1963 Davis Cup

1963 edition of the Davis Cup January 2025 1963 Davis Cup 17 March – 28 December 1963 52nd 49 USA 1962 1964 The 1963 Davis Cup was the 52nd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 32 teams entered the Europe Zone, 9 teams entered the Eastern Zone, and 7 teams entered the America Zone. Rhodesia made its first appearance in the tournament. The United States defeated Venezuela in the America Zone final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Zone final, and Great Britain defeated Sweden in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the United States defeated Great Britain in the semifinal, and then defeated India in the final. The United States then defeated the defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round, ending Australia's four-year title run. The final was played at Memorial Drive Park in Adelaide, 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 1963 Davis Cup America Zone Draw 13–17 June; 26–28 July 28–30 July; 16–18 August 13–15 September VEN 1930 bye Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) ECU 1900 3 Caribbean/West Indies 2 Tehran, Iran IRI 1925 0 USA 5 Vancouver, Canada (hard) CAN 1957 1 MEX 1934 4 Caracas, Venezuela (hard) VEN 1930 3 ECU 1900 1 Los Angeles, CA, United States (hard) USA 4 MEX 1934 1 Denver, CO, United States (hard) VEN 1930 0 USA 5 Final United States vs. Venezuela United States Venezuela 1930 Cherry Hills Country Club, Denver, CO, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1963-AME-M-USA-VEN-01 United States v Venezuela daviscup.com 13–15 September 1963 Hard 5 0 Dennis Ralston 6 6 6 Orlando Bracamonte 2 1 2 Marty Riessen 8 6 6 Isaías Pimentel 6 4 4 Dennis Ralston Marty Riessen 7 8 6 Orlando Bracamonte Isaías Pimentel 5 6 3 Arthur Ashe 6 6 6 Orlando Bracamonte 1 1 0 Dennis Ralston 18 9 6 Isaías Pimentel 16 7 4 Eastern Zone 1963 Davis Cup Eastern Zone Draw 17–19 March First Round Colombo, a (clay) is CEY 1951 0 PAK 4 27 March–7 April 19–22 April 4–6 May Poona, India PAK 1 IND 4 Kuala Lumpur, Malaya Malaya 3 Burma 1948 2 Fukuoka, Japan JPN 1947 5 KOR 1949 0 Manila, Philippines NZL 1 PHI 1936 3 Kuala Lumpur, Malaya IND 4 Malaya 0 Tokyo, Japan JPN 1947 4 PHI 1936 1 Tokyo, Japan IND 3 JPN 1947 2 Final Japan vs. India Japan 1947 India Tokyo, Japanhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1963-EAS-M-JPN-IND-01 Japan v India daviscup.com 3–7 May 1963 2 3 Atsushi Miyagi 5 6 0 0 Ramanathan Krishnan 7 4 6 6 Osamu Ishiguro 6 6 6 Jaidip Mukerjea 2 3 2 Michio Fujii Atsushi Miyagi 6 3 2 5 Premjit Lall Jaidip Mukerjea 4 6 6 7 Osamu Ishiguro 2 5 Ramanathan Krishnan 6 7 Atsushi Miyagi 6 6 3 7 Jaidip Mukerjea 3 2 6 5 Europe Zone 1963 Davis Cup Europe Zone Draw 1 12–22 April Preliminary Round Istanbul, Turkey TUR 1 ISR 4 Estoril, Portugal (clay) POR 3 LUX 2 Beirut, Lebanon (clay) LIB 0 EGY 1958 5 Dublin, Ireland IRL 2 GRE old 3 y 3–5 May 24 May–4 June 13–16 June 18–21 July 1–5 August First Round Second Round 25 150 SWE bye Southern Rhodesia Rhodesia 4 NED 1 YUG 5 MON 0 AUT 5 ISR 0 RSA 1928 bye ROU 1952 5 SUI 0 DEN 4 TCH 1 NOR 5 POR 0 EGY 1958 0 CHI 5 URS 5 FIN 0 HUN 2 BEL 3 bye GBR GRE old 2 BRA 1960 3 POL 1928 0 FRA 5 ESP 1945 3 FRG 2 bye ITA 1946 Stockholm, Sweden (clay) SWE 3 Southern Rhodesia Rhodesia 2 Zagreb, Yugoslavia YUG 5 AUT 0 Bucharest, Romania (clay) RSA 1928 3 ROU 1952 2 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) DEN 4 NOR 1 Moscow, Soviet Union CHI 1 URS 1955 4 Brussels, Belgium (clay) BEL 0 GBR 5 Paris, France (clay) BRA 1960 1 FRA 4 Barcelona, Spain (clay) ESP 1945 4 ITA 1946 1 Stockholm, Sweden (clay) SWE 4 YUG 1 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) RSA 1928 4 DEN 1 Eastbourne, England (grass) URS 1955 1 GBR 4 Barcelona, Spain (clay) FRA 1 ESP 1945 4 Båstad, Sweden (clay) SWE 5 RSA 1928 0 Bristol, England (grass) GBR 4 ESP 1945 1 Wimbledon, England (grass) SWE 2 GBR 3 Final Great Britain vs. Sweden Great Britain Sweden No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1963-EUR-M-SWE-GBR-01 Great Britain v Sweden daviscup.com 1–5 August 1963 Grass 3 2 Mike Sangster 3 6 4 12 9 Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6 2 6 10 7 Bobby Wilson 4 6 4 6 4 Ulf Schmidt 6 4 6 4 6 Mike Sangster Bobby Wilson 22 6 6 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Ulf Schmidt 20 4 3 Bobby Wilson 6 6 2 2 1 Jan-Erik Lundqvist 3 2 6 6 6 Mike Sangster 7 6 9 3 6 Ulf Schmidt 5 2 11 6 3 Inter-Zonal Zone Draw 26–28 September 2–4 November EAS IND bye Bournemouth, England (clay) AME USA 5 EUR GBR 0 Bombay, India EAS IND 0 AME USA 5 Semifinals Great Britain vs. United States Great Britain United States West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, Bournemouth, Englandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1963-INZ-M-GBR-USA-01 Great Britain v United States daviscup.com 26–28 September 1963 Clay 0 5 Mike Sangster 5 2 5 Chuck McKinley 7 6 7 Billy Knight 6 6 4 4 Frank Froehling 4 8 6 6 Mike Sangster Bobby Wilson 4 8 7 2 Chuck McKinley Dennis Ralston 6 6 9 6 Billy Knight 6 2 3 Chuck McKinley 8 6 6 Mike Sangster 1 6 0 4 Frank Froehling 6 4 6 6 Final India vs. United States India United States Cricket Club of India, Bombay, Indiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1963-INZ-M-IND-USA-01 India v United States daviscup.com 2–4 November 1963 0 5 Premjit Lall 4 3 0 Chuck McKinley 6 6 6 Ramanathan Krishnan 4 1 11 Dennis Ralston 6 6 13 Premjit Lall Jaidip Mukerjea 8 3 10 4 Chuck McKinley Dennis Ralston 6 6 12 6 Premjit Lall 3 6 0 1 Marty Riessen 6 2 6 6 Ramanathan Krishnan 8 8 2 6 0 Chuck McKinley 10 6 6 2 6 Challenge Round Australia vs. United States Australia United States Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, Australiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1963-WG-CHR-AUS-USA-01 Australia v United States daviscup.com 26–28 December 1963 Grass 2 3 John Newcombe 4 1 6 6 5 Dennis Ralston 6 6 3 4 7 Roy Emerson 6 3 7 7 Chuck McKinley 3 6 5 5 Roy Emerson Neale Fraser 3 6 9 9 Chuck McKinley Dennis Ralston 6 4 11 11 Roy Emerson 6 6 3 6 Dennis Ralston 2 3 6 2 John Newcombe 12 2 7 2 Chuck McKinley 10 6 9 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 Davis Cup