1962 Davis Cup
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| Duration | 31 March – 28 December |
| Edition | 51st |
| Teams | 42 |
| Champion | |
| Winning nation |  Australia |
← 1961 1963 → | |
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 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 vs. Yugoslavia
 Mexico 4 |
Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico [4] 17–19 August 1962 Clay |
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Eastern Zone
Draw
| Quarterfinals 17 March–8 April | Semifinals 13–16 April | Final 4–6 May | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
Final
India vs. Philippines
 India 5 |
New Delhi, India [5] 4–6 May 1962 |
 Philippines 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
Draw
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Final
Sweden vs. Italy
 Sweden 4 |
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden [6] 27–29 July 1962 Clay |
 Italy 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Zone
Draw
| Semifinals 26–28 October | Final 3–5 December | |||||||
| EAS | India | |||||||
| Madras, India | ||||||||
| bye | ||||||||
| EAS | India | 0 | ||||||
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
| AME | Mexico | 5 | ||||||
| AME | Mexico | 3 | ||||||
| EUR |  Sweden | 2 | ||||||
Semifinals
Mexico vs. Sweden
Mexico 3 |
Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico [7] 26–28 October 1962 Clay |
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Final
India vs. Mexico
India 0 |
Madras, India [8] 3–5 December 1962 |
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Challenge Round
Australia vs. Mexico
 Australia 5 |
Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia [3] 26–28 December 1962 Grass |
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References
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
- ^ a b "Australia v Mexico". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Mexico v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "India v Philippines". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Sweden v Italy". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Mexico v Sweden". daviscup.com.
- ^ "India v Mexico". daviscup.com.
