# 1963 Davis Cup > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1963_Davis_Cup > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1963_Davis_Cup.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_Davis_Cup > Source revision: 1354069201 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1963 edition of the Davis Cup 1963 Davis Cup Details Duration 17 March – 28 December 1963 Edition 52nd Teams 49 Champion Winning nation United States ← 1962 1964 → The **1963 Davis Cup** was the 52nd edition of the [Davis Cup](/source/Davis_Cup), the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 32 teams entered the Europe Zone, 9 teams entered the Eastern Zone, and 7 teams entered the America Zone. [Rhodesia](/source/Zimbabwe_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 America Zone final, [India](/source/India_Davis_Cup_team) defeated [Japan](/source/Japan_Davis_Cup_team) in the Eastern Zone final, and [Great Britain](/source/Great_Britain_Davis_Cup_team) defeated [Sweden](/source/Sweden_Davis_Cup_team) in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the United States defeated Great Britain in the semifinal, and then defeated India in the final. The United States then defeated the defending champions [Australia](/source/Australia_Davis_Cup_team) in the Challenge Round, ending Australia's four-year title run. The final was played at [Memorial Drive Park](/source/Memorial_Drive_Park) in [Adelaide](/source/Adelaide), Australia on 26–28 December.[1][2][3] ## America Zone Further information: [1963 Davis Cup America Zone](/source/1963_Davis_Cup_America_Zone) ### Draw Quarterfinals 13–17 June; 26–28 July Semifinals 28–30 July; 16–18 August Final 13–15 September Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela (hard) bye Venezuela 3 Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) Ecuador 1 Ecuador 3 Denver, CO, United States (hard) Caribbean/West Indies 2 Venezuela 0 Tehran, Iran United States 5 Iran 0 Los Angeles, CA, United States (hard) United States 5 United States 4 Vancouver, Canada (hard) Mexico 1 Canada 1 Mexico 4 ### Final **United States vs. Venezuela** United States 5 Cherry Hills Country Club, Denver, CO, United States[4] 13–15 September 1963 Hard Venezuela 0 1 2 3 4 5 1 Dennis Ralston Orlando Bracamonte 6 2 6 1 6 2 2 Marty Riessen Isaías Pimentel 8 6 6 4 6 4 3 Dennis Ralston / Marty Riessen Orlando Bracamonte / Isaías Pimentel 7 5 8 6 6 3 4 Arthur Ashe Orlando Bracamonte 6 1 6 1 6 0 5 Dennis Ralston Isaías Pimentel 18 16 9 7 6 4 ## Eastern Zone Further information: [1963 Davis Cup Eastern Zone](/source/1963_Davis_Cup_Eastern_Zone) ### Draw First Round 17–19 March Colombo, a (clay) is Ceylon 0 Pakistan 4 Quarterfinals 27 March–7 April Semifinals 19–22 April Final 4–6 May Poona, India Pakistan 1 Kuala Lumpur, Malaya India 4 India 4 Kuala Lumpur, Malaya Malaya 0 Malaya 3 Tokyo, Japan Burma 2 India 3 Fukuoka, Japan Japan 2 Japan 5 Tokyo, Japan South Korea 0 Japan 4 Manila, Philippines Philippines 1 New Zealand 1 Philippines 3 ### Final **Japan vs. India** Japan 2 Tokyo, Japan[5] 3–7 May 1963 India 3 1 2 3 4 5 1 Atsushi Miyagi Ramanathan Krishnan 5 7 6 4 0 6 0 6 2 Osamu Ishiguro Jaidip Mukerjea 6 2 6 3 6 2 3 Michio Fujii / Atsushi Miyagi Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea 6 4 3 6 2 6 5 7 4 Osamu Ishiguro Ramanathan Krishnan 2 6 5 7 5 Atsushi Miyagi Jaidip Mukerjea 6 3 6 2 3 6 7 5 ## Europe Zone Further information: [1963 Davis Cup Europe Zone](/source/1963_Davis_Cup_Europe_Zone) ### Draw Preliminary Round 12–22 April Semifinals Final Istanbul, Turkey Turkey 1 Israel 4 Estoril, Portugal (clay) Portugal 3 Luxembourg 2 Beirut, Lebanon (clay) Lebanon 0 Egypt 5 Dublin, Ireland Ireland 2 Greece 3 First Round 3–5 May Second Round 24 May–4 June Quarterfinals 13–16 June Semifinals 18–21 July Final 1–5 August Sweden Stockholm, Sweden (clay) bye Sweden 3 Rhodesia 4 Rhodesia 2 Stockholm, Sweden (clay) Netherlands 1 Sweden 4 Yugoslavia 5 Zagreb, Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1 Monaco 0 Yugoslavia 5 Austria 5 Austria 0 Båstad, Sweden (clay) Israel 0 Sweden 5 South Africa Bucharest, Romania (clay) South Africa 0 bye South Africa 3 Romania 5 Romania 2 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) Switzerland 0 South Africa 4 Denmark 4 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) Denmark 1 Czechoslovakia 1 Denmark 4 Norway 5 Norway 1 Wimbledon, England (grass) Portugal 0 Sweden 2 Egypt 0 Moscow, Soviet Union Great Britain 3 Chile 5 Chile 1 Soviet Union 5 Soviet Union 4 Eastbourne, England (grass) Finland 0 Soviet Union 1 Hungary 2 Brussels, Belgium (clay) Great Britain 4 Belgium 3 Belgium 0 bye Great Britain 5 Bristol, England (grass) Great Britain Great Britain 4 Greece 2 Paris, France (clay) Spain 1 Brazil 3 Brazil 1 Poland 0 France 4 Barcelona, Spain (clay) France 5 France 1 Spain 3 Barcelona, Spain (clay) Spain 4 West Germany 2 Spain 4 bye Italy 1 Italy ### Final **Great Britain vs. Sweden** Great Britain 3 No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England[6] 1–5 August 1963 Grass Sweden 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mike Sangster Jan-Erik Lundqvist 3 6 6 2 4 6 12 10 9 7 2 Bobby Wilson Ulf Schmidt 4 6 6 4 4 6 6 4 4 6 3 Mike Sangster / Bobby Wilson Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt 22 20 6 4 6 3 4 Bobby Wilson Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6 3 6 2 2 6 2 6 1 6 5 Mike Sangster Ulf Schmidt 7 5 6 2 9 11 3 6 6 3 ## Inter-Zonal Zone ### Draw Semifinals 26–28 September Final 2–4 November EAS India Bombay, India bye EAS India 0 Bournemouth, England (clay) AME United States 5 AME United States 5 EUR Great Britain 0 ### Semifinals **Great Britain vs. United States** Great Britain 0 West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, Bournemouth, England[7] 26–28 September 1963 Clay United States 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mike Sangster Chuck McKinley 5 7 2 6 5 7 2 Billy Knight Frank Froehling 6 4 6 8 4 6 4 6 3 Mike Sangster / Bobby Wilson Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston 4 6 8 6 7 9 2 6 4 Billy Knight Chuck McKinley 6 8 2 6 3 6 5 Mike Sangster Frank Froehling 1 6 6 4 0 6 4 6 ### Final **India vs. United States** India 0 Cricket Club of India, Bombay, India[8] 2–4 November 1963 United States 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 Premjit Lall Chuck McKinley 4 6 3 6 0 6 2 Ramanathan Krishnan Dennis Ralston 4 6 1 6 11 13 3 Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston 8 6 3 6 10 12 4 6 4 Premjit Lall Marty Riessen 3 6 6 2 0 6 1 6 5 Ramanathan Krishnan Chuck McKinley 8 10 8 6 2 6 6 2 0 6 ## Challenge Round **Australia vs. United States** Australia 2 Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, Australia[3] 26–28 December 1963 Grass United States 3 1 2 3 4 5 1 John Newcombe Dennis Ralston 4 6 1 6 6 3 6 4 5 7 2 Roy Emerson Chuck McKinley 6 3 3 6 7 5 7 5 3 Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston 3 6 6 4 9 11 9 11 4 Roy Emerson Dennis Ralston 6 2 6 3 3 6 6 2 5 John Newcombe Chuck McKinley 12 10 2 6 7 9 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 United States"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1963-WG-CHR-AUS-USA-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["United States v Venezuela"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1963-AME-M-USA-VEN-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Japan v India"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1963-EAS-M-JPN-IND-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Great Britain v Sweden"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1963-EUR-M-SWE-GBR-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Great Britain v United States"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1963-INZ-M-GBR-USA-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["India v United States"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1963-INZ-M-IND-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 « 1962 1963 in tennis 1964 » Grand Slam Australian Championships French Championships Wimbledon Championships U.S. Championships National teams Davis Cup Federation Cup Wightman Cup --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1963 Davis Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_Davis_Cup) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_Davis_Cup?action=history)). 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