1962 Davis Cup

1962 edition of the Davis Cup 1962 Davis Cup 31 March – 28 December 1962 51st 42 AUS 1961 1963 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.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 1962 Davis Cup America Zone Draw 13–15 July 4–8 August 17–19 August Cleveland, OH, United States (clay) USA 5 CAN 1957 0 MEX 1934 bye bye Caribbean/West Indies bye YUG Mexico City, Mexico (clay) USA 2 MEX 1934 3 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) Caribbean/West Indies 1 YUG 4 Mexico City, Mexico (clay) MEX 1934 4 YUG 1 Final Mexico vs. Yugoslavia Mexico 1934 Yugoslavia Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexicohttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1962-AME-M-MEX-YUG-01 Mexico v Yugoslavia daviscup.com 17–19 August 1962 Clay 4 1 Antonio Palafox 6 1 6 6 Boro Jovanović 4 6 3 3 Rafael Osuna 6 6 6 Nikola Pilić 4 4 2 Rafael Osuna Antonio Palafox 6 2 6 7 Boro Jovanović Nikola Pilić 4 6 3 5 Francisco Contreras 2 2 7 Nikola Pilić 6 6 9 Mario Llamas 6 6 6 Vladimir Presečki 0 1 1 Eastern Zone 1962 Davis Cup Eastern Zone Draw 17 March–8 April 13–16 April 4–6 May Lahore, Pakistan IND 5 PAK 0 Tehran, Iran IRI 1925 3 Malaya 2 Seoul, South Korea KOR 1949 0 JPN 1947 5 Colombo, Ceylon (clay) CEY 1951 0 PHI 1936 4 Jaipur, India IND 4 IRI 1925 0 Manila, Philippines JPN 1949 2 PHI 1936 3 New Delhi, India IND 5 PHI 1936 0 Final India vs. Philippines India Philippines 1936 New Delhi, Indiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1962-EAS-M-IND-PHI-01 India v Philippines daviscup.com 4–6 May 1962 5 0 Jaidip Mukerjea 9 7 6 6 Juan-Johnson José 11 5 0 4 Ramanathan Krishnan 6 8 6 Felicisimo Ampon 1 6 1 Premjit Lall Jaidip Mukerjea 6 3 9 6 Raymundo Deyro Juan-Johnson José 4 6 7 1 Premjit Lall 6 6 6 Juan-Johnson José 3 1 0 Jaidip Mukerjea 6 6 3 6 Felicisimo Ampon 1 3 6 1 Europe Zone 1962 Davis Cup Europe Zone Draw y 4–7 May 18–21 May 14–17 June 13–15 July 27–29 July First Round Second Round 25 150 ITA bye NED 0 URS 5 HUN 5 LUX 0 DEN 4 NZL 1 NOR 0 POL 1928 5 MON 0 BRA 1960 5 IRL 1 AUT 4 bye GBR FRA bye SUI 0 RSA 1928 4 ESP 1945 2 FRG 3 ROU 1952 4 ISR 1 LIB 1 FIN 4 TCH 4 EGY 1958 1 BEL 4 CHI 1 bye SWE Florence, Italy (clay) ITA 5 URS 0 Budapest, Hungary (clay) HUN 5 DEN 0 Warsaw, Poland POL 0 BRA 1960 3 Vienna, Austria (clay) AUT 1 GBR 4 Paris, France (clay) FRA 2 RSA 1928 3 Hanover, West Germany FRG 5 ROU 1952 0 Helsinki, Finland FIN 0 TCH 5 Brussels, Belgium (clay) BEL 0 SWE 5 Brescia, Italy (clay) ITA 4 HUN 1 Eastbourne, England (grass) BRA 1960 1 GBR 4 West Berlin RSA 1928 3 FRG 2 Stockholm, Sweden (clay) TCH 0 SWE 5 Milan, Italy (clay) ITA 5 GBR 0 Båstad, Sweden (clay) RSA 1928 1 SWE 4 Båstad, Sweden (clay) ITA 1 SWE 4 Final Sweden vs. Italy Sweden Italy Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1962-EUR-M-SWE-ITA-01 Sweden v Italy daviscup.com 27–29 July 1962 Clay 4 1 Ulf Schmidt 3 6 5 3 Fausto Gardini 6 3 7 6 Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6 6 6 Nicola Pietrangeli 2 4 1 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Ulf Schmidt 6 3 6 6 9 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola 1 6 8 4 7 Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6 6 6 Fausto Gardini 0 2 1 Ulf Schmidt 6 8 6 Nicola Pietrangeli 1 6 3 Inter-Zonal Zone Draw 26–28 October 3–5 December EAS IND bye Mexico City, Mexico (clay) AME MEX 1934 3 EUR SWE 2 Madras, India EAS IND 0 AME MEX 1934 5 Semifinals Mexico vs. Sweden Mexico 1934 Sweden Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexicohttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1962-INZ-M-MEX-SWE-01 Mexico v Sweden daviscup.com 26–28 October 1962 Clay 3 2 Antonio Palafox 6 6 6 4 Jan-Erik Lundqvist 8 1 8 6 Rafael Osuna 6 16 1 6 Ulf Schmidt 3 14 6 2 Rafael Osuna Antonio Palafox 6 7 12 6 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Ulf Schmidt 8 5 10 1 Antonio Palafox 9 6 3 6 1 Ulf Schmidt 11 3 6 1 6 Rafael Osuna 3 6 6 1 6 Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6 4 3 6 3 Final India vs. Mexico India Mexico 1934 Madras, Indiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1962-INZ-M-IND-MEX-01 India v Mexico daviscup.com 3–5 December 1962 0 5 Jaidip Mukerjea 7 2 2 Antonio Palafox 9 6 6 Ramanathan Krishnan 6 6 5 8 4 Rafael Osuna 8 2 7 6 6 Premjit Lall Jaidip Mukerjea 8 10 4 Rafael Osuna Antonio Palafox 10 12 6 Premjit Lall 2 2 3 Mario Llamas 6 6 6 Akhtar Ali 4 6 7 4 3 Francisco Contreras 6 2 5 6 6 Challenge Round Australia vs. Mexico Australia Mexico 1934 Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1962-WG-CHR-AUS-MEX-01 Australia v Mexico daviscup.com 26–28 December 1962 Grass 5 0 Rod Laver 6 6 7 Rafael Osuna 2 1 5 Neale Fraser 7 6 6 11 Antonio Palafox 9 2 4 9 Roy Emerson Rod Laver 7 6 6 Rafael Osuna Antonio Palafox 5 2 4 Neale Fraser 3 11 6 3 6 Rafael Osuna 6 9 1 6 4 Rod Laver 6 4 6 8 Antonio Palafox 1 6 4 6 References External links Davis Cup Official Website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 2010-10-18 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