1960 Davis Cup

1960 edition of the Davis Cup October 2015 1960 Davis Cup 4 April – 28 December 1960 49th 40 AUS 1959 1961 The 1960 Davis Cup was the 49th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 28 teams entered the Europe Zone, 6 teams entered the America Zone, and 6 teams entered the Eastern Zone. South Korea made its first appearance in the tournament. The United States defeated Venezuela in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, the Philippines defeated India in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy defeated Sweden in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the United States defeated the Philippines 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 White City Stadium in Sydney on 26–28 December. It was Italy's first appearance in a Davis Cup final, and it was the first final not to feature the United States since 1936.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 1960 Davis Cup America Zone North & Central America Zone 15–17 July 6–9 August MEX 1934 bye Quebec City, Canada (clay) CAN 1957 0 USA 5 Mexico City, Mexico (clay) MEX 1934 2 USA 3 South America Zone 16–18 July 22–24 July VEN 1930 bye Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) Caribbean/West Indies 0 NZL 5 Caracas, Venezuela VEN 1930 3 NZL 2 Americas Inter-Zonal Final United States vs. Venezuela United States Venezuela 1930 Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1960-AMI-M-USA-VEN-01 United States v Venezuela daviscup.com 16–18 September 1960 Clay 5 0 Tut Bartzen 6 6 6 Isaías Pimentel 0 1 1 Barry MacKay 6 6 6 Marcos Gambus 1 1 0 Butch Buchholz Chuck McKinley 4 1 5 Marcos Gambus Isaías Pimentel 6 6 7 Tut Bartzen 6 6 6 Marcos Gambus 1 0 0 Barry MacKay 6 6 6 Isaías Pimentel 3 3 3 Eastern Zone 1960 Davis Cup Eastern Zone Draw 4–6 April 22–24 April 27–29 May PHI 1936 bye Tokyo, Japan JPN 1947 5 KOR 1949 0 Colombo, Ceylon (clay) IND 5 CEY 1951 0 bye THA Manila, Philippines PHI 1936 3 JPN 1947 2 Bangkok, Thailand IND 5 THA 0 Manila, Philippines PHI 1936 3 IND 0 Final Philippines vs. India Philippines 1936 India Manila, Philippineshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1960-EAS-M-PHI-IND-01 Philippines v India daviscup.com 27–29 May 1960 3 0 Raymundo Deyro 6 6 6 Naresh Kumar 0 1 1 Felicisimo Ampon 6 8 6 Ramanathan Krishnan 3 6 1 Eduardo Dungo Juan-Johnson José 6 6 6 Ramanathan Krishnan Naresh Kumar 2 2 2 Felicisimo Ampon Naresh Kumar Raymundo Deyro Ramanathan Krishnan Europe Zone 1960 Davis Cup Europe Zone Draw y 22 April–2 May 13–15 May 10–12 June 15–17 July 29–31 July First Round Second Round 25 150 ITA bye HUN 5 IRL 0 LUX 2 MON 3 ISR 1 CHI 4 SUI 2 BEL 3 BRA 1889 TUR NOR 2 NED 3 bye GBR FRA bye FIN 0 ARG 5 DEN 3 YUG 2 EGY 1958 1 AUT 4 FRG 3 TCH 2 ROU 1952 2 POL 1928 3 SWE 5 RSA 1928 0 bye ESP 1945 Budapest, Hungary ITA 3 HUN 2 Monte Carlo, Monaco MON 2 CHI 3 Brussels, Belgium BEL 3 BRA 1889 2 Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) NED 0 GBR 5 Paris, France (clay) FRA 5 ARG 0 Vienna, Austria (clay) DEN 3 AUT 2 Warsaw, Poland FRG 4 POL 1928 1 Stockholm, Sweden (clay) SWE 3 ESP 1945 2 Turin, Italy (clay) ITA 3 CHI 2 Scarborough, England (grass) BEL 0 GBR 5 Paris, France (clay) FRA 5 DEN 0 Düsseldorf, West Germany (clay) FRG 1 SWE 4 Wimbledon, England (grass) ITA 4 GBR 1 Båstad, Sweden (clay) FRA 2 SWE 3 Båstad, Sweden (clay) ITA 3 SWE 2 Final Sweden vs. Italy Sweden Italy Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1960-EUR-M-SWE-ITA-01 Sweden v Italy daviscup.com 29–31 July 1960 Clay 2 3 Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6 4 6 6 Orlando Sirola 4 6 3 3 Ulf Schmidt 1 4 6 4 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 6 4 6 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Ulf Schmidt 16 7 2 3 2 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola 14 5 6 6 6 Ulf Schmidt 4 2 1 Orlando Sirola 6 6 6 Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6 6 6 Sergio Tacchini 2 1 1 Inter-Zonal Zone Draw 22–24 November 9–12 December EUR ITA bye Brisbane, Australia (grass) AME USA 5 EAS PHI 1936 0 Perth, Australia (grass) EUR ITA 3 AME USA 1936 2 Semifinals Philippines vs. United States Philippines 1936 United States Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1960-INZ-M-PHI-USA-01 Philippines v United States daviscup.com 22–24 November 1960 Grass 0 5 Eduardo Dungo 1 2 0 Barry MacKay 6 6 6 Juan-Johnson José 7 1 0 2 Butch Buchholz 5 6 6 6 Eduardo Dungo Juan-Johnson José 3 3 3 Chuck McKinley Dennis Ralston 6 6 6 Raymundo Deyro 2 0 5 Dennis Ralston 6 6 7 Felicisimo Ampon 3 4 2 Chuck McKinley 6 6 6 Final Italy vs. United States Italy United States Royal King's Park, Perth, Australiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1960-INZ-M-ITA-USA-01 Italy v United States daviscup.com 9–12 December 1960 Grass 3 2 Orlando Sirola 8 5 9 2 Butch Buchholz 6 7 11 6 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 6 10 6 11 Barry MacKay 8 3 8 8 13 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola 3 10 6 13 Butch Buchholz Chuck McKinley 6 8 4 11 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 6 6 3 6 Butch Buchholz 1 2 8 6 4 Orlando Sirola 9 6 8 Barry MacKay (tennis) 7 3 6 Challenge Round Australia vs. Italy Australia Italy White City Stadium, Sydney, Australiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1960-WG-CHR-AUS-ITA-01 Australia v Italy daviscup.com 26–28 December 1960 Grass 4 1 Neale Fraser 4 6 6 6 Orlando Sirola 6 3 3 3 Rod Laver 8 6 6 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 4 3 Roy Emerson Neale Fraser 10 5 6 6 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola 8 7 2 4 Rod Laver 9 6 6 Orlando Sirola 7 2 3 Neale Fraser 9 3 6 2 Nicola Pietrangeli 11 6 1 6 References External links Davis Cup Official Website 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