1967 Federation Cup (tennis)

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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]

1967 Federation Cup
Details
Duration6 – 11 June
Edition5th
Champion
Winning nation United States
1966
1968

Participating teams

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

Draw

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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 3
  West Germany 0
  United States 3
  Norway 0
  South Africa 3
  South Africa 0
  United States 3
  Rhodesia 0
  United States 3

First round

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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

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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 3
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 3
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 3
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

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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 3
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 3
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 3
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

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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

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Great Britain vs. United States

 
Great Britain
0
Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin[15]
11 June 1967
Clay
 
United States
2
1 2 3
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

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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.