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1959 Davis Cup

1959 Davis Cup tennis
Details
Duration 21 March – 31 August
Edition 48th
Teams 39
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
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America Zone

North & Central America Zone

  Semifinals
18–20 July
  Final
24–26 July
                 
   
    Canada    
    bye       Montreal, Canada (grass)
        Canada 0
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)     Australia 5
    Mexico 1
    Australia 4  

South America Zone

  Semifinals
2–4 May
  Final
                 
  Bridgetown, Barbados
    Caribbean/West Indies 0  
    Cuba 4      
        Cuba w/o
        Argentina  
    Argentina w/o
    Venezuela    

Americas Inter-Zonal Final


Australia
5
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada
31 July–2 August 1959
Grass

Cuba
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Roy Emerson
Reynaldo Garrido
6
0
6
4
6
4
     
2   Neale Fraser
Orlando Garrido
6
1
7
5
6
3
     
3   Roy Emerson / Rod Laver
Orlando Garrido / Reynaldo Garrido
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
4   Bob Mark
Orlando Garrido
6
4
6
4
6
2
     
5   Neale Fraser
Reynaldo Garrido
6
3
6
2
6
4
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Roy Emerson
Reynaldo Garrido
6
0
6
4
6
4
     
2   Neale Fraser
Orlando Garrido
6
1
7
5
6
3
     
3   Roy Emerson / Rod Laver
Orlando Garrido / Reynaldo Garrido
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
4   Bob Mark
Orlando Garrido
6
4
6
4
6
2
     
5   Neale Fraser
Reynaldo Garrido
6
3
6
2
6
4
     

Eastern Zone

Draw

  Quarterfinals
21 March–12 April
  Semifinals
25 April–3 May
  Final
1 June
                           
  Tokyo, Japan
    Ceylon 0  
    Japan 5     Tokyo, Japan
      Japan 2  
        India 3  
    India w/o
    South Korea       Calcutta, India
      India 4
          Philippines 1
    Iran    
    Thailand w/o     Bangkok, Thailand
      Thailand 0
  Manila, Philippines     Philippines 5  
    Malaya 0
    Philippines 5  

Final


India
4
Calcutta, India
1 June 1959

Philippines
1
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Naresh Kumar
Raymundo Deyro
6
2
6
2
6
3
     
2   Ramanathan Krishnan
Felicisimo Ampon
6
2
6
2
6
3
     
3   Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar
Raymundo Deyro / Juan-Johnson José
6
3
8
6
6
2
     
4   Ramanathan Krishnan
Juan-Johnson José
6
1
6
4
6
1
     
5   Premjit Lall
Felicisimo Ampon
6
8
1
6
6
4
6
2
1
6
 
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Naresh Kumar
Raymundo Deyro
6
2
6
2
6
3
     
2   Ramanathan Krishnan
Felicisimo Ampon
6
2
6
2
6
3
     
3   Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar
Raymundo Deyro / Juan-Johnson José
6
3
8
6
6
2
     
4   Ramanathan Krishnan
Juan-Johnson José
6
1
6
4
6
1
     
5   Premjit Lall
Felicisimo Ampon
6
8
1
6
6
4
6
2
1
6
 

Europe Zone

Draw

First Round
17 April–4 May
  Second Round
1–18 May
  Quarterfinals
11–15 June
  Semifinals
9–12 July
  Final
24–27 July
                                             
  Italy       Brussels, Belgium
  bye         Italy 4  
  Belgium 4     Belgium 1     Florence, Italy (clay)
  Netherlands 1         Italy 4  
  Lebanon 1     Bournemouth, England (clay)     South Africa 1  
  Colombia 4       Colombia 0
  Norway 0     South Africa 5     Sanremo, Italy (clay)
  South Africa 5         Italy 4  
  Egypt 2     Bucharest, Romania (clay)     France 1  
  Romania 3       Romania 3  
  Ireland 0     New Zealand 2     Paris, France (clay)
  New Zealand 5         Romania 0
  Yugoslavia 1     Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)     France 5  
  Denmark 4       Denmark 0
  bye       France 5     Milan, Italy (clay)
  France           Italy 4
  Poland       Warsaw, Poland     Spain 1
  bye         Poland 2  
  West Germany 0     Brazil 3     Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  Brazil 4         Brazil 2  
  Finland 0     Madrid, Spain (clay)     Spain 3  
  Spain 5       Spain 5
  Israel 2     Switzerland 0     Barcelona, Spain (clay)
  Switzerland 3         Spain 3
  Sweden 5     Stockholm, Sweden (clay)     Great Britain 2  
  Hungary 0       Sweden 2  
  Austria 1     Chile 3     Eastbourne, England (grass)
  Chile 3         Chile 2
  bye       Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay)     Great Britain 3  
  Luxembourg         Luxembourg 0
  bye       Great Britain 5  
  Great Britain    

Final


Italy
4
Milan Tennis Club, Milan, Italy
24–27 July 1959
Clay

Spain
1
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Orlando Sirola
Juan Manuel Couder
2 8
6
7
6
2
5
6
6
 
2   Nicola Pietrangeli
Andrés Gimeno
8
6
6
3
6
3
     
3   Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Juan Manuel Couder / Andrés Gimeno
6
4
8
6
6
4
     
4   Sergio Tacchini
Andrés Gimeno
4
6
1
6
1
6
     
5   Nicola Pietrangeli
Juan Manuel Couder
6
8
4
6
6
2
6
0
6
4
 
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Orlando Sirola
Juan Manuel Couder
2 8
6
7
6
2
5
6
6
 
2   Nicola Pietrangeli
Andrés Gimeno
8
6
6
3
6
3
     
3   Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Juan Manuel Couder / Andrés Gimeno
6
4
8
6
6
4
     
4   Sergio Tacchini
Andrés Gimeno
4
6
1
6
1
6
     
5   Nicola Pietrangeli
Juan Manuel Couder
6
8
4
6
6
2
6
0
6
4
 

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

  Semifinals
7–10 August
  Final
14–16 August
                 
   
  EAS India    
    bye       Boston, MA, United States (grass)
      EAS India 1
  Philadelphia, PA, United States (grass)   AME Australia 4
  AME Australia 4
  EUR Italy 1  

Semifinals


Australia
4
Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States
7–10 August 1959
Grass

Italy
1
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Rod Laver
Nicola Pietrangeli
6
4
2
6
6
3
6
3
   
2   Neale Fraser
Orlando Sirola
19
17
1
6
6
3
6
4
   
3   Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
3
6
11
9
6
3
9
7
   
4   Rod Laver
Orlando Sirola
4
6
6
4
6
0
6
3
   
5   Roy Emerson
Nicola Pietrangeli
4
6
0
6
4
6
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Rod Laver
Nicola Pietrangeli
6
4
2
6
6
3
6
3
   
2   Neale Fraser
Orlando Sirola
19
17
1
6
6
3
6
4
   
3   Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
3
6
11
9
6
3
9
7
   
4   Rod Laver
Orlando Sirola
4
6
6
4
6
0
6
3
   
5   Roy Emerson
Nicola Pietrangeli
4
6
0
6
4
6
     

Final


Australia
4
Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States
14–16 August 1959
Grass

India
1
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Rod Laver
Ramanathan Krishnan
1
6
4
6
10
8
4
6
   
2   Neale Fraser
Premjit Lall
10
8
6
4
6
1
     
3   Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser
Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall
6
3
7
5
6
2
     
4   Neale Fraser
Ramanathan Krishnan
6
2
6
3
6
4
     
5   Rod Laver
Premjit Lall
6
2
10
8
6
4
     
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Rod Laver
Ramanathan Krishnan
1
6
4
6
10
8
4
6
   
2   Neale Fraser
Premjit Lall
10
8
6
4
6
1
     
3   Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser
Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall
6
3
7
5
6
2
     
4   Neale Fraser
Ramanathan Krishnan
6
2
6
3
6
4
     
5   Rod Laver
Premjit Lall
6
2
10
8
6
4
     

Challenge Round


United States
2
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States
28–31 August 1959
Grass

Australia
3
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Alex Olmedo
Neale Fraser
6
8
8
6
4
6
6
8
   
2   Barry MacKay
Rod Laver
7
5
6
4
6
1
     
3   Butch Buchholz / Alex Olmedo
Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser
5
7
5
7
4
6
     
4   Alex Olmedo
Rod Laver
9
7
4
6
10
8
12
10
   
5   Barry MacKay
Neale Fraser
6
8
6
3
2
6
4
6
   
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Alex Olmedo
Neale Fraser
6
8
8
6
4
6
6
8
   
2   Barry MacKay
Rod Laver
7
5
6
4
6
1
     
3   Butch Buchholz / Alex Olmedo
Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser
5
7
5
7
4
6
     
4   Alex Olmedo
Rod Laver
9
7
4
6
10
8
12
10
   
5   Barry MacKay
Neale Fraser
6
8
6
3
2
6
4
6
   
Milla Backhouse