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1967 Davis Cup

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1967 Davis Cup
Details
Duration25 March – 28 December 1967
Edition56th
Teams48
Champion
Winning nation Australia
1966
1968

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

Ecuador defeated the United States in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Inter-Zonal final, and Spain and South Africa were the winners of the two Europe sub-zones, defeating the Soviet Union and Brazil respectively.

In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Spain defeated Ecuador and South Africa defeated India in the semifinals, and then Spain defeated South Africa in the final. Spain were then defeated by the defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Milton Courts in Brisbane, Australia on 26–28 December.[1][2][3]

America Zone

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North & Central America Zone

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South America Zone

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Semifinals
30 April–2 May
Final
28–30 May
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Venezuela0
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Argentina5
 Argentina1
 Ecuador4
bye
 Ecuador

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

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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 Ecuador
United States
Pancho Guzmán
Cliff Richey
2
6
6
2
6
8
4
6
   
2 Ecuador
United States
Miguel Olvera
Arthur Ashe
4
6
6
4
6
4
6
2
   
3 Ecuador
United States
Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera
Clark Graebner / Marty Riessen
0
6
9
7
6
3
4
6
8
6
 
4 Ecuador
United States
Pancho Guzmán
Arthur Ashe
0
6
6
4
6
2
0
6
6
3
 
5 Ecuador
United States
Miguel Olvera
Cliff Richey
7
5
4
6
5
7
6
4
0
6
 

Eastern Zone

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Zone A

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Quarterfinals
25–27 March
Semifinals
14–16 April
Final
5–8 May
Manila, Philippines
 Philippines5
Manila, Philippines
 South Korea0
 Philippines5
 South Vietnam0
 South Vietnam
Tokyo, Japan
bye
 Philippines0
 Japan5
bye
Jakarta, Indonesia
 Indonesia
 Indonesia0
 Japan5
bye
 Japan

Zone B

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Semifinals
25–27 February
Final
28–30 April
Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
 India5
Tehran, Iran
 Ceylon0
 India4
 Iran1
 Iranw/o
 Malaysia

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

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India vs. Japan


India
4
New Delhi, India[5]
29 September–1 October 1967

Japan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Japan
Premjit Lall
Koji Watanabe
6
2
6
4
6
2
     
2 India
Japan
Jaidip Mukerjea
Ichizō Konishi
3
6
6
3
5
7
9
7
6
3
 
3 India
Japan
Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall
Isao Watanabe / Koji Watanabe
6
2
6
4
4
6
6
0
   
4 India
Japan
Jaidip Mukerjea
Koji Watanabe
8
6
2
6
2
6
1
6
   
5 India
Japan
Premjit Lall
Ichizō Konishi
6
2
9
7
6
3
     

Europe Zone

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Zone A

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Zone A Final

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Spain vs. Soviet Union


Spain
4
Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain[6]
14–16 July 1967
Clay

Soviet Union
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Soviet Union
Manuel Santana
Toomas Leius
6
3
6
4
6
1
     
2 Spain
Soviet Union
Juan Gisbert
Alex Metreveli
3
6
2
6
6
3
7
5
6
2
 
3 Spain
Soviet Union
José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli
3
6
6
3
4
6
4
6
   
4 Spain
Soviet Union
Manuel Santana
Alex Metreveli
6
0
6
3
6
3
     
5 Spain
Soviet Union
Juan Gisbert
Toomas Leius
2
6
6
4
6
3
6
0
   

Zone B

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Zone B Final

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South Africa vs. Brazil


South Africa
5
Durban, South Africa[7]
20–22 July 1967

Brazil
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Africa
Brazil
Bob Hewitt
Thomaz Koch
6
4
9
11
11
9
6
2
   
2 South Africa
Brazil
Cliff Drysdale
José Edison Mandarino
6
2
8
6
6
2
     
3 South Africa
Brazil
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan
Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino
1
6
4
6
6
3
6
4
6
3
 
4 South Africa
Brazil
Bob Hewitt
José Edison Mandarino
1
6
3
6
6
4
6
2
6
0
 
5 South Africa
Brazil
Cliff Drysdale
Thomaz Koch
6
3
8
6
6
4
     

Inter-Zonal Zone

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Draw

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Semifinals
21 September–12 November
Final
30 November–4 December
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
EUR-B South Africa5
Johannesburg, South Africa (hard)
EAS India0
EUR-B South Africa2
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
EUR-A Spain3
AME Ecuador0
EUR-A Spain5

Semifinals

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India vs. South Africa


India
0
Barcelona, Spain[8]
10–12 November 1967
Clay

South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
South Africa
Ramanathan Krishnan
Bob Hewitt
6
3
3
6
2
6
6
2
6
8
 
2 India
South Africa
Jaidip Mukerjea
Cliff Drysdale
1
6
0
6
0
6
     
3 India
South Africa
Ramanathan Krishnan / Jaidip Mukerjea
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan
2
6
5
7
2
6
     
4 India
South Africa
Ramanathan Krishnan
Cliff Drysdale
5
7
4
6
6
3
3
6
   
5 India
South Africa
Jaidip Mukerjea
Bob Maud
1
6
2
6
3
6
     

Spain vs. Ecuador


Spain
5
Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain[9]
21–23 September 1967
Clay

Ecuador
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Ecuador
Manuel Santana
Pancho Guzmán
6
2
6
1
6
1
     
2 Spain
Ecuador
Juan Gisbert
Miguel Olvera
3
6
6
3
6
3
6
2
   
3 Spain
Ecuador
José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana
Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera
7
5
6
8
3
6
9
7
6
1
 
4 Spain
Ecuador
Manuel Santana
Miguel Olvera
6
3
6
4
6
1
     
5 Spain
Ecuador
Juan Gisbert
Pancho Guzmán
6
3
2
6
0
6
6
2
6
1
 

Final

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South Africa vs. Spain


South Africa
2
Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa[10]
30 November–4 December 1967
Hard

Spain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 South Africa
Spain
Ray Moore
Manuel Santana
3
6
2
6
4
6
     
2 South Africa
Spain
Cliff Drysdale
Manuel Orantes
6
4
6
2
6
4
     
3 South Africa
Spain
Cliff Drysdale / Frew McMillan
José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana
4
6
3
6
11
13
     
4 South Africa
Spain
Ray Moore
Manuel Orantes
6
4
0
6
6
4
2
6
6
4
 
5 South Africa
Spain
Cliff Drysdale
Manuel Santana
3
6
3
6
6
3
2
6
   

Challenge Round

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Australia vs. Spain


Australia
4
Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[3]
26–28 December 1967
Grass

Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Spain
Roy Emerson
Manuel Santana
6
4
6
1
6
1
     
2 Australia
Spain
John Newcombe
Manuel Orantes
6
3
6
3
6
2
     
3 Australia
Spain
John Newcombe / Tony Roche
Manuel Orantes / Manuel Santana
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
4 Australia
Spain
John Newcombe
Manuel Santana
5
7
4
6
2
6
     
5 Australia
Spain
Roy Emerson
Manuel Orantes
6
1
6
1
2
6
6
4
   

References

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  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. ^ a b "Australia v Spain". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Ecuador v United States". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "India v Japan". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Spain v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "South Africa v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "India v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Spain v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "South Africa v Spain". daviscup.com.
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