1963 Davis Cup

The 1963 Davis Cup was the 52nd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 44 teams would enter the competition, 28 in the Europe Zone, 9 in the Eastern Zone, and 7 in the Americas Zone.

The United States defeated Venezuela in the Americas 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 USA defeated Great Britain, and then India. The USA then defeated defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round, ending Australia's four-year title run. The final was played at the Memorial Drive Tennis Centre in Adelaide, Australia on 26–28 December.

Contents

Americas Zone

Draw

  1st Round
June–July		 Semifinals
28 July-18 August		 Final
13–15 September
                           
 
    Venezuela  
   bye     Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
      Venezuela 3  
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)     Ecuador 1  
    Ecuador 3
    Caribbean/West Indies 2     Denver, Colorado, United States (hard)
      Venezuela 0
  Tehran, Iran       United States 5
    Iran 0  
    United States 5     Los Angeles, California, United States (hard)
      United States 4
Vancouver, Canada (hard)     Mexico 1  
    Canada 1
    Mexico 4  

Final


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

Eastern Zone

Draw

First Round
17–19 March
Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
  Ceylon 0
  Pakistan 4
  Quarterfinals
27 March-7 April		 Semifinals
19–22 April		 Final
4–6 May
                           
  Pune, India
    Pakistan 1  
    India 4     Kuala Lumpur, Malaya
      India 4  
Kuala Lumpur, Malaya     Malaya 0  
    Malaya 3
    Burma 2     Tokyo, Japan
      India 3
  Fukuoka, Japan       Japan 2
    Japan 5  
    South Korea 0     Tokyo, Japan
      Japan 4
Manila, Philippines     Philippines 1  
    New Zealand 1
    Philippines 3  

Final


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

Europe Zone

Draw

1st round
3–5 May		   2nd round
24 May-3 June		   Quarterfinals
13–16 June		   Semifinals
18–21 July		   Final
1–5 August
  Sweden     Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
 bye       Sweden 3  
  Netherlands 1     Rhodesia 2     Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
  Rhodesia 4         Sweden 4  
  Yugoslavia 5     Zagreb, Yugoslavia     Yugoslavia 1  
  Monaco 0       Yugoslavia 5
  Austria 5     Austria 0     Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Israel 0         Sweden 5  
  Denmark 4     Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)     South Africa 0  
  Czechoslovakia 1       Denmark 1  
  Portugal 0     Norway 4     Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
  Norway 5         Denmark 1
  Romania 5     Bucharest, Romania (clay)     South Africa 4  
  Switzerland 0       Romania 2
 bye     South Africa 3     Wimbledon, England
  South Africa         Sweden 2
  Great Britain     Brussels, Belgium (clay)     Great Britain 3
 bye       Great Britain 5  
  Hungary 2     Belgium 0     Eastbourne, England (grass)
  Belgium 3         Great Britain 4  
  Finland 0     Moscow, USSR     Soviet Union 1  
  Soviet Union 5       Soviet Union 4
  Egypt 0     Chile 1     Bristol, England (grass)
  Chile 5         Great Britain 4
  France 5     Paris, France (clay)     Spain 1  
  Poland 0       France 4  
  Greece 2     Brazil 1     Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  Brazil 3         France 1
  West Germany 2     Barcelona, Spain (clay)     Spain 4  
  Spain 3       Spain 4
 bye     Italy 1  
  Italy  

Final


Great Britain
3		 All England Club, Wimbledon, London, England
1–5 August 1963
grass
Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Mike Sangster
Jan-Erik Lundquist		 3
6		 6
2		 4
6		 12
10		 9
7		  
2
Bobby Wilson
Ulf Schmidt		 4
6		 6
4		 4
6		 6
4		 4
6		  
3
Mike Sangster / Bobby Wilson
Jan-Erik Lundquist / Ulf Schmidt		 22
20		 6
4		 6
3		      
4
Bobby Wilson
Jan-Erik Lundquist		 6
3		 6
2		 2
6		 2
6		 1
6		  
5
Mike Sangster
Ulf Schmidt		 7
5		 6
2		 9
11		 3
6		 6
3		  

Inter-Zonal Zone

  1st Round
26–28 September		 Final
2–4 November
                 
 
  EAS   India  
   bye     Bombay, India
    EAS   India 0
Bournemouth, England (clay)   AME   United States 5
  AME   United States 5
  EUR   Great Britain 0  

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

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

Challenge Round


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