1967 Davis Cup Europe Zone

The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1967 Davis Cup.

32 teams entered the Europe Zone, competing across 2 sub-zones. The winners of each sub-zone went on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the America Zone and Eastern Zone.[1]

Spain defeated the Soviet Union in the Zone A final, and South Africa defeated Brazil in the Zone B final, resulting in both Spain and South Africa progressing to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[1][2][3]

Zone A

Draw

  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  

First round

Bulgaria vs. Portugal


Bulgaria
5
Sofia, Bulgaria [4]
5–7 May 1967
Clay

Portugal
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Kiril Yashmakov
Alfredo Vaz Pinto
6
4
5
7
6
2
6
4
   
2
Rangel Rangelov
João Lagos
6
1
6
2
6
4
     
3
Bozhidar Pampoulov / Rangel Rangelov
João Roquette / Alfredo Vaz Pinto
6
4
6
2
6
2
     
4
Rangel Rangelov
Alfredo Vaz Pinto
6
1
6
1
6
2
     
5
Kiril Yashmakov
João Lagos
6
1
6
2
5
7
6
1
   

Great Britain vs. Canada


Great Britain
4
West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, Bournemouth, England [5]
4–7 May 1967
Clay

Canada
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Mike Sangster
Mike Belkin
2
6
3
6
6
3
1
6
   
2
Roger Taylor
Robert Bédard
6
4
3
6
6
3
1
6
7
5
 
3
Roger Taylor / Bobby Wilson
Keith Carpenter / Mike Belkin
3
6
4
6
8
6
7
5
12
10
 
4
Roger Taylor
Mike Belkin
2
6
2
6
6
4
7
5
6
3
 
5
Mike Sangster
Robert Bédard
6
4
6
4
6
1
     

Romania vs. Belgium


Romania
4
Bucharest, Romania [6]
28–30 April 1967
Clay

Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ion Țiriac
Eric Drossart
4
6
2
6
7
9
     
2
Ilie Năstase
Patrick Hombergen
6
3
5
7
6
1
6
0
   
3
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac
Eric Drossart / Claude de Gronckel
6
4
6
0
6
4
     
4
Ilie Năstase
Eric Drossart
6
2
5
7
10
8
6
2
   
5
Ion Țiriac
Patrick Hombergen
8
6
7
5
6
8
3
1
   
retired

Spain vs. Egypt


Spain
5
Real Club de Tenis, San Sebastián, Spain [7]
5–7 May 1967
Clay

Egypt
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
José Luis Arilla
Shaher Mourad
7
5
6
4
6
3
     
2
Manuel Santana
Moataz El Sonbol
6
0
7
5
6
4
     
3
José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana
Fathi Mohammed-Ali / Shaher Mourad
6
1
6
2
6
3
     
4
Manuel Santana
Shaher Mourad
7
5
6
2
6
3
     
5
Manuel Orantes
Moataz El Sonbol
6
1
6
2
6
2
     

Switzerland vs. Greece


Switzerland
2
Geneva, Switzerland [8]
4–8 May 1967

Greece
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Matthias Werren
Periclis Gavrilidis
7
5
6
2
6
3
     
2
Dimitri Sturdza
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
6
3
3
6
9
7
2
6
3
6
 
3
Ernst Schori / Dimitri Sturdza
Periclis Gavrilidis / Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
6
3
7
9
2
6
5
7
   
4
Matthias Werren
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
2
6
3
6
3
6
     
5
Dimitri Sturdza
Periclis Gavrilidis
6
2
6
2
6
2
     

Czechoslovakia vs. Chile


Czechoslovakia
2
Prague, Czechoslovakia [9]
5–7 May 1967
Clay

Chile
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Milan Holeček
Jaime Pinto Bravo
3
6
2
6
1
6
     
2
Jan Kodeš
Patricio Rodríguez
6
3
1
6
3
6
6
4
0
6
 
3
Milan Holeček / Jan Kodeš
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Pinto Bravo
6
1
6
4
6
3
     
4
Jan Kodeš
Jaime Pinto Bravo
6
2
6
3
6
3
     
5
Milan Holeček
Patricio Rodríguez
6
3
3
6
6
1
3
6
5
7
 

Finland vs. Denmark


Finland
1
Helsinki, Finland [10]
5–7 May 1967
Clay

Denmark
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Pekka Säilä
Torben Ulrich
2
6
3
6
3
6
     
2
Rauno Suominen
Jørgen Ulrich
6
1
1
6
7
5
1
6
5
7
 
3
Pekka Säilä / Rauno Suominen
Jørgen Ulrich / Torben Ulrich
6
2
3
6
1
6
4
6
   
4
Pekka Säilä
Jørgen Ulrich
2
6
6
4
6
4
4
6
6
4
 
5
Rauno Suominen
Torben Ulrich
1
6
4
6
6
4
1
6
   

West Germany vs. Soviet Union


West Germany
2
Düsseldorf, West Germany [11]
4–7 May 1967

Soviet Union
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ingo Buding
Alex Metreveli
5
7
3
6
6
1
7
9
   
2
Wilhelm Bungert
Toomas Leius
6
3
6
2
7
5
     
3
Ingo Buding / Wilhelm Bungert
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli
3
6
4
6
11
9
7
9
   
4
Ingo Buding
Toomas Leius
6
4
4
6
8
6
6
2
   
5
Wilhelm Bungert
Alex Metreveli
2
6
6
4
6
4
2
6
5
7
 

Quarterfinals

Bulgaria vs. Great Britain


Bulgaria
0
Sofia, Bulgaria [12]
20–23 May 1967
Clay

Great Britain
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Kiril Yashmakov
Roger Taylor
4
6
2
6
0
6
     
2
Rangel Rangelov
Mike Sangster
4
6
2
6
2
6
     
3
Bozhidar Pampoulov / Stojan Velev
Mark Cox / Bobby Wilson
0
6
0
6
0
6
     
4
Kiril Yashmakov
Mike Sangster
4
6
2
6
3
6
     
5
Rangel Rangelov
Roger Taylor
2
6
1
6
0
6
     

Romania vs. Spain


Romania
2
Club Sportiv Progresul, Bucharest, Romania [13]
19–22 May 1967
Clay

Spain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ion Țiriac
Juan Gisbert
6
1
6
2
5
7
0
6
6
2
 
2
Ilie Năstase
Manuel Santana
6
0
3
6
3
6
3
6
   
3
Ilie Năstase / Ion Țiriac
José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana
7
5
7
5
6
4
     
4
Ilie Năstase
Juan Gisbert
3
6
6
4
7
9
4
6
   
5
Ion Țiriac
Manuel Santana
2
6
6
8
5
7
     

Greece vs. Chile


Greece
2
Athens, Greece [14]
19–23 May 1967

Chile
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Patricio Rodríguez
4
6
1
6
1
6
     
2
Periclis Gavrilidis
Jaime Pinto Bravo
1
6
6
8
3
6
     
3
Periclis Gavrilidis / Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Ernesto Aguirre / Jaime Pinto Bravo
7
9
3
6
6
4
6
2
8
6
 
4
Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Jaime Pinto Bravo
7
5
8
6
2
6
2
6
6
2
 
5
Periclis Gavrilidis
Patricio Rodríguez
6
3
6
2
1
6
1
6
1
6
 

Denmark vs. Soviet Union


Denmark
2
Copenhagen, Denmark [15]
19–22 May 1967
Clay

Soviet Union
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Torben Ulrich
Toomas Leius
2
6
1
6
6
3
3
6
   
2
Jan Leschly
Alex Metreveli
7
5
6
8
6
2
8
10
6
3
 
3
Jan Leschly / Jørgen Ulrich
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli
6
4
3
6
3
6
1
6
   
4
Jan Leschly
Toomas Leius
6
3
7
5
6
3
     
5
Torben Ulrich
Alex Metreveli
3
6
1
6
2
6
     

Semifinals

Great Britain vs. Spain


Great Britain
2
Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England [16]
8–10 June 1967
Grass

Spain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Roger Taylor
José Luis Arilla
3
6
6
3
6
4
6
2
   
2
Mike Sangster
Manuel Santana
10
8
3
6
7
5
7
9
0
6
 
3
Mike Sangster / Bobby Wilson
José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana
5
7
10
12
4
6
     
4
Roger Taylor
Manuel Santana
4
6
3
6
5
7
     
5
Mike Sangster
José Luis Arilla
6
4
9
11
6
4
6
3
   

Soviet Union vs. Chile


Soviet Union
3
Moscow, Soviet Union [17]
7–9 June 1967

Chile
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Alex Metreveli
Jaime Pinto Bravo
6
3
6
2
5
7
6
1
   
2
Toomas Leius
Patricio Rodríguez
6
4
6
1
6
8
6
0
   
3
Sergei Likhachev / Alex Metreveli
Patricio Cornejo / Jaime Pinto Bravo
7
5
6
1
6
2
     
4
Alex Metreveli
Patricio Rodríguez
          not
played
5
Toomas Leius
Jaime Pinto Bravo
          not
played

Final

Spain vs. Soviet Union


Spain
4
Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain [2]
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

Draw

  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  

First round

France vs. Norway


France
5
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [18]
4–6 May 1967
Clay

Norway
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Georges Goven
Edvard Raastad
6
0
6
2
6
1
     
2
François Jauffret
Nils Elvik
6
3
6
4
6
2
     
3
Patrice Beust / Daniel Contet
Nils Elvik / Erik Melander
6
2
6
4
6
2
     
4
François Jauffret
Edvard Raastad
6
0
6
4
6
0
     
5
Georges Goven
Nils Elvik
6
0
6
3
6
0
     

Hungary vs. Sweden


Hungary
4
Margaret Island, Budapest, Hungary [19]
5–7 May 1967
Clay

Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
István Gulyás
Ove Bengtson
6
2
3
6
7
5
6
1
   
2
András Szikszay
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
4
6
2
6
6
4
2
6
   
3
István Gulyás / András Szikszay
Ove Bengtson / Jan-Erik Lundqvist
6
3
4
6
6
3
6
3
   
4
István Gulyás
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
8
6
7
5
6
1
     
5
András Szikszay
Ove Bengtson
6
2
6
4
6
1
     

Monaco vs. Turkey


Monaco
5
Monte Carlo, Monaco [20]
28–30 April 1967

Turkey
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Patrick Landau
Tahsin Gürsoy
6
0
6
1
6
5
     
2
Adrien Viviani
Ziya Kipkizilorenli
6
1
         
retired
3
Patrick Landau / Francis Truchi
Beyazıt Anbar / Tahsin Gürsoy
6
4
6
4
6
0
     
4
André Vatrican
Beyazıt Anbar
7
5
6
4
7
5
     
5
Adrien Viviani
Tahsin Gürsoy
6
4
1
6
3
6
6
4
6
4
 

Netherlands vs. South Africa


Netherlands
2
Scheveningen, Netherlands [21]
4–6 May 1967
Clay

South Africa
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tom Okker
Bob Hewitt
6
4
1
6
0
6
6
2
2
6
 
2
Jan Hajer
Cliff Drysdale
7
5
10
8
6
3
     
3
Jan Hajer / Tom Okker
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan
3
6
4
6
1
6
     
4
Jan Hajer
Bob Hewitt
1
6
6
4
6
8
1
6
   
5
Tom Okker
Cliff Drysdale
6
2
6
2
0
6
7
5
   

Italy vs. Austria


Italy
5
Verona, Italy [22]
4–6 May 1967
Clay

Austria
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Nicola Pietrangeli
Peter Pokorny
6
0
6
3
6
1
     
2
Giordano Maioli
Dieter Schultheiss
6
0
6
1
6
2
     
3
Vittorio Crotta / Giordano Maioli
Herbert Holzer / Peter Pokorny
7
5
7
5
7
5
     
4
Giordano Maioli
Peter Pokorny
6
3
6
0
6
1
     
5
Nicola Pietrangeli
Dieter Schultheiss
8
6
4
6
6
1
7
5
   

Luxembourg vs. Ireland


Luxembourg
3
Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg [23]
29 April–2 May 1967

Ireland
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Frank Baden
Peter Jackson
6
3
7
5
6
4
     
2
Thierry Brasseur
Michael Hickey
6
8
1
6
7
5
2
6
   
3
Frank Baden / Thierry Brasseur
Michael Hickey / Peter Jackson
6
3
1
6
1
6
2
6
   
4
Frank Baden
Michael Hickey
10
8
6
2
6
1
     
5
Thierry Brasseur
Peter Jackson
6
3
11
9
5
7
7
5
   

Poland vs. Israel


Poland
5
Warsaw, Poland [24]
5–7 May 1967

Israel
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Mieczysław Rybarczyk
Josef Stabholz
6
1
6
3
6
2
     
2
Wiesław Gąsiorek
Eleazar Davidman
6
3
6
2
6
4
     
3
Bronisław Lewandowski / Tadeusz Nowicki
Eleazar Davidman / Josef Stabholz
6
1
6
1
6
4
     
4
Bronisław Lewandowski
Josef Stabholz
6
3
6
4
6
3
     
5
Mieczysław Rybarczyk
Eleazar Davidman
6
4
6
3
6
1
     

Yugoslavia vs. Brazil


Yugoslavia
2
Zagreb, Yugoslavia [25]
5–7 May 1967

Brazil
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Željko Franulović
José Edison Mandarino
3
6
2
6
4
6
     
2
Nikola Pilić
Thomaz Koch
6
2
6
4
3
6
6
1
   
3
Boro Jovanović / Nikola Pilić
Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino
7
5
3
6
7
9
5
7
   
4
Nikola Pilić
José Edison Mandarino
6
2
5
7
4
6
4
6
   
5
Željko Franulović
Thomaz Koch
6
2
8
10
6
2
6
4
   

Quarterfinals

France vs. Hungary


France
5
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [26]
19–21 May 1967
Clay

Hungary
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
François Jauffret
István Gulyás
6
4
6
8
6
2
6
1
   
2
Pierre Darmon
András Szikszay
6
2
6
4
6
3
     
3
Patrice Beust / Daniel Contet
István Gulyás / András Szikszay
6
2
6
3
6
4
     
4
François Jauffret
Péter Szőke
1
6
4
6
7
5
6
0
6
0
 
5
Pierre Darmon
István Gulyás
6
2
6
2
6
2
     

Monaco vs. South Africa


Monaco
0
Monte Carlo, Monaco [27]
19–21 May 1967

South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Adrien Viviani
Bob Hewitt
0
6
0
6
0
6
     
2
Patrick Landau
Cliff Drysdale
1
6
4
6
5
7
     
3
Patrick Landau / Francis Truchi
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan
1
6
1
6
2
6
     
4
Adrien Viviani
Bob Maud
1
6
2
6
4
6
     
5
Patrick Landau
Ray Moore
6
3
2
6
3
6
4
6
   

Italy vs. Luxembourg


Italy
5
Piacenza, Italy [28]
19–21 May 1967
Clay

Luxembourg
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Nicola Pietrangeli
Frank Baden
6
1
6
3
6
3
     
2
Giordano Maioli
Thierry Brasseur
6
1
6
0
6
2
     
3
Vittorio Crotta / Giordano Maioli
Frank Baden / Thierry Brasseur
6
2
6
3
6
3
     
4
Nicola Pietrangeli
Thierry Brasseur
6
2
6
2
6
0
     
5
Giordano Maioli
Frank Baden
6
2
6
1
6
4
     

Poland vs. Brazil


Poland
0
Warsaw, Poland [29]
19–21 May 1967

Brazil
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Tadeusz Nowicki
José Edison Mandarino
1
6
0
6
4
6
     
2
Wiesław Gąsiorek
Thomaz Koch
2
6
2
6
1
6
     
3
Wiesław Gąsiorek / Tadeusz Nowicki
Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino
6
8
1
6
4
6
     
4
Tadeusz Nowicki
Thomaz Koch
5
7
2
6
4
6
     
5
Wiesław Gąsiorek
José Edison Mandarino
4
6
2
6
4
6
     

Semifinals

France vs. South Africa


France
0
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France [30]
9–11 June 1967
Clay

South Africa
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
François Jauffret
Bob Hewitt
1
6
1
6
6
4
7
9
   
2
Pierre Darmon
Cliff Drysdale
1
6
2
6
1
6
     
3
Patrice Beust / Daniel Contet
Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan
11
9
1
6
3
6
1
6
   
4
François Jauffret
Cliff Drysdale
1
6
2
6
5
7
     
5
Daniel Contet
Bob Maud
7
9
2
6
3
6
     

Italy vs. Brazil


Italy
1
Naples, Italy [31]
8–10 June 1967
Clay

Brazil
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Nicola Pietrangeli
José Edison Mandarino
6
2
7
9
4
6
3
6
   
2
Giordano Maioli
Thomaz Koch
0
6
3
6
5
7
     
3
Vittorio Crotta / Giordano Maioli
Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino
3
6
4
6
2
6
     
4
Nicola Pietrangeli
Thomaz Koch
5
7
2
6
6
4
6
0
6
0
 
5
Giordano Maioli
José Edison Mandarino
1
6
1
6
6
4
6
4
5
5
not
completed

Final

South Africa vs. Brazil


South Africa
5
Durban, South Africa [3]
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
     

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