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

Draw

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

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

Draw

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

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

Draw

Final

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

Draw

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

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

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

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

  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. 1 2 "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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