1967 Davis Cup

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The 1967 Davis Cup was the 56th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 48 teams would enter the competition, 32 in the Europe Zone, 9 in the Eastern Zone, and 7 in the Americas Zone.

Ecuador defeated the United States in the Americas Zone final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Zone final, and South Africa and Spain won the Europe Zones. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Spain defeated Ecuador, South Africa defeated India, and then Spain defeated South Africa in the final. Spain then fell to defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Milton Courts in Brisbane, Australia on 26-28 December.

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[edit] Americas Zone

[edit] North & Central America draw

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

[edit] South America draw

  1st Round
30 April-2 May
Final
28-30 May
                 
  Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
   Flag of Venezuela Venezuela 0  
   Flag of Argentina Argentina 5     Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
     Flag of Argentina Argentina 1
   Flag of Ecuador Ecuador 4
   bye
   Flag of Ecuador Ecuador  

[edit] Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Flag of Ecuador
Ecuador
3
Guayaquil Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador
17 June - 19 June 1967
clay
Flag of the United States
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Flag of Ecuador
Flag of the United States
Pancho Guzmán
Cliff Richey
2
6
6
2
6
8
4
6
   
2 Flag of Ecuador
Flag of the United States
Miguel Olvera
Arthur Ashe
4
6
6
4
6
4
6
2
   
3 Flag of Ecuador
Flag of the United States
Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera
Clark Graebner / Marty Riessen
0
6
9
7
6
3
4
6
8
6
 
4 Flag of Ecuador
Flag of the United States
Pancho Guzmán
Arthur Ashe
0
6
6
4
6
2
0
6
6
3
 
5 Flag of Ecuador
Flag of the United States
Miguel Olvera
Cliff Richey
7
5
4
6
5
7
6
4
0
6
 


[edit] Eastern Zone

[edit] Zone A Draw

  1st Round
25-27 March
Semifinals
14-16 April
Final
5-8 May
                           
  Manila, Philippines
   Flag of the Philippines Philippines 5  
   Flag of South Korea South Korea 0     Manila, Philippines
     Flag of the Philippines Philippines 5  
   Flag of South Vietnam South Vietnam 0  
   Flag of South Vietnam South Vietnam
   bye     Tokyo, Japan
     Flag of the Philippines Philippines 0
       Flag of Japan Japan 5
   bye  
   Flag of Indonesia Indonesia     Jakarta, Indonesia
     Flag of Indonesia Indonesia 0
   Flag of Japan Japan 5  
   bye
   Flag of Japan Japan  


[edit] Zone B Draw

  1st Round
25-27 February
Final
28-30 April
                 
  Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
   Flag of India India 5  
   Flag of Sri Lanka Ceylon 0     Tehran, Iran
     Flag of India India 4
   Flag of Iran Iran 1
   Flag of Iran Iran w/o
   Flag of Malaysia Malaysia  

[edit] Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

Flag of India
India
4
New Delhi, India
29 September - 1 October 1967
Flag of Japan
Japan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Flag of India
Flag of Japan
Premjit Lall
Koji Watanabe
6
2
6
4
6
2
     
2 Flag of India
Flag of Japan
Jaidip Mukerjea
Ichizo Konishi
3
6
6
3
5
7
9
7
6
3
 
3 Flag of India
Flag of Japan
Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall
Isao Watanabe / Koji Watanabe
6
2
6
4
4
6
6
0
   
4 Flag of India
Flag of Japan
Jaidip Mukerjea
Koji Watanabe
8
6
2
6
2
6
1
6
   
5 Flag of India
Flag of Japan
Premjit Lall
Ichizo Konishi
6
2
9
7
6
3
     


[edit] Europe Zone

[edit] Zone A Draw

  First round
28 April-7 May
Quarterfinals
19-21 May
Semifinals
8-11 June
Finals
20-22 July
                                     
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
 Flag of Brazil Brazil 3  
Warsaw, Poland
 Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 2  
   Flag of Brazil Brazil 5  
Warsaw, Poland
   Flag of Poland Poland 0  
 Flag of Poland Poland 5
Naples, Italy (clay)
 Flag of Israel Israel 0  
   Flag of Brazil Brazil 3  
Verona, Italy (clay)
   Flag of Italy Italy 1  
 Flag of Italy Italy 5  
Piacenza, Italy (clay)
 Flag of Austria Austria 0  
   Flag of Italy Italy 5
Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg
   Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 0  
 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 3
Durban, South Africa
 Flag of Ireland Ireland 2  
   Flag of Brazil Brazil 0
Paris, France (clay)
   Flag of South Africa South Africa 5
 Flag of France France 5  
Paris, France (clay)
 Flag of Norway Norway 0  
   Flag of France France 5
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
   Flag of Hungary Hungary 0  
 Flag of Hungary Hungary 4
Paris, France (clay)
 Flag of Sweden Sweden 1  
   Flag of France France 0
Monte Carlo, Monaco
   Flag of South Africa South Africa 5  
 Flag of Monaco Monaco 5  
Monte Carlo, Monaco
 Flag of Turkey Turkey 0  
   Flag of Monaco Monaco 0
Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
   Flag of South Africa South Africa 5  
 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 2
 Flag of South Africa South Africa 3  

[edit] Zone A Final

Flag of South Africa
South Africa
5
Durban, South Africa
20 July - 22 July 1967
Flag of Brazil
Brazil
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Flag of South Africa
Flag of Brazil
Bob Hewitt
Tomas Koch
6
4
9
11
11
9
6
2
   
2 Flag of South Africa
Flag of Brazil
Cliff Drysdale
José Edison Mandarino
6
2
8
6
2
2
     
3 Flag of South Africa
Flag of Brazil
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan
Tomas Koch / José Edison Mandarino
1
6
4
6
6
2
6
4
6
2
 
4 Flag of South Africa
Flag of Brazil
Bob Hewitt
José Edison Mandarino
1
6
3
6
6
4
6
2
6
0
 
5 Flag of South Africa
Flag of Brazil
Cliff Drysdale
Tomas Koch
6
3
8
6
6
4
     


[edit] Zone B draw

  First round
28 April-7 May
Quarterfinals
19-23 May
Semifinals
7-10 June
Finals
14-16 July
                                     
Düsseldorf, West Germany
 Flag of West Germany West Germany 2  
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
 Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union 3  
   Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union 3  
Helsinki, Finland (clay)
   Flag of Denmark Denmark 2  
 Flag of Finland Finland 1
Moscow, Soviet Union
 Flag of Denmark Denmark 4  
   Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union 3  
Geneva, Switzerland
   Flag of Chile Chile 0  
 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 2  
Athens, Greece
 Flag of Greece Greece 3  
   Flag of Greece Greece 2
Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
   Flag of Chile Chile 3  
 Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 2
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
 Flag of Chile Chile 3  
   Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union 1
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
   Flag of Spain Spain 4
 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 5  
Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)
 Flag of Portugal Portugal 0  
   Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 0
Bournemouth, England (clay)
   Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain 5  
 Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain 4
Eastbourne, England (grass)
 Flag of Canada Canada 1  
   Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain 2
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
   Flag of Spain Spain 3  
 Flag of Romania Romania 4  
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
 Flag of Belgium Belgium 1  
   Flag of Romania Romania 2
San Sebastian, Spain (clay)
   Flag of Spain Spain 3  
 Flag of Egypt Egypt 0
 Flag of Spain Spain 5  

[edit] Zone B Final

Flag of Spain
Spain
4
Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
14 July - 16 July 1967
clay
Flag of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Flag of Spain
Flag of the Soviet Union
Manuel Santana
Tomas Lejus
6
3
6
4
6
1
     
2 Flag of Spain
Flag of the Soviet Union
Juan Gisbert
Alex Metreveli
3
6
2
6
6
3
7
5
6
2
 
3 Flag of Spain
Flag of the Soviet Union
José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli
3
6
6
3
4
6
4
6
   
4 Flag of Spain
Flag of the Soviet Union
Manuel Santana
Alex Metreveli
6
0
6
3
6
3
     
5 Flag of Spain
Flag of the Soviet Union
Juan Gisbert
Tomas Lejus
2
6
6
4
6
3
6
0
   


[edit] Inter-Zonal Zone

[edit] Draw

  1st Round
21 September-12 November
Final
30 November-4 December
                 
  Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  EUR-B  Flag of Spain Spain 5  
  AME  Flag of Ecuador Ecuador 0     Johannesburg, South Africa (hard)
    EUR-B  Flag of Spain Spain 3
Barcelona, Spain (clay)   EUR-A  Flag of South Africa South Africa 2
  EAS  Flag of India India 0
  EUR-A  Flag of South Africa South Africa 5  

[edit] First round

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


Flag of South Africa
South Africa
5
Barcelona, Spain
10 November - 12 November 1967
clay
Flag of India
India
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Flag of South Africa
Flag of India
Bob Hewitt
Ramanathan Krishnan
3
6
6
3
6
2
2
6
8
6
 
2 Flag of South Africa
Flag of India
Cliff Drysdale
Jaidip Mukerjea
6
1
6
0
6
0
     
3 Flag of South Africa
Flag of India
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan
Ramanathan Krishnan / Jaidip Mukerjea
6
2
7
5
6
2
     
4 Flag of South Africa
Flag of India
Cliff Drysdale
Ramanathan Krishnan
7
5
6
4
3
6
6
3
   
5 Flag of South Africa
Flag of India
Bob Maud
Jaidip Mukerjea
6
1
6
2
6
3
     


[edit] Final

Flag of South Africa
South Africa
2
Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa
30 November - 3 December 1967
hard
Flag of Spain
Spain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Flag of South Africa
Flag of Spain
Ray Moore
Manuel Santana
3
6
2
6
4
6
     
2 Flag of South Africa
Flag of Spain
Cliff Drysdale
Manuel Orantes
6
4
6
2
6
4
     
3 Flag of South Africa
Flag of Spain
Cliff Drysdale / Frew McMillan
José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana
4
6
3
6
11
13
     
4 Flag of South Africa
Flag of Spain
Ray Moore
Manuel Orantes
6
4
0
6
6
4
2
6
6
4
 
5 Flag of South Africa
Flag of Spain
Cliff Drysdale
Manuel Santana
3
6
3
6
6
3
2
6
   


[edit] Challenge Round

Flag of Australia
Australia
4
Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia
26 December - 28 December 1967
grass
Flag of Spain
Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Flag of Australia
Flag of Spain
Roy Emerson
Manuel Santana
6
4
6
1
6
1
     
2 Flag of Australia
Flag of Spain
John Newcombe
Manuel Orantes
6
3
6
3
6
2
     
3 Flag of Australia
Flag of Spain
John Newcombe / Tony Roche
Manuel Orantes / Manuel Santana
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
4 Flag of Australia
Flag of Spain
John Newcombe
Manuel Santana
5
7
4
6
2
6
     
5 Flag of Australia
Flag of Spain
Roy Emerson
Manuel Orantes
6
1
6
1
2
6
6
4