Davis Cup 1963

In 1963 the Davis Cup was held for the 52nd time. The final took place from 26 to 28 on December Memorial Drive Tennis Center in Adelaide ( Australia instead). Australia made it to the final as defending champions, while the United States prevailed as challengers. Here the challenger was able to defeat the Australians, who had been undefeated for four years.

North American group

Attendees

United States  Mexico  Canada  Iran  Ecuador British West Indies  Venezuela

The tournament

1st round June – July 1963

Semi-finals July 28 - August 18, 1963

Final 13.-15. September 1963

Venezuela

bye

Venezuela

3

Ecuador

1

Ecuador

3

British West Indies

2

Venezuela

0

United States

5

Iran

0

United States

5

United States

4th

Mexico

1

Canada

1

Mexico

4th

final

United States	final	Venezuela
	Date : August 17 to 19 1962 Location : Cherry Hills Country Club, Denver ( United States ) covering : Hardcourt Dennis Ralston 6: 2, 6: 1, 6: 2 Orlando Bracamonte Marty Riessen 8: 6, 6: 4, 6: 4 Isaias Pimentel Dennis Ralston Marty Riessen 7: 8, 8: 6, 6: 3 Orlando Bracamonte Isaias Pimentel Arthur Ashe 6: 1, 6: 1, 6: 0 Orlando Bracamonte Dennis Ralston 18:16, 9: 7, 6: 4 Isaias Pimentel Result : 5: 0

Asia group

Attendees

Pakistan  Philippines  South Korea  India  Ceylon

Japan  Malaysia  Burma  New Zealand

The tournament

1st round March 27th - April 7th, 1963

Semi-finals 19. – 22. April 1963

Final 4th – 6th May 1963

Pakistan

1

India

4th

India

4th

Malaysia

0

Malaysia

3

Burma

2

India

3

Japan

2

Japan

5

South Korea

0

Japan

4th

Philippines

1

New Zealand

1

Philippines

3

final

Japan	final	India
	Date : May 4-6, 1963 Location : Tokyo ( Japan ) Atsushi Miyagi 5: 7, 6: 4, 0: 6, 0: 6 Ramanathan Krishnan Osamu Ishiguro 6: 2, 6: 3, 6: 2 Jaidip Mukerjea Michio Fujii Atsushi Miyagi 6: 4, 3: 6, 2: 6, 5: 7 Premjit Lall Jaidip Mukerjea Osamu Ishiguro 2: 6, 5: 7 Ramanathan Krishnan Atsushi Miyagi 6: 3, 6: 2, 3: 6, 7: 5 Jaidip Mukerjea Result : 2: 3

European group

Attendees

Sweden  Netherlands  Monaco  Yugoslavia  Yugoslavia

Southern Rhodesia  Austria  Israel  Denmark  Czechoslovakia

Portugal  Norway  Switzerland  Romania  South Africa

United Kingdom  Hungary  Belgium  Finland  Soviet Union

Egypt  Chile  Poland  France  Brazil

Greece  Spain  BR Germany  Italy

The tournament

1st preliminary round 3rd – 5th May 1963

2nd preliminary round May 24th - June 3rd, 1963

1st round 13-16 June 1963

Semi-finals 18-21 July 1963

Final 1st – 5th August 1963

Sweden

bye

Sweden

3

Rhodesia

2

Netherlands

1

Rhodesia

4th

Sweden

4th

Yugoslavia

1

Yugoslavia

5

Monaco

0

Yugoslavia

5

Austria

0

Austria

5

Israel

0

Sweden

5

South Africa

0

Denmark

4th

Czechoslovakia

1

Denmark

4th

Norway

1

Portugal

0

Norway

5

Denmark

1

South Africa

4th

Romania

5

Switzerland

0

Romania

2

South Africa

3

bye

South Africa

Sweden

2

Great Britain

3

Great Britain

bye

Great Britain

5

Belgium

0

Hungary

2

Belgium

3

Great Britain

4th

Soviet Union

1

Finland

0

Soviet Union

5

Soviet Union

4th

Chile

1

Egypt

0

Chile

5

Great Britain

4th

Spain

1

France

5

Poland

0

France

4th

Brazil

1

Greece

2

Brazil

3

France

1

Spain

4th

West Germany

2

Spain

3

Spain

4th

Italy

1

bye

Italy

final

Great Britain	final	Sweden
	Date : August 1-5, 1963 Location : All England Club , London ( Great Britain ) Surface : Grass Mike Sangster 3: 6, 6: 2, 4: 6, 12:10, 9: 7 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Bobby Wilson 4: 6, 6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 4, 4: 6 Ulf Schmidt Bobby Wilson Mike Sangster 22:20, 6: 4, 6: 3 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Ulf Schmidt Bobby Wilson 6: 3, 6: 2, 2: 6, 2: 6, 1: 6 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Mike Sangster 7: 5, 6: 2, 9:11, 3: 6, 6: 3 Ulf Schmidt Result : 3: 2

Intercontinental Games

Attendees

India  United Kingdom  United States

game schedule

	Semi-finals 26-28 September 1963					Finals 2-4 November 1963
		India
		bye
							India	0
							United States	5
		United States	5
		Great Britain	0

Semifinals

Great Britain	Semifinals	United States
	Date : September 26 to 28 1963 Location : West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, Bournemouth ( UK ) covering : Sand Mike Sangster 5: 7, 2: 6, 5: 7 Chuck McKinley Billy Knight 6: 4, 6: 8, 4: 6, 4: 6 Frank Froehling Mike Sangster Bobby Wilson 4: 6, 8: 6, 7: 9, 2: 6 Chuck McKinley Dennis Ralston Billy Knight 6: 8, 2: 6, 3: 6 Chuck McKinley Mike Sangster 1: 6, 6: 4, 0: 6, 4: 6 Frank Froehling Result : 0: 5

final

India	final	United States
	Date : November 2-4, 1963 Location : Cricket Club of India, Bombay ( India ) Premjit Lall 4: 6, 3: 6, 0: 6 Chuck McKinley Ramanathan Krishnan 4: 6, 1: 6, 11:13 Dennis Ralston Premjit Lall Jaidip Mukerjea 8: 6, 3: 6, 10:12, 4: 6 Chuck McKinley Dennis Ralston Premjit Lall 3: 6, 6: 2, 0: 6, 1: 6 Marty Riessen Ramanathan Krishnan 8:10, 8: 6, 2: 6, 6: 2, 0: 6 Chuck McKinley Result : 0: 5

final

Australia	final	United States
	Date : December 26-28, 1963 Location : Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide ( Australia ) Surface : Grass John Newcombe 4: 6, 1: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4, 5: 7 Dennis Ralston Roy Emerson 6: 3, 3: 6, 7: 5, 7: 5 Chuck McKinley Roy Emerson Neale Fraser 3: 6, 6: 4, 9:11, 9:11 Chuck McKinley Dennis Ralston Roy Emerson 6: 2, 6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 2 Dennis Ralston John Newcombe 12:10, 2: 6, 7: 9, 2: 6 Chuck McKinley Result : 2: 3

See also

• Fed Cup
• Davis Cup

Web links

• Official website of the Davis Cup