1967 Federation Cup (tennis)

1967 Federation Cup

Details
Duration	6 – 11 June
Edition	5th
Champion
Winning Nation	United States
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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]

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 3 1 4 6 1 6     2 Faye Urban 6 2 6 3     3  /  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 Helga Hösl 1 6 0 6     2 Helga Niessen 1 6 1 6     3  /  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 Greta Delport 4 6 3 6     2 Ellen Grindvold Glenda Swan 4 6 3 6     3 Ellen Grindvold /  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 Rosie Casals 3 6 4 6     3  / 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 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 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[]

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 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

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