary 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 François Jauffret István Gulyás 6 4 6 8 6 2 6 1     2 Pierre Darmon András Szikszay 6 2 6 4 6 3       3 Patrice Beust  /  Daniel Contet István Gulyás  /  András Szikszay 6 2 6 3 6 4       4 François Jauffret Péter Szőke 1 6 4 6 7 5 6 0 6 0   5 Pierre Darmon István Gulyás 6 2 6 2 6 2

Monaco vs. South Africa

Monaco 0	Monte Carlo, Monaco [27] 19–21 May 1967		South Africa 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Adrien Viviani Bob Hewitt 0 6 0 6 0 6       2 Patrick Landau Cliff Drysdale 1 6 4 6 5 7       3 Patrick Landau  /  Francis Truchi Bob Hewitt  /  Frew McMillan 1 6 1 6 2 6       4 Adrien Viviani Bob Maud 1 6 2 6 4 6       5 Patrick Landau Ray Moore 6 3 2 6 3 6 4 6

Italy vs. Luxembourg

Italy 5	Piacenza, Italy [28] 19–21 May 1967 Clay		Luxembourg 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicola Pietrangeli Frank Baden 6 1 6 3 6 3       2 Giordano Maioli Thierry Brasseur 6 1 6 0 6 2       3 Vittorio Crotta  /  Giordano Maioli Frank Baden  /  Thierry Brasseur 6 2 6 3 6 3       4 Nicola Pietrangeli Thierry Brasseur 6 2 6 2 6 0       5 Giordano Maioli Frank Baden 6 2 6 1 6 4

Poland vs. Brazil

Poland 0	Warsaw, Poland [29] 19–21 May 1967		Brazil 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tadeusz Nowicki José Edison Mandarino 1 6 0 6 4 6       2 Wiesław Gąsiorek Thomaz Koch 2 6 2 6 1 6       3 Wiesław Gąsiorek  /  Tadeusz Nowicki Thomaz Koch  /  José Edison Mandarino 6 8 1 6 4 6       4 Tadeusz Nowicki Thomaz Koch 5 7 2 6 4 6       5 Wiesław Gąsiorek José Edison Mandarino 4 6 2 6 4 6

Semifinals

France vs. South Africa

France 0	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [30] 9–11 June 1967 Clay		South Africa 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 François Jauffret Bob Hewitt 1 6 1 6 6 4 7 9     2 Pierre Darmon Cliff Drysdale 1 6 2 6 1 6       3 Patrice Beust  /  Daniel Contet Bob Hewitt  /  Frew McMillan 11 9 1 6 3 6 1 6     4 François Jauffret Cliff Drysdale 1 6 2 6 5 7       5 Daniel Contet Bob Maud 7 9 2 6 3 6

Italy vs. Brazil

Italy 1	Naples, Italy [31] 8–10 June 1967 Clay		Brazil 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicola Pietrangeli José Edison Mandarino 6 2 7 9 4 6 3 6     2 Giordano Maioli Thomaz Koch 0 6 3 6 5 7       3 Vittorio Crotta  /  Giordano Maioli Thomaz Koch  /  José Edison Mandarino 3 6 4 6 2 6       4 Nicola Pietrangeli Thomaz Koch 5 7 2 6 6 4 6 0 6 0   5 Giordano Maioli José Edison Mandarino 1 6 1 6 6 4 6 4 5 5 not completed

Final

South Africa vs. Brazil

South Africa 5	Durban, South Africa [3] 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

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. "Spain v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
3. "South Africa v Brazil". daviscup.com.
4. "Bulgaria v Portugal". daviscup.com.
5. "Great Britain v Canada". daviscup.com.
6. "Romania v Belgium". daviscup.com.
7. "Spain v Egypt". daviscup.com.
8. "Switzerland v Greece". daviscup.com.
9. "Czechoslovakia v Chile". daviscup.com.
10. "Finland v Denmark". daviscup.com.
11. "West Germany v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
12. "Bulgaria v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
13. "Romania v Spain". daviscup.com.
14. "Greece v Chile". daviscup.com.
15. "Denmark v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
16. "Great Britain v Spain". daviscup.com.
17. "Soviet Union v Chile". daviscup.com.
18. "France v Norway". daviscup.com.
19. "Hungary v Sweden". daviscup.com.
20. "Monaco v Turkey". daviscup.com.
21. "Netherlands v South Africa". daviscup.com.
22. "Italy v Austria". daviscup.com.
23. "Luxembourg v Ireland". daviscup.com.
24. "Poland v Israel". daviscup.com.
25. "Yugoslavia v Brazil". daviscup.com.
26. "France v Hungary". daviscup.com.
27. "Monaco v South Africa". daviscup.com.
28. "Italy v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
29. "Poland v Brazil". daviscup.com.
30. "France v South Africa". daviscup.com.
31. "Italy v Brazil". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website