International tennis championships of Germany 1967

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   International Tennis Championships of Germany tennis   
date July 31 - August 8, 1967
venue Hamburg BR Germany
Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany 
First run 1892
Tournament type Free place tournament
Game surface sand
Defending champion
Men's singles AustraliaAustralia Fred Stolle
Ladies singles AustraliaAustralia Margaret Smith
Men's doubles AustraliaAustralia Fred Stolle Jørgen Ulrich
DenmarkDenmark 
Ladies doubles AustraliaAustralia Margaret Smith Ann Jones
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
Mixed AustraliaAustralia Margaret Smith John Newcombe
AustraliaAustralia  
Title holder
Men's singles AustraliaAustralia Roy Emerson
Ladies singles FranceFrance Françoise Durr 
Men's doubles South Africa 1961South Africa Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
South Africa 1961South Africa 
Ladies doubles AustraliaAustralia Judy Tegart Lesley Turner
AustraliaAustralia 
Mixed AustraliaAustralia Gail Sheriff Tom Okker
NetherlandsNetherlands 

The 61st International Tennis Championships in Germany took place from July 31 to August 8, 1967 on the Rothenbaum in Hamburg .

In the men's event, the Australian Roy Emerson won the final against the Spaniard Manuel Santana . Together they also reached the final in the men's doubles, where they were defeated by Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan, who were now naturalized in South Africa . In the absence of Margaret Smith , who was successful three times in a row, French Françoise Durr won against Australian Lesley Turner , who in turn won the women's doubles with her compatriot Judy Tegart against Durr and Gail Sheriff . Sheriff, in turn, won the mixed competition alongside the Dutchman Tom Okker against Edda Buding and the American Stan Smith . Okker was the first Dutchman to compete in Hamburg after World War II. In the men's singles, Wilhelm Bungert reached the semi-finals after beating him.

Results

Men's singles

  final
               
   AustraliaAustralia Roy Emerson  6th 6th 6th
 Spain 1945Spain Manuel Santana  4th 3 1

Ladies singles

  final
           
 FranceFrance Françoise Durr  6th 6th
 AustraliaAustralia Lesley Turner 4th 4th

Men's doubles

  final
               
   South Africa 1961South Africa Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan
 South Africa 1961South Africa  
8th 4th 2 7th 6th
 AustraliaAustralia Roy Emerson Manuel Santana
 Spain 1945Spain  
6th 6th 6th 5 1

Ladies doubles

  final
           
 AustraliaAustralia Judy Tegart Lesley Turner
 AustraliaAustralia  
8th 6th
 FranceFrance Françoise Durr  Gail Sheriff
 AustraliaAustralia 
6th 1

Mixed

  final
           
 AustraliaAustralia Gail Sheriff Tom Okker
 NetherlandsNetherlands 
6th 6th
 Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany Edda Buding Stan Smith
 United StatesUnited States 
3 2

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