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1961 Davis Cup

1961 Davis Cup
Details
Duration18 March – 28 December 1961
Edition50th
Teams42
Champion
Winning nation Australia
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The 1961 Davis Cup was the 50th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 28 teams entered the Europe Zone, 7 teams entered the Americas Zone, and 7 teams entered the Eastern Zone. Ecuador, Indonesia and Morocco made their first appearances in the tournament.

The United States defeated Mexico in the America Zone final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy defeated Sweden in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the United States defeated India in the semifinal, and then Italy defeated the United States in the final. In the Challenge Round Italy were defeated by the defending champions Australia. The final was played at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on 26–28 December.[1][2][3]

America Zone

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Further information: 1961 Davis Cup America Zone

Draw

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Quarterfinals
29 April–1 May; 27–29 May; 28–31 July		Semifinals
15–17 July; 4–6 August		Final
18–20 August
 Morocco
Casablanca, Morocco
bye
 Morocco0
Quebec City, Canada (clay)
 Mexico5
 Canada2
Cleveland, OH, United States (clay)
 Mexico3
 Mexico2
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
 United States3
 Ecuador5
St. Louis, MO, United States (clay)
 Colombia0
 Ecuador0
Bridgetown, Barbados (grass)
 United States5
 Caribbean/West Indies0
 United States5

Final

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United States vs. Mexico


United States
3 		Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United States[4]
18–20 August 1961
Clay
Mexico
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Mexico 		Chuck McKinley
Rafael Osuna 		3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2 United States
Mexico 		Tut Bartzen
Mario Llamas 		4
6 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		   
3 United States
Mexico 		Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox 		4
6 		6
2 		4
6 		3
6 		   
4 United States
Mexico 		Chuck McKinley
Mario Llamas 		6
4 		7
5 		10
8 		     
5 United States
Mexico 		Tut Bartzen
Rafael Osuna 		6
3 		6
3 		7
5 		     

Eastern Zone

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Further information: 1961 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Draw

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Quarterfinals
18–28 March		Semifinals
1–24 April		Final
6–8 May
 Philippines
Tokyo, Japan
bye
 Philippines2
 Japan3
 Japanw/o
New Delhi, India
 South Korea
 Japan1
Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
 India4
 Ceylon2
Lucknow, India
 Thailand3
 Thailand0
Bandung, Indonesia
 India5
 Indonesia1
 India4

Final

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India vs. Japan


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

Europe Zone

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Further information: 1961 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Draw

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First Round
27 April–7 May		Second Round
1–4 June		Quarterfinals
10–19 June		Semifinals
21–23 July		Final
4–6 August
 ItalyBrussels, Belgium (clay)
bye Italy3
 Belgium3 Belgium2Munich, West Germany (clay)
 Chile2 Italy3
  Switzerland2Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) West Germany2
 Netherlands3 Netherlands0
 Czechoslovakia2 West Germany5Paris, France (clay)
 West Germany3 Italy4
 Ireland0Warsaw, Poland France1
 Poland5 Poland4
 Monaco3 Monaco1Warsaw, Poland
 Luxembourg2 Poland0
 Egypt0Paris, France (clay) France5
 Brazil5 Brazil1
bye France4Milan, Italy (clay)
 France Italy4
 Great BritainVienna, Austria (clay) Sweden1
bye Great Britain3
 Austria5 Austria2Birmingham, England (grass)
 Norway0 Great Britain4
 Turkey1Helsinki, Finland South Africa1
 Finland4 Finland1
 Romania0 South Africa4Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 South Africa5 Great Britain1
 Yugoslavia1Madrid, Spain (clay) Sweden4
 Spain3 Spain3
 Israel0 New Zealand2Madrid, Spain (clay)
 New Zealand5 Spain1
 Denmark2Budapest, Hungary (clay) Sweden4
 Hungary3 Hungary2
bye Sweden3
 Sweden

Final

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Italy vs. Sweden


Italy
4 		Milan, Italy[6]
4–6 August 1961
Clay
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Sweden 		Fausto Gardini
Ulf Schmidt 		6
4
4 		1
6 		6
6 		6
3 		 
2 Italy
Sweden 		Nicola Pietrangeli
Jan-Erik Lundqvist 		2
6 		5
7 		6
1 		4
6 		   
3 Italy
Sweden 		Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Thomas Hallberg / Jan-Erik Lundqvist 		6
3 		3
6 		6
3 		6
1 		   
4 Italy
Sweden 		Nicola Pietrangeli
Ulf Schmidt 		6
3 		6
2 		3
6 		6
3 		   
5 Italy
Sweden 		Fausto Gardini
Thomas Hallberg 		6
2 		6
1 		6
0 		     

Inter-Zonal Zone

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Draw

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Semifinals
30 September–2 October		Final
13–16 October
EUR Italy
Rome, Italy (clay)
bye
EUR Italy4
New Delhi, India
AME United States1
AME United States3
EAS India2

Semifinals

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India vs. United States


India
2 		National Sports Club, New Delhi, India[7]
30 September–2 October 1961
United States
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 India
United States 		Jaidip Mukerjea
Chuck McKinley 		4
6 		4
6 		7
9 		     
2 India
United States 		Ramanathan Krishnan
Whitney Reed 		6
4 		6
1 		7
5 		     
3 India
United States 		Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall
Donald Dell / Chuck McKinley 		7
5 		0
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
4 India
United States 		Jaidip Mukerjea
Whitney Reed 		2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
5 India
United States 		Ramanathan Krishnan
Chuck McKinley 		6
3 		4
6 		1
6 		6
3 		6
4 		 

Final

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Italy vs. United States


Italy
4 		Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[8]
13–16 October 1961
Clay
United States
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
United States 		Fausto Gardini
Jon Douglas 		6
4 		6
4 		5
7 		8
10 		0
6 		 
2 Italy
United States 		Nicola Pietrangeli
Whitney Reed 		2
6 		6
8 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		 
3 Italy
United States 		Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Donald Dell / Whitney Reed 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   
4 Italy
United States 		Nicola Pietrangeli
Jon Douglas 		9
7 		6
3 		6
2 		     
5 Italy
United States 		Fausto Gardini
Whitney Reed 		3
6 		7
5 		3
6 		8
6 		6
4 		 

Challenge Round

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Australia vs. Italy


Australia
5 		Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia[3]
26–28 December 1961
Grass
Italy
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Italy 		Roy Emerson
Nicola Pietrangeli 		8
6 		6
4 		6
0 		     
2 Australia
Italy 		Rod Laver
Orlando Sirola 		6
1 		6
4 		6
3 		     
3 Australia
Italy 		Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4 Australia
Italy 		Rod Laver
Nicola Pietrangeli 		6
3 		3
6 		4
6 		6
3 		8
6 		 
5 Australia
Italy 		Roy Emerson
Orlando Sirola 		6
3 		6
3 		4
6 		6
2 		   

References

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  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. ^ a b "Australia v Italy". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "India v Japan". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "India v United States". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Italy v United States". daviscup.com.
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