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1962 Davis Cup

1962 Davis Cup tennis
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Duration 31 March – 28 December
Edition 51st
Teams 42
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
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America Zone

Draw

  Quarterfinals
13–15 July		   Semifinals
4–8 August		   Final
17–19 August
                           
  Cleveland, OH, United States (clay)
    United States 5  
    Canada 0     Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
      United States 2  
        Mexico 3  
    Mexico  
    bye       Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
      Mexico 4
          Yugoslavia 1
    bye    
    Caribbean/West Indies       Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)
      Caribbean/West Indies 1
        Yugoslavia 4  
    bye  
    Yugoslavia    

Final


Mexico
4		 Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico
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		      
      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

Draw

  Quarterfinals
17 March–8 April		   Semifinals
13–16 April		   Final
4–6 May
                           
  Lahore, Pakistan
    India 5  
    Pakistan 0     Jaipur, India
      India 4  
  Tehran, Iran     Iran 0  
    Iran 3
    Malaya 2     New Delhi, India
      India 5
  Seoul, South Korea       Philippines 0
    South Korea 0  
    Japan 5     Manila, Philippines
      Japan 2
  Colombo, Ceylon (clay)     Philippines 3  
    Ceylon 0
    Philippines 4  

Final


India
5		 New Delhi, India
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		    
      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

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
4		 Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden
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		      
      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    
    bye       Madras, India
      EAS India 0
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)   AME Mexico 5
  AME Mexico 3
  EUR Sweden 2  

Semifinals


Mexico
3		 Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico
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		  
      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
0		 Madras, India
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 		 
      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
5		 Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia
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		    
      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		    
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