1962 Davis Cup

{{Short description|1962 edition of the Davis Cup}} {{Davis Cup season  | name = 1962 Davis Cup | image = | image_caption = | image_alt = | image_size = | duration = 31 March – 28 December 1962 | edition = 51st | teams = 42 | categories =  | winning nation= {{davis|AUS}} | previous = [[1961 Davis Cup|1961]] | next = [[1963 Davis Cup|1963]] }} The '''1962 Davis Cup''' was the 51st edition of the [[Davis Cup]], the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 28 teams entered the Europe Zone, 8 teams entered the Eastern Zone, and 5 teams entered the America Zone. [[Iran Davis Cup team|Iran]] and the [[Soviet Union Davis Cup team|Soviet Union]] made their first appearances in the tournament.

[[Mexico Davis Cup team|Mexico]] defeated [[Yugoslavia Davis Cup team|Yugoslavia]] in the America Zone final, [[India Davis Cup team|India]] defeated the [[Philippines Davis Cup team|Philippines]] in the Eastern Zone final, and [[Sweden Davis Cup team|Sweden]] defeated [[Italy Davis Cup team|Italy]] in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Mexico defeated Sweden in the semifinal, and then defeated India in the final. Mexico were then defeated by the defending champions [[Australia Davis Cup team|Australia]] in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the [[Milton Courts]] in [[Brisbane]], Australia on 26–28 December. It was Mexico's first appearance in a Davis Cup final.<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== {{details|1962 Davis Cup America Zone}}

===Draw=== {{8TeamBracket-info | RD1-date=13–15 July | RD2-date=4–8 August | RD3-date=17–19 August

| RD1T1-loc=[[Cleveland|Cleveland, OH]], United States (clay) | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|USA}} | RD1-score1=5 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|CAN|1957}} | RD1-score2=0

| RD1T2-loc= | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|MEX|1934}} | RD1-score3= | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=bye | RD1-score4=

| RD1T3-loc= | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=bye | RD1-score5= | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|Caribbean/West Indies}} | RD1-score6=

| RD1T4-loc= | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7= | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|YUG}} | RD1-score8=

| RD2T1-loc=[[Mexico City]], Mexico (clay) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|USA}} | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|MEX|1934}} | RD2-score2=3

| RD2T2-loc=[[Port of Spain]], Trinidad and Tobago (clay) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|Caribbean/West Indies}} | RD2-score3=1 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|YUG}} | RD2-score4=4

| RD3T1-loc=[[Mexico City]], Mexico (clay) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|MEX|1934}} | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|YUG}} | RD3-score2=1 }}<section end=Finals/> ===Final=== '''Mexico vs. Yugoslavia''' {{DavisCupbox |team1=Mexico |team1-var=1934 |team2=Yugoslavia |venue=Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, [[Mexico City]], Mexico<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1962-AME-M-MEX-YUG-01|title=Mexico v Yugoslavia|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=17–19 August 1962 |surface=Clay |score1=4 |score2=1 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Antonio Palafox]] |6 |1 |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Boro Jovanović]] |4 |6 |3 |3 | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Rafael Osuna]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Nikola Pilić]] |4 |4 |2 | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Rafael Osuna]] |T1P2=[[Antonio Palafox]] |6 |2 |6 |7 | |T2P1=[[Boro Jovanović]] |T2P2=[[Nikola Pilić]] |4 |6 |3 |5 | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Francisco Contreras (tennis)|Francisco Contreras]] |2 |2 |7 | | |T2P1=[[Nikola Pilić]] |6 |6 |9 | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Mario Llamas]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Vladimir Presečki]] |0 |1 |1 | | }} }}

==Eastern Zone== {{details|1962 Davis Cup Eastern Zone}}

===Draw=== {{8TeamBracket-info | RD1-date=17 March–8 April | RD2-date=13–16 April | RD3-date=4–6 May

| RD1T1-loc=[[Lahore]], Pakistan | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|IND}} | RD1-score1=5 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|PAK}} | RD1-score2=0

| RD1T2-loc=[[Tehran]], Iran | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|IRI|1925}} | RD1-score3=3 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|Malaya}} | RD1-score4=2

| RD1T3-loc=[[Seoul]], South Korea | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|KOR|1949}} | RD1-score5=0 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|JPN|1947}} | RD1-score6=5

| RD1T4-loc=[[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka|Ceylon]] (clay) | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|CEY|1951}} | RD1-score7=0 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|PHI|1936}} | RD1-score8=4

| RD2T1-loc=[[Jaipur]], India | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|IND}} | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|IRI|1925}} | RD2-score2=0

| RD2T2-loc=[[Manila]], Philippines | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|JPN|1949}} | RD2-score3=2 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|PHI|1936}} | RD2-score4=3

| RD3T1-loc=[[New Delhi]], India | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|IND}} | RD3-score1=5 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|PHI|1936}} | RD3-score2=0 }}<section end=Finals/> ===Final=== '''India vs. Philippines''' {{DavisCupbox |team1=India |team2=Philippines |team2-var=1936 |venue=[[New Delhi]], India<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1962-EAS-M-IND-PHI-01|title=India v Philippines|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=4–6 May 1962 |surface= |score1=5 |score2=0 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jaidip Mukerjea]] |9 |7 |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Juan-Johnson José]] |11 |5 |0 |4 | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ramanathan Krishnan]] |6 |8 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Felicisimo Ampon]] |1 |6 |1 | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Premjit Lall]] |T1P2=[[Jaidip Mukerjea]] |6 |3 |9 |6 | |T2P1=[[Raymundo Deyro]] |T2P2=[[Juan-Johnson José]] |4 |6 |7 |1 | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Premjit Lall]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Juan-Johnson José]] |3 |1 |0 | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jaidip Mukerjea]] |6 |6 |3 |6 | |T2P1=[[Felicisimo Ampon]] |1 |3 |6 |1 | }} }}

==Europe Zone== {{details|1962 Davis Cup Europe Zone}}

===Draw=== {{32TeamBracket-Info|compact=y | RD1-date=4–7 May | RD2-date=18–21 May | RD3-date=14–17 June | RD4-date=13–15 July | RD5-date=27–29 July | 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|NED}} | RD1-score03=0 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04={{davis|URS}} | RD1-score04=5

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05={{davis|HUN}} | RD1-score05=5 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06={{davis|LUX}} | RD1-score06=0

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07={{davis|DEN}} | RD1-score07=4 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08={{davis|NZL}} | RD1-score08=1

| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09={{davis|NOR}} | RD1-score09=0 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10={{davis|POL|1928}} | RD1-score10=5

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11={{davis|MON}} | RD1-score11=0 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12={{davis|BRA|1960}} | RD1-score12=5

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{davis|IRL}} | RD1-score13=1 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14={{davis|AUT}} | RD1-score14=4

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

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

| RD1-seed19= | RD1-team19={{davis|SUI}} | RD1-score19=0 | RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD1-score20=4

| RD1-seed21= | RD1-team21={{davis|ESP|1945}} | RD1-score21=2 | RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22={{davis|FRG}} | RD1-score22=3

| RD1-seed23= | RD1-team23={{davis|ROU|1952}} | RD1-score23=4 | RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24={{davis|ISR}} | RD1-score24=1

| RD1-seed25= | RD1-team25={{davis|LIB}} | RD1-score25=1 | RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26={{davis|FIN}} | RD1-score26=4

| RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27={{davis|TCH}} | RD1-score27=4 | RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28={{davis|EGY|1958}} | RD1-score28=1

| RD1-seed29= | RD1-team29={{davis|BEL}} | RD1-score29=4 | RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30={{davis|CHI}} | RD1-score30=1

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

| RD2T1-loc=[[Florence]], Italy (clay) | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01={{davis|ITA}} | RD2-score01=5 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02={{davis|URS}} | RD2-score02=0

| RD2T2-loc=[[Budapest]], Hungary (clay) | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03={{davis|HUN}} | RD2-score03=5 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04={{davis|DEN}} | RD2-score04=0

| RD2T3-loc=[[Warsaw]], Poland | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05={{davis|POL}} | RD2-score05=0 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06={{davis|BRA|1960}} | RD2-score06=3

| RD2T4-loc=[[Vienna]], Austria (clay) | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07={{davis|AUT}} | RD2-score07=1 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08={{davis|GBR}} | RD2-score08=4

| RD2T5-loc=[[Paris]], France (clay) | RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09={{davis|FRA}} | RD2-score09=2 | RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD2-score10=3

| RD2T6-loc=[[Hanover]], [[West Germany]] | RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11={{davis|FRG}} | RD2-score11=5 | RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12={{davis|ROU|1952}} | RD2-score12=0

| RD2T7-loc=[[Helsinki]], Finland | RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13={{davis|FIN}} | RD2-score13=0 | RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14={{davis|TCH}} | RD2-score14=5

| RD2T8-loc=[[Brussels]], Belgium (clay) | RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15={{davis|BEL}} | RD2-score15=0 | RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16={{davis|SWE}} | RD2-score16=5

| RD3T1-loc=[[Brescia]], Italy (clay) | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01={{davis|ITA}} | RD3-score01=4 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02={{davis|HUN}} | RD3-score02=1

| RD3T2-loc=[[Eastbourne]], England (grass) | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03={{davis|BRA|1960}} | RD3-score03=1 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04={{davis|GBR}} | RD3-score04=4

| RD3T3-loc=[[West Berlin]] | RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD3-score05=3 | RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06={{davis|FRG}} | RD3-score06=2

| RD3T4-loc=[[Stockholm]], Sweden (clay) | RD3-seed07= | RD3-team07={{davis|TCH}} | RD3-score07=0 | RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08={{davis|SWE}} | RD3-score08=5

| RD4T1-loc=[[Milan]], Italy (clay) | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01={{davis|ITA}} | RD4-score01=5 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02={{davis|GBR}} | RD4-score02=0

| RD4T2-loc=[[Båstad]], Sweden (clay) | RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD4-score03=1 | RD4-seed04= | RD4-team04={{davis|SWE}} | RD4-score04=4

| RD5T1-loc=[[Båstad]], Sweden (clay) | RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01={{davis|ITA}} | RD5-score01=1 | RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02={{davis|SWE}} | RD5-score02=4 }}<section end=Finals/> ===Final=== '''Sweden vs. Italy''' {{DavisCupbox |team1=Sweden |team2=Italy |venue=[[Båstad Tennis Stadium]], [[Båstad]], Sweden<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1962-EUR-M-SWE-ITA-01|title=Sweden v Italy|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=27–29 July 1962 |surface=Clay |score1=4 |score2=1 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ulf Schmidt]] |3 |6 |5 |3 | |T2P1=[[Fausto Gardini]] |6 |3 |7 |6 | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jan-Erik Lundqvist]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Nicola Pietrangeli]] |2 |4 |1 | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jan-Erik Lundqvist]] |T1P2=[[Ulf Schmidt]] |6 |3 |6 |6 |9 |T2P1=[[Nicola Pietrangeli]] |T2P2=[[Orlando Sirola]] |1 |6 |8 |4 |7 }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jan-Erik Lundqvist]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Fausto Gardini]] |0 |2 |1 | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ulf Schmidt]] |6 |8 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Nicola Pietrangeli]] |1 |6 |3 | | }} }}

==Inter-Zonal Zone== ===Draw=== <section begin=Finals/> {{4TeamBracket-info | RD1-date=26–28 October | RD2-date=3–5 December | RD1T1-loc=

| RD1-seed1=EAS | RD1-team1={{davis|IND}} | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1T2-loc=[[Mexico City]], Mexico (clay) | RD1-seed3=AME | RD1-team3={{davis|MEX|1934}} | RD1-score3=3 | RD1-seed4=EUR | RD1-team4={{davis|SWE}} | RD1-score4=2

| RD2T1-loc=[[Chennai|Madras]], India | RD2-seed1=EAS | RD2-team1={{davis|IND}} | RD2-score1=0 | RD2-seed2=AME | RD2-team2={{davis|MEX|1934}} | RD2-score2=5 }}<section end=Finals/> ===Semifinals=== '''Mexico vs. Sweden''' {{DavisCupbox |team1=Mexico |team1-var=1934 |team2=Sweden |venue=Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, [[Mexico City]], Mexico<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1962-INZ-M-MEX-SWE-01|title=Mexico v Sweden|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=26–28 October 1962 |surface=Clay |score1=3 |score2=2 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Antonio Palafox]] |6 |6 |6 |4 | |T2P1=[[Jan-Erik Lundqvist]] |8 |1 |8 |6 | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Rafael Osuna]] |6 |16 |1 |6 | |T2P1=[[Ulf Schmidt]] |3 |14 |6 |2 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Rafael Osuna]] |T1P2=[[Antonio Palafox]] |6 |7 |12 |6 | |T2P1=[[Jan-Erik Lundqvist]] |T2P2=[[Ulf Schmidt]] |8 |5 |10 |1 | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Antonio Palafox]] |9 |6 |3 |6 |1 |T2P1=[[Ulf Schmidt]] |11 |3 |6 |1 |6 }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Rafael Osuna]] |3 |6 |6 |1 |6 |T2P1=[[Jan-Erik Lundqvist]] |6 |4 |3 |6 |3 }} }}<section end=Finals/> ===Final=== '''India vs. Mexico''' {{DavisCupbox |team1=India |team2=Mexico |team2-var=1934 |venue=[[Chennai|Madras]], India<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1962-INZ-M-IND-MEX-01|title=India v Mexico|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=3–5 December 1962 |surface= |score1=0 |score2=5 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jaidip Mukerjea]] |7 |2 |2 | | |T2P1=[[Antonio Palafox]] |9 |6 |6 | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ramanathan Krishnan]] |6 |6 |5 |8 |4 |T2P1=[[Rafael Osuna]] |8 |2 |7 |6 |6 }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Premjit Lall]] |T1P2=[[Jaidip Mukerjea]] |8 |10 |4 | | |T2P1=[[Rafael Osuna]] |T2P2=[[Antonio Palafox]] |10 |12 |6 | | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Premjit Lall]] |2 |2 |3 | | |T2P1=[[Mario Llamas]] |6 |6 |6 | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Akhtar Ali]] |4 |6 |7 |4 |3 |T2P1=[[Francisco Contreras (tennis)|Francisco Contreras]] |6 |2 |5 |6 |6 }} }}

==Challenge Round== '''Australia vs. Mexico''' {{DavisCupbox |team1=Australia |team2=Mexico |team2-var=1934 |venue=[[Milton Courts]], [[Brisbane]], Australia<ref name="Challenge">{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1962-WG-CHR-AUS-MEX-01|title=Australia v Mexico|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=26–28 December 1962 |surface=Grass |score1=5 |score2=0 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Rod Laver]] |6 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=[[Rafael Osuna]] |2 |1 |5 | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Neale Fraser]] |7 |6 |6 |11 | |T2P1=[[Antonio Palafox]] |9 |2 |4 |9 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Roy Emerson]] |T1P2=[[Rod Laver]] |7 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Rafael Osuna]] |T2P2=[[Antonio Palafox]] |5 |2 |4 | | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Neale Fraser]] |3 |11 |6 |3 |6 |T2P1=[[Rafael Osuna]] |6 |9 |1 |6 |4 }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Rod Laver]] |6 |4 |6 |8 | |T2P1=[[Antonio Palafox]] |1 |6 |4 |6 | }} }}

==References== {{reflist}}

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