1962 Davis Cup
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.
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| Duration | 31 March – 28 December |
| Edition | 51st |
| Teams | 42 |
| Champion | |
| Winning Nation | Template:Davis |
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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 ZoneEdit
DrawEdit
| Quarterfinals 13–15 July |
Semifinals 4–8 August |
Final 17–19 August | |||||||||||||
| Cleveland, OH, United States (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 0 | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | |||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 3 | ||||||||||||||
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| bye | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) | ||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||||
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FinalEdit
Mexico vs. Yugoslavia
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Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[4] 17–19 August 1962 Clay |
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Eastern ZoneEdit
DrawEdit
| Quarterfinals 17 March–8 April |
Semifinals 13–16 April |
Final 4–6 May | |||||||||||||
| Lahore, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 0 | Jaipur, India | |||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Tehran, Iran | Template:Davis | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 2 | New Delhi, India | |||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Seoul, South Korea | Template:Davis | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 5 | Manila, Philippines | |||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Colombo, Ceylon (clay) | Template:Davis | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 4 | ||||||||||||||
FinalEdit
India vs. Philippines
| Template:Davis-big 5 |
New Delhi, India[5] 4–6 May 1962 |
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Europe ZoneEdit
DrawEdit
FinalEdit
Sweden vs. Italy
| Template:Davis-big 4 |
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[6] 27–29 July 1962 Clay |
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Inter-Zonal ZoneEdit
DrawEdit
| Semifinals 26–28 October |
Final 3–5 December | |||||||||
| EAS | Template:Davis | |||||||||
| bye | Madras, India | |||||||||
| EAS | Template:Davis | 0 | ||||||||
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | AME | Template:Davis | 5 | |||||||
| AME | Template:Davis | 3 | ||||||||
| EUR | Template:Davis | 2 | ||||||||
SemifinalsEdit
Mexico vs. Sweden
| Template:Davis-big 3 |
Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[7] 26–28 October 1962 Clay |
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FinalEdit
India vs. Mexico
| Template:Davis-big 0 |
Madras, India[8] 3–5 December 1962 |
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Challenge RoundEdit
Australia vs. Mexico
| Template:Davis-big 5 |
Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[3] 26–28 December 1962 Grass |
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ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "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.
External linksEdit
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