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
Duration31 March – 28 December 1962
Edition51st
Teams42
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
1961
1963

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

Draw edit

Quarterfinals
13–15 July
Semifinals
4–8 August
Final
17–19 August
Cleveland, OH, United States (clay)
  United States5
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
  Canada0
  United States2
  Mexico3
  Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
bye
  Mexico4
  Yugoslavia1
bye
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)
  Caribbean/West Indies
  Caribbean/West Indies1
  Yugoslavia4
bye
  Yugoslavia

Final edit

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 edit

Draw edit

Quarterfinals
17 March–8 April
Semifinals
13–16 April
Final
4–6 May
Lahore, Pakistan
  India5
Jaipur, India
  Pakistan0
  India4
Tehran, Iran
  Iran0
  Iran3
New Delhi, India
  Malaya2
  India5
Seoul, South Korea
  Philippines0
  South Korea0
Manila, Philippines
  Japan5
  Japan2
Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
  Philippines3
  Ceylon0
  Philippines4

Final edit

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 edit

Draw edit

First Round
4–7 May
Second Round
18–21 May
Quarterfinals
14–17 June
Semifinals
13–15 July
Final
27–29 July
  ItalyFlorence, Italy (clay)
bye  Italy5
  Netherlands0  Soviet Union0Brescia, Italy (clay)
  Soviet Union5  Italy4
  Hungary5Budapest, Hungary (clay)  Hungary1
  Luxembourg0  Hungary5
  Denmark4  Denmark0Milan, Italy (clay)
  New Zealand1  Italy5
  Norway0Warsaw, Poland  Great Britain0
  Poland5  Poland0
  Monaco0  Brazil3Eastbourne, England (grass)
  Brazil5  Brazil1
  Ireland1Vienna, Austria (clay)  Great Britain4
  Austria4  Austria1
bye  Great Britain4Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Great Britain  Italy1
  FranceParis, France (clay)  Sweden4
bye  France2
   Switzerland0  South Africa3West Berlin
  South Africa4  South Africa3
  Spain2Hanover, West Germany  West Germany2
  West Germany3  West Germany5
  Romania4  Romania0Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Israel1  South Africa1
  Lebanon1Helsinki, Finland  Sweden4
  Finland4  Finland0
  Czechoslovakia4  Czechoslovakia5Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
  Egypt1  Czechoslovakia0
  Belgium4Brussels, Belgium (clay)  Sweden5
  Chile1  Belgium0
bye  Sweden5
  Sweden

Final edit

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 edit

Draw edit

Semifinals
26–28 October
Final
3–5 December
EAS  India
Madras, India
bye
EAS  India0
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
AME  Mexico5
AME  Mexico3
EUR  Sweden2

Semifinals edit

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 edit

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 edit

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
   

References edit

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. ^ a b "Australia v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Mexico v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "India v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Sweden v Italy". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Mexico v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "India v Mexico". daviscup.com.

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