The 1965 Davis Cup was the 54th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 45 teams would enter the competition, 31 in the Europe Zone, 9 in the Eastern Zone, and 5 in the Americas Zone.
The United States defeated Mexico in the Americas Zone final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Zone final, and Spain defeated South Africa in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Spain defeated the USA, and then India. Spain then fell to defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at White City Stadium in Sydney, Australia on 27–29 December.
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1st Round 8–10 July |
Semifinals June–July |
Final 31 July-2 August |
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Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||||||||||
New Zealand | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | |||||||||||||
New Zealand | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Mexico | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Mexico | |||||||||||||||
bye | Dallas, TX, United States (hard) | ||||||||||||||
Mexico | 1 | ||||||||||||||
United States | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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Canada | Bakersfield, CA, United States (hard) | ||||||||||||||
Canada | 0 | ||||||||||||||
United States | 5 | ||||||||||||||
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United States |
United States 4 |
Samuell-Grand Park, Dallas, TX, United States 31 July - 2 August 1965 hard |
Mexico 1 |
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1st Round 23–25 April |
Final 1–3 May |
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Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||
Philippines | 0 | |||||||||
Japan | 5 | Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||
Japan | 5 | |||||||||
South Korea | 0 | |||||||||
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South Korea |
1st Round 19 February-1 March |
Semifinals 13–29 March |
Final 10–12 April |
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Ceylon | |||||||||||||||
bye | Colombo, Ceylon (clay) | ||||||||||||||
Ceylon | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Abadan, Iran | India | 5 | |||||||||||||
India | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Iran | 0 | Vijayawada, India | |||||||||||||
India | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass) | South Vietnam | 0 | |||||||||||||
South Vietnam | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Pakistan | 1 | Saigon, South Vietnam | |||||||||||||
South Vietnam | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Malaysia | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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Malaysia |
Japan 1 |
Tokyo, Japan 1–3 October 1965 |
India 4 |
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Spain 4 |
Real Club de Tenis de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 30 July - 1 August 1965 clay |
South Africa 1 |
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1st Round 17–19 August |
Final 5–7 November |
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EAS | India | |||||||||
bye | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | |||||||||
EAS | India | 2 | ||||||||
Barcelona, Spain (clay) | EUR | Spain | 3 | |||||||
AME | United States | 1 | ||||||||
EUR | Spain | 4 |
Spain 4 |
Real Club de Tenis de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 17–19 August 1965 clay |
United States 1 |
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Spain 3 |
Real Club de Tenis de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain 5–7 November 1965 clay |
India 2 |
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Australia 4 |
White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia 27–29 December 1965 grass |
Spain 1 |
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