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1961 Davis Cup

1961 Davis Cup tennis
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Duration 18 March – 28 December
Edition 50th
Teams 42
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
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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
3		 Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United States
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		      
      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
4		 New Delhi, India
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 / Masao Nagasaki		 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		  
      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 / Masao Nagasaki		 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
4		 Milan, Italy
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		      
      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
2		 National Sports Club, New Delhi, India
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		  
      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
4		 Foro Italico, Rome, Italy
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		  
      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
5		 Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
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		    
      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		    
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