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The 1960 Uber Cup, held during the 1959-1960 badminton season, was the second edition of the women's international badminton championship. The ties (sets of matches) between zone winning nations took place in April 1960. Having won the previous tournament in 1957, the United States hosted the final round in Philadelphia.
In a repeat of the 1957 Uber Cup final, the United States were victorious over Denmark with Judy Devlin again victorious in all three of her matches.[1]
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Qualification
Four teams qualified for the interzone stage of the competition, India, New Zealand and Denmark. The United States were exempted until the challenge round.
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The following four teams, shown by region, qualified for the 1960 Uber Cup. In the first round, New Zealand narrowly defeated Canada 4–3 while Denmark defeated India 6–1. Denmark then defeated New Zealand 7–0. The United States and Denmark once again clashed in the final. 7 matches were played: 3 singles and 4 doubles (2 doubles, then reversed). The United States retained the Uber Cup after defeating the Denmark 5–2.
Bracket
| First round | Second round | Challenge round | ||||||||
 United States | ||||||||||
| Bye | ||||||||||
| United States | ||||||||||
| Bye | ||||||||||
| 9 April 1960 – Philadelphia | ||||||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||||
| 5 April 1960 – Boston | ||||||||||
 Denmark | 2 | |||||||||
 Canada | 3 | |||||||||
| 7 April 1960 – Baltimore | ||||||||||
 New Zealand | 4 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 April 1960 – New Haven | ||||||||||
| Denmark | 7 | |||||||||
 India | 1 | |||||||||
| Denmark | 6 | |||||||||
First round
Second round
Challenge round
| 1960 Uber Cup winner |
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 United States Second title |
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