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Duration | 17 March – 28 December 1963 |
Edition | 52nd |
Teams | 49 |
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Winning Nation | United States |
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The 1963 Davis Cup was the 52nd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 32 teams entered the Europe Zone, 9 teams entered the Eastern Zone, and 7 teams entered the America Zone. Rhodesia made its first appearance in the tournament.
The United States defeated Venezuela in the America 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 United States defeated Great Britain in the semifinal, and then defeated India in the final. The United States then defeated the defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round, ending Australia's four-year title run. The final was played at Memorial Drive Park in Adelaide, Australia on 26–28 December. [1] [2] [3]
Quarterfinals 13–17 June; 26–28 July | Semifinals 28–30 July; 16–18 August | Final 13–15 September | |||||||||||
Venezuela | |||||||||||||
Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Venezuela | 3 | ||||||||||||
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | |||||||||||||
Ecuador | 1 | ||||||||||||
Ecuador | 3 | ||||||||||||
Denver, CO, United States (hard) | |||||||||||||
Caribbean/West Indies | 2 | ||||||||||||
Venezuela | 0 | ||||||||||||
Tehran, Iran | |||||||||||||
United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
Iran | 0 | ||||||||||||
Los Angeles, CA, United States (hard) | |||||||||||||
United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
United States | 4 | ||||||||||||
Vancouver, Canada (hard) | |||||||||||||
Mexico | 1 | ||||||||||||
Canada | 1 | ||||||||||||
Mexico | 4 | ||||||||||||
United States vs. Venezuela
United States 5 | Cherry Hills Country Club, Denver, CO, United States [4] 13–15 September 1963 Hard | Venezuela 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round 17–19 March | |||
Colombo, a (clay) is | |||
Ceylon | 0 | ||
Pakistan | 4 | ||
Quarterfinals 27 March–7 April | Semifinals 19–22 April | Final 4–6 May | |||||||||||
Poona, India | |||||||||||||
Pakistan | 1 | ||||||||||||
Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | |||||||||||||
India | 4 | ||||||||||||
India | 4 | ||||||||||||
Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | |||||||||||||
Malaya | 0 | ||||||||||||
Malaya | 3 | ||||||||||||
Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||
Burma | 2 | ||||||||||||
India | 3 | ||||||||||||
Fukuoka, Japan | |||||||||||||
Japan | 2 | ||||||||||||
Japan | 5 | ||||||||||||
Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||
South Korea | 0 | ||||||||||||
Japan | 4 | ||||||||||||
Manila, Philippines | |||||||||||||
Philippines | 1 | ||||||||||||
New Zealand | 1 | ||||||||||||
Philippines | 3 | ||||||||||||
Japan vs. India
Japan 2 | Tokyo, Japan [5] 3–7 May 1963 | India 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preliminary Round 12–22 April | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
Istanbul, Turkey | |||||||||||||
Turkey | 1 | ||||||||||||
Israel | 4 | ||||||||||||
Estoril, Portugal (clay) | |||||||||||||
Portugal | 3 | ||||||||||||
Luxembourg | 2 | ||||||||||||
Beirut, Lebanon (clay) | |||||||||||||
Lebanon | 0 | ||||||||||||
Egypt | 5 | ||||||||||||
Dublin, Ireland | |||||||||||||
Ireland | 2 | ||||||||||||
Greece | 3 | ||||||||||||
Great Britain vs. Sweden
Great Britain 3 | No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England [6] 1–5 August 1963 Grass | Sweden 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals 26–28 September | Final 2–4 November | |||||||
EAS | India | |||||||
Bombay, India | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
EAS | India | 0 | ||||||
Bournemouth, England (clay) | ||||||||
AME | United States | 5 | ||||||
AME | United States | 5 | ||||||
EUR | Great Britain | 0 | ||||||
Great Britain vs. United States
Great Britain 0 | West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, Bournemouth, England [7] 26–28 September 1963 Clay | United States 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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India vs. United States
India 0 | Cricket Club of India, Bombay, India [8] 2–4 November 1963 | United States 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia vs. United States
Australia 2 | Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, Australia [3] 26–28 December 1963 Grass | United States 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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