1961 Davis Cup

{{Short description|1961 edition of the Davis Cup}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Davis Cup season  | name = 1961 Davis Cup | image = | image_caption = | image_alt = | image_size = | duration = 18 March – 28 December 1961 | edition = 50th | teams = 42 | categories =  | winning nation= {{davis|AUS}} | previous = [[1960 Davis Cup|1960]] | next = [[1962 Davis Cup|1962]] }} 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 Davis Cup team|Ecuador]], [[Indonesia Davis Cup team|Indonesia]] and [[Morocco Davis Cup team|Morocco]] made their first appearances in the tournament.

The [[United States Davis Cup team|United States]] defeated [[Mexico Davis Cup team|Mexico]] in the America Zone final, [[India Davis Cup team|India]] defeated [[Japan Davis Cup team|Japan]] in the Eastern Zone final, and [[Italy Davis Cup team|Italy]] defeated [[Sweden Davis Cup team|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 Davis Cup team|Australia]]. The final was played at [[Kooyong Stadium]] in [[Melbourne]], Australia on 26–28 December.<ref name=Collins>{{cite book|author=Bud Collins|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|pages=495–496, 499|edition=2nd}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Encyclopedia of Tennis|year=1974|publisher=Allen & Unwin|location=London|isbn=0047960426|author=Max Robertson|page=384}}</ref><ref name="Challenge" />

==America Zone== {{further|1961 Davis Cup America Zone}}

===Draw=== {{8TeamBracket-info | RD1-date=29 April–1 May; 27–29 May; 28–31 July | RD2-date=15–17 July; 4–6 August | RD3-date=18–20 August

| RD1T1-loc= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|MAR}} | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1T2-loc=[[Quebec City]], Canada (clay) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|CAN|1957}} | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|MEX|1934}} | RD1-score4=3

| RD1T3-loc=[[Guayaquil]], Ecuador (clay) | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|ECU|1900}} | RD1-score5=5 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|COL}} | RD1-score6=0

| RD1T4-loc=[[Bridgetown]], Barbados (grass) | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|Caribbean/West Indies}} | RD1-score7=0 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|USA}} | RD1-score8=5

| RD2T1-loc=[[Casablanca]], Morocco | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|MAR}} | RD2-score1=0 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|MEX|1934}} | RD2-score2=5

| RD2T2-loc=[[St. Louis|St. Louis, MO]], United States (clay) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|ECU|1900}} | RD2-score3=0 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|USA}} | RD2-score4=5

| RD3T1-loc=[[Cleveland|Cleveland, OH]], United States (clay) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|MEX|1934}} | RD3-score1=2 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|USA}} | RD3-score2=3 }}<section end=Finals/> ===Final=== '''United States vs. Mexico''' {{DavisCupbox |team1=United States |team2=Mexico |team2-var=1934 |venue=Cleveland Skating Club, [[Cleveland|Cleveland, OH]], United States<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1961-AME-M-USA-MEX-01|title=United States v Mexico|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=18–20 August 1961 |surface=Clay |score1=3 |score2=2 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Chuck McKinley]] |3 |3 |3 | | |T2P1=[[Rafael Osuna]] |6 |6 |6 | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Bernard Bartzen|Tut Bartzen]] |4 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Mario Llamas]] |6 |4 |4 |4 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Chuck McKinley]] |T1P2=[[Dennis Ralston]] |4 |6 |4 |3 | |T2P1=[[Rafael Osuna]] |T2P2=[[Antonio Palafox]] |6 |2 |6 |6 | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Chuck McKinley]] |6 |7 |10 | | |T2P1=[[Mario Llamas]] |4 |5 |8 | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Bernard Bartzen|Tut Bartzen]] |6 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=[[Rafael Osuna]] |3 |3 |5 | | }} }}

==Eastern Zone== {{further|1961 Davis Cup Eastern Zone}}

===Draw=== {{8TeamBracket-info | RD1-date=18–28 March | RD2-date=1–24 April | RD3-date=6–8 May

| RD1T1-loc= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|PHI|1936}} | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1T2-loc= | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|JPN|1947}} | RD1-score3={{w/o}} | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|KOR|1949}} | RD1-score4=

| RD1T3-loc=[[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka|Ceylon]] (clay) | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|CEY|1951}} | RD1-score5=2 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|THA}} | RD1-score6=3

| RD1T4-loc=[[Bandung]], Indonesia | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|INA}} | RD1-score7=1 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|IND}} | RD1-score8=4

| RD2T1-loc=[[Tokyo]], Japan | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|PHI|1936}} | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|JPN|1947}} | RD2-score2=3

| RD2T2-loc=[[Lucknow]], India | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|THA}} | RD2-score3=0 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|IND}} | RD2-score4=5

| RD3T1-loc=[[New Delhi]], India | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|JPN|1947}} | RD3-score1=1 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|IND}} | RD3-score2=4 }}<section end=Finals/> ===Final=== '''India vs. Japan''' {{DavisCupbox |team1=India |team2=Japan |team2-var=1947 |venue=[[New Delhi]], India<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1961-EAS-M-IND-JPN-01|title=India v Japan|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=6–8 May 1961 |surface= |score1=4 |score2=1 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jaidip Mukerjea]] |2 |7 |6 |2 | |T2P1=[[Atsushi Miyagi]] |6 |9 |2 |6 | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ramanathan Krishnan]] |4 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Osamu Ishiguro]] |6 |3 |3 |3 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ramanathan Krishnan]] |T1P2=[[Premjit Lall]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Atsushi Miyagi]] |T2P2=[[Masao Nagasaki]] |4 |3 |4 | | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ramanathan Krishnan]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Atsushi Miyagi]] |4 |1 |4 | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Akhtar Ali]] |4 |6 |6 |2 |6 |T2P1=[[Osamu Ishiguro]] |6 |4 |0 |6 |4 }} }}

==Europe Zone== {{further|1961 Davis Cup Europe Zone}}

===Draw=== {{32TeamBracket-Info|compact=y | RD1-date=27 April–7 May | RD2-date=1–4 June | RD3-date=10–19 June | RD4-date=21–23 July | RD5-date=4–6 August | RD1-name=First Round | RD2-name=Second Round | seed-width=25 | team-width=150

| RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01={{davis|ITA}} | RD1-score01= | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=bye | RD1-score02=

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03={{davis|BEL}} | RD1-score03=3 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04={{davis|CHI}} | RD1-score04=2

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05={{davis|SUI}} | RD1-score05=2 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06={{davis|NED}} | RD1-score06=3

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07={{davis|TCH}} | RD1-score07=2 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08={{davis|FRG}} | RD1-score08=3

| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09={{davis|IRL}} | RD1-score09=0 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10={{davis|POL|1928}} | RD1-score10=5

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11={{davis|MON}} | RD1-score11=3 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12={{davis|LUX}} | RD1-score12=2

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{davis|EGY|1958}} | RD1-score13=0 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14={{davis|BRA|1960}} | RD1-score14=5

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=bye | RD1-score15= | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16={{davis|FRA}} | RD1-score16=

| RD1-seed17= | RD1-team17={{davis|GBR}} | RD1-score17= | RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18=bye | RD1-score18=

| RD1-seed19= | RD1-team19={{davis|AUT}} | RD1-score19=5 | RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20={{davis|NOR}} | RD1-score20=0

| RD1-seed21= | RD1-team21={{davis|TUR}} | RD1-score21=1 | RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22={{davis|FIN}} | RD1-score22=4

| RD1-seed23= | RD1-team23={{davis|ROU|1952}} | RD1-score23=0 | RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD1-score24=5

| RD1-seed25= | RD1-team25={{davis|YUG}} | RD1-score25=1 | RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26={{davis|ESP|1945}} | RD1-score26=3

| RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27={{davis|ISR}} | RD1-score27=0 | RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28={{davis|NZL}} | RD1-score28=5

| RD1-seed29= | RD1-team29={{davis|DEN}} | RD1-score29=2 | RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30={{davis|HUN}} | RD1-score30=3

| RD1-seed31= | RD1-team31=bye | RD1-score31= | RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32={{davis|SWE}} | RD1-score32=

| RD2T1-loc=[[Brussels]], Belgium (clay) | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01={{davis|ITA}} | RD2-score01=3 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02={{davis|BEL}} | RD2-score02=2

| RD2T2-loc=[[Scheveningen]], Netherlands (clay) | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03={{davis|NED}} | RD2-score03=0 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04={{davis|FRG}} | RD2-score04=5

| RD2T3-loc=[[Warsaw]], Poland | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05={{davis|POL|1928}} | RD2-score05=4 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06={{davis|MON}} | RD2-score06=1

| RD2T4-loc=[[Paris]], France (clay) | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07={{davis|BRA|1960}} | RD2-score07=1 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08={{davis|FRA}} | RD2-score08=4

| RD2T5-loc=[[Vienna]], Austria (clay) | RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09={{davis|GBR}} | RD2-score09=3 | RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10={{davis|AUT}} | RD2-score10=2

| RD2T6-loc=[[Helsinki]], Finland | RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11={{davis|FIN}} | RD2-score11=1 | RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD2-score12=4

| RD2T7-loc=[[Madrid]], Spain (clay) | RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13={{davis|ESP|1945}} | RD2-score13=3 | RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14={{davis|NZL}} | RD2-score14=2

| RD2T8-loc=[[Budapest]], Hungary (clay) | RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15={{davis|HUN}} | RD2-score15=2 | RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16={{davis|SWE}} | RD2-score16=3

| RD3T1-loc=[[Munich]], [[West Germany]] (clay) | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01={{davis|ITA}} | RD3-score01=3 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02={{davis|FRG}} | RD3-score02=2

| RD3T2-loc=[[Warsaw]], Poland | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03={{davis|POL|1928}} | RD3-score03=0 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04={{davis|FRA}} | RD3-score04=5

| RD3T3-loc=[[Birmingham]], England (grass) | RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05={{davis|GBR}} | RD3-score05=4 | RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD3-score06=1

| RD3T4-loc=[[Madrid]], Spain (clay) | RD3-seed07= | RD3-team07={{davis|ESP|1945}} | RD3-score07=1 | RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08={{davis|SWE}} | RD3-score08=4

| RD4T1-loc=[[Paris]], France (clay) | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01={{davis|ITA}} | RD4-score01=4 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02={{davis|FRA}} | RD4-score02=1

| RD4T2-loc=[[Båstad]], Sweden (clay) | RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03={{davis|GBR}} | RD4-score03=1 | RD4-seed04= | RD4-team04={{davis|SWE}} | RD4-score04=4

| RD5T1-loc=[[Milan]], Italy (clay) | RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01={{davis|ITA}} | RD5-score01=4 | RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02={{davis|SWE}} | RD5-score02=1 }}<section end=Finals/> ===Final=== '''Italy vs. Sweden''' {{DavisCupbox |team1=Italy |team2=Sweden |venue=[[Milan]], Italy<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1961-EUR-M-ITA-SWE-01|title=Italy v Sweden|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=4–6 August 1961 |surface=Clay |score1=4 |score2=1 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Fausto Gardini]] |6 |4 |1 |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Ulf Schmidt]] |4 |6 |6 |3 |1 }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Nicola Pietrangeli]] |2 |5 |6 |4 | |T2P1=[[Jan-Erik Lundqvist]] |6 |7 |1 |6 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Nicola Pietrangeli]] |T1P2=[[Orlando Sirola]] |6 |3 |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Thomas Hallberg]] |T2P2=[[Jan-Erik Lundqvist]] |3 |6 |3 |1 | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Nicola Pietrangeli]] |6 |6 |3 |6 | |T2P1=[[Ulf Schmidt]] |3 |2 |6 |3 | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Fausto Gardini]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Thomas Hallberg]] |2 |1 |0 | | }} }}

==Inter-Zonal Zone== ===Draw=== <section begin=Finals/> {{4TeamBracket-info | RD1-date=30 September–2 October | RD2-date=13–16 October

| RD1T1-loc= | RD1-seed1=EUR | RD1-team1={{davis|ITA}} | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1T2-loc=[[New Delhi]], India | RD1-seed3=AME | RD1-team3={{davis|USA}} | RD1-score3=3 | RD1-seed4=EAS | RD1-team4={{davis|IND}} | RD1-score4=2

| RD2T1-loc=[[Rome]], Italy (clay) | RD2-seed1=EUR | RD2-team1={{davis|ITA}} | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2=AME | RD2-team2={{davis|USA}} | RD2-score2=1 }}<section end=Finals/> ===Semifinals=== '''India vs. United States''' {{DavisCupbox |team1=India |team2=United States |venue=[[National Sports Club of India|National Sports Club]], [[New Delhi]], India<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1961-INZ-M-IND-USA-01|title=India v United States|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=30 September–2 October 1961 |surface= |score1=2 |score2=3 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jaidip Mukerjea]] |4 |4 |7 | | |T2P1=[[Chuck McKinley]] |6 |6 |9 | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ramanathan Krishnan]] |6 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=[[Whitney Reed]] |4 |1 |5 | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ramanathan Krishnan]] |T1P2=[[Premjit Lall]] |7 |0 |3 |2 | |T2P1=[[Donald Dell]] |T2P2=[[Chuck McKinley]] |5 |6 |6 |6 | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jaidip Mukerjea]] |2 |3 |3 | | |T2P1=[[Whitney Reed]] |6 |6 |6 | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ramanathan Krishnan]] |6 |4 |1 |6 |6 |T2P1=[[Chuck McKinley]] |3 |6 |6 |3 |4 }} }}<section end=Finals/> ===Final=== '''Italy vs. United States''' {{DavisCupbox |team1=Italy |team2=United States |venue=[[Foro Italico]], [[Rome]], Italy<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1961-INZ-M-ITA-USA-01|title=Italy v United States|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=13–16 October 1961 |surface=Clay |score1=4 |score2=1 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Fausto Gardini]] |6 |6 |5 |8 |0 |T2P1=[[Jon Douglas]] |4 |4 |7 |10 |6 }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Nicola Pietrangeli]] |2 |6 |6 |6 |6 |T2P1=[[Whitney Reed]] |6 |8 |4 |4 |4 }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Nicola Pietrangeli]] |T1P2=[[Orlando Sirola]] |6 |3 |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Donald Dell]] |T2P2=[[Whitney Reed]] |4 |6 |3 |2 | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Nicola Pietrangeli]] |9 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Jon Douglas]] |7 |3 |2 | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Fausto Gardini]] |3 |7 |3 |8 |6 |T2P1=[[Whitney Reed]] |6 |5 |6 |6 |4 }} }}

==Challenge Round== '''Australia vs. Italy''' {{DavisCupbox |team1=Australia |team2=Italy |venue=[[Kooyong Stadium]], [[Melbourne]], Australia<ref name="Challenge">{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1961-WG-CHR-AUS-ITA-01|title=Australia v Italy|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=26–28 December 1961 |surface=Grass |score1=5 |score2=0 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Roy Emerson]] |8 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Nicola Pietrangeli]] |6 |4 |0 | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Rod Laver]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Orlando Sirola]] |1 |4 |3 | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Roy Emerson]] |T1P2=[[Neale Fraser]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Nicola Pietrangeli]] |T2P2=[[Orlando Sirola]] |2 |3 |4 | | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Rod Laver]] |6 |3 |4 |6 |8 |T2P1=[[Nicola Pietrangeli]] |3 |6 |6 |3 |6 }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Roy Emerson]] |6 |6 |4 |6 | |T2P1=[[Orlando Sirola]] |3 |3 |6 |2 | }} }}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.daviscup.com Davis Cup Official Website]