1960 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	4 April – 28 December 1960
Edition	49th
Teams	40
Champion
Winning Nation	Australia
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The 1960 Davis Cup was the 49th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 28 teams entered the Europe Zone, 6 teams entered the America Zone, and 6 teams entered the Eastern Zone. South Korea made its first appearance in the tournament.

The United States defeated Venezuela in the Americas Inter-Zonal final, the Philippines defeated India in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy defeated Sweden in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the United States defeated the Philippines in the semifinal, and then Italy defeated the United States in the final. In the Challenge Round Italy were defeated by the defending champions Australia. The final was played at White City Stadium in Sydney on 26–28 December. It was Italy's first appearance in a Davis Cup final, and it was the first final not to feature the United States since 1936. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

America Zone

North & Central America Zone

	Semifinals 15–17 July					Final 6–9 August
	Mexico
						Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
	bye
						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
						Caracas, Venezuela
	bye
						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 vs. Venezuela

United States 5	Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United States [4] 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

Eastern Zone

Draw

Quarterfinals 4–6 April

Semifinals 22–24 April

Final 27–29 May

Philippines

Manila, Philippines

bye

Philippines

3

Tokyo, Japan

Japan

2

Japan

5

Manila, Philippines

South Korea

0

Philippines

3

Colombo, Ceylon (clay)

India

0

India

5

Bangkok, Thailand

Ceylon

0

India

5

Thailand

0

bye

Thailand

Final

Philippines vs. India

Philippines 3	Manila, Philippines [5] 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

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 vs. Italy

Sweden 2	Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden [6] 29–31 July 1960 Clay		Italy 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Orlando Sirola 6 4 4 6 6 3 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
						Perth, Australia (grass)
		bye
						EUR	Italy	3
	Brisbane, Australia (grass)
						AME	United States	2
	AME	United States	5
	EAS	Philippines	0

Semifinals

Philippines vs. United States

Philippines 0	Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia [7] 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

Final

Italy vs. United States

Italy 3	Royal King's Park, Perth, Australia [8] 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

Challenge Round

Australia vs. Italy

Australia 4	White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia [3] 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

References

External links

• Davis Cup Official Website