1967 in tennis

This page covers all the important events in the sport of tennis in 1967. It provides the results of notable tournaments throughout the year on both the 1967 ILTF Men's Tennis Circuit and 1967 ILTF Women's Tennis Circuit.

Australian Open

Men's singles

Australia Roy Emerson defeated United States Arthur Ashe 6–4, 6–1, 6–4[1]

Women's singles

United States Nancy Richey defeated Australia Lesley Turner 6–1, 6–4[2]

Men's doubles

Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche defeated Australia Bill Bowrey / Australia Owen Davidson 3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–8, 8–6[3]

Women's doubles

Australia Judy Tegart / Australia Lesley Turner defeated Australia Lorraine Robinson / France Évelyne Terras, 6–0, 6–2[4]

Mixed doubles

Australia Owen Davidson / Australia Lesley Turner defeated Australia Tony Roche / Australia Judy Tegart, 9–7, 6–4[5]

French Open

Men's singles

Australia Roy Emerson defeated Australia Tony Roche 6–1, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2

Women's singles

France Françoise Dürr defeated Australia Lesley Turner 4–6, 6–3, 6–4

Men's doubles

Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche defeated Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Ken Fletcher 6–3, 9–7, 12–10

Women's doubles

France Françoise Dürr / Australia Gail Sherriff defeated South Africa Annette Van Zyl / South Africa Pat Walkden 6–2, 6–2

Mixed doubles

United States Billie Jean King / Australia Owen Davidson defeated United Kingdom Ann Haydon-Jones / Romania Ion Țiriac 6–3, 6–1

Wimbledon

Men's singles

Australia John Newcombe defeated West Germany Wilhelm Bungert, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 [6]

Women's singles

United States Billie Jean King defeated United Kingdom Ann Jones, 6–3, 6–4 [7]

Men's doubles

South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Frew McMillan defeated Australia Roy Emerson / Australia Ken Fletcher, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 [8]

Women's doubles

United States Rosie Casals / United States Billie Jean King defeated Brazil Maria Bueno / United States Nancy Richey, 9–11, 6–4, 6–2 [9]

Mixed doubles

Australia Owen Davidson / United States Billie Jean King defeated Australia Ken Fletcher / Brazil Maria Bueno, 7–5, 6–2 [10]

US Open

Men's singles

Australia John Newcombe defeated United States Clark Graebner 6–4, 6–4, 8–6

Women's singles

United States Billie Jean King defeated United Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones 11–9, 6–4

Men's doubles

Australia John Newcombe / Australia Tony Roche defeated Australia William Bowrey / Australia Owen Davidson 6–8, 9–7, 6–3, 6–3 [11]

Women's doubles

United States Rosie Casals / United States Billie Jean King defeated United States Mary-Ann Eisel / United States Donna Floyd, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 [12]

Mixed doubles

United States Billie Jean King / Australia Owen Davidson defeated United States Rosie Casals / United States Stan Smith 6–3, 6–2 [13]

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "1967 Men's Singles". Tennis Australia. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1967 Women's Singles". Tennis Australia. Archived from the original on October 19, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1967 Men's Doubles". Tennis Australia. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ "1967 Women's Doubles". Tennis Australia. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ "1967 Mixed Doubles". Tennis Australia. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2017". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  11. ↑ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 478. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  12. ↑ Collins, p. 480
  13. ↑ Collins, p. 482