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Duration | 4 April – 28 December 1960 |
Edition | 49th |
Teams | 40 |
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Winning Nation | ![]() |
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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]
Semifinals 15–17 July | Final 6–9 August | |||||||
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Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
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Quebec City, Canada (clay) | ||||||||
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Semifinals 16–18 July | Final 22–24 July | |||||||
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Caracas, Venezuela | ||||||||
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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) | ||||||||
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United States vs. Venezuela
![]() United States 5 | Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United States [4] 16–18 September 1960 Clay | ![]() Venezuela 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals 4–6 April | Semifinals 22–24 April | Final 27–29 May | |||||||||||
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Manila, Philippines | |||||||||||||
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Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||
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Manila, Philippines | |||||||||||||
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Colombo, Ceylon (clay) | |||||||||||||
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Bangkok, Thailand | |||||||||||||
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Philippines vs. India
![]() Philippines 3 | Manila, Philippines [5] 27–29 May 1960 | ![]() India 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sweden vs. Italy
![]() Sweden 2 | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden [6] 29–31 July 1960 Clay | ![]() Italy 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals 22–24 November | Final 9–12 December | |||||||
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Perth, Australia (grass) | ||||||||
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EUR | ![]() | 3 | ||||||
Brisbane, Australia (grass) | ||||||||
AME | ![]() | 2 | ||||||
AME | ![]() | 5 | ||||||
EAS | ![]() | 0 | ||||||
Philippines vs. United States
![]() Philippines 0 | Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia [7] 22–24 November 1960 Grass | ![]() United States 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Italy vs. United States
![]() Italy 3 | Royal King's Park, Perth, Australia [8] 9–12 December 1960 Grass | ![]() United States 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia vs. Italy
![]() Australia 4 | White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia [3] 26–28 December 1960 Grass | ![]() Italy 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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