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| Duration | 31 March – 28 December |
| Edition | 51st |
| Teams | 42 |
| Champion | |
| Winning Nation | Template:Davis |
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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[edit | edit source]
Draw[edit | edit source]
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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Final[edit | edit source]
Mexico vs. Yugoslavia
Eastern Zone[edit | edit source]
Draw[edit | edit source]
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
Final[edit | edit source]
India vs. Philippines
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New Delhi, India[5] 4–6 May 1962 |
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Europe Zone[edit | edit source]
Draw[edit | edit source]
| First Round 4–7 May
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Second Round 18–21 May
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Quarterfinals 14–17 June
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Semifinals 13–15 July
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Final 27–29 July
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| bye | Template:Davis | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 0 | Template:Davis | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 5 | Template:Davis | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 5 | Template:Davis | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 0 | Template:Davis | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 4 | Template:Davis | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 1 | Template:Davis | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 0 | Template:Davis | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 5 | Template:Davis | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 0 | Template:Davis | 3 | Eastbourne, England (grass)
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| Template:Davis | 5 | Template:Davis | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 1 | Template:Davis | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 4 | Template:Davis | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Template:Davis | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | Template:Davis | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | Template:Davis | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Template:Davis | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 0 | Template:Davis | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 4 | Template:Davis | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 2 | Template:Davis | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 3 | Template:Davis | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 4 | Template:Davis | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 1 | Template:Davis | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 1 | Template:Davis | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 4 | Template:Davis | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 4 | Template:Davis | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 1 | Template:Davis | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 4 | Template:Davis | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Template:Davis | 1 | Template:Davis | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Template:Davis | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Final[edit | edit source]
Sweden vs. Italy
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Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[6] 27–29 July 1962 Clay |
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Inter-Zonal Zone[edit | edit source]
Draw[edit | edit source]
| Semifinals 26–28 October |
Final 3–5 December | |||||||||
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| bye | Madras, India | |||||||||
| EAS | Template:Davis | 0 | ||||||||
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | AME | Template:Davis | 5 | |||||||
| AME | Template:Davis | 3 | ||||||||
| EUR | Template:Davis | 2 | ||||||||
Semifinals[edit | edit source]
Mexico vs. Sweden
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Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[7] 26–28 October 1962 Clay |
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Final[edit | edit source]
India vs. Mexico
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Madras, India[8] 3–5 December 1962 |
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Challenge Round[edit | edit source]
Australia vs. Mexico
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Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[3] 26–28 December 1962 Grass |
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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 links[edit | edit source]
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