1963 Davis Cup

The 1963 Davis Cup was the 52nd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 44 teams would enter the competition, 28 in the Europe Zone, 9 in the Eastern Zone, and 7 in the Americas Zone.

The United States defeated Venezuela in the Americas Zone final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Zone final, and Great Britain defeated Sweden in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the USA defeated Great Britain, and then India. The USA then defeated defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round, ending Australia's four-year title run. The final was played at the Memorial Drive Tennis Centre in Adelaide, Australia on 26-28 December.

Americas Zone

Draw

8TeamBracket-info
RD1date=June-July
RD2date=28 July-18 August
RD3date=13-15 September

teamwidth=14

RD1T1-loc=
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|VEN|1930 | RD1-score1=
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

RD1T2-loc=Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|ECU | RD1-score3=3
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=noflag|Caribbean/West Indies | RD1-score4=2

RD1T3-loc=Tehran, Iran
RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=davis|IRI|1925 | RD1-score5=0
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=davis|USA | RD1-score6=5

RD1T4-loc=Vancouver, Canada (hard)
RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=davis|CAN|1957 | RD1-score7=1
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=davis|MEX|1934 | RD1-score8=4

RD2T1-loc=Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|VEN|1930 | RD2-score1=3
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|ECU | RD2-score2=1

RD2T2-loc=Los Angeles, CA, United States (hard)
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|USA | RD2-score3=4
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|MEX|1934 | RD2-score4=1

RD3T1-loc=Denver, CO, United States (hard)
RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=davis|VEN|1930 | RD3-score1=0
RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=davis|USA | RD3-score2=5

Final

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team1=United States
team2=Venezuela |team2-var=1930
venue=Cherry Hills Country Club, Denver, CO, United States
date=13 September - 15 September 1963
surface=hard
score1=5
score2=0
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Dennis Ralston |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Orlando Bracamonte |2 |1 |2 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Marty Riessen |8 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Isaias Pimentel |6 |4 |4 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Dennis Ralston |T1P2=Marty Riessen |7 |8 |6 | | |T2P1=Orlando Bracamonte |T2P2=Isaias Pimentel |5 |6 |3 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Arthur Ashe |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Orlando Bracamonte |1 |1 |0 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Dennis Ralston |18 |9 |6 | | |T2P1=Isaias Pimentel |16 |7 |4 | |

Eastern Zone

Draw

8TeamBracket-info
RD1date=27 March-7 April
RD1-name=Quarterfinals
RD2date=19-22 April
RD3date=4-6 May

RD1T1-loc=Pune, India
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|PAK | RD1-score1=1
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=davis|IND | RD1-score2=4

RD1T2-loc=Kuala Lumpur, Malaya
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|Malaya | RD1-score3=3
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|Burma|1948 | RD1-score4=2

RD1T3-loc=Fukuoka, Japan
RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=davis|JPN | RD1-score5=5
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=davis|KOR | RD1-score6=0

RD1T4-loc=Manila, Philippines
RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=davis|NZL | RD1-score7=1
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=davis|PHI | RD1-score8=3

RD2T1-loc=Kuala Lumpur, Malaya
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|IND | RD2-score1=4
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|Malaya | RD2-score2=0

RD2T2-loc=Tokyo, Japan
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|JPN | RD2-score3=4
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|PHI | RD2-score4=1

RD3T1-loc=Tokyo, Japan
RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=davis|IND | RD3-score1=3
RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=davis|JPN | RD3-score2=2

Final

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team1=Japan
team2=India
venue=Tokyo, Japan
date=3 May - 7 May 1963
surface=
score1=2
score2=3
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Atsushi Miyagi |5 |6 |0 |0 | |T2P1=Ramanathan Krishnan |7 |4 |6 |6 |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Osamu Ishiguro |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Jaidip Mukerjea |2 |3 |2 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Michio Fujii |T1P2=Atsushi Miyagi |6 |3 |2 |5 | |T2P1=Premjit Lall |T2P2=Jaidip Mukerjea |4 |6 |6 |7 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Osamu Ishiguro |2 |5 | | | |T2P1=Ramanathan Krishnan |6 |7 | | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Atsushi Miyagi |6 |6 |3 |7 | |T2P1=Jaidip Mukerjea |3 |2 |6 |5 |

Europe Zone

Draw

32TeamBracket-Compact-info
RD1-date=3-5 May
RD2-date=24 May-3 June
RD3-date=13-16 June
RD4-date=18-21 July
RD5-date=1-5 August

RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=davis|SWE | RD1-score01=
RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=bye | RD1-score02=

RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=davis|NED | RD1-score03=1
RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=davis|Rhodesia|1964 | RD1-score04=4

RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=davis|YUG | RD1-score05=5
RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=davis|MON | RD1-score06=0

RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=davis|AUT | RD1-score07=5
RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=davis|ISR | RD1-score08=0

RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=davis|DEN | RD1-score09=4
RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=davis|TCH | RD1-score10=1

RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=davis|POR | RD1-score11=0
RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=davis|NOR | RD1-score12=5

RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=davis|ROU|1952 | RD1-score13=5
RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=davis|SUI | RD1-score14=0

RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=bye | RD1-score15=
RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=davis|RSA|1928 | RD1-score16=

RD1-seed17= | RD1-team17=davis|GBR | RD1-score17=
RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18=bye | RD1-score18=

RD1-seed19= | RD1-team19=davis|HUN | RD1-score19=2
RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20=davis|BEL | RD1-score20=3

RD1-seed21= | RD1-team21=davis|FIN | RD1-score21=0
RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22=davis|URS | RD1-score22=5

RD1-seed23= | RD1-team23=davis|EGY|UAR | RD1-score23=0
RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24=davis|CHI | RD1-score24=5

RD1-seed25= | RD1-team25=davis|FRA | RD1-score25=5
RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26=davis|POL | RD1-score26=0

RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27=davis|GRE|old | RD1-score27=2
RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28=davis|BRA | RD1-score28=3

RD1-seed29= | RD1-team29=davis|FRG | RD1-score29=2
RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30=davis|ESP|1939 | RD1-score30=3

RD1-seed31= | RD1-team31=bye | RD1-score31=
RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32=davis|ITA | RD1-score32=

RD2T1-loc=Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=davis|SWE | RD2-score01=3
RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=davis|Rhodesia|1964 | RD2-score02=2

RD2T2-loc=Zagreb, Yugoslavia
RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=davis|YUG | RD2-score03=5
RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=davis|AUT | RD2-score04=0

RD2T3-loc=Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=davis|DEN | RD2-score05=1
RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=davis|NOR | RD2-score06=4

RD2T4-loc=Bucharest, Romania (clay)
RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=davis|ROU|1952 | RD2-score07=2
RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=davis|RSA|1928 | RD2-score08=3

RD2T5-loc=Brussels, Belgium (clay)
RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09=davis|GBR | RD2-score09=5
RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10=davis|BEL | RD2-score10=0

RD2T6-loc=Moscow, USSR
RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11=davis|URS | RD2-score11=4
RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12=davis|CHI | RD2-score12=1

RD2T7-loc=Paris, France (clay)
RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13=davis|FRA | RD2-score13=4
RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14=davis|BRA | RD2-score14=1

RD2T8-loc=Barcelona, Spain (clay)
RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15=davis|ESP|1939 | RD2-score15=4
RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16=davis|ITA | RD2-score16=1

RD3T1-loc=Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=davis|SWE | RD3-score01=4
RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=davis|YUG | RD3-score02=1

RD3T2-loc=Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=davis|DEN | RD3-score03=1
RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=davis|RSA|1928 | RD3-score04=4

RD3T3-loc=Eastbourne, England (grass)
RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05=davis|GBR | RD3-score05=4
RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06=davis|URS | RD3-score06=1

RD3T4-loc=Barcelona, Spain (clay)
RD3-seed07= | RD3-team07=davis|FRA | RD3-score07=1
RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08=davis|ESP|1939 | RD3-score08=4

RD4T1-loc=Bastad, Sweden (clay)
RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=davis|SWE | RD4-score01=5
RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=davis|RSA|1928 | RD4-score02=0

RD4T2-loc=Bristol, England (grass)
RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03=davis|GBR | RD4-score03=4
RD4-seed04= | RD4-team04=davis|ESP|1939 | RD4-score04=1

RD5T1-loc=Wimbledon, England
RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01=davis|SWE | RD5-score01=2
RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02=davis|GBR | RD5-score02=3

Final

DavisCupbox
team1=Great Britain
team2=Sweden
venue=All England Club, Wimbledon, London, England
date=1 August - 5 August 1963
surface=grass
score1=3
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Mike Sangster |3 |6 |4 |12 |9 |T2P1=Jan-Erik Lundquist |6 |2 |6 |10 |7
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Bobby Wilson |4 |6 |4 |6 |4 |T2P1=Ulf Schmidt |6 |4 |6 |4 |6
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Mike Sangster |T1P2=Bobby Wilson |22 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Jan-Erik Lundquist |T2P2=Ulf Schmidt |20 |4 |3 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Bobby Wilson |6 |6 |2 |2 |1 |T2P1=Jan-Erik Lundquist |3 |2 |6 |6 |6
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Mike Sangster |7 |6 |9 |3 |6 |T2P1=Ulf Schmidt |5 |2 |11 |6 |3

Inter-Zonal Zone

4TeamBracket-info
RD1date=26-28 September
RD2date=2-4 November

RD1T1-loc=
RD1-seed1=EAS | RD1-team1=davis|IND | RD1-score1=
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

RD1T2-loc=Bournemouth, England (clay)
RD1-seed3=AME | RD1-team3=davis|USA | RD1-score3=5
RD1-seed4=EUR | RD1-team4=davis|GBR | RD1-score4=0

RD2T1-loc=Bombay, India
RD2-seed1=EAS | RD2-team1=davis|IND | RD2-score1=0
RD2-seed2=AME | RD2-team2=davis|USA | RD2-score2=5

DavisCupbox
team1=Great Britain
team2=United States
venue=West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, Bournemouth, England
date=26 September - 28 September 1963
surface=clay
score1=0
score2=5
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Mike Sangster |5 |2 |5 | | |T2P1=Chuck McKinley |7 |6 |7 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Billy Knight |6 |6 |4 |4 | |T2P1=Frank Froehling |4 |8 |6 |6 |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Mike Sangster |T1P2=Bobby Wilson |4 |8 |7 |2 | |T2P1=Chuck McKinley |T2P2=Dennis Ralston |6 |6 |9 |6 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Billy Knight |6 |2 |3 | | |T2P1=Chuck McKinley |8 |6 |6 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Mike Sangster |1 |6 |0 |4 | |T2P1=Frank Froehling |6 |4 |6 |6 |

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team1=India
team2=United States
venue=Cricket Club of India, Bombay, India
date=2 November - 4 November 1963
surface=
score1=0
score2=5
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Premjit Lall |4 |3 |0 | | |T2P1=Chuck McKinley |6 |6 |6 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ramanathan Krishnan |4 |1 |11 | | |T2P1=Dennis Ralston |6 |6 |13 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Premjit Lall |T1P2=Jaidip Mukerjea |8 |3 |10 |4 | |T2P1=Chuck McKinley |T2P2=Dennis Ralston |6 |6 |12 |6 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Premjit Lall |3 |6 |0 |1 | |T2P1=Marty Riessen |6 |2 |6 |6 |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ramanathan Krishnan |8 |8 |2 |6 |0 |T2P1=Chuck McKinley |10 |6 |6 |2 |6

Challenge Round

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team1=Australia
team2=United States
venue=Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, Adelaide, Australia
date=26 December - 28 December 1963
surface=grass
score1=2
score2=3
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=John Newcombe |4 |1 |6 |6 |5 |T2P1=Dennis Ralston |6 |6 |3 |4 |7
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Roy Emerson |6 |3 |7 |7 | |T2P1=Chuck McKinley |3 |6 |5 |5 |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Roy Emerson |T1P2=Neale Fraser |3 |6 |9 |9 | |T2P1=Chuck McKinley |T2P2=Dennis Ralston |6 |4 |11 |11 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Roy Emerson |6 |6 |3 |6 | |T2P1=Dennis Ralston |2 |3 |6 |2 |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=John Newcombe |12 |2 |7 |2 | |T2P1=Chuck McKinley |10 |6 |9 |6 |