1965 Davis Cup

1965 edition of the Davis Cup January 2025 1965 Davis Cup 19 February – 29 December 1965 54th 43 AUS 1964 1966 The 1965 Davis Cup was the 54th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 31 teams entered the Europe Zone, 9 teams entered the Eastern Zone, and 5 teams entered the America Zone. The United States defeated Mexico in the America Zone final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Inter-Zonal final, and Spain defeated South Africa in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Spain defeated the United States in the semifinal, and then defeated India in the final. Spain were then defeated by the defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at White City Stadium in Sydney, Australia on 27–29 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 1965 Davis Cup America Zone Draw 8–10 July June–July 31 July–2 August Nassau, Bahamas NZL 4 Caribbean/West Indies 0 MEX 1934 bye bye CAN bye USA Mexico City, Mexico (clay) NZL 0 MEX 1934 5 Bakersfield, CA, United States (hard) CAN 0 USA 5 Dallas, TX, United States (hard) MEX 1934 1 USA 4 Final United States vs. Mexico United States Mexico 1934 Samuell Grand Park, Dallas, TX, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1965-AME-M-USA-MEX-01 United States v Mexico daviscup.com 31 July–2 August 1965 Hard 4 1 Arthur Ashe 6 6 9 Rafael Osuna 2 3 7 Dennis Ralston 6 6 6 Antonio Palafox 2 3 2 Dennis Ralston Ham Richardson 6 4 5 Rafael Osuna Antonio Palafox 8 6 7 Arthur Ashe 6 6 6 Antonio Palafox 1 4 4 Dennis Ralston 6 6 6 Rafael Osuna 0 2 4 Eastern Zone 1965 Davis Cup Eastern Zone Zone A 23–25 April 1–3 May Tokyo, Japan PHI 1936 0 JPN 1947 5 bye KOR 1949 Seoul, South Korea JPN 1947 5 KOR 1949 0 Zone B 19 February–1 March 13–29 March 10–12 April CEY 1951 bye Abadan, Iran IND 5 IRI 1964 0 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass) South Vietnam 4 PAK 1 bye MAS Colombo, Ceylon (clay) CEY 1951 0 IND 5 Saigon, South Vietnam South Vietnam 5 MAS 0 Vijayawada, India IND 4 South Vietnam 0 Eastern Inter-Zonal Final Japan vs. India Japan 1947 India Tokyo, Japanhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1965-EAS-M-JPN-IND-01 Japan v India daviscup.com 1–3 October 1965 1 4 Koji Watanabe 0 4 5 Jaidip Mukerjea 6 6 7 Osamu Ishiguro 4 4 2 Ramanathan Krishnan 6 6 6 Osamu Ishiguro Koji Watanabe 6 6 2 6 Ramanathan Krishnan Jaidip Mukerjea 3 4 6 4 Koji Watanabe 6 2 7 Ramanathan Krishnan 8 6 9 Osamu Ishiguro 7 7 2 6 4 Jaidip Mukerjea 5 5 6 8 6 Europe Zone 1965 Davis Cup Europe Zone Draw y 28 April–3 May 13–16 May 10–13 June 16–18 July 30 July–1 August First Round Second Round 25 150 SWE 4 POL 1938 1 TCH MON ITA 5 POR 0 HUN 2 BRA 1960 3 FRG 5 SUI 0 TUR 2 LUX 3 ESP 1945 5 GRE old 0 BEL 1 CHI 3 EGY 1958 NOR NED 0 RSA 1928 4 IRL 0 DEN 3 ISR 1 GBR 4 RHO 1964 URS MAR 0 YUG 5 FIN 1 AUT 4 bye FRA Stockholm, Sweden (clay) SWE 2 TCH 3 Milan, Italy (clay) ITA 3 BRA 1960 2 Wiesbaden, West Germany FRG 5 LUX 0 Barcelona, Spain (clay) ESP 1945 5 CHI 0 Oslo, Norway (clay) NOR 0 RSA 1928 5 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) DEN 1 GBR 3 Zagreb, Yugoslavia RHO 1964 0 YUG 5 Vienna, Austria AUT 0 FRA 5 Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) TCH 3 ITA 2 Barcelona, Spain (clay) FRG 1 ESP 1945 4 Eastbourne, England (grass) RSA 1928 3 GBR 2 Paris, France (clay) YUG 0 FRA 5 Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) TCH 1 ESP 1945 4 Paris, France (clay) RSA 1928 4 FRA 1 Barcelona, Spain (clay) ESP 1945 4 RSA 1928 1 Final Spain vs. South Africa Spain 1945 South Africa 1928 Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1965-EUR-M-ESP-RSA-01 Spain v South Africa daviscup.com 30 July–1 August 1965 Clay 4 1 Manuel Santana 6 6 6 Cliff Drysdale 3 3 2 Juan Gisbert 6 6 3 3 6 Keith Diepraam 2 1 6 6 2 José Luis Arilla Manuel Santana 9 4 6 6 Keith Diepraam Frew McMillan 7 6 3 2 Juan Gisbert 2 6 3 2 Cliff Drysdale 6 4 6 6 Manuel Santana 6 6 6 Keith Diepraam 1 3 3 Inter-Zonal Zone Draw 17–19 August 5–7 November EAS IND bye Barcelona, Spain (clay) AME USA 1 EUR ESP 1945 4 Barcelona, Spain (clay) EAS IND 2 EUR ESP 1945 3 Semifinals Spain vs. United States Spain 1945 United States Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1965-INZ-M-ESP-USA-01 Spain v United States daviscup.com 17–19 August 1965 Clay 4 1 Juan Gisbert 3 8 6 6 Dennis Ralston 6 6 1 3 Manuel Santana 6 6 6 Frank Froehling 1 4 4 José Luis Arilla Manuel Santana 4 3 6 6 11 Clark Graebner Dennis Ralston 6 6 3 4 9 Juan Gisbert 6 3 6 2 6 Frank Froehling 3 6 4 6 3 Juan Manuel Couder 6 4 3 3 Dennis Ralston 4 6 6 6 Final Spain vs. India Spain 1945 India Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1965-INZ-M-ESP-IND-01 Spain v India daviscup.com 5–7 November 1965 Clay 3 2 Juan Gisbert 2 0 1 Ramanathan Krishnan 6 6 6 Manuel Santana 6 6 6 Jaidip Mukerjea 0 4 4 José Luis Arilla Manuel Santana 8 6 10 Premjit Lall Jaidip Mukerjea 6 2 8 Manuel Santana 6 6 6 Ramanathan Krishnan 3 3 3 Juan Gisbert 6 5 2 6 4 Jaidip Mukerjea 4 7 6 3 6 Challenge Round Australia vs. Spain Australia Spain 1945 White City Stadium, Sydney, Australiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1965-WG-CHR-AUS-ESP-01 Australia v Spain daviscup.com 27–29 December 1965 Grass 4 1 Fred Stolle 10 3 6 6 7 Manuel Santana 12 6 1 4 5 Roy Emerson 6 6 6 Juan Gisbert 3 2 2 John Newcombe Tony Roche 6 4 7 6 José Luis Arilla Manuel Santana 3 6 5 2 Roy Emerson 6 3 4 13 Manuel Santana 2 6 6 15 Fred Stolle 6 6 8 Juan Gisbert 2 4 6 References External links Davis Cup Official Website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ October 18, 2010 Category:Davis Cups by year Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup