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1963 Davis Cup

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1963 Davis Cup
Details
Duration17 March – 28 December 1963
Edition52nd
Teams49
Champion
Winning nation United States
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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.[1][2][3]

America Zone

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Further information: 1963 Davis Cup America Zone

Draw

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Quarterfinals
13–17 June; 26–28 July		Semifinals
28–30 July; 16–18 August		Final
13–15 September
 Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
bye
 Venezuela3
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
 Ecuador1
 Ecuador3
Denver, CO, United States (hard)
 Caribbean/West Indies2
 Venezuela0
Tehran, Iran
 United States5
 Iran0
Los Angeles, CA, United States (hard)
 United States5
 United States4
Vancouver, Canada (hard)
 Mexico1
 Canada1
 Mexico4

Final

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United States vs. Venezuela


United States
5 		Cherry Hills Country Club, Denver, CO, United States[4]
13–15 September 1963
Hard
Venezuela
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Venezuela 		Dennis Ralston
Orlando Bracamonte 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		     
2 United States
Venezuela 		Marty Riessen
Isaías Pimentel 		8
6 		6
4 		6
4 		     
3 United States
Venezuela 		Dennis Ralston / Marty Riessen
Orlando Bracamonte / Isaías Pimentel 		7
5 		8
6 		6
3 		     
4 United States
Venezuela 		Arthur Ashe
Orlando Bracamonte 		6
1 		6
1 		6
0 		     
5 United States
Venezuela 		Dennis Ralston
Isaías Pimentel 		18
16 		9
7 		6
4 		     

Eastern Zone

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Further information: 1963 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Draw

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First Round
17–19 March
Colombo, a (clay) is
 Ceylon0
 Pakistan4

Final

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Japan vs. India


Japan
2 		Tokyo, Japan[5]
3–7 May 1963
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
India 		Atsushi Miyagi
Ramanathan Krishnan 		5
7 		6
4 		0
6 		0
6 		   
2 Japan
India 		Osamu Ishiguro
Jaidip Mukerjea 		6
2 		6
3 		6
2 		     
3 Japan
India 		Michio Fujii / Atsushi Miyagi
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea 		6
4 		3
6 		2
6 		5
7 		   
4 Japan
India 		Osamu Ishiguro
Ramanathan Krishnan 		2
6 		5
7 		       
5 Japan
India 		Atsushi Miyagi
Jaidip Mukerjea 		6
3 		6
2 		3
6 		7
5 		   

Europe Zone

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Further information: 1963 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Draw

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Preliminary Round
12–22 April		SemifinalsFinal
Istanbul, Turkey
 Turkey1
 Israel4
Estoril, Portugal (clay)
 Portugal3
 Luxembourg2
Beirut, Lebanon (clay)
 Lebanon0
 Egypt5
Dublin, Ireland
 Ireland2
 Greece3
First Round
3–5 May		Second Round
24 May–4 June		Quarterfinals
13–16 June		Semifinals
18–21 July		Final
1–5 August
 SwedenStockholm, Sweden (clay)
bye Sweden3
 Rhodesia4 Rhodesia2Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
 Netherlands1 Sweden4
 Yugoslavia5Zagreb, Yugoslavia Yugoslavia1
 Monaco0 Yugoslavia5
 Austria5 Austria0Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 Israel0 Sweden5
 South AfricaBucharest, Romania (clay) South Africa0
bye South Africa3
 Romania5 Romania2Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
  Switzerland0 South Africa4
 Denmark4Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) Denmark1
 Czechoslovakia1 Denmark4
 Norway5 Norway1Wimbledon, England (grass)
 Portugal0 Sweden2
 Egypt0Moscow, Soviet Union Great Britain3
 Chile5 Chile1
 Soviet Union5 Soviet Union4Eastbourne, England (grass)
 Finland0 Soviet Union1
 Hungary2Brussels, Belgium (clay) Great Britain4
 Belgium3 Belgium0
bye Great Britain5Bristol, England (grass)
 Great Britain Great Britain4
 Greece2Paris, France (clay) Spain1
 Brazil3 Brazil1
 Poland0 France4Barcelona, Spain (clay)
 France5 France1
 Spain3Barcelona, Spain (clay) Spain4
 West Germany2 Spain4
bye Italy1
 Italy

Final

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Great Britain vs. Sweden


Great Britain
3 		No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England[6]
1–5 August 1963
Grass
Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
Sweden 		Mike Sangster
Jan-Erik Lundqvist 		3
6 		6
2 		4
6 		12
10 		9
7 		 
2 United Kingdom
Sweden 		Bobby Wilson
Ulf Schmidt 		4
6 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		4
6 		 
3 United Kingdom
Sweden 		Mike Sangster / Bobby Wilson
Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt 		22
20 		6
4 		6
3 		     
4 United Kingdom
Sweden 		Bobby Wilson
Jan-Erik Lundqvist 		6
3 		6
2 		2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		 
5 United Kingdom
Sweden 		Mike Sangster
Ulf Schmidt 		7
5 		6
2 		9
11 		3
6 		6
3 		 

Inter-Zonal Zone

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Draw

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Semifinals
26–28 September		Final
2–4 November
EAS India
Bombay, India
bye
EAS India0
Bournemouth, England (clay)
AME United States5
AME United States5
EUR Great Britain0

Semifinals

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Great Britain vs. United States


Great Britain
0 		West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, Bournemouth, England[7]
26–28 September 1963
Clay
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 United Kingdom
United States 		Mike Sangster
Chuck McKinley 		5
7 		2
6 		5
7 		     
2 United Kingdom
United States 		Billy Knight
Frank Froehling 		6
4 		6
8 		4
6 		4
6 		   
3 United Kingdom
United States 		Mike Sangster / Bobby Wilson
Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston 		4
6 		8
6 		7
9 		2
6 		   
4 United Kingdom
United States 		Billy Knight
Chuck McKinley 		6
8 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5 United Kingdom
United States 		Mike Sangster
Frank Froehling 		1
6 		6
4 		0
6 		4
6 		   

Final

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India vs. United States


India
0 		Cricket Club of India, Bombay, India[8]
2–4 November 1963
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
United States 		Premjit Lall
Chuck McKinley 		4
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
2 India
United States 		Ramanathan Krishnan
Dennis Ralston 		4
6 		1
6 		11
13 		     
3 India
United States 		Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston 		8
6 		3
6 		10
12 		4
6 		   
4 India
United States 		Premjit Lall
Marty Riessen 		3
6 		6
2 		0
6 		1
6 		   
5 India
United States 		Ramanathan Krishnan
Chuck McKinley 		8
10 		8
6 		2
6 		6
2 		0
6 		 

Challenge Round

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Australia vs. United States


Australia
2 		Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, Australia[3]
26–28 December 1963
Grass
United States
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
United States 		John Newcombe
Dennis Ralston 		4
6 		1
6 		6
3 		6
4 		5
7 		 
2 Australia
United States 		Roy Emerson
Chuck McKinley 		6
3 		3
6 		7
5 		7
5 		   
3 Australia
United States 		Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser
Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston 		3
6 		6
4 		9
11 		9
11 		   
4 Australia
United States 		Roy Emerson
Dennis Ralston 		6
2 		6
3 		3
6 		6
2 		   
5 Australia
United States 		John Newcombe
Chuck McKinley 		12
10 		2
6 		7
9 		2
6 		   

References

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  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. ^ a b "Australia v United States". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "United States v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Great Britain v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Great Britain v United States". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "India v United States". daviscup.com.
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