1961 Davis Cup

1961 edition of the Davis Cup January 2025 1961 Davis Cup 18 March – 28 December 1961 50th 42 AUS 1960 1962 The 1961 Davis Cup was the 50th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 28 teams entered the Europe Zone, 7 teams entered the Americas Zone, and 7 teams entered the Eastern Zone. Ecuador, Indonesia and Morocco made their first appearances in the tournament. The United States defeated Mexico in the America Zone final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy defeated Sweden in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the United States defeated India in the semifinal, and then Italy defeated the United States in the final. In the Challenge Round Italy were defeated by the defending champions Australia. The final was played at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on 26–28 December.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–496, 499 2ndThe Encyclopedia of Tennis 1974 Allen & Unwin London 0047960426 Max Robertson 384 America Zone 1961 Davis Cup America Zone Draw 29 April–1 May; 27–29 May; 28–31 July 15–17 July; 4–6 August 18–20 August MAR bye Quebec City, Canada (clay) CAN 1957 2 MEX 1934 3 Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) ECU 1900 5 COL 0 Bridgetown, Barbados (grass) Caribbean/West Indies 0 USA 5 Casablanca, Morocco MAR 0 MEX 1934 5 St. Louis, MO, United States (clay) ECU 1900 0 USA 5 Cleveland, OH, United States (clay) MEX 1934 2 USA 3 Final United States vs. Mexico United States Mexico 1934 Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1961-AME-M-USA-MEX-01 United States v Mexico daviscup.com 18–20 August 1961 Clay 3 2 Chuck McKinley 3 3 3 Rafael Osuna 6 6 6 Tut Bartzen 4 6 6 6 Mario Llamas 6 4 4 4 Chuck McKinley Dennis Ralston 4 6 4 3 Rafael Osuna Antonio Palafox 6 2 6 6 Chuck McKinley 6 7 10 Mario Llamas 4 5 8 Tut Bartzen 6 6 7 Rafael Osuna 3 3 5 Eastern Zone 1961 Davis Cup Eastern Zone Draw 18–28 March 1–24 April 6–8 May PHI 1936 bye JPN 1947 KOR 1949 Colombo, Ceylon (clay) CEY 1951 2 THA 3 Bandung, Indonesia INA 1 IND 4 Tokyo, Japan PHI 1936 2 JPN 1947 3 Lucknow, India THA 0 IND 5 New Delhi, India JPN 1947 1 IND 4 Final India vs. Japan India Japan 1947 New Delhi, Indiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1961-EAS-M-IND-JPN-01 India v Japan daviscup.com 6–8 May 1961 4 1 Jaidip Mukerjea 2 7 6 2 Atsushi Miyagi 6 9 2 6 Ramanathan Krishnan 4 6 6 6 Osamu Ishiguro 6 3 3 3 Ramanathan Krishnan Premjit Lall 6 6 6 Atsushi Miyagi Masao Nagasaki 4 3 4 Ramanathan Krishnan 6 6 6 Atsushi Miyagi 4 1 4 Akhtar Ali 4 6 6 2 6 Osamu Ishiguro 6 4 0 6 4 Europe Zone 1961 Davis Cup Europe Zone Draw y 27 April–7 May 1–4 June 10–19 June 21–23 July 4–6 August First Round Second Round 25 150 ITA bye BEL 3 CHI 2 SUI 2 NED 3 TCH 2 FRG 3 IRL 0 POL 1928 5 MON 3 LUX 2 EGY 1958 0 BRA 1960 5 bye FRA GBR bye AUT 5 NOR 0 TUR 1 FIN 4 ROU 1952 0 RSA 1928 5 YUG 1 ESP 1945 3 ISR 0 NZL 5 DEN 2 HUN 3 bye SWE Brussels, Belgium (clay) ITA 3 BEL 2 Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) NED 0 FRG 5 Warsaw, Poland POL 1928 4 MON 1 Paris, France (clay) BRA 1960 1 FRA 4 Vienna, Austria (clay) GBR 3 AUT 2 Helsinki, Finland FIN 1 RSA 1928 4 Madrid, Spain (clay) ESP 1945 3 NZL 2 Budapest, Hungary (clay) HUN 2 SWE 3 Munich, West Germany (clay) ITA 3 FRG 2 Warsaw, Poland POL 1928 0 FRA 5 Birmingham, England (grass) GBR 4 RSA 1928 1 Madrid, Spain (clay) ESP 1945 1 SWE 4 Paris, France (clay) ITA 4 FRA 1 Båstad, Sweden (clay) GBR 1 SWE 4 Milan, Italy (clay) ITA 4 SWE 1 Final Italy vs. Sweden Italy Sweden Milan, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1961-EUR-M-ITA-SWE-01 Italy v Sweden daviscup.com 4–6 August 1961 Clay 4 1 Fausto Gardini 6 4 1 6 6 Ulf Schmidt 4 6 6 3 1 Nicola Pietrangeli 2 5 6 4 Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6 7 1 6 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola 6 3 6 6 Thomas Hallberg Jan-Erik Lundqvist 3 6 3 1 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 6 3 6 Ulf Schmidt 3 2 6 3 Fausto Gardini 6 6 6 Thomas Hallberg 2 1 0 Inter-Zonal Zone Draw 30 September–2 October 13–16 October EUR ITA bye New Delhi, India AME USA 3 EAS IND 2 Rome, Italy (clay) EUR ITA 4 AME USA 1 Semifinals India vs. United States India United States National Sports Club, New Delhi, Indiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1961-INZ-M-IND-USA-01 India v United States daviscup.com 30 September–2 October 1961 2 3 Jaidip Mukerjea 4 4 7 Chuck McKinley 6 6 9 Ramanathan Krishnan 6 6 7 Whitney Reed 4 1 5 Ramanathan Krishnan Premjit Lall 7 0 3 2 Donald Dell Chuck McKinley 5 6 6 6 Jaidip Mukerjea 2 3 3 Whitney Reed 6 6 6 Ramanathan Krishnan 6 4 1 6 6 Chuck McKinley 3 6 6 3 4 Final Italy vs. United States Italy United States Foro Italico, Rome, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1961-INZ-M-ITA-USA-01 Italy v United States daviscup.com 13–16 October 1961 Clay 4 1 Fausto Gardini 6 6 5 8 0 Jon Douglas 4 4 7 10 6 Nicola Pietrangeli 2 6 6 6 6 Whitney Reed 6 8 4 4 4 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola 6 3 6 6 Donald Dell Whitney Reed 4 6 3 2 Nicola Pietrangeli 9 6 6 Jon Douglas 7 3 2 Fausto Gardini 3 7 3 8 6 Whitney Reed 6 5 6 6 4 Challenge Round Australia vs. Italy Australia Italy Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1961-WG-CHR-AUS-ITA-01 Australia v Italy daviscup.com 26–28 December 1961 Grass 5 0 Roy Emerson 8 6 6 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 4 0 Rod Laver 6 6 6 Orlando Sirola 1 4 3 Roy Emerson Neale Fraser 6 6 6 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola 2 3 4 Rod Laver 6 3 4 6 8 Nicola Pietrangeli 3 6 6 3 6 Roy Emerson 6 6 4 6 Orlando Sirola 3 3 6 2 References External links Davis Cup Official Website 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