# 1962 Davis Cup > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1962_Davis_Cup > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1962_Davis_Cup.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_Davis_Cup > Source revision: 1354069197 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1962 edition of the Davis Cup 1962 Davis Cup Details Duration 31 March – 28 December 1962 Edition 51st Teams 42 Champion Winning nation Australia ← 1961 1963 → The **1962 Davis Cup** was the 51st 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, 8 teams entered the Eastern Zone, and 5 teams entered the America Zone. [Iran](/source/Iran_Davis_Cup_team) and the [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union_Davis_Cup_team) made their first appearances in the tournament. [Mexico](/source/Mexico_Davis_Cup_team) defeated [Yugoslavia](/source/Yugoslavia_Davis_Cup_team) in the America Zone final, [India](/source/India_Davis_Cup_team) defeated the [Philippines](/source/Philippines_Davis_Cup_team) in the Eastern Zone final, and [Sweden](/source/Sweden_Davis_Cup_team) defeated [Italy](/source/Italy_Davis_Cup_team) 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](/source/Australia_Davis_Cup_team) in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the [Milton Courts](/source/Milton_Courts) in [Brisbane](/source/Brisbane), Australia on 26–28 December. It was Mexico's first appearance in a Davis Cup final.[1][2][3] ## America Zone Further information: [1962 Davis Cup America Zone](/source/1962_Davis_Cup_America_Zone) ### Draw Quarterfinals 13–15 July Semifinals 4–8 August Final 17–19 August Cleveland, OH, United States (clay) United States 5 Mexico City, Mexico (clay) Canada 0 United States 2 Mexico 3 Mexico Mexico City, Mexico (clay) bye Mexico 4 Yugoslavia 1 bye Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) Caribbean/West Indies Caribbean/West Indies 1 Yugoslavia 4 bye Yugoslavia ### Final **Mexico vs. Yugoslavia** Mexico 4 Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[4] 17–19 August 1962 Clay Yugoslavia 1 1 2 3 4 5 1 Antonio Palafox Boro Jovanović 6 4 1 6 6 3 6 3 2 Rafael Osuna Nikola Pilić 6 4 6 4 6 2 3 Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox Boro Jovanović / Nikola Pilić 6 4 2 6 6 3 7 5 4 Francisco Contreras Nikola Pilić 2 6 2 6 7 9 5 Mario Llamas Vladimir Presečki 6 0 6 1 6 1 ## Eastern Zone Further information: [1962 Davis Cup Eastern Zone](/source/1962_Davis_Cup_Eastern_Zone) ### Draw Quarterfinals 17 March–8 April Semifinals 13–16 April Final 4–6 May Lahore, Pakistan India 5 Jaipur, India Pakistan 0 India 4 Tehran, Iran Iran 0 Iran 3 New Delhi, India Malaya 2 India 5 Seoul, South Korea Philippines 0 South Korea 0 Manila, Philippines Japan 5 Japan 2 Colombo, Ceylon (clay) Philippines 3 Ceylon 0 Philippines 4 ### Final **India vs. Philippines** India 5 New Delhi, India[5] 4–6 May 1962 Philippines 0 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaidip Mukerjea Juan-Johnson José 9 11 7 5 6 0 6 4 2 Ramanathan Krishnan Felicisimo Ampon 6 1 8 6 6 1 3 Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea Raymundo Deyro / Juan-Johnson José 6 4 3 6 9 7 6 1 4 Premjit Lall Juan-Johnson José 6 3 6 1 6 0 5 Jaidip Mukerjea Felicisimo Ampon 6 1 6 3 3 6 6 1 ## Europe Zone Further information: [1962 Davis Cup Europe Zone](/source/1962_Davis_Cup_Europe_Zone) ### Draw First Round 4–7 May Second Round 18–21 May Quarterfinals 14–17 June Semifinals 13–15 July Final 27–29 July Italy Florence, Italy (clay) bye Italy 5 Netherlands 0 Soviet Union 0 Brescia, Italy (clay) Soviet Union 5 Italy 4 Hungary 5 Budapest, Hungary (clay) Hungary 1 Luxembourg 0 Hungary 5 Denmark 4 Denmark 0 Milan, Italy (clay) New Zealand 1 Italy 5 Norway 0 Warsaw, Poland Great Britain 0 Poland 5 Poland 0 Monaco 0 Brazil 3 Eastbourne, England (grass) Brazil 5 Brazil 1 Ireland 1 Vienna, Austria (clay) Great Britain 4 Austria 4 Austria 1 bye Great Britain 4 Båstad, Sweden (clay) Great Britain Italy 1 France Paris, France (clay) Sweden 4 bye France 2 Switzerland 0 South Africa 3 West Berlin South Africa 4 South Africa 3 Spain 2 Hanover, West Germany West Germany 2 West Germany 3 West Germany 5 Romania 4 Romania 0 Båstad, Sweden (clay) Israel 1 South Africa 1 Lebanon 1 Helsinki, Finland Sweden 4 Finland 4 Finland 0 Czechoslovakia 4 Czechoslovakia 5 Stockholm, Sweden (clay) Egypt 1 Czechoslovakia 0 Belgium 4 Brussels, Belgium (clay) Sweden 5 Chile 1 Belgium 0 bye Sweden 5 Sweden ### Final **Sweden vs. Italy** Sweden 4 Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[6] 27–29 July 1962 Clay Italy 1 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ulf Schmidt Fausto Gardini 3 6 6 3 5 7 3 6 2 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Nicola Pietrangeli 6 2 6 4 6 1 3 Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 6 1 3 6 6 8 6 4 9 7 4 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Fausto Gardini 6 0 6 2 6 1 5 Ulf Schmidt Nicola Pietrangeli 6 1 8 6 6 3 ## Inter-Zonal Zone ### Draw Semifinals 26–28 October Final 3–5 December EAS India Madras, India bye EAS India 0 Mexico City, Mexico (clay) AME Mexico 5 AME Mexico 3 EUR Sweden 2 ### Semifinals **Mexico vs. Sweden** Mexico 3 Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[7] 26–28 October 1962 Clay Sweden 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 Antonio Palafox Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6 8 6 1 6 8 4 6 2 Rafael Osuna Ulf Schmidt 6 3 16 14 1 6 6 2 3 Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt 6 8 7 5 12 10 6 1 4 Antonio Palafox Ulf Schmidt 9 11 6 3 3 6 6 1 1 6 5 Rafael Osuna Jan-Erik Lundqvist 3 6 6 4 6 3 1 6 6 3 ### Final **India vs. Mexico** India 0 Madras, India[8] 3–5 December 1962 Mexico 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaidip Mukerjea Antonio Palafox 7 9 2 6 2 6 2 Ramanathan Krishnan Rafael Osuna 6 8 6 2 5 7 8 6 4 6 3 Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox 8 10 10 12 4 6 4 Premjit Lall Mario Llamas 2 6 2 6 3 6 5 Akhtar Ali Francisco Contreras 4 6 6 2 7 5 4 6 3 6 ## Challenge Round **Australia vs. Mexico** Australia 5 Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[3] 26–28 December 1962 Grass Mexico 0 1 2 3 4 5 1 Rod Laver Rafael Osuna 6 2 6 1 7 5 2 Neale Fraser Antonio Palafox 7 9 6 2 6 4 11 9 3 Roy Emerson / Rod Laver Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox 7 5 6 2 6 4 4 Neale Fraser Rafael Osuna 3 6 11 9 6 1 3 6 6 4 5 Rod Laver Antonio Palafox 6 1 4 6 6 4 8 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 Mexico"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1962-WG-CHR-AUS-MEX-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Mexico v Yugoslavia"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1962-AME-M-MEX-YUG-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["India v Philippines"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1962-EAS-M-IND-PHI-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Sweden v Italy"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1962-EUR-M-SWE-ITA-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Mexico v Sweden"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1962-INZ-M-MEX-SWE-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["India v Mexico"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1962-INZ-M-IND-MEX-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 « 1961 1962 in tennis 1963 » Grand Slam Australian Championships French Championships Wimbledon Championships U.S. Championships National teams Davis Cup Wightman Cup --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1962 Davis Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_Davis_Cup) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_Davis_Cup?action=history)). 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