1962 Davis Cup

1962 Davis Cup

Details
Edition	51st
Champion
Winning Nation	Australia
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The 1962 Davis Cup was the 51st edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. A total of 41 teams entered the competition, with 28 in the Europe Zone, 8 in the Eastern Zone, and 5 in the Americas Zone.

Mexico defeated Yugoslavia in the Americas 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, and then India. Mexico then fell to defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Milton Courts in Brisbane, Australia on December 26-28.

Americas Zone

Draw

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Cleveland, OH, United States (clay)

United States

5

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Canada

0

United States

2

Mexico

3

Mexico

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

bye

Mexico

4

Yugoslavia

1

bye

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)

Caribbean/West Indies

Caribbean/West Indies

1

Yugoslavia

4

bye

Yugoslavia

Final

Mexico 4	Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico 17–19 August 1962 clay		Yugoslavia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tony Palafox Boro Jovanović 6 4 1 6 6 3 6 3     2 Rafael Osuna Niki Pilić 6 4 6 4 6 2       3 Rafael Osuna / Tony Palafox Boro Jovanović / Niki Pilić 6 4 2 6 6 3 7 5     4 Francisco Contreras Niki Pilić 2 6 2 6 7 9       5 Mario Llamas Vladimir Presečki 6 0 6 1 6 1

Eastern Zone

Draw

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Lahore, Pakistan

India

5

Jaipur, India

Pakistan

0

India

4

Tehran, Iran

Iran

0

Iran

3

New Delhi, India

Malaya

2

India

5

Seoul, South Korea

Philippines

0

South Korea

0

Manila, Philippines

Japan

5

Japan

2

Colombo, Ceylon (clay)

Philippines

3

Ceylon

0

Philippines

4

This was Iran's first appearance in the Davis Cup competition.

Final

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

Europe Zone

Draw

This was the Soviet Union's first appearance in the Davis Cup competition.

Final

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

Inter-Zonal Zone

	Semifinals					Final
	EAS	India
						Madras, India
		bye
						EAS	India	0
	Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
						AME	Mexico	5
	AME	Mexico	3
	EUR	Sweden	2

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

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

Challenge Round

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

External links

• Official Site