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.

1962 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	31 March – 28 December 1962
Edition	51st
Teams	42
Champion
Winning nation	Australia
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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 Zone

Further information: 1962 Davis Cup 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		Yugoslavia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Antonio Palafox Boro Jovanović 6 4 1 6 6 3 6 3     2 Rafael Osuna Nikola Pilić 6 4 6 4 6 2       3 Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox Boro Jovanović / Nikola Pilić 6 4 2 6 6 3 7 5     4 Francisco Contreras Nikola Pilić 2 6 2 6 7 9       5 Mario Llamas Vladimir Presečki 6 0 6 1 6 1

Eastern Zone

Further information: 1962 Davis Cup 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
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaidip Mukerjea Juan-Johnson José 9 11 7 5 6 0 6 4     2 Ramanathan Krishnan Felicisimo Ampon 6 1 8 6 6 1       3 Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea Raymundo Deyro / Juan-Johnson José 6 4 3 6 9 7 6 1     4 Premjit Lall Juan-Johnson José 6 3 6 1 6 0       5 Jaidip Mukerjea Felicisimo Ampon 6 1 6 3 3 6 6 1

Europe Zone

Further information: 1962 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Draw

First Round 4–7 May

Second Round 18–21 May

Quarterfinals 14–17 June

Semifinals 13–15 July

Final 27–29 July

Italy

Florence, Italy (clay)

bye

Italy

5

Netherlands

0

Soviet Union

0

Brescia, Italy (clay)

Soviet Union

5

Italy

4

Hungary

5

Budapest, Hungary (clay)

Hungary

1

Luxembourg

0

Hungary

5

Denmark

4

Denmark

0

Milan, Italy (clay)

New Zealand

1

Italy

5

Norway

0

Warsaw, Poland

Great Britain

0

Poland

5

Poland

0

Monaco

0

Brazil

3

Eastbourne, England (grass)

Brazil

5

Brazil

1

Ireland

1

Vienna, Austria (clay)

Great Britain

4

Austria

4

Austria

1

bye

Great Britain

4

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Great Britain

Italy

1

France

Paris, France (clay)

Sweden

4

bye

France

2

Switzerland

0

South Africa

3

West Berlin

South Africa

4

South Africa

3

Spain

2

Hanover, West Germany

West Germany

2

West Germany

3

West Germany

5

Romania

4

Romania

0

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Israel

1

South Africa

1

Lebanon

1

Helsinki, Finland

Sweden

4

Finland

4

Finland

0

Czechoslovakia

4

Czechoslovakia

5

Stockholm, Sweden (clay)

Egypt

1

Czechoslovakia

0

Belgium

4

Brussels, Belgium (clay)

Sweden

5

Chile

1

Belgium

0

bye

Sweden

5

Sweden

Final

Sweden vs. Italy

Sweden 4	Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[6] 27–29 July 1962 Clay		Italy 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ulf Schmidt Fausto Gardini 3 6 6 3 5 7 3 6     2 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Nicola Pietrangeli 6 2 6 4 6 1       3 Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 6 1 3 6 6 8 6 4 9 7   4 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Fausto Gardini 6 0 6 2 6 1       5 Ulf Schmidt Nicola Pietrangeli 6 1 8 6 6 3

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		Sweden 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Antonio Palafox Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6 8 6 1 6 8 4 6     2 Rafael Osuna Ulf Schmidt 6 3 16 14 1 6 6 2     3 Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt 6 8 7 5 12 10 6 1     4 Antonio Palafox Ulf Schmidt 9 11 6 3 3 6 6 1 1 6   5 Rafael Osuna Jan-Erik Lundqvist 3 6 6 4 6 3 1 6 6 3

Final

India vs. Mexico

India 0	Madras, India[8] 3–5 December 1962		Mexico 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaidip Mukerjea Antonio Palafox 7 9 2 6 2 6       2 Ramanathan Krishnan Rafael Osuna 6 8 6 2 5 7 8 6 4 6   3 Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox 8 10 10 12 4 6       4 Premjit Lall Mario Llamas 2 6 2 6 3 6       5 Akhtar Ali Francisco Contreras 4 6 6 2 7 5 4 6 3 6

Challenge Round

Australia vs. Mexico

Australia 5	Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[3] 26–28 December 1962 Grass		Mexico 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rod Laver Rafael Osuna 6 2 6 1 7 5       2 Neale Fraser Antonio Palafox 7 9 6 2 6 4 11 9     3 Roy Emerson / Rod Laver Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox 7 5 6 2 6 4       4 Neale Fraser Rafael Osuna 3 6 11 9 6 1 3 6 6 4   5 Rod Laver Antonio Palafox 6 1 4 6 6 4 8 6