1962 Davis Cup

1962 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	31 March – 28 December 1962
Edition	51st
Teams	42
Champion
Winning nation	Australia
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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.^[1][2][3]

Mexico vs. Yugoslavia

Mexico 4	Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[4] 17–19 August 1962 Clay		Yugoslavia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Antonio Palafox Boro Jovanović 6 4 1 6 6 3 6 3     2 Rafael Osuna Nikola Pilić 6 4 6 4 6 2       3 Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox Boro Jovanović / Nikola Pilić 6 4 2 6 6 3 7 5     4 Francisco Contreras Nikola Pilić 2 6 2 6 7 9       5 Mario Llamas Vladimir Presečki 6 0 6 1 6 1

India vs. Philippines

India 5	New Delhi, India[5] 4–6 May 1962		Philippines 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaidip Mukerjea Juan-Johnson José 9 11 7 5 6 0 6 4     2 Ramanathan Krishnan Felicisimo Ampon 6 1 8 6 6 1       3 Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea Raymundo Deyro / Juan-Johnson José 6 4 3 6 9 7 6 1     4 Premjit Lall Juan-Johnson José 6 3 6 1 6 0       5 Jaidip Mukerjea Felicisimo Ampon 6 1 6 3 3 6 6 1

Sweden vs. Italy

Sweden 4	Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[6] 27–29 July 1962 Clay		Italy 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ulf Schmidt Fausto Gardini 3 6 6 3 5 7 3 6     2 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Nicola Pietrangeli 6 2 6 4 6 1       3 Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 6 1 3 6 6 8 6 4 9 7   4 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Fausto Gardini 6 0 6 2 6 1       5 Ulf Schmidt Nicola Pietrangeli 6 1 8 6 6 3

Mexico vs. Sweden

Mexico 3	Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[7] 26–28 October 1962 Clay		Sweden 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Antonio Palafox Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6 8 6 1 6 8 4 6     2 Rafael Osuna Ulf Schmidt 6 3 16 14 1 6 6 2     3 Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt 6 8 7 5 12 10 6 1     4 Antonio Palafox Ulf Schmidt 9 11 6 3 3 6 6 1 1 6   5 Rafael Osuna Jan-Erik Lundqvist 3 6 6 4 6 3 1 6 6 3

India vs. Mexico

India 0	Madras, India[8] 3–5 December 1962		Mexico 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaidip Mukerjea Antonio Palafox 7 9 2 6 2 6       2 Ramanathan Krishnan Rafael Osuna 6 8 6 2 5 7 8 6 4 6   3 Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox 8 10 10 12 4 6       4 Premjit Lall Mario Llamas 2 6 2 6 3 6       5 Akhtar Ali Francisco Contreras 4 6 6 2 7 5 4 6 3 6

Australia vs. Mexico

Australia 5	Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[3] 26–28 December 1962 Grass		Mexico 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rod Laver Rafael Osuna 6 2 6 1 7 5       2 Neale Fraser Antonio Palafox 7 9 6 2 6 4 11 9     3 Roy Emerson / Rod Laver Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox 7 5 6 2 6 4       4 Neale Fraser Rafael Osuna 3 6 11 9 6 1 3 6 6 4   5 Rod Laver Antonio Palafox 6 1 4 6 6 4 8 6

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