1967 Davis Cup

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.

Americas Zone

North & Central America draw

	1st Round 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 draw

	1st Round 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 June - 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 Draw

1st Round 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 Draw

	1st Round 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 Ichizo 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 Ichizo Konishi 6 2 9 7 6 3

Europe Zone

Zone A Draw

First round 28 April-7 May

Quarterfinals 19-21 May

Semifinals 8-11 June

Final 20-22 July

Zagreb, Yugoslavia

Brazil

3

Warsaw, Poland

Yugoslavia

2

Brazil

5

Warsaw, Poland

Poland

0

Poland

5

Naples, Italy (clay)

Israel

0

Brazil

3

Verona, Italy (clay)

Italy

1

Italy

5

Piacenza, Italy (clay)

Austria

0

Italy

5

Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg

Luxembourg

0

Luxembourg

3

Durban, South Africa

Ireland

2

Brazil

0

Paris, France (clay)

South Africa

5

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

South Africa

3

Zone A Final

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

Zone B draw

First round 28 April-7 May

Quarterfinals 19-23 May

Semifinals 7-10 June

Final 14-16 July

Düsseldorf, West Germany

West Germany

2

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

Soviet Union

3

Soviet Union

3

Helsinki, Finland (clay)

Denmark

2

Finland

1

Moscow, Soviet Union

Denmark

4

Soviet Union

3

Geneva, Switzerland

Chile

0

Switzerland

2

Athens, Greece

Greece

3

Greece

2

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Chile

3

Czechoslovakia

2

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Chile

3

Soviet Union

1

Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)

Spain

4

Bulgaria

5

Sofia, Bulgaria (clay)

Portugal

0

Bulgaria

0

Bournemouth, England (clay)

Great Britain

5

Great Britain

4

Eastbourne, England (grass)

Canada

1

Great Britain

2

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Spain

3

Romania

4

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Belgium

1

Romania

2

San Sebastian, Spain (clay)

Spain

3

Egypt

0

Spain

5

Zone B Final

Spain 4	Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 14 July - 16 July 1967 clay		Soviet Union 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel Santana Tomas Lejus 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 Tomas Lejus 2 6 6 4 6 3 6 0

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

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

First round

Spain 5	Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 21 September - 23 September 1967 clay		Ecuador 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel Santana Pancho Guzmán 6 2 6 2 6 1       2 Juan Gisbert Miguel Olvera 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

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

Final

South Africa 2	Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 30 November - 3 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 4	Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia 26 December - 28 December 1967 grass		Spain 1
1 2 3 4 5 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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