1964 Davis Cup

The 1964 Davis Cup was the 53rd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 32 teams entered the Europe Zone, 10 teams entered the Eastern Zone, and 7 teams entered the America Zone. Bulgaria and South Vietnam made their first appearances in the tournament.

1964 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	29 February – 28 September 1964
Edition	53rd
Teams	46
Champion
Winning nation	Australia
← 1963 1965 →

Due to the increase in the number of entries, a number of changes were made for this year's tournament. In the Eastern Zone the participating countries were split into two sub-zones, with the winner of each sub-zone playing to determine which team moved to the Inter-Zonal Zone. In the Europe Zone the previous year's semifinalists were no longer granted byes into the second round, however seeding was still in place to ensure that these countries could not meet before the semifinals.^[1][2]

Australia defeated Chile in the America Zone final, the Philippines defeated India in the Eastern Inter-Zonal final, and Sweden defeated France in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Sweden defeated the Philippines in the semifinal, and were then defeated by Australia in the final. Australia defeated the defending champions the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Harold Clark Courts in Cleveland, Ohio, United States on 25–28 September.^[1][2][3]

America Zone

Further information: 1964 Davis Cup America Zone

Draw

Quarterfinals 17–20 July

Semifinals May–August

Final 14–16 August

Chile

Bridgetown, Barbados

bye

Chile

3

Caribbean/West Indies

2

Venezuela

Minneapolis, MN, United States (hard)

Caribbean/West Indies

w/o

Chile

0

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Australia

5

Mexico

3

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

New Zealand

1

Mexico

1

Montreal, Canada (clay)

Australia

4

Canada

0

Australia

5

Final

Australia vs. Chile

Australia 5	Nicollet Tennis Club, Minneapolis, MN, United States[4] 14–16 August 1964 Hard		Chile 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fred Stolle Patricio Cornejo 6 1 6 0 6 0       2 Roy Emerson Patricio Rodríguez 6 3 6 2 8 6       3 Roy Emerson / Fred Stolle Ernesto Aguirre / Patricio Rodríguez 6 4 6 4 6 4       4 John Newcombe Ernesto Aguirre 6 2 6 2 6 4       5 Fred Stolle Patricio Rodríguez 6 0 6 4 6 4

Eastern Zone

Further information: 1964 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Zone A

	Semifinals 3–5 April					Final 10–12 April
	Manila, Philippines
	Philippines		4
						Manila, Philippines
	South Korea		1
						Philippines		5
						Japan		0
	bye
	Japan

Zone B

Quarterfinals 29 February–2 March

Semifinals 13–15 March; 3–5 April

Final 17–19 April

Pakistan

Lahore, Pakistan

bye

Pakistan

0

Hyderabad, India

India

4

India

5

Saigon, South Vietnam

Ceylon

0

India

5

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

South Vietnam

0

Malaysia

0

Tehran, Iran

South Vietnam

5

South Vietnam

3

Iran

2

Burma

Iran

w/o

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

Philippines vs. India

Philippines 3	Manila, Philippines[5] 24–26 April 1964		India 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan-Johnson José Jaidip Mukerjea 5 7 6 3 3 6 2 6     2 Felicisimo Ampon Premjit Lall 6 0 6 3 7 5       3 Raymundo Deyro / Juan-Johnson José Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea 3 6 6 1 6 3 2 6 7 9   4 Felicisimo Ampon Jaidip Mukerjea 6 4 6 1 6 1       5 Juan-Johnson José Premjit Lall 6 4 8 6 3 6 6 4

Europe Zone

Further information: 1964 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Draw

	First Round 28 April–3 May					Second Round 10–18 May					Quarterfinals 11–14 June					Semifinals 16–19 July					Final 31 July–3 August
	Great Britain		5			Eastbourne, England (grass)
	Austria		0			Great Britain		5
	Ireland		3			Ireland		0			Manchester, England (grass)
	Switzerland		2								Great Britain		3
	Yugoslavia		3			Belgrade, Yugoslavia					Yugoslavia		2
	Luxembourg		0			Yugoslavia		5
	Turkey		0			Argentina		0								Bristol, England (grass)
	Argentina		5													Great Britain		2
	South Africa		w/o			Oslo, Norway (clay)										France		3
	Poland					South Africa		5
	Portugal		1			Norway		0			Paris, France (clay)
	Norway		4								South Africa		2
	France		5			Paris, France (clay)					France		3
	Bulgaria		0			France		5
	Hungary		2			Netherlands		0													Båstad, Sweden (clay)
	Netherlands		3																		France		1
	Morocco		1			Düsseldorf, West Germany															Sweden		4
	Soviet Union		4			Soviet Union		1
	Belgium		0			West Germany		4			Munich, West Germany (clay)
	West Germany		5								West Germany		4
	Denmark		5			Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)					Denmark		1
	Finland		0			Denmark		3
	Brazil		1			Spain		2								Båstad, Sweden (clay)
	Spain		4													West Germany		2
	Israel		1			Genoa, Italy (clay)										Sweden		3
	Rhodesia		4			Rhodesia		0
	Egypt		1			Italy		5			Turin, Italy (clay)
	Italy		4								Italy		1
	Czechoslovakia		w/o			Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)					Sweden		3
	Romania					Czechoslovakia		0
	Greece		1			Sweden		5
	Sweden		4

Final

Sweden vs. France

Sweden 4	Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[6] 31 July–3 August 1964 Clay		France 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ulf Schmidt Pierre Darmon 9 7 8 6 4 6 4 6 1 6   2 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Pierre Barthès 6 8 6 1 6 3 7 5     3 Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt Jean-Noël Grinda / François Jauffret 6 4 9 7 8 6       4 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Pierre Darmon 3 6 7 5 6 4 6 1     5 Ulf Schmidt Pierre Barthès 6 2 6 4 6 8 6 2

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

	Semifinals 16–18 August					Final 29–31 August
	AME	Australia
						Båstad, Sweden (clay)
		bye
						AME	Australia	5
	Båstad, Sweden (clay)
						EUR	Sweden	0
	EAS	Philippines	0
	EUR	Sweden	5

Semifinals

Sweden vs. Philippines

Sweden 5	Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[7] 16–18 August 1964 Clay		Philippines 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ulf Schmidt Felicisimo Ampon 6 0 6 1 6 2       2 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Juan-Johnson José 6 1 3 6 6 1 6 0     3 Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt Raymundo Deyro / Juan-Johnson José 6 3 5 7 6 3 6 3     4 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Felicisimo Ampon 6 1 6 1 6 4       5 Ulf Schmidt Juan-Johnson José 6 2 6 1 6 2

Final

Sweden vs. Australia

Sweden 0	Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[8] 29–31 August 1964 Clay		Australia 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Roy Emerson 6 2 6 4 3 6 2 6 5 7   2 Ulf Schmidt Fred Stolle 4 6 3 6 8 10       3 Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt Roy Emerson / Fred Stolle 2 6 1 6 0 6       4 Ulf Schmidt Roy Emerson 6 3 4 6 3 6 2 6     5 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Fred Stolle 7 5 4 6 0 6 3 6

Challenge Round

United States vs. Australia

United States 2	Harold Clark Courts, Cleveland, OH, United States[3] 25–28 September 1964 Clay		Australia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Chuck McKinley Fred Stolle 6 1 9 7 4 6 6 2     2 Dennis Ralston Roy Emerson 3 6 4 6 2 6       3 Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston Roy Emerson / Fred Stolle 6 4 4 6 4 6 6 3 6 4   4 Dennis Ralston Fred Stolle 5 7 3 6 6 3 11 9 4 6   5 Chuck McKinley Roy Emerson 6 3 2 6 4 6 4 6