1965 Davis Cup

1965 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	19 February – 29 December 1965
Edition	54th
Teams	43
Champion
Winning nation	Australia
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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]

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 Arthur Ashe Rafael Osuna 6 2 6 3 9 7       2 Dennis Ralston Antonio Palafox 6 2 6 3 6 2       3 Dennis Ralston / Ham Richardson Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox 6 8 4 6 5 7       4 Arthur Ashe Antonio Palafox 6 1 6 4 6 4       5 Dennis Ralston Rafael Osuna 6 0 6 2 6 4

Japan vs. India

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

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 Manuel Santana Cliff Drysdale 6 3 6 3 6 2       2 Juan Gisbert Keith Diepraam 6 2 6 1 3 6 3 6 6 2   3 José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana Keith Diepraam / Frew McMillan 9 7 4 6 6 3 6 2     4 Juan Gisbert Cliff Drysdale 2 6 6 4 3 6 2 6     5 Manuel Santana Keith Diepraam 6 1 6 3 6 3

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 Juan Gisbert Dennis Ralston 3 6 8 6 6 1 6 3     2 Manuel Santana Frank Froehling 6 1 6 4 6 4       3 José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana Clark Graebner / Dennis Ralston 4 6 3 6 6 3 6 4 11 9   4 Juan Gisbert Frank Froehling 6 3 3 6 6 4 2 6 6 3   5 Juan Manuel Couder Dennis Ralston 6 4 4 6 3 6 3 6

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 Juan Gisbert Ramanathan Krishnan 2 6 0 6 1 6       2 Manuel Santana Jaidip Mukerjea 6 0 6 4 6 4       3 José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea 8 6 6 2 10 8       4 Manuel Santana Ramanathan Krishnan 6 3 6 3 6 3       5 Juan Gisbert Jaidip Mukerjea 6 4 5 7 2 6 6 3 4 6

Australia vs. Spain

Australia 4	White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia[3] 27–29 December 1965 Grass		Spain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fred Stolle Manuel Santana 10 12 3 6 6 1 6 4 7 5   2 Roy Emerson Juan Gisbert 6 3 6 2 6 2       3 John Newcombe / Tony Roche José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana 6 3 4 6 7 5 6 2     4 Roy Emerson Manuel Santana 6 2 3 6 4 6 13 15     5 Fred Stolle Juan Gisbert 6 2 6 4 8 6

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