1961 Davis Cup

1961 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	18 March – 28 December
Edition	50th
Teams	42
Champion
Winning Nation	Australia
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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, Indonesia and Morocco made their first appearances in the tournament.

The United States defeated Mexico in the America Zone final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy defeated 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. The final was played at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on 26–28 December.^[1][2][3]

America Zone[]

Draw[]

Quarterfinals 29 April–1 May; 27–29 May; 28–31 July

Semifinals 15–17 July; 4–6 August

Final 18–20 August

Morocco

bye

Casablanca, Morocco

Morocco

0

Quebec City, Canada (clay)

Mexico

5

Canada

2

Mexico

3

Cleveland, OH, United States (clay)

Mexico

2

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

United States

3

Ecuador

5

Colombia

0

St. Louis, MO, United States (clay)

Ecuador

0

Bridgetown, Barbados (grass)

United States

5

Caribbean/West Indies

0

United States

5

Final[]

United States vs. Mexico

United States 3	Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United States[4] 18–20 August 1961 Clay		Mexico 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Chuck McKinley Rafael Osuna 3 6 3 6 3 6       2 Tut Bartzen Mario Llamas 4 6 6 4 6 4 6 4     3 Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox 4 6 6 2 4 6 3 6     4 Chuck McKinley Mario Llamas 6 4 7 5 10 8       5 Tut Bartzen Rafael Osuna 6 3 6 3 7 5

Eastern Zone[]

Draw[]

Quarterfinals 18–28 March

Semifinals 1–24 April

Final 6–8 May

Philippines

bye

Tokyo, Japan

Philippines

2

Japan

3

Japan

w/o

South Korea

New Delhi, India

Japan

1

Colombo, Ceylon (clay)

India

4

Ceylon

2

Thailand

3

Lucknow, India

Thailand

0

Bandung, Indonesia

India

5

Indonesia

1

India

4

Final[]

India vs. Japan

India 4	New Delhi, India[5] 6–8 May 1961		Japan 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaidip Mukerjea Atsushi Miyagi 2 6 7 9 6 2 2 6     2 Ramanathan Krishnan Osamu Ishiguro 4 6 6 3 6 3 6 3     3 Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall Atsushi Miyagi /  6 4 6 3 6 4       4 Ramanathan Krishnan Atsushi Miyagi 6 4 6 1 6 4       5 Akhtar Ali Osamu Ishiguro 4 6 6 4 6 0 2 6 6 4

Europe Zone[]

Draw[]

First Round 27 April–7 May

Second Round 1–4 June

Quarterfinals 10–19 June

Semifinals 21–23 July

Final 4–6 August

Italy

Brussels, Belgium (clay)

bye

Italy

3

Belgium

3

Belgium

2

Munich, West Germany (clay)

Chile

2

Italy

3

Switzerland

2

Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)

West Germany

2

Netherlands

3

Netherlands

0

Czechoslovakia

2

West Germany

5

Paris, France (clay)

West Germany

3

Italy

4

Ireland

0

Warsaw, Poland

France

1

Poland

5

Poland

4

Monaco

3

Monaco

1

Warsaw, Poland

Luxembourg

2

Poland

0

Egypt

0

Paris, France (clay)

France

5

Brazil

5

Brazil

1

bye

France

4

Milan, Italy (clay)

France

Italy

4

Great Britain

Vienna, Austria (clay)

Sweden

1

bye

Great Britain

3

Austria

5

Austria

2

Birmingham, England (grass)

Norway

0

Great Britain

4

Turkey

1

Helsinki, Finland

South Africa

1

Finland

4

Finland

1

Romania

0

South Africa

4

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

South Africa

5

Great Britain

1

Yugoslavia

1

Madrid, Spain (clay)

Sweden

4

Spain

3

Spain

3

Israel

0

New Zealand

2

Madrid, Spain (clay)

New Zealand

5

Spain

1

Denmark

2

Budapest, Hungary (clay)

Sweden

4

Hungary

3

Hungary

2

bye

Sweden

3

Sweden

Final[]

Italy vs. Sweden

Italy 4	Milan, Italy[6] 4–6 August 1961 Clay		Sweden 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fausto Gardini Ulf Schmidt 6 4 4 1 6 6 6 6 3   2 Nicola Pietrangeli Jan-Erik Lundqvist 2 6 5 7 6 1 4 6     3 Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola Thomas Hallberg / Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6 3 3 6 6 3 6 1     4 Nicola Pietrangeli Ulf Schmidt 6 3 6 2 3 6 6 3     5 Fausto Gardini Thomas Hallberg 6 2 6 1 6 0

Inter-Zonal Zone[]

Draw[]

	Semifinals 30 September–2 October					Final 13–16 October
	EUR	Italy
		bye				Rome, Italy (clay)
						EUR	Italy	4
	New Delhi, India					AME	United States	1
	AME	United States	3
	EAS	India	2

Semifinals[]

India vs. United States

India 2	National Sports Club, New Delhi, India[7] 30 September–2 October 1961		United States 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaidip Mukerjea Chuck McKinley 4 6 4 6 7 9       2 Ramanathan Krishnan Whitney Reed 6 4 6 1 7 5       3 Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall Donald Dell / Chuck McKinley 7 5 0 6 3 6 2 6     4 Jaidip Mukerjea Whitney Reed 2 6 3 6 3 6       5 Ramanathan Krishnan Chuck McKinley 6 3 4 6 1 6 6 3 6 4

Final[]

Italy vs. United States

Italy 4	Foro Italico, Rome, Italy[8] 13–16 October 1961 Clay		United States 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fausto Gardini Jon Douglas 6 4 6 4 5 7 8 10 0 6   2 Nicola Pietrangeli Whitney Reed 2 6 6 8 6 4 6 4 6 4   3 Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola Donald Dell / Whitney Reed 6 4 3 6 6 3 6 2     4 Nicola Pietrangeli Jon Douglas 9 7 6 3 6 2       5 Fausto Gardini Whitney Reed 3 6 7 5 3 6 8 6 6 4

Challenge Round[]

Australia vs. Italy

Australia 5	Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia[3] 26–28 December 1961 Grass		Italy 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roy Emerson Nicola Pietrangeli 8 6 6 4 6 0       2 Rod Laver Orlando Sirola 6 1 6 4 6 3       3 Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 6 2 6 3 6 4       4 Rod Laver Nicola Pietrangeli 6 3 3 6 4 6 6 3 8 6   5 Roy Emerson Orlando Sirola 6 3 6 3 4 6 6 2

References[]

External links[]

• Davis Cup Official Website