1967 Federation Cup (tennis)

1967 Federation Cup
Details
Duration	6 – 11 June
Edition	5th
Champion
Winning Nation	United States
	← 1966 1968 →

The 1967 Federation Cup was the fifth edition of what is now known as the Fed Cup. 17 nations participated in the tournament, which was held at the Blau-Weiss Tennis Club in West Berlin from 6–11 June. United States defended their title, defeating Great Britain in the final.[1]

Participating teams

Participating Teams
Australia	Belgium	Canada	Czechoslovakia	Denmark	France
Great Britain	Italy	Netherlands	Norway	Poland	Rhodesia
South Africa	Switzerland	Sweden	United States	West Germany

Draw

All ties were played at the Blau-Weiss Tennis Club in West Berlin on clay courts.

First Round 6 June			Second Round 7–8 June			Quarterfinals 9 June			Semifinals 10 June			Final 11 June

				Australia

				Czechoslovakia	w/o



							Australia	2

							France	1



				France

				Poland	w/o



										Australia	0

										Great Britain	3



				Great Britain	3

				Sweden	0



							Great Britain	2

							Italy	1



				Netherlands	0

				Italy	3
	Italy	3

	Belgium	0
													Great Britain	0

													United States	3



				Switzerland	1

				Canada	2



							Canada	0

							West Germany	3



				Denmark	0

				West Germany



										West Germany	0

										United States	3



				Norway	0

				South Africa	3



							South Africa	0

							United States	3



				Rhodesia	0

				United States	3

First round

Italy vs. Belgium

Italy
3

Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin[2]
6 June 1967
Clay

Belgium
0

		1	2	3
1	Lea Pericoli Christiane Mercelis	6 2	6 1
2	Maria Teresa Riedl Ingrid Loeys	6 4	2 6	6 0
3	Silvana Lazzarino / Lea Pericoli Ingrid Loeys / Christiane Mercelis	6 2	6 2

Second round

Great Britain vs. Sweden

Great Britain
3

Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin[3]
7 June 1967
Clay

Sweden
0

		1	2	3
1	Virginia Wade Ingrid Löfdahl	6 4	6 8	6 1
2	Ann Jones Christina Sandberg	6 2	6 4
3	Ann Jones / Virginia Wade Ingrid Löfdahl / Eva Lundqvist	2 6	6 4	7 5

Netherlands vs. Italy

Netherlands
0

Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin[4]
7 June 1967
Clay

Italy
3

		1	2	3
1	Lidy Venneboer Maria Teresa Riedl	6 3	3 6	1 6
2	Gertruida Groenman Lea Pericoli	5 7	3 6
3	Gertruida Groenman / Lidy Venneboer Silvana Lazzarino / Lea Pericoli	6 2	5 7	4 6

Switzerland vs. Canada

Switzerland
1

Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin[5]
8 June 1967
Clay

Canada
2

		1	2
1	Anne-Marie Studer Susan Butt	4 6	1 6
2	Silvia Gubler Faye Urban	6 2	6 3
3	Silvia Gubler / Anne-Marie Studer Vicki Berner / Faye Urban	3 6	1 6

Denmark vs. West Germany

Denmark
0

Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin[6]
8 June 1967
Clay

West Germany
3

		1	2
1	Milly Vagn-Nielsen Helga Hösl	1 6	0 6
2	Pia Balling Helga Niessen	1 6	1 6
3	Pia Balling / Lise Hahn-Evans Edda Buding / Helga Hösl	0 6	1 6

Norway vs. South Africa

Norway
0

Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin[7]
8 June 1967
Clay

South Africa
3

		1	2
1	Kirsten Robsahm Greta Delport	4 6	3 6
2	Ellen Grindvold Glenda Swan	4 6	3 6
3	Ellen Grindvold / Kirsten Robsahm Greta Delport / Glenda Swan	2 6	3 6

Rhodesia vs. United States

Rhodesia
0

Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin[8]
8 June 1967
Clay

United States
3

		1	2	3
1	Patricia Walkden Billie Jean King	3 6	6 2	3 6
2	Fiona Morris Rosie Casals	3 6	4 6
3	Fiona Morris / Patricia Walkden Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King	3 6	0 6

Quarterfinals

Australia vs. France

Australia
2

Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin[9]
9 June 1967
Clay

France
1

		1	2	3
1	Kerry Melville Monique Salfati	4 6	6 4	9 7
2	Lesley Turner Françoise Dürr	7 9	1 6
3	Judy Tegart / Lesley Turner Françoise Dürr / Janine Lieffrig	6 3	6 3

Great Britain vs. Italy

Great Britain
2

Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin[10]
9 June 1967
Clay

Italy
1

		1	2
1	Virginia Wade Maria Teresa Riedl	6 1	8 6
2	Ann Jones Lea Pericoli	6 1	6 0
3	Ann Jones / Virginia Wade Silvana Lazzarino / Lea Pericoli	5 7	2 6

Canada vs. West Germany

Canada
0

Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin[11]
9 June 1967
Clay

West Germany
3

		1	2
1	Faye Urban Helga Hösl	5 7	4 6
2	Susan Butt Helga Niessen	1 6	1 6
3	Vicki Berner / Faye Urban Edda Buding / Helga Hösl	1 6	1 6

South Africa vs. United States

South Africa
0

Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin[12]
9 June 1967
Clay

United States
3

		1	2
1	Glenda Swan Rosie Casals	1 6	4 6
2	Annette Van Zyl Billie Jean King	2 6	4 6
3	Glenda Swan / Annette Van Zyl Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King	5 7	4 6

Semifinals

Australia vs. Great Britain

Australia
0

Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin[13]
10 June 1967
Clay

Great Britain
3

		1	2	3
1	Kerry Melville Virginia Wade	7 9	6 4	2 6
2	Lesley Turner Ann Jones	2 6	2 6
3	Judy Tegart / Lesley Turner Ann Jones / Virginia Wade	6 8	4 6

West Germany vs. United States

West Germany
0

Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin[14]
10 June 1967
Clay

United States
3

		1	2	3
1	Helga Hösl Rosie Casals	2 6	5 7
2	Helga Niessen Billie Jean King	1 6	5 7
3	Edda Buding / Helga Hösl Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King	4 6	6 2	6 8

Final

Great Britain vs. United States

Great Britain
0

Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin[15]
11 June 1967
Clay

United States
2

		1	2
1	Virginia Wade Rosie Casals	7 9	6 8
2	Ann Jones Billie Jean King	3 6	4 6
3	Ann Jones / Virginia Wade Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King	8 6	7 9	not completed

References

"1967 Federation Cup". fedcup.com.
"Italy v Belgium". fedcup.com.
"Great Britain v Sweden". fedcup.com.
"Netherlands v Italy". fedcup.com.
"Switzerland v Canada". fedcup.com.
"Denmark v West Germany". fedcup.com.
"Norway v South Africa". fedcup.com.
"Rhodesia v United States". fedcup.com.
"Australia v France". fedcup.com.
"Great Britain v Italy". fedcup.com.
"Canada v West Germany". fedcup.com.
"South Africa v United States". fedcup.com.
"Australia v Great Britain". fedcup.com.
"West Germany v United States". fedcup.com.
"Great Britain v United States". fedcup.com.

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[1] "1967 Federation Cup". fedcup.com.

[2] "Italy v Belgium". fedcup.com.

[3] "Great Britain v Sweden". fedcup.com.

[4] "Netherlands v Italy". fedcup.com.

[5] "Switzerland v Canada". fedcup.com.

[6] "Denmark v West Germany". fedcup.com.

[7] "Norway v South Africa". fedcup.com.

[8] "Rhodesia v United States". fedcup.com.

[9] "Australia v France". fedcup.com.

[10] "Great Britain v Italy". fedcup.com.

[11] "Canada v West Germany". fedcup.com.

[12] "South Africa v United States". fedcup.com.

[13] "Australia v Great Britain". fedcup.com.

[14] "West Germany v United States". fedcup.com.

[15] "Great Britain v United States". fedcup.com.

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