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1967 Davis Cup

1967 Davis Cup tennis
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Duration 25 March – 28 December
Edition 56th
Teams 48
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
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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
3		 Guayaquil Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador
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 		 
      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
4		 New Delhi, India
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		      
      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
4		 Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain
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		    
      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
5		 Durban, South Africa
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		      
      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
0		 Barcelona, Spain
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 		     
      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 		     
Kang Lei