1959 Davis Cup

The 1959 Davis Cup was the 48th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 27 teams entered the Europe Zone, 8 teams entered the Eastern Zone, and 7 teams entered the America Zone. The Europe Zone was modified so that only the previous year's semifinalists were guaranteed first round byes, allowing more countries to compete. Colombia made its first appearance in the tournament.

1959 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	21 March – 31 August 1959
Edition	48th
Teams	39
Champion
Winning nation	Australia
← 1958 1960 →

Australia defeated Cuba in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, India defeated the Philippines in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy defeated Spain in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Australia defeated Italy in the semifinal, and then defeated India in the final. In the Challenge Round Australia defeated the defending champions the United States. The final was played at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York, United States on 28–31 August.^[1][2][3]

America Zone

Further information: 1959 Davis Cup America Zone

North & Central America Zone

	Semifinals 18–20 July					Final 24–26 July
	Canada
						Montreal, Canada (grass)
	bye
						Canada		0
	Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
						Australia		5
	Mexico		1
	Australia		4

South America Zone

	Semifinals 2–4 May					Final
	Bridgetown, Barbados
	Caribbean/West Indies		0
	Cuba		4
						Cuba		w/o
						Argentina
	Argentina		w/o
	Venezuela

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

Australia vs. Cuba

Australia 5	Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4] 31 July–2 August 1959 Grass		Cuba 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roy Emerson Reynaldo Garrido 6 0 6 4 6 4       2 Neale Fraser Orlando Garrido 6 1 7 5 6 3       3 Roy Emerson / Rod Laver Orlando Garrido / Reynaldo Garrido 6 4 6 4 6 4       4 Bob Mark Orlando Garrido 6 4 6 4 6 2       5 Neale Fraser Reynaldo Garrido 6 3 6 2 6 4

Eastern Zone

Further information: 1959 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Draw

Quarterfinals 21 March–12 April

Semifinals 25 April–3 May

Final 1 June

Tokyo, Japan

Ceylon

0

Tokyo, Japan

Japan

5

Japan

2

India

3

India

w/o

Calcutta, India

South Korea

India

4

Philippines

1

Iran

Bangkok, Thailand

Thailand

w/o

Thailand

0

Manila, Philippines

Philippines

5

Malaya

0

Philippines

5

Final

India vs. Philippines

India 4	Calcutta, India[5] 1 June 1959		Philippines 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Naresh Kumar Raymundo Deyro 6 2 6 2 6 3       2 Ramanathan Krishnan Felicisimo Ampon 6 2 6 2 6 3       3 Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar Raymundo Deyro / Juan-Johnson José 6 3 8 6 6 2       4 Ramanathan Krishnan Juan-Johnson José 6 1 6 4 6 1       5 Premjit Lall Felicisimo Ampon 6 8 1 6 6 4 6 2 1 6

Europe Zone

Further information: 1959 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Draw

First Round 17 April–4 May

Second Round 1–18 May

Quarterfinals 11–15 June

Semifinals 9–12 July

Final 24–27 July

Italy

Brussels, Belgium

bye

Italy

4

Belgium

4

Belgium

1

Florence, Italy (clay)

Netherlands

1

Italy

4

Lebanon

1

Bournemouth, England (clay)

South Africa

1

Colombia

4

Colombia

0

Norway

0

South Africa

5

Sanremo, Italy (clay)

South Africa

5

Italy

4

Egypt

2

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

France

1

Romania

3

Romania

3

Ireland

0

New Zealand

2

Paris, France (clay)

New Zealand

5

Romania

0

Yugoslavia

1

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

France

5

Denmark

4

Denmark

0

bye

France

5

Milan, Italy (clay)

France

Italy

4

Poland

Warsaw, Poland

Spain

1

bye

Poland

2

West Germany

0

Brazil

3

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Brazil

4

Brazil

2

Finland

0

Madrid, Spain (clay)

Spain

3

Spain

5

Spain

5

Israel

2

Switzerland

0

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Switzerland

3

Spain

3

Sweden

5

Stockholm, Sweden (clay)

Great Britain

2

Hungary

0

Sweden

2

Austria

1

Chile

3

Eastbourne, England (grass)

Chile

3

Chile

2

bye

Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)

Great Britain

3

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

0

bye

Great Britain

5

Great Britain

Final

Italy vs. Spain

Italy 4	Milan Tennis Club, Milan, Italy[6] 24–27 July 1959 Clay		Spain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Orlando Sirola Juan Manuel Couder 2 8 6 7 6 2 5 6 6   2 Nicola Pietrangeli Andrés Gimeno 8 6 6 3 6 3       3 Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola Juan Manuel Couder / Andrés Gimeno 6 4 8 6 6 4       4 Sergio Tacchini Andrés Gimeno 4 6 1 6 1 6       5 Nicola Pietrangeli Juan Manuel Couder 6 8 4 6 6 2 6 0 6 4

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

	Semifinals 7–10 August					Final 14–16 August
	EAS	India
						Boston, MA, United States (grass)
		bye
						EAS	India	1
	Philadelphia, PA, United States (grass)
						AME	Australia	4
	AME	Australia	4
	EUR	Italy	1

Semifinals

Australia vs. Italy

Australia 4	Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States[7] 7–10 August 1959 Grass		Italy 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rod Laver Nicola Pietrangeli 6 4 2 6 6 3 6 3     2 Neale Fraser Orlando Sirola 19 17 1 6 6 3 6 4     3 Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 3 6 11 9 6 3 9 7     4 Rod Laver Orlando Sirola 4 6 6 4 6 0 6 3     5 Roy Emerson Nicola Pietrangeli 4 6 0 6 4 6

Final

Australia vs. India

Australia 4	Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States[8] 14–16 August 1959 Grass		India 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rod Laver Ramanathan Krishnan 1 6 4 6 10 8 4 6     2 Neale Fraser Premjit Lall 10 8 6 4 6 1       3 Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall 6 3 7 5 6 2       4 Neale Fraser Ramanathan Krishnan 6 2 6 3 6 4       5 Rod Laver Premjit Lall 6 2 10 8 6 4

Challenge Round

United States vs. Australia

United States 2	West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States[3] 28–31 August 1959 Grass		Australia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alex Olmedo Neale Fraser 6 8 8 6 4 6 6 8     2 Barry MacKay Rod Laver 7 5 6 4 6 1       3 Butch Buchholz / Alex Olmedo Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser 5 7 5 7 4 6       4 Alex Olmedo Rod Laver 9 7 4 6 10 8 12 10     5 Barry MacKay Neale Fraser 6 8 6 3 2 6 4 6