# 1960 Davis Cup > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1960_Davis_Cup > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1960_Davis_Cup.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_Davis_Cup > Source revision: 1354069184 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1960 edition of the Davis Cup 1960 Davis Cup Details Duration 4 April – 28 December 1960 Edition 49th Teams 40 Champion Winning nation Australia ← 1959 1961 → The **1960 Davis Cup** was the 49th edition of the [Davis Cup](/source/Davis_Cup), the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 28 teams entered the Europe Zone, 6 teams entered the America Zone, and 6 teams entered the Eastern Zone. [South Korea](/source/South_Korea_Davis_Cup_team) made its first appearance in the tournament. The [United States](/source/United_States_Davis_Cup_team) defeated [Venezuela](/source/Venezuela_Davis_Cup_team) in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, the [Philippines](/source/Philippines_Davis_Cup_team) defeated [India](/source/India_Davis_Cup_team) in the Eastern Zone final, and [Italy](/source/Italy_Davis_Cup_team) defeated [Sweden](/source/Sweden_Davis_Cup_team) in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the United States defeated the Philippines 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](/source/Australia_Davis_Cup_team). The final was played at [White City Stadium](/source/White_City_Stadium_(Sydney)) in Sydney on 26–28 December. It was Italy's first appearance in a Davis Cup final, and it was the first final not to feature the United States since [1936](/source/1936_International_Lawn_Tennis_Challenge).[1][2][3] ## America Zone Further information: [1960 Davis Cup America Zone](/source/1960_Davis_Cup_America_Zone) ### North & Central America Zone Semifinals 15–17 July Final 6–9 August Mexico Mexico City, Mexico (clay) bye Mexico 2 Quebec City, Canada (clay) United States 3 Canada 0 United States 5 ### South America Zone Semifinals 16–18 July Final 22–24 July Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela bye Venezuela 3 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) New Zealand 2 Caribbean/West Indies 0 New Zealand 5 ### Americas Inter-Zonal Final **United States vs. Venezuela** United States 5 Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United States[4] 16–18 September 1960 Clay Venezuela 0 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tut Bartzen Isaías Pimentel 6 0 6 1 6 1 2 Barry MacKay Marcos Gambus 6 1 6 1 6 0 3 Butch Buchholz / Chuck McKinley Marcos Gambus / Isaías Pimentel 4 6 1 6 5 7 4 Tut Bartzen Marcos Gambus 6 1 6 0 6 0 5 Barry MacKay Isaías Pimentel 6 3 6 3 6 3 ## Eastern Zone Further information: [1960 Davis Cup Eastern Zone](/source/1960_Davis_Cup_Eastern_Zone) ### Draw Quarterfinals 4–6 April Semifinals 22–24 April Final 27–29 May Philippines Manila, Philippines bye Philippines 3 Tokyo, Japan Japan 2 Japan 5 Manila, Philippines South Korea 0 Philippines 3 Colombo, Ceylon (clay) India 0 India 5 Bangkok, Thailand Ceylon 0 India 5 Thailand 0 bye Thailand ### Final **Philippines vs. India** Philippines 3 Manila, Philippines[5] 27–29 May 1960 India 0 1 2 3 4 5 1 Raymundo Deyro Naresh Kumar 6 0 6 1 6 1 2 Felicisimo Ampon Ramanathan Krishnan 6 3 8 6 6 1 3 Eduardo Dungo / Juan-Johnson José Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar 6 2 6 2 6 2 4 Felicisimo Ampon Naresh Kumar not played 5 Raymundo Deyro Ramanathan Krishnan not played ## Europe Zone Further information: [1960 Davis Cup Europe Zone](/source/1960_Davis_Cup_Europe_Zone) ### Draw First Round 22 April–2 May Second Round 13–15 May Quarterfinals 10–12 June Semifinals 15–17 July Final 29–31 July Italy Budapest, Hungary bye Italy 3 Hungary 5 Hungary 2 Turin, Italy (clay) Ireland 0 Italy 3 Luxembourg 2 Monte Carlo, Monaco Chile 2 Monaco 3 Monaco 2 Israel 1 Chile 3 Wimbledon, England (grass) Chile 4 Italy 4 Switzerland 2 Brussels, Belgium Great Britain 1 Belgium 3 Belgium 3 Brazil w/o Brazil 2 Scarborough, England (grass) Turkey Belgium 0 Norway 2 Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) Great Britain 5 Netherlands 3 Netherlands 0 bye Great Britain 5 Båstad, Sweden (clay) Great Britain Italy 3 France Paris, France (clay) Sweden 2 bye France 5 Finland 0 Argentina 0 Paris, France (clay) Argentina 5 France 5 Denmark 3 Vienna, Austria (clay) Denmark 0 Yugoslavia 2 Denmark 3 Egypt 1 Austria 2 Båstad, Sweden (clay) Austria 4 France 2 West Germany 3 Warsaw, Poland Sweden 3 Czechoslovakia 2 West Germany 4 Romania 2 Poland 1 Düsseldorf, West Germany (clay) Poland 3 West Germany 1 Sweden 5 Stockholm, Sweden (clay) Sweden 4 South Africa 0 Sweden 3 bye Spain 2 Spain ### Final **Sweden vs. Italy** Sweden 2 Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[6] 29–31 July 1960 Clay Italy 3 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Orlando Sirola 6 4 4 6 6 3 6 3 2 Ulf Schmidt Nicola Pietrangeli 1 6 4 6 6 4 4 6 3 Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 16 14 7 5 2 6 3 6 2 6 4 Ulf Schmidt Orlando Sirola 4 6 2 6 1 6 5 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Sergio Tacchini 6 2 6 1 6 1 ## Inter-Zonal Zone ### Draw Semifinals 22–24 November Final 9–12 December EUR Italy Perth, Australia (grass) bye EUR Italy 3 Brisbane, Australia (grass) AME United States 2 AME United States 5 EAS Philippines 0 ### Semifinals **Philippines vs. United States** Philippines 0 Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[7] 22–24 November 1960 Grass United States 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 Eduardo Dungo Barry MacKay 1 6 2 6 0 6 2 Juan-Johnson José Butch Buchholz 7 5 1 6 0 6 2 6 3 Eduardo Dungo / Juan-Johnson José Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston 3 6 3 6 3 6 4 Raymundo Deyro Dennis Ralston 2 6 0 6 5 7 5 Felicisimo Ampon Chuck McKinley 3 6 4 6 2 6 ### Final **Italy vs. United States** Italy 3 Royal King's Park, Perth, Australia[8] 9–12 December 1960 Grass United States 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 Orlando Sirola Butch Buchholz 8 6 5 7 9 11 2 6 2 Nicola Pietrangeli Barry MacKay 6 8 6 3 10 8 6 8 11 13 3 Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola Butch Buchholz / Chuck McKinley 3 6 10 8 6 4 13 11 4 Nicola Pietrangeli Butch Buchholz 6 1 6 2 6 8 3 6 6 4 5 Orlando Sirola Barry MacKay (tennis) 9 7 6 3 8 6 ## Challenge Round **Australia vs. Italy** Australia 4 White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia[3] 26–28 December 1960 Grass Italy 1 1 2 3 4 5 1 Neale Fraser Orlando Sirola 4 6 6 3 6 3 6 3 2 Rod Laver Nicola Pietrangeli 8 6 6 4 6 3 3 Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 10 8 5 7 6 2 6 4 4 Rod Laver Orlando Sirola 9 7 6 2 6 3 5 Neale Fraser Nicola Pietrangeli 9 11 3 6 6 1 2 6 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Collins_1-0)** Bud Collins (2010). *The Bud Collins History of Tennis* (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0942257700](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0942257700). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Max Robertson (1974). *The Encyclopedia of Tennis*. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0047960426](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0047960426). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Challenge_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Challenge_3-1) ["Australia v Italy"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1960-WG-CHR-AUS-ITA-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["United States v Venezuela"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1960-AMI-M-USA-VEN-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Philippines v India"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1960-EAS-M-PHI-IND-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Sweden v Italy"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1960-EUR-M-SWE-ITA-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Philippines v United States"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1960-INZ-M-PHI-USA-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Italy v United States"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1960-INZ-M-ITA-USA-01). daviscup.com. ## External links - [Davis Cup Official Website](http://www.daviscup.com) v t e Davis Cup Current champions (2025): Italy Editions 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 World Groups / Finals 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 World Groups play-offs 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Qualifying rounds 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 (1R, 2R) 2026 (1R, 2R) 2025 Davis Cup Finals teams Argentina Austria Belgium Czech Republic France Germany Italy Spain Former World Group / Finals teams Australia Belarus Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Croatia Cuba Czechoslovakia Denmark Ecuador Finland Great Britain Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Israel Japan Kazakhstan Mexico Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Paraguay Peru Poland Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia South Korea South Africa Sweden Switzerland United States Yugoslavia Zimbabwe Players American Argentine Australian Austrian Belarusian Belgian Brazilian British Canadian Chilean Croatian Cuban Czech Czechoslovak Danish Dutch Ecuadorian Finnish French German Hungarian Indian Indonesian Irish Israeli Italian Japanese Kazakhstani Korean Kosovar Mexican Montenegrin Moroccan New Zealand Peruvian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak South African Soviet Spanish Swedish Swiss Yugoslav Zimbabwean List of champions Winning players v t e « 1959 1960 in tennis 1961 » Grand Slam Australian Championships French Championships Wimbledon Championships U.S. Championships National teams Davis Cup Wightman Cup --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1960 Davis Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_Davis_Cup) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_Davis_Cup?action=history)). 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