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1960 Davis Cup

1960 Davis Cup tennis
Details
Duration 4 April – 28 December
Edition 49th
Teams 40
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
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America Zone

North & Central America Zone

  Semifinals
15–17 July		   Final
6–9 August
                 
   
    Mexico    
    bye       Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
        Mexico 2
  Quebec City, Canada (clay)     United States 3
    Canada 0
    United States 5  

South America Zone

  Semifinals
16–18 July		   Final
22–24 July
                 
   
    Venezuela    
    bye       Caracas, Venezuela
        Venezuela 3
  Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)     New Zealand 2
    Caribbean/West Indies 0
    New Zealand 5  

Americas Inter-Zonal Final


United States
5		 Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United States
16–18 September 1960
Clay
Venezuela
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Tut Bartzen
Isaías Pimentel		 6
0		 6
1		 6
1		      
2   Barry MacKay
Marcos Gambus		 6
1		 6
1		 6
0		      
3   Butch Buchholz / Chuck McKinley
Marcos Gambus / Isaías Pimentel		 4
6 		1
6 		5
7 		     
4   Tut Bartzen
Marcos Gambus		 6
1		 6
0		 6
0		      
5   Barry MacKay
Isaías Pimentel		 6
3		 6
3		 6
3		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Tut Bartzen
Isaías Pimentel		 6
0		 6
1		 6
1		      
2   Barry MacKay
Marcos Gambus		 6
1		 6
1		 6
0		      
3   Butch Buchholz / Chuck McKinley
Marcos Gambus / Isaías Pimentel		 4
6 		1
6 		5
7 		     
4   Tut Bartzen
Marcos Gambus		 6
1		 6
0		 6
0		      
5   Barry MacKay
Isaías Pimentel		 6
3		 6
3		 6
3		      

Eastern Zone

Draw

  Quarterfinals
4–6 April		   Semifinals
22–24 April		   Final
27–29 May
                           
   
    Philippines    
    bye       Manila, Philippines
      Philippines 3  
  Tokyo, Japan     Japan 2  
    Japan 5
    South Korea 0     Manila, Philippines
      Philippines 3
  Colombo, Ceylon (clay)       India 0
    India 5  
    Ceylon 0     Bangkok, Thailand
      India 5
        Thailand 0  
    bye  
    Thailand    

Final


Philippines
3		 Manila, Philippines
27–29 May 1960
India
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Raymundo Deyro
Naresh Kumar		 6
0		 6
1		 6
1		      
2   Felicisimo Ampon
Ramanathan Krishnan		 6
3		 8
6		 6
1		      
3   Eduardo Dungo / Juan-Johnson José
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
4   Felicisimo Ampon
Naresh Kumar		           not
played
5   Raymundo Deyro
Ramanathan Krishnan		           not
played
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Raymundo Deyro
Naresh Kumar		 6
0		 6
1		 6
1		      
2   Felicisimo Ampon
Ramanathan Krishnan		 6
3		 8
6		 6
1		      
3   Eduardo Dungo / Juan-Johnson José
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
4   Felicisimo Ampon
Naresh Kumar		           not
played
5   Raymundo Deyro
Ramanathan Krishnan		           not
played

Europe Zone

Draw

First Round
22 April–2 May		   Second Round
13–15 May		   Quarterfinals
10–12 June		   Semifinals
15–17 July		   Final
29–31 July
                                             
  Italy       Budapest, Hungary
  bye         Italy 3  
  Hungary 5     Hungary 2     Turin, Italy (clay)
  Ireland 0         Italy 3  
  Luxembourg 2     Monte Carlo, Monaco     Chile 2  
  Monaco 3       Monaco 2
  Israel 1     Chile 3     Wimbledon, England (grass)
  Chile 4         Italy 4  
  Switzerland 2     Brussels, Belgium     Great Britain 1  
  Belgium 3       Belgium 3  
  Brazil w/o     Brazil 2     Scarborough, England (grass)
  Turkey           Belgium 0
  Norway 2     Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)     Great Britain 5  
  Netherlands 3       Netherlands 0
  bye       Great Britain 5     Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Great Britain           Italy 3
  France       Paris, France (clay)     Sweden 2
  bye         France 5  
  Finland 0     Argentina 0     Paris, France (clay)
  Argentina 5         France 5  
  Denmark 3     Vienna, Austria (clay)     Denmark 0  
  Yugoslavia 2       Denmark 3
  Egypt 1     Austria 2     Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Austria 4         France 2
  West Germany 3     Warsaw, Poland     Sweden 3  
  Czechoslovakia 2       West Germany 4  
  Romania 2     Poland 1     Düsseldorf, West Germany (clay)
  Poland 3         West Germany 1
  Sweden 5     Stockholm, Sweden (clay)     Sweden 4  
  South Africa 0       Sweden 3
  bye       Spain 2  
  Spain    

Final


Sweden
2		 Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden
29–31 July 1960
Clay
Italy
3
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Orlando Sirola		 6 4
4 		6
6 		6
3		    
2   Ulf Schmidt
Nicola Pietrangeli		 1
6 		4
6 		6
4		 4
6 		   
3   Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 16
14		 7
5		 2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		 
4   Ulf Schmidt
Orlando Sirola		 4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
5   Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Sergio Tacchini		 6
2		 6
1		 6
1		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Orlando Sirola		 6 4
4 		6
6 		6
3		    
2   Ulf Schmidt
Nicola Pietrangeli		 1
6 		4
6 		6
4		 4
6 		   
3   Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 16
14		 7
5		 2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		 
4   Ulf Schmidt
Orlando Sirola		 4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
5   Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Sergio Tacchini		 6
2		 6
1		 6
1		      

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

  Semifinals
22–24 November		   Final
9–12 December
                 
   
  EUR Italy    
    bye       Perth, Australia (grass)
      EUR Italy 3
  Brisbane, Australia (grass)   AME United States 2
  AME United States 5
  EAS Philippines 0  

Semifinals


Philippines
0		 Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia
22–24 November 1960
Grass
United States
5
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Eduardo Dungo
Barry MacKay		 1
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
2   Juan-Johnson José
Butch Buchholz		 7
5		 1
6 		0
6 		2
6 		   
3   Eduardo Dungo / Juan-Johnson José
Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston		 3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4   Raymundo Deyro
Dennis Ralston		 2
6 		0
6 		5
7 		     
5   Felicisimo Ampon
Chuck McKinley		 3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Eduardo Dungo
Barry MacKay		 1
6 		2
6 		0
6 		     
2   Juan-Johnson José
Butch Buchholz		 7
5		 1
6 		0
6 		2
6 		   
3   Eduardo Dungo / Juan-Johnson José
Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston		 3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
4   Raymundo Deyro
Dennis Ralston		 2
6 		0
6 		5
7 		     
5   Felicisimo Ampon
Chuck McKinley		 3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     

Final


Italy
3		 Royal King's Park, Perth, Australia
9–12 December 1960
Grass
United States
2
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Orlando Sirola
Butch Buchholz		 8
6		 5
7 		9
11 		2
6 		   
2   Nicola Pietrangeli
Barry MacKay		 6
8 		6
3		 10
8		 6
8 		11
13 		 
3   Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Butch Buchholz / Chuck McKinley		 3
6 		10
8		 6
4		 13
11		    
4   Nicola Pietrangeli
Butch Buchholz		 6
1		 6
2		 6
8 		3
6 		6
4		  
5   Orlando Sirola
Barry MacKay		 9
7		 6
3		 8
6		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Orlando Sirola
Butch Buchholz		 8
6		 5
7 		9
11 		2
6 		   
2   Nicola Pietrangeli
Barry MacKay		 6
8 		6
3		 10
8		 6
8 		11
13 		 
3   Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Butch Buchholz / Chuck McKinley		 3
6 		10
8		 6
4		 13
11		    
4   Nicola Pietrangeli
Butch Buchholz		 6
1		 6
2		 6
8 		3
6 		6
4		  
5   Orlando Sirola
Barry MacKay		 9
7		 6
3		 8
6		      

Challenge Round


Australia
4		 White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia
26–28 December 1960
Grass
Italy
1
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Neale Fraser
Orlando Sirola		 4
6 		6
3		 6
3		 6
3		    
2   Rod Laver
Nicola Pietrangeli		 8
6		 6
4		 6
3		      
3   Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 10
8		 5
7 		6
2		 6
4		    
4   Rod Laver
Orlando Sirola		 9
7		 6
2		 6
3		      
5   Neale Fraser
Nicola Pietrangeli		 9
11 		3
6 		6
1		 2
6 		   
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Neale Fraser
Orlando Sirola		 4
6 		6
3		 6
3		 6
3		    
2   Rod Laver
Nicola Pietrangeli		 8
6		 6
4		 6
3		      
3   Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 10
8		 5
7 		6
2		 6
4		    
4   Rod Laver
Orlando Sirola		 9
7		 6
2		 6
3		      
5   Neale Fraser
Nicola Pietrangeli		 9
11 		3
6 		6
1		 2
6 		   
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