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1965 Davis Cup

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1965 Davis Cup
Details
Duration19 February – 29 December 1965
Edition54th
Teams43
Champion
Winning nation Australia
← 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.[1][2][3]

America Zone

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Further information: 1965 Davis Cup America Zone

Draw

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Quarterfinals
8–10 July		Semifinals
June–July		Final
31 July–2 August
Nassau, Bahamas
 New Zealand4
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Caribbean/West Indies0
 New Zealand0
 Mexico5
 Mexico
Dallas, TX, United States (hard)
bye
 Mexico1
 United States4
bye
Bakersfield, CA, United States (hard)
 Canada
 Canada0
 United States5
bye
 United States

Final

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United States vs. Mexico


United States
4 		Samuell Grand Park, Dallas, TX, United States[4]
31 July–2 August 1965
Hard
Mexico
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Mexico 		Arthur Ashe
Rafael Osuna 		6
2 		6
3 		9
7 		     
2 United States
Mexico 		Dennis Ralston
Antonio Palafox 		6
2 		6
3 		6
2 		     
3 United States
Mexico 		Dennis Ralston / Ham Richardson
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox 		6
8 		4
6 		5
7 		     
4 United States
Mexico 		Arthur Ashe
Antonio Palafox 		6
1 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5 United States
Mexico 		Dennis Ralston
Rafael Osuna 		6
0 		6
2 		6
4 		     

Eastern Zone

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Further information: 1965 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Zone A

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Semifinals
23–25 April		Final
1–3 May
Tokyo, Japan
 Philippines0
Seoul, South Korea
 Japan5
 Japan5
 South Korea0
bye
 South Korea

Zone B

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Quarterfinals
19 February–1 March		Semifinals
13–29 March		Final
10–12 April
 Ceylon
Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
bye
 Ceylon0
Abadan, Iran
 India5
 India5
Vijayawada, India
 Iran0
 India4
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass)
 South Vietnam0
 South Vietnam4
Saigon, South Vietnam
 Pakistan1
 South Vietnam5
 Malaysia0
bye
 Malaysia

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

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Japan vs. India


Japan
1 		Tokyo, Japan[5]
1–3 October 1965
India
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
India 		Koji Watanabe
Jaidip Mukerjea 		0
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     
2 Japan
India 		Osamu Ishiguro
Ramanathan Krishnan 		4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3 Japan
India 		Osamu Ishiguro / Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan / Jaidip Mukerjea 		6
3 		6
4 		2
6 		6
4 		   
4 Japan
India 		Koji Watanabe
Ramanathan Krishnan 		6
8 		2
6 		7
9 		     
5 Japan
India 		Osamu Ishiguro
Jaidip Mukerjea 		7
5 		7
5 		2
6 		6
8 		4
6 		 

Europe Zone

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Further information: 1965 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Draw

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First Round
28 April–3 May		Second Round
13–16 May		Quarterfinals
10–13 June		Semifinals
16–18 July		Final
30 July–1 August
 Sweden4Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
 Poland1 Sweden2
 Czechoslovakiaw/o Czechoslovakia3Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
 Monaco Czechoslovakia3
 Italy5Milan, Italy (clay) Italy2
 Portugal0 Italy3
 Hungary2 Brazil2Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
 Brazil3 Czechoslovakia1
 West Germany5Wiesbaden, West Germany Spain4
  Switzerland0 West Germany5
 Turkey2 Luxembourg0Barcelona, Spain (clay)
 Luxembourg3 West Germany1
 Spain5Barcelona, Spain (clay) Spain4
 Greece0 Spain5
 Belgium1 Chile0Barcelona, Spain (clay)
 Chile3 Spain4
 EgyptOslo, Norway (clay) South Africa1
 Norwayw/o Norway0
 Netherlands0 South Africa5Eastbourne, England (grass)
 South Africa4 South Africa3
 Ireland0Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) Great Britain2
 Denmark3 Denmark1
 Israel1 Great Britain3Paris, France (clay)
 Great Britain4 South Africa4
 Rhodesiaw/oZagreb, Yugoslavia France1
 Soviet Union Rhodesia0
 Morocco0 Yugoslavia5Paris, France (clay)
 Yugoslavia5 Yugoslavia0
 Finland1Vienna, Austria France5
 Austria4 Austria0
bye France5
 France

Final

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Spain vs. South Africa


Spain
4 		Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain[6]
30 July–1 August 1965
Clay
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
South Africa 		Manuel Santana
Cliff Drysdale 		6
3 		6
3 		6
2 		     
2 Spain
South Africa 		Juan Gisbert
Keith Diepraam 		6
2 		6
1 		3
6 		3
6 		6
2 		 
3 Spain
South Africa 		José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana
Keith Diepraam / Frew McMillan 		9
7 		4
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   
4 Spain
South Africa 		Juan Gisbert
Cliff Drysdale 		2
6 		6
4 		3
6 		2
6 		   
5 Spain
South Africa 		Manuel Santana
Keith Diepraam 		6
1 		6
3 		6
3 		     

Inter-Zonal Zone

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Draw

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Semifinals
17–19 August		Final
5–7 November
EAS India
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
bye
EAS India2
Barcelona, Spain (clay)
EUR Spain3
AME United States1
EUR Spain4

Semifinals

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Spain vs. United States


Spain
4 		Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain[7]
17–19 August 1965
Clay
United States
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
United States 		Juan Gisbert
Dennis Ralston 		3
6 		8
6 		6
1 		6
3 		   
2 Spain
United States 		Manuel Santana
Frank Froehling 		6
1 		6
4 		6
4 		     
3 Spain
United States 		José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana
Clark Graebner / Dennis Ralston 		4
6 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		11
9 		 
4 Spain
United States 		Juan Gisbert
Frank Froehling 		6
3 		3
6 		6
4 		2
6 		6
3 		 
5 Spain
United States 		Juan Manuel Couder
Dennis Ralston 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		3
6 		   

Final

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Spain vs. India


Spain
3 		Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain[8]
5–7 November 1965
Clay
India
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
India 		Juan Gisbert
Ramanathan Krishnan 		2
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
2 Spain
India 		Manuel Santana
Jaidip Mukerjea 		6
0 		6
4 		6
4 		     
3 Spain
India 		José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea 		8
6 		6
2 		10
8 		     
4 Spain
India 		Manuel Santana
Ramanathan Krishnan 		6
3 		6
3 		6
3 		     
5 Spain
India 		Juan Gisbert
Jaidip Mukerjea 		6
4 		5
7 		2
6 		6
3 		4
6 		 

Challenge Round

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Australia vs. Spain


Australia
4 		White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia[3]
27–29 December 1965
Grass
Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Spain 		Fred Stolle
Manuel Santana 		10
12 		3
6 		6
1 		6
4 		7
5 		 
2 Australia
Spain 		Roy Emerson
Juan Gisbert 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
3 Australia
Spain 		John Newcombe / Tony Roche
José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana 		6
3 		4
6 		7
5 		6
2 		   
4 Australia
Spain 		Roy Emerson
Manuel Santana 		6
2 		3
6 		4
6 		13
15 		   
5 Australia
Spain 		Fred Stolle
Juan Gisbert 		6
2 		6
4 		8
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 Spain". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Spain v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Spain v United States". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Spain v India". daviscup.com.
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