1962 Davis Cup

1962 edition of the Davis Cup

1962 Davis CupDetails

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

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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.

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

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Further information: 1962 Davis Cup America Zone

### Draw

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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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
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| | |  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|
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| | |  Yugoslavia| 4| | |
| bye| | | | |
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|  Yugoslavia| | |
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### Final

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Mexico vs. Yugoslavia

Mexico
4 | Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[4]
17–19 August 1962
Clay  |
Yugoslavia

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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

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Further information: 1962 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

### Draw

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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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| | | |
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|  Philippines| 4| |
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### Final

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India vs. Philippines

India
5 | New Delhi, India[5]
4–6 May 1962

Philippines

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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

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Further information: 1962 Davis Cup Europe Zone

### Draw

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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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
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|  Netherlands| 0| | |  Soviet Union| 0| | | Brescia, Italy (clay)
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|  Soviet Union| 5| | | |  Italy| 4
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|  Hungary| 5| Budapest, Hungary (clay)| | |  Hungary| 1| |
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|  Luxembourg| 0| | |  Hungary| 5|
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|  Denmark| 4| | |  Denmark| 0| | | Milan, Italy (clay)
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|  New Zealand| 1| | | |  Italy| 5
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|  Norway| 0| Warsaw, Poland| | |  Great Britain| 0| |
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|  Poland| 5| | |  Poland| 0|
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|  Monaco| 0| | |  Brazil| 3| | | Eastbourne, England (grass)
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|  Brazil| 5| | | |  Brazil| 1
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|  Ireland| 1| Vienna, Austria (clay)| | |  Great Britain| 4| |
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|  Austria| 4| | |  Austria| 1|
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| bye| | | |  Great Britain| 4| | | Båstad, Sweden (clay)
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|  Great Britain| | | | |  Italy| 1
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|  France| | Paris, France (clay)| | |  Sweden| 4
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| bye| | | |  France| 2|
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|  Switzerland| 0| | |  South Africa| 3| | | West Berlin
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|  South Africa| 4| | | |  South Africa| 3
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|  Spain| 2| Hanover, West Germany| | |  West Germany| 2| |
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|  West Germany| 3| | |  West Germany| 5|
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|  Romania| 4| | |  Romania| 0| | | Båstad, Sweden (clay)
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|  Israel| 1| | | |  South Africa| 1
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|  Lebanon| 1| Helsinki, Finland| | |  Sweden| 4| |
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|  Finland| 4| | |  Finland| 0|
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|  Czechoslovakia| 4| | |  Czechoslovakia| 5| | | Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
| | | |
|  Egypt| 1| | | |  Czechoslovakia| 0
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|  Belgium| 4| Brussels, Belgium (clay)| | |  Sweden| 5| |
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|  Chile| 1| | |  Belgium| 0|
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| bye| | | |  Sweden| 5| |
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|  Sweden| | | |
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### Final

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Sweden vs. Italy

Sweden
4 | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[6]
27–29 July 1962
Clay  |
Italy

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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

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### Draw

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| | | | | | | |
| 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| |
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### Semifinals

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Mexico vs. Sweden

Mexico
3 | Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[7]
26–28 October 1962
Clay  |
Sweden

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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

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India vs. Mexico

India
0 | Madras, India[8]
3–5 December 1962

Mexico

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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

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Australia vs. Mexico

Australia
5 | Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[3]
26–28 December 1962
Grass  |
Mexico

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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

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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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