1965 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	19 February – 29 December 1965
Edition	54th
Teams	43
Champion
Winning Nation	Australia
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The 1965 Davis Cup was the 54th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 31 teams entered the Europe Zone, 9 teams entered the Eastern Zone, and 5 teams entered the America Zone.

The United States defeated Mexico in the America Zone final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Inter-Zonal final, and Spain defeated South Africa in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Spain defeated the United States in the semifinal, and then defeated India in the final. Spain were then defeated by the defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at White City Stadium in Sydney, Australia on 27–29 December. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

America Zone

Draw

Quarterfinals 8–10 July

Semifinals June–July

Final 31 July–2 August

Nassau, Bahamas

New Zealand

4

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Caribbean/West Indies

0

New Zealand

0

Mexico

5

Mexico

Dallas, TX, United States (hard)

bye

Mexico

1

United States

4

bye

Bakersfield, CA, United States (hard)

Canada

Canada

0

United States

5

bye

United States

Final

United States vs. Mexico

United States 4	Samuell Grand Park, Dallas, TX, United States [4] 31 July–2 August 1965 Hard		Mexico 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Arthur Ashe Rafael Osuna 6 2 6 3 9 7       2 Dennis Ralston Antonio Palafox 6 2 6 3 6 2       3 Dennis Ralston /  Ham Richardson Rafael Osuna /  Antonio Palafox 6 8 4 6 5 7       4 Arthur Ashe Antonio Palafox 6 1 6 4 6 4       5 Dennis Ralston Rafael Osuna 6 0 6 2 6 4

Eastern Zone

Zone A

	Semifinals 23–25 April					Final 1–3 May
	Tokyo, Japan
	Philippines		0
						Seoul, South Korea
	Japan		5
						Japan		5
						South Korea		0
	bye
	South Korea

Zone B

Quarterfinals 19 February–1 March

Semifinals 13–29 March

Final 10–12 April

Ceylon

Colombo, Ceylon (clay)

bye

Ceylon

0

Abadan, Iran

India

5

India

5

Vijayawada, India

Iran

0

India

4

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass)

South Vietnam

0

South Vietnam

4

Saigon, South Vietnam

Pakistan

1

South Vietnam

5

Malaysia

0

bye

Malaysia

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

Japan vs. India

Japan 1	Tokyo, Japan [5] 1–3 October 1965		India 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Koji Watanabe Jaidip Mukerjea 0 6 4 6 5 7       2 Osamu Ishiguro Ramanathan Krishnan 4 6 4 6 2 6       3 Osamu Ishiguro /  Koji Watanabe Ramanathan Krishnan /  Jaidip Mukerjea 6 3 6 4 2 6 6 4     4 Koji Watanabe Ramanathan Krishnan 6 8 2 6 7 9       5 Osamu Ishiguro Jaidip Mukerjea 7 5 7 5 2 6 6 8 4 6

Europe Zone

Draw

First Round 28 April–3 May

Second Round 13–16 May

Quarterfinals 10–13 June

Semifinals 16–18 July

Final 30 July–1 August

Sweden

4

Stockholm, Sweden (clay)

Poland

1

Sweden

2

Czechoslovakia

w/o

Czechoslovakia

3

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Monaco

Czechoslovakia

3

Italy

5

Milan, Italy (clay)

Italy

2

Portugal

0

Italy

3

Hungary

2

Brazil

2

Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)

Brazil

3

Czechoslovakia

1

West Germany

5

Wiesbaden, West Germany

Spain

4

Switzerland

0

West Germany

5

Turkey

2

Luxembourg

0

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Luxembourg

3

West Germany

1

Spain

5

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Spain

4

Greece

0

Spain

5

Belgium

1

Chile

0

Barcelona, Spain (clay)

Chile

3

Spain

4

Egypt

Oslo, Norway (clay)

South Africa

1

Norway

w/o

Norway

0

Netherlands

0

South Africa

5

Eastbourne, England (grass)

South Africa

4

South Africa

3

Ireland

0

Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

Great Britain

2

Denmark

3

Denmark

1

Israel

1

Great Britain

3

Paris, France (clay)

Great Britain

4

South Africa

4

Rhodesia

w/o

Zagreb, Yugoslavia

France

1

Soviet Union

Rhodesia

0

Morocco

0

Yugoslavia

5

Paris, France (clay)

Yugoslavia

5

Yugoslavia

0

Finland

1

Vienna, Austria

France

5

Austria

4

Austria

0

bye

France

5

France

Final

Spain vs. South Africa

Spain 4	Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain [6] 30 July–1 August 1965 Clay		South Africa 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Manuel Santana Cliff Drysdale 6 3 6 3 6 2       2 Juan Gisbert Keith Diepraam 6 2 6 1 3 6 3 6 6 2   3 José Luis Arilla /  Manuel Santana Keith Diepraam /  Frew McMillan 9 7 4 6 6 3 6 2     4 Juan Gisbert Cliff Drysdale 2 6 6 4 3 6 2 6     5 Manuel Santana Keith Diepraam 6 1 6 3 6 3

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

	Semifinals 17–19 August					Final 5–7 November
	EAS	India
						Barcelona, Spain (clay)
		bye
						EAS	India	2
	Barcelona, Spain (clay)
						EUR	Spain	3
	AME	United States	1
	EUR	Spain	4

Semifinals

Spain vs. United States

Spain 4	Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain [7] 17–19 August 1965 Clay		United States 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Gisbert Dennis Ralston 3 6 8 6 6 1 6 3     2 Manuel Santana Frank Froehling 6 1 6 4 6 4       3 José Luis Arilla /  Manuel Santana Clark Graebner /  Dennis Ralston 4 6 3 6 6 3 6 4 11 9   4 Juan Gisbert Frank Froehling 6 3 3 6 6 4 2 6 6 3   5 Juan Manuel Couder Dennis Ralston 6 4 4 6 3 6 3 6

Final

Spain vs. India

Spain 3	Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain [8] 5–7 November 1965 Clay		India 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Gisbert Ramanathan Krishnan 2 6 0 6 1 6       2 Manuel Santana Jaidip Mukerjea 6 0 6 4 6 4       3 José Luis Arilla /  Manuel Santana Premjit Lall /  Jaidip Mukerjea 8 6 6 2 10 8       4 Manuel Santana Ramanathan Krishnan 6 3 6 3 6 3       5 Juan Gisbert Jaidip Mukerjea 6 4 5 7 2 6 6 3 4 6

Challenge Round

Australia vs. Spain

Australia 4	White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia [3] 27–29 December 1965 Grass		Spain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fred Stolle Manuel Santana 10 12 3 6 6 1 6 4 7 5   2 Roy Emerson Juan Gisbert 6 3 6 2 6 2       3 John Newcombe /  Tony Roche José Luis Arilla /  Manuel Santana 6 3 4 6 7 5 6 2     4 Roy Emerson Manuel Santana 6 2 3 6 4 6 13 15     5 Fred Stolle Juan Gisbert 6 2 6 4 8 6

References

External links

• Davis Cup Official Website