1967 Davis Cup America Zone

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

7 teams entered the America Zone: 4 teams competed in the North & Central America Zone, while 3 teams competed in the South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play against each other to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal Zone to compete against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.^[1]

The United States defeated Mexico in the North & Central America Zone final, and Ecuador defeated Argentina in the South America Zone final.^[2]^[3] In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, Ecuador defeated the United States and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.^[4]

North & Central America Zone

Draw


Semifinals 15–30 April		Final 27–30 May

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

United States	5
		Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
Caribbean/West Indies	0
		United States	4
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
		Mexico	1
New Zealand	1

Mexico	4

Semifinals

Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States

Caribbean/West Indies
0

Tranquility Square Lawn Tennis Club, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago^[5]
28–30 April 1967

United States
5

		1	2	3	4
1	Lance Lumsden Charlie Pasarell	2 6	2 6	1 6
2	Richard Russell Cliff Richey	2 6	6 1	5 7	4 6
3	Lance Lumsden / Richard Russell Clark Graebner / Marty Riessen	4 6	2 6	2 6
4	Richard Russell Charlie Pasarell	2 6	2 6	2 6
5	Lance Lumsden Cliff Richey	2 6	4 6	6 4	2 6

Mexico vs. New Zealand

Mexico
4

Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico^[6]
15–17 April 1967
Clay

New Zealand
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Rafael Osuna Brian Fairlie	4 6	6 2	3 6	6 4	3 6
2	Marcello Lara Onny Parun	6 1	6 1	6 1
3	Luis-Augusto García / Rafael Osuna Brian Fairlie / Kevin Woolcott	11 9	4 6	6 4	6 4
4	Marcello Lara Brian Fairlie	6 2	6 1	10 8
5	Rafael Osuna Onny Parun	6 4	6 1	6 2

Final

Mexico vs. United States

Mexico
1

Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico^[2]
27–30 May 1967
Clay

United States
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Rafael Osuna Cliff Richey	6 3	4 6	1 6	6 3	6 1
2	Marcello Lara Arthur Ashe	5 7	2 6	5 7
3	Joaquín Loyo Mayo / Rafael Osuna Clark Graebner / Marty Riessen	4 6	3 6	5 7
4	Rafael Osuna Arthur Ashe	6 8	3 6	2 6
5	Marcello Lara Cliff Richey	6 8	6 3	3 6	6 2	4 6

South America Zone

Draw


Semifinals 30 April–2 May		Final 28–30 May

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Venezuela	0
		Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
Argentina	5
		Argentina	1

		Ecuador	4
bye

Ecuador

Semifinals

Argentina vs. Venezuela

Argentina
5

Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina^[7]
30 April–2 May 1967
Clay

Venezuela
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Julián Ganzábal Humphrey Hose	6 1	6 2	6 2
2	Roberto Aubone Julio Moros	5 7	6 3	6 3	6 0
3	Roberto Aubone / Eduardo Soriano Humphrey Hose / Julio Moros	6 1	8 6	7 5
4	Julián Ganzábal Jorge Andrew	6 1	6 4	6 0
5	Eduardo Soriano Humphrey Hose	6 0	8 6	6 1

Final

Argentina vs. Ecuador

Argentina
1

Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina^[3]
28–30 May 1967
Clay

Ecuador
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Julián Ganzábal Pancho Guzmán	2 6	6 4	6 2	6 1
2	Roberto Aubone Miguel Olvera	4 6	1 6	7 5	0 6
3	Roberto Aubone / Eduardo Soriano Pancho Guzmán / Miguel Olvera	3 6	6 4	4 6	6 3	4 6
4	Roberto Aubone Pancho Guzmán	3 6	3 6	1 6
5	Julián Ganzábal Miguel Olvera	2 6	2 6	6 8

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Ecuador vs. United States

Ecuador
3

Guayaquil Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador^[4]
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

References

^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ ^a ^b "Mexico v United States". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Argentina v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
^ ^a ^b "Ecuador v United States". daviscup.com.
^ "Caribbean/West Indies v United States". daviscup.com.
^ "Mexico v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
^ "Argentina v Venezuela". daviscup.com.

External links

Davis Cup official website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[NA_Final-2] "Mexico v United States". daviscup.com.

[SA_Final-3] "Argentina v Ecuador". daviscup.com.

[America_Final-4] "Ecuador v United States". daviscup.com.

[5] "Caribbean/West Indies v United States". daviscup.com.

[6] "Mexico v New Zealand". daviscup.com.

[7] "Argentina v Venezuela". daviscup.com.

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