1961 Davis Cup

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The 1961 Davis Cup was the 50th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 42 teams would enter the competition, 28 in the Europe Zone, 7 in the Americas Zone, and 7 in the Eastern Zone.

The United States defeated Mexico in the Americas Zone final, the India defeated Japan in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy defeated Sweden in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the USA defeated India, and then Italy defeated the USA. Italy then fell to defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on 26-28 December.

Contents

[edit] Americas Zone

[edit] Draw

  1st Round
April-July		 Semifinals
July-August		 Final
18-20 August
                           
 
   Flag of Morocco Morocco  
   bye     Casablanca, Morocco
     Flag of Morocco Morocco 0  
Quebec City, Canada (clay)    Flag of Mexico Mexico 5  
   Flag of Canada Canada 2
   Flag of Mexico Mexico 3     Cleveland, OH, United States (clay)
     Flag of Mexico Mexico 2
  Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)      Flag of the United States United States 3
   Flag of Ecuador Ecuador 5  
   Flag of Colombia Colombia 0     St. Louis, MO, United States (clay)
     Flag of Ecuador Ecuador 0
Bridgetown, Barbados (grass)    Flag of the United States United States 5  
   Flag of ? Caribbean/West Indies 0
   Flag of the United States United States 5  

[edit] Final

Flag of the United States
United States
3		 Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United States
18 August - 20 August 1961
clay		 Flag of Mexico
Mexico
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Flag of the United States
Flag of Mexico		 Chuck McKinley
Rafael Osuna		 3
6		 3
6		 3
6		      
2 Flag of the United States
Flag of Mexico		 Tut Bartzen
Mario Llamas		 4
6		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		    
3 Flag of the United States
Flag of Mexico		 Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston
Rafael Osuna / Tony Palafox		 4
6		 6
2		 4
6		 3
6		    
4 Flag of the United States
Flag of Mexico		 Chuck McKinley
Mario Llamas		 6
4		 7
5		 10
8		      
5 Flag of the United States
Flag of Mexico		 Tut Bartzen
Rafael Osuna		 6
3		 6
3		 7
5		      


[edit] Eastern Zone

[edit] Draw

  1st Round
18-28 March		 Semifinals
April		 Final
6-8 May
                           
 
   Flag of the Philippines Philippines  
   bye     Tokyo, Japan
     Flag of the Philippines Philippines 2  
   Flag of Japan Japan 3  
   Flag of Japan Japan w/o
   Flag of South Korea South Korea     New Delhi, India
     Flag of Japan Japan 1
  Colombo, Ceylon (clay)      Flag of India India 4
   Flag of Sri Lanka Ceylon 2  
   Flag of Thailand Thailand 3     Lucknow, India
     Flag of Thailand Thailand 0
Bandung, Indonesia    Flag of India India 5  
   Flag of Indonesia Indonesia 1
   Flag of India India 4  

[edit] Final

Flag of India
India
4		 New Delhi, India
6 May - 8 May 1961
 Flag of Japan
Japan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Flag of India
Flag of Japan		 Jaidip Mukerjea
Atsushi Miyagi		 2
6		 7
9		 6
2		 2
6		    
2 Flag of India
Flag of Japan		 Ramanathan Krishnan
Osamu Ishiguro		 4
6		 6
3		 6
3		 6
3		    
3 Flag of India
Flag of Japan		 Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall
Atsushi Miyagi / Masao Nagasaki		 6
4		 6
3		 6
4		      
4 Flag of India
Flag of Japan		 Ramanathan Krishnan
Atsushi Miyagi		 6
4		 6
1		 6
4		      
5 Flag of India
Flag of Japan		 Akhtar Ali
Osamu Ishiguro		 4
6		 6
4		 6
0		 2
6		 6
4		  


[edit] Europe Zone

[edit] Draw

1st round
27 April-7 May		   2nd round
1-4 June		   Quarterfinals
10-19 June		   Semifinals
21-23 July		   Final
4-6 August
 Flag of Italy Italy     Brussels, Belgium (clay)
 bye      Flag of Italy Italy 3  
 Flag of Belgium Belgium 3    Flag of Belgium Belgium 2     Munich, West Germany (clay)
 Flag of Chile Chile 2        Flag of Italy Italy 3  
 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 2     Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)    Flag of West Germany West Germany 2  
 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 3      Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 0
 Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 2    Flag of West Germany West Germany 5     Paris, France (clay)
 Flag of West Germany West Germany 3        Flag of Italy Italy 4  
 Flag of Ireland Ireland 0     Warsaw, Poland    Flag of France France 1  
 Flag of Poland Poland 5      Flag of Poland Poland 4  
 Flag of Monaco Monaco 3    Flag of Monaco Monaco 1     Warsaw, Poland
 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 2        Flag of Poland Poland 0
 Flag of Egypt Egypt 0     Paris, France (clay)    Flag of France France 5  
 Flag of Brazil Brazil 5      Flag of Brazil Brazil 1
 bye    Flag of France France 4     Milan, Italy (clay)
 Flag of France France        Flag of Italy Italy 4
 Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain     Vienna, Austria (clay)    Flag of Sweden Sweden 1
 bye      Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain 3  
 Flag of Austria Austria 5    Flag of Austria Austria 2     Birmingham, England (grass)
 Flag of Norway Norway 0        Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain 4  
 Flag of Turkey Turkey 1     Helsinki, Finland    Flag of South Africa South Africa 1  
 Flag of Finland Finland 4      Flag of Finland Finland 1
 Flag of Romania Romania 0    Flag of South Africa South Africa 4     Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 Flag of South Africa South Africa 5        Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain 1
 Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1     Madrid, Spain (clay)    Flag of Sweden Sweden 4  
 Flag of Spain Spain 3      Flag of Spain Spain 3  
 Flag of Israel Israel 0    Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 2     Madrid, Spain (clay)
 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 5        Flag of Spain Spain 1
 Flag of Denmark Denmark 2     Budapest, Hungary (clay)    Flag of Sweden Sweden 4  
 Flag of Hungary Hungary 3      Flag of Hungary Hungary 2
 bye    Flag of Sweden Sweden 3  
 Flag of Sweden Sweden  

[edit] Final

Flag of Italy
Italy
4		 Milan, Italy
4 August - 6 August 1961
clay		 Flag of Sweden
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Flag of Italy
Flag of Sweden		 Fausto Gardini
Ulf Schmidt		 6
 4
4		 1
6		 6
6		 6
3		  
2 Flag of Italy
Flag of Sweden		 Nicola Pietrangeli
Jan-Erik Lundquist		 2
6		 5
7		 6
1		 4
6		    
3 Flag of Italy
Flag of Sweden		 Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Thomas Hallberg / Jan-Erik Lundquist		 6
3		 3
6		 6
3		 6
1		    
4 Flag of Italy
Flag of Sweden		 Nicola Pietrangeli
Ulf Schmidt		 6
3		 6
2		 3
6		 6
3		    
5 Flag of Italy
Flag of Sweden		 Fausto Gardini
Thomas Hallberg		 6
2		 6
1		 6
0		      


[edit] Inter-Zonal Zone

  1st Round
30 September-2 October		 Final
13-16 October
                 
 
  EUR  Flag of Italy Italy  
   bye     Rome, Italy (clay)
    EUR  Flag of Italy Italy 4
New Delhi, India   AME  Flag of the United States United States 1
  AME  Flag of the United States United States 3
  EAS  Flag of India India 2  
Flag of India
India
2		 National Sports Club, New Delhi, India
30 September - 2 October 1961
 Flag of the United States
United States
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Flag of India
Flag of the United States		 Jaidip Mukerjea
Chuck McKinley		 4
6		 4
6		 7
9		      
2 Flag of India
Flag of the United States		 Ramanathan Krishnan
Whitney Reed		 6
4		 6
1		 7
5		      
3 Flag of India
Flag of the United States		 Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall
Donald Dell / Chuck McKinley		 7
5		 0
6		 3
6		 2
6		    
4 Flag of India
Flag of the United States		 Jaidip Mukerjea
Whitney Reed		 2
6		 3
6		 3
6		      
5 Flag of India
Flag of the United States		 Ramanathan Krishnan
Chuck McKinley		 6
3		 4
6		 1
6		 6
3		 6
4		  


Flag of Italy
Italy
4		 Foro Italico, Rome, Italy
13 October - 16 October 1961
clay		 Flag of the United States
United States
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Flag of Italy
Flag of the United States		 Fausto Gardini
Jon Douglas		 6
4		 6
4		 5
7		 8
10		 0
6		  
2 Flag of Italy
Flag of the United States		 Nicola Pietrangeli
Whitney Reed		 2
6		 6
8		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		  
3 Flag of Italy
Flag of the United States		 Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Donald Dell / Whitney Reed		 6
4		 3
6		 6
3		 6
2		    
4 Flag of Italy
Flag of the United States		 Nicola Pietrangeli
Jon Douglas		 9
7		 6
3		 6
2		      
5 Flag of Italy
Flag of the United States		 Fausto Gardini
Whitney Reed		 3
6		 7
5		 3
6		 8
6		 6
4		  


[edit] Challenge Round

Flag of Australia
Australia
5		 Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
26 December - 28 December 1961
grass		 Flag of Italy
Italy
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Flag of Australia
Flag of Italy		 Roy Emerson
Nicola Pietrangeli		 8
6		 6
4		 6
3		      
2 Flag of Australia
Flag of Italy		 Rod Laver
Orlando Sirola		 6
1		 6
4		 6
3		      
3 Flag of Australia
Flag of Italy		 Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 6
2		 6
3		 6
4		      
4 Flag of Australia
Flag of Italy		 Rod Laver
Nicola Pietrangeli		 6
3		 3
6		 4
6		 6
3		 8
6		  
5 Flag of Australia
Flag of Italy		 Roy Emerson
Orlando Sirola		 6
3		 6
3		 4
6		 6
2		    


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