1967 Davis Cup
# 1967 Davis Cup

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.

## America Zone

### North & Central America Zone

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

### South America Zone

| Semifinals 30 April–2 May | Semifinals 30 April–2 May | Semifinals 30 April–2 May | Final 28–30 May | Final 28–30 May | Final 28–30 May |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 0 | | | |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 0 | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) |
| Argentina | Argentina | 5 | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) |
| Argentina | Argentina | 5 | Argentina | Argentina | 1 |
| | | | Ecuador | Ecuador | 4 |
| bye | bye | | Ecuador | Ecuador | 4 |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | | | | |

### Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Ecuador vs. United States

| Ecuador 3 | Guayaquil Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador 17–19 June 1967 Clay | 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 ||||

## Eastern Zone

### Zone A

| Quarterfinals 25–27 March | Quarterfinals 25–27 March | Quarterfinals 25–27 March | Semifinals 14–16 April | Semifinals 14–16 April | Semifinals 14–16 April | Final 5–8 May | Final 5–8 May | Final 5–8 May |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | | | | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 5 | | | | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 5 | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | | | |
| South Korea | South Korea | 0 | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | | | |
| South Korea | South Korea | 0 | Philippines | Philippines | 5 | | | |
| | | | South Vietnam | South Vietnam | 0 | | | |
| South Vietnam | South Vietnam | | South Vietnam | South Vietnam | 0 | | | |
| South Vietnam | South Vietnam | | | | | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan |
| bye | bye | | | | | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan |
| bye | bye | | | | | Philippines | Philippines | 0 |
| | | | | | | Japan | Japan | 5 |
| bye | bye | | | | | Japan | Japan | 5 |
| bye | bye | | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | | | |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | Jakarta, Indonesia | | | |
| Indonesia | Indonesia | | Indonesia | Indonesia | 0 | | | |
| | | | Japan | Japan | 5 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Japan | Japan | 5 | | | |
| Japan | Japan | | | | | | | |

### Zone B

| Semifinals 25–27 February | Semifinals 25–27 February | Semifinals 25–27 February | Final 28–30 April | Final 28–30 April | Final 28–30 April |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Colombo, Ceylon (clay) | Colombo, Ceylon (clay) | Colombo, Ceylon (clay) | | | |
| India | India | 5 | | | |
| India | India | 5 | Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran |
| Ceylon | Ceylon | 0 | Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran |
| Ceylon | Ceylon | 0 | India | India | 4 |
| | | | Iran | Iran | 1 |
| Iran | Iran | w/o | Iran | Iran | 1 |
| Malaysia | Malaysia | | | | |

### Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

India vs. Japan

| India 4 | New Delhi, India 29 September–1 October 1967 | 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 ||||

## Europe Zone

### Zone A

| First Round 28 April–8 May | First Round 28 April–8 May | First Round 28 April–8 May | Quarterfinals 19–23 May | Quarterfinals 19–23 May | Quarterfinals 19–23 May | Semifinals 7–10 June | Semifinals 7–10 June | Semifinals 7–10 June | Final 14–16 July | Final 14–16 July | Final 14–16 July |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 5 | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | | | | | | |
| Portugal | Portugal | 0 | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | Sofia, Bulgaria (clay) | | | | | | |
| Portugal | Portugal | 0 | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 0 | | | | | | |
| Bournemouth, England (clay) | Bournemouth, England (clay) | Bournemouth, England (clay) | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 0 | | | | | | |
| Bournemouth, England (clay) | Bournemouth, England (clay) | Bournemouth, England (clay) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | | | | | | |
| Canada | Canada | 1 | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | | | | | | |
| Canada | Canada | 1 | | | | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 2 | | | |
| Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 2 | | | |
| Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | | Spain | Spain | 3 | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 4 | | | | Spain | Spain | 3 | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 4 | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 1 | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 1 | Romania | Romania | 2 | | | | | | |
| San Sebastián, Spain (clay) | San Sebastián, Spain (clay) | San Sebastián, Spain (clay) | Romania | Romania | 2 | | | | | | |
| San Sebastián, Spain (clay) | San Sebastián, Spain (clay) | San Sebastián, Spain (clay) | Spain | Spain | 3 | | | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 0 | Spain | Spain | 3 | | | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 0 | | | | | | | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) |
| Spain | Spain | 5 | | | | | | | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) |
| Spain | Spain | 5 | | | | | | | Spain | Spain | 4 |
| Geneva, Switzerland | Geneva, Switzerland | Geneva, Switzerland | | | | | | | Spain | Spain | 4 |
| Geneva, Switzerland | Geneva, Switzerland | Geneva, Switzerland | | | | | | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 1 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 2 | | | | | | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 1 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 2 | Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | | | | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 3 | Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | Athens, Greece | | | | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 3 | Greece | Greece | 2 | | | | | | |
| Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Greece | Greece | 2 | | | | | | |
| Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) | Chile | Chile | 3 | | | | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 3 | Chile | Chile | 3 | | | | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 3 | | | | Moscow, Soviet Union | Moscow, Soviet Union | Moscow, Soviet Union | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 | | | | Moscow, Soviet Union | Moscow, Soviet Union | Moscow, Soviet Union | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 2 | | | | Chile | Chile | 0 | | | |
| Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | | | | Chile | Chile | 0 | | | |
| Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | Helsinki, Finland (clay) | | | | Soviet Union | 3 | |
| Finland | Finland | 1 | | | | Soviet Union | 3 | |
| Finland | Finland | 1 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 4 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 4 | Denmark | Denmark | 2 | | | | | |
| Düsseldorf, West Germany | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Denmark | Denmark | 2 | | | | | |
| Düsseldorf, West Germany | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 3 | | | | | |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 3 | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 3 | | | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 2 | | | | | | | | |

**Zone A Final**

Spain vs. Soviet Union

| Spain 4 | Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain 14–16 July 1967 Clay | 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 ||||

### Zone B

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

**Zone B Final**

South Africa vs. Brazil

| South Africa 5 | Durban, South Africa 20–22 July 1967 | 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 ||||

## Inter-Zonal Zone

### Draw

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

### Semifinals

India vs. South Africa

| India 0 | Barcelona, Spain 10–12 November 1967 Clay | 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 ||||

Spain vs. Ecuador

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

### Final

South Africa vs. Spain

| South Africa 2 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 30 November–4 December 1967 Hard | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 30 November–4 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 vs. Spain

| Australia 4 | Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia 26–28 December 1967 Grass | Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia 26–28 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 ||||
