Davis Cup 1962

In 1962 the Davis Cup was held for the 51st time. The final took place from December 26th to 28th at the Milton Courts in Brisbane ( Australia ). Australia were the defending champions in the final, while Mexico prevailed as the challenger. The Australian team was able to defend the title.

North American group

Attendees

United States  Mexico  Canada British West Indies  Yugoslavia

The tournament

1st round 13-15. July 1962

Semi-finals 4th-8th August 1962

Final 17th – 19th August 1962

United States

5

Canada

0

United States

2

Mexico

3

Mexico

bye

Mexico

4th

Yugoslavia

1

British West Indies

British West Indies

Yugoslavia

4th

Yugoslavia

bye

final

Mexico	final	Yugoslavia
	Date : August 17-19, 1962 Location : Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City ( Mexico ) Surface : Sand Antonio Palafox 6: 4, 1: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3 Boro Jovanović Rafael Osuna 6: 4, 6: 4, 6: 2 Nikola Pilic Antonio Palafox Rafael Osuna 6: 4, 2: 6, 6: 3, 7: 5 Boro Jovanović Nikola Pilić Francisco Contreras 2: 6, 2: 6, 7: 9 Nikola Pilic Mario Llamas 6: 0, 6: 1, 6: 1 Vladimir Presečki Result : 4: 1

Asia group

Attendees

Pakistan  Philippines  South Korea  India

Ceylon  Japan  Malaya  Iran

The tournament

1st round March 17th - April 8th 1962

Semi-finals 13-16 April 1962

Final 4th – 6th May 1962

India

5

Pakistan

0

India

4th

Iran

0

Iran

3

Malaysia

2

India

5

Philippines

0

South Korea

0

Japan

5

Japan

2

Philippines

3

Ceylon

0

Philippines

4th

final

India	final	Philippines
	Date : May 4-6, 1962 Location : New Delhi ( India ) Jaidip Mukerjea 9:11, 7: 5, 6: 0, 6: 4 Juan María José Ramanathan Krishnan 6: 1, 8: 6, 6: 1 Felicisimo Ampon Premjit Lall Jaidip Mukerjea 6: 4, 3: 6, 9: 7, 6: 1 Raymundo Deyro Juan María José Premjit Lall 6: 3, 6: 1, 6: 0 Juan María José Jaidip Mukerjea 6: 1, 6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 1 Felicisimo Ampon Result : 5: 0

Europe and South America group

Attendees

Italy  Netherlands  Soviet Union  Hungary  Luxembourg  New Zealand

Norway  Poland  Monaco  Brazil  Ireland  Austria

United Kingdom  France  Switzerland  South Africa  Spain  BR Germany

Israel  Romania  Finland  Lebanon  Czechoslovakia  Egypt

Belgium  Sweden  Chile

The tournament

1st preliminary round 4th – 7th May 1962

2nd preliminary round 18. – 21. May 1962

1st round 14-17 June 1962

Semi-finals 13-15 July 1962

Final 27-29 July 1962

Italy

bye

Italy

5

Soviet Union

0

Netherlands

0

Soviet Union

5

Italy

4th

Hungary

1

Hungary

5

Luxembourg

0

Hungary

5

Denmark

0

Denmark

4th

New Zealand

1

Italy

5

Great Britain

0

Norway

0

Poland

5

Poland

0

Brazil

3

Monaco

0

Brazil

5

Brazil

1

Great Britain

4th

Ireland

1

Austria

4th

Austria

1

Great Britain

4th

bye

Great Britain

Italy

1

Sweden

4th

France

bye

France

2

South Africa

3

Switzerland

0

South Africa

4th

South Africa

3

Germany

2

Spain

2

Germany

3

Germany

5

Romania

0

Romania

4th

Israel

1

South Africa

1

Sweden

4th

Lebanon

1

Finland

4th

Finland

0

Czechoslovakia

5

Czechoslovakia

4th

Egypt

1

Czechoslovakia

0

Sweden

5

Belgium

4th

Chile

1

Belgium

0

Great Britain

5

bye

Sweden

final

Sweden	final	Italy
	Date : July 27-29, 1962 Location : Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad , ( Sweden ) Surface : Sand Ulf Schmidt 3: 6, 6: 3, 5: 7, 3: 6 Fausto Gardini Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6: 2, 6: 4, 6: 1 Nicola Pietrangeli Jan-Erik Lundqvist Ulf Schmidt 6: 1, 3: 6, 6: 8, 6: 4, 9: 7 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6: 0, 6: 2, 6: 1 Fausto Gardini Ulf Schmidt 6: 1, 8: 6, 6: 3 Nicola Pietrangeli Result : 4: 1

Intercontinental Games

Attendees

India  Sweden  Mexico

game schedule

	Semi-finals 26-28 October 1962					Final 3rd – 5th December 1962
		India
		bye
							India	0
							Mexico	5
		Mexico	3
		Sweden	2

Semifinals

Mexico	Semifinals	Sweden
	Date : October 5-8, 1979 Location : Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City ( Mexico ) Surface : Sand Antonio Palafox 6: 8, 6: 1, 6: 8, 4: 6 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Rafael Osuna 6: 3, 16:14, 1: 6, 6: 2 Ulf Schmidt Antonio Palafox Rafael Osuna 6: 8, 7: 5, 12:10, 6: 1 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Ulf Schmidt Antonio Palafox 9:11, 6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 1, 1: 6 Ulf Schmidt Rafael Osuna 3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 3, 1: 6, 6: 3 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Result : 3: 2

final

India	final	Mexico
	Date : December 3-5, 1962 Location : Madras ( India ) Jaidip Mukerjea 7: 9, 2: 6, 2: 6 Antonio Palafox Ramanathan Krishnan 6: 8, 6: 2, 5: 7, 8: 6, 4: 6 Rafael Osuna Premjit Lall Jaidip Mukerjea 8:10, 10:12, 4: 6 Antonio Palafox Rafael Osuna Premjit Lall 2: 6, 2: 6, 3: 6 Mario Llamas Akhtar Ali 4: 6, 6: 2, 7: 5, 4: 6, 3: 6 Francisco Contreras Result : 0: 5

final

Australia	final	Mexico
	Date : December 26-28, 1962 Location : Milton Courts, Brisbane ( Australia ) Surface : Grass Rod Laver 6: 2, 6: 1, 7: 5 Rafael Osuna Neale Fraser 7: 9, 6: 2, 6: 4, 11: 9 Antonio Palafox Roy Emerson Rod Laver 7: 5, 6: 2, 6: 4 Antonio Palafox Rafael Osuna Neale Fraser 3: 6, 11: 9, 6: 1, 3: 6, 6: 4 Rafael Osuna Rod Laver 6: 1, 4: 6, 6: 4, 8: 6 Antonio Palafox Result : 5: 0

See also

• Fed Cup
• Davis Cup

Web links

• Official website of the Davis Cup