1967 Federation Cup (tennis)

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.

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
							United States	3
							Rhodesia	0
												United States	3
											South Africa	0
							Norway	0
							South Africa	3
																	United States	3
																	West Germany	0
							Switzerland	1
							Canada	2
												Canada	0
											West Germany	3
							Denmark	0
							West Germany	3
																						United States	3
																						Great Britain	0
							Great Britain	3
							Sweden	0
												Great Britain	2
											Italy	1
							Netherlands	0
							Italy	3
		Italy	3
		Belgium	0
																	Great Britain	3
																	Australia	0
							France
							Poland	w/o
												France	1
											Australia	2
							Czechoslovakia	w/o
							Australia

First Round

Italy vs. Belgium

Italy 3	Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin 6 June 1967 Red clay (outdoors)		Belgium 0
1 2 3 1 Lea Pericoli Christiane Mercelis 6 2 6 1     2 Maria-Teresa Riedl Ingrid Palmeri 6 4 2 6 6 0   3 Sylvana Lazzarino / Lea Pericoli Ingrid Palmeri / Christiane Mercelis 6 2 6 2

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Second Round

United States vs. Rhodesia

United States 3	Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin 8 June 1967 Red clay (outdoors)		Rhodesia 0
1 2 3 1 Billie Jean King Patricia Walkden 6 3 2 6 6 3   2 Rosie Casals Fiona McKenzie 6 4 2 6 6 0   3 Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King Fiona McKenzie / Patricia Walkden 6 2 6 2

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Norway vs. South Africa

Norway 0	Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin 8 June 1967 Red clay (outdoors)		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

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Switzerland vs. Canada

Switzerland 1	Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin 8 June 1967 Red clay (outdoors)		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 Vicky Berner / Faye Urban 3 6 1 6

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Denmark vs. West Germany

Denmark 0	Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin 8 June 1967 Red clay (outdoors)		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

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Great Britain vs. Sweden

Great Britain 3	Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin 7 June 1967 Red clay (outdoors)		Sweden 0
1 2 3 1 Virginia Wade Ingrid Bentzer 6 4 6 8 6 1   2 Ann Haydon-Jones Christina Sandberg 6 2 6 4     3 Ann Haydon-Jones / Virginia Wade Ingrid Bentzer / Eva Lundquist 2 6 6 4 7 5

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Netherlands vs. Italy

Netherlands 0	Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin 7 June 1967 Red clay (outdoors)		Italy 3
1 2 3 1 Lidy Venneboer Maria-Teresa Riedl 6 3 3 6 1 6   2 Gertruida Walhof Lea Pericoli 5 7 3 6     3 Gertruida Walhof / Lidy Venneboer Sylvana Lazzarino / Lea Pericoli 6 2 5 7 4 6

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Quarterfinals

United States vs. South Africa

United States 3	Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin 9 June 1967 Red clay (outdoors)		South Africa 0
1 2 3 1 Rosie Casals Glenda Swan 6 1 6 4     2 Billie Jean King Annette Du Plooy 6 2 6 4     3 Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King Glenda Swan / Annette Du Plooy 7 5 6 4

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Canada vs. West Germany

Canada 0	Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin 9 June 1967 Red clay (outdoors)		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 Vicky Berner / Faye Urban Edda Buding / Helga Hösl 1 6 1 6

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Great Britain vs. Italy

Great Britain 2	Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin 9 June 1967 Red clay (outdoors)		Italy 1
1 2 3 1 Virginia Wade Maria-Teresa Riedl 6 1 8 6     2 Ann Haydon-Jones Lea Pericoli 6 1 6 0     3 Ann Haydon-Jones / Virginia Wade Sylvana Lazzarino / Lea Pericoli 5 7 2 6

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France vs. Australia

France 1	Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin 9 June 1967 Red clay (outdoors)		Australia 2
1 2 3 1 Monique Di Maso Kerry Melville 6 4 4 6 7 9   2 Françoise Dürr Lesley Turner 9 7 6 1     3 Françoise Dürr / Janine Lieffrig Judy Tegart / Lesley Turner 3 6 3 6

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Semifinals

United States vs. West Germany

United States 3	Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin 10 June 1967 Red clay (outdoors)		West Germany 0
1 2 3 1 Rosie Casals Helga Hösl 6 2 7 5     2 Billie Jean King Helga Niessen 6 1 7 5     3 Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King Edda Buding / Helga Hösl 6 4 2 6 8 6

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Great Britain vs. Australia

Great Britain 3	Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin 10 June 1967 Red clay (outdoors)		Australia 0
1 2 3 1 Virginia Wade Kerry Melville 9 7 4 6 6 2   2 Ann Haydon-Jones Lesley Turner 6 2 6 2     3 Ann Haydon-Jones / Virginia Wade Judy Tegart / Lesley Turner 8 6 6 4

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Final

United States vs. Great Britain

United States 2	Blau-Weiss Tennis Club, West Berlin 11 June 1967 Red clay (outdoors)		Great Britain 0
1 2 3 1 Rosie Casals Virginia Wade 9 7 8 6     2 Billie Jean King Ann Haydon-Jones 6 3 6 4     3 Rosie Casals / Billie Jean King Ann Haydon-Jones / Virginia Wade 6 8 9 7   not completed

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1967 Federation Cup Champions
United States Third title

References