1962 Davis Cup

1962 edition of the Davis Cup
1962 Davis Cup
Details
Duration31 March – 28 December 1962
Edition51st
Teams42
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
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The 1962 Davis Cup was the 51st edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 28 teams entered the Europe Zone, 8 teams entered the Eastern Zone, and 5 teams entered the America Zone. Iran and the Soviet Union made their first appearances in the tournament.

Mexico defeated Yugoslavia in the America Zone final, India defeated the Philippines in the Eastern Zone final, and Sweden defeated Italy in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Mexico defeated Sweden in the semifinal, and then defeated India in the final. Mexico were then defeated by the defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Milton Courts in Brisbane, Australia on 26–28 December. It was Mexico's first appearance in a Davis Cup final.[1][2][3]

America Zone

Draw

Quarterfinals
13–15 July		Semifinals
4–8 August		Final
17–19 August
Cleveland, OH, United States (clay)
 United States5
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Canada0
 United States2
 Mexico3
 Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
bye
 Mexico4
 Yugoslavia1
bye
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)
 Caribbean/West Indies
 Caribbean/West Indies1
 Yugoslavia4
bye
 Yugoslavia

Final

Mexico vs. Yugoslavia


Mexico
4 		Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[4]
17–19 August 1962
Clay
Yugoslavia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Antonio Palafox
Boro Jovanović 		6
4 		1
6 		6
3 		6
3 		   
2 Mexico
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Rafael Osuna
Nikola Pilić 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     
3 Mexico
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox
Boro Jovanović / Nikola Pilić 		6
4 		2
6 		6
3 		7
5 		   
4 Mexico
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Francisco Contreras
Nikola Pilić 		2
6 		2
6 		7
9 		     
5 Mexico
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 		Mario Llamas
Vladimir Presečki 		6
0 		6
1 		6
1 		     

Eastern Zone

Draw

Quarterfinals
17 March–8 April		Semifinals
13–16 April		Final
4–6 May
Lahore, Pakistan
 India5
Jaipur, India
 Pakistan0
 India4
Tehran, Iran
 Iran0
 Iran3
New Delhi, India
 Malaya2
 India5
Seoul, South Korea
 Philippines0
 South Korea0
Manila, Philippines
 Japan5
 Japan2
Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
 Philippines3
 Ceylon0
 Philippines4

Final

India vs. Philippines


India
5 		New Delhi, India[5]
4–6 May 1962
Philippines
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Philippines 		Jaidip Mukerjea
Juan-Johnson José 		9
11 		7
5 		6
0 		6
4 		   
2 India
Philippines 		Ramanathan Krishnan
Felicisimo Ampon 		6
1 		8
6 		6
1 		     
3 India
Philippines 		Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Raymundo Deyro / Juan-Johnson José 		6
4 		3
6 		9
7 		6
1 		   
4 India
Philippines 		Premjit Lall
Juan-Johnson José 		6
3 		6
1 		6
0 		     
5 India
Philippines 		Jaidip Mukerjea
Felicisimo Ampon 		6
1 		6
3 		3
6 		6
1 		   

Europe Zone

Draw

First Round
4–7 May		Second Round
18–21 May		Quarterfinals
14–17 June		Semifinals
13–15 July		Final
27–29 July
 ItalyFlorence, Italy (clay)
bye Italy5
 Netherlands0 Soviet Union0Brescia, Italy (clay)
 Soviet Union5 Italy4
 Hungary5Budapest, Hungary (clay) Hungary1
 Luxembourg0 Hungary5
 Denmark4 Denmark0Milan, Italy (clay)
 New Zealand1 Italy5
 Norway0Warsaw, Poland Great Britain0
 Poland5 Poland0
 Monaco0 Brazil3Eastbourne, England (grass)
 Brazil5 Brazil1
 Ireland1Vienna, Austria (clay) Great Britain4
 Austria4 Austria1
bye Great Britain4Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 Great Britain Italy1
 FranceParis, France (clay) Sweden4
bye France2
  Switzerland0 South Africa3West Berlin
 South Africa4 South Africa3
 Spain2Hanover, West Germany West Germany2
 West Germany3 West Germany5
 Romania4 Romania0Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 Israel1 South Africa1
 Lebanon1Helsinki, Finland Sweden4
 Finland4 Finland0
 Czechoslovakia4 Czechoslovakia5Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
 Egypt1 Czechoslovakia0
 Belgium4Brussels, Belgium (clay) Sweden5
 Chile1 Belgium0
bye Sweden5
 Sweden

Final

Sweden vs. Italy


Sweden
4 		Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[6]
27–29 July 1962
Clay
Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Italy 		Ulf Schmidt
Fausto Gardini 		3
6 		6
3 		5
7 		3
6 		   
2 Sweden
Italy 		Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Nicola Pietrangeli 		6
2 		6
4 		6
1 		     
3 Sweden
Italy 		Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 		6
1 		3
6 		6
8 		6
4 		9
7 		 
4 Sweden
Italy 		Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Fausto Gardini 		6
0 		6
2 		6
1 		     
5 Sweden
Italy 		Ulf Schmidt
Nicola Pietrangeli 		6
1 		8
6 		6
3 		     

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

Semifinals
26–28 October		Final
3–5 December
EAS India
Madras, India
bye
EAS India0
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
AME Mexico5
AME Mexico3
EUR Sweden2

Semifinals

Mexico vs. Sweden


Mexico
3 		Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[7]
26–28 October 1962
Clay
Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
Sweden 		Antonio Palafox
Jan-Erik Lundqvist 		6
8 		6
1 		6
8 		4
6 		   
2 Mexico
Sweden 		Rafael Osuna
Ulf Schmidt 		6
3 		16
14 		1
6 		6
2 		   
3 Mexico
Sweden 		Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox
Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt 		6
8 		7
5 		12
10 		6
1 		   
4 Mexico
Sweden 		Antonio Palafox
Ulf Schmidt 		9
11 		6
3 		3
6 		6
1 		1
6 		 
5 Mexico
Sweden 		Rafael Osuna
Jan-Erik Lundqvist 		3
6 		6
4 		6
3 		1
6 		6
3 		 

Final

India vs. Mexico


India
0 		Madras, India[8]
3–5 December 1962
Mexico
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
Mexico 		Jaidip Mukerjea
Antonio Palafox 		7
9 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2 India
Mexico 		Ramanathan Krishnan
Rafael Osuna 		6
8 		6
2 		5
7 		8
6 		4
6 		 
3 India
Mexico 		Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox 		8
10 		10
12 		4
6 		     
4 India
Mexico 		Premjit Lall
Mario Llamas 		2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5 India
Mexico 		Akhtar Ali
Francisco Contreras 		4
6 		6
2 		7
5 		4
6 		3
6 		 

Challenge Round

Australia vs. Mexico


Australia
5 		Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[3]
26–28 December 1962
Grass
Mexico
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Mexico 		Rod Laver
Rafael Osuna 		6
2 		6
1 		7
5 		     
2 Australia
Mexico 		Neale Fraser
Antonio Palafox 		7
9 		6
2 		6
4 		11
9 		   
3 Australia
Mexico 		Roy Emerson / Rod Laver
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox 		7
5 		6
2 		6
4 		     
4 Australia
Mexico 		Neale Fraser
Rafael Osuna 		3
6 		11
9 		6
1 		3
6 		6
4 		 
5 Australia
Mexico 		Rod Laver
Antonio Palafox 		6
1 		4
6 		6
4 		8
6 		   

References

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. ^ a b "Australia v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Mexico v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "India v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Sweden v Italy". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Mexico v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "India v Mexico". daviscup.com.

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