The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from over 150 competing countries, making it the world's largest annual team sporting competition. It is described by the organisers as the "World Cup of Tennis", and the winners are referred to as the World Champions. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain and the United States. By 2023, 155 nations entered teams into the competition.
Alejandro "Alex" Olmedo Rodríguez was a tennis player from Peru with American citizenship. He was listed by the USTA as a "foreign" player for 1958, but as a U.S. player for 1959. He helped win the Davis Cup for the United States in 1958 and was the No. 2 ranked amateur in 1959. Olmedo won two Majors in 1959 and the U.S. Pro Championships in 1960, and was inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987.
Earl Henry "Butch" Buchholz, Jr. is a former professional tennis player from the United States who was one of the game's top players in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Rafael Osuna Herrera , nicknamed "El Pelón", was a former world No. 1 tennis player, the most successful player in the history of Mexico and an Olympian. He was born in Mexico City, and is best remembered for his singles victory at the U.S. Open Championships in 1963, winning the 1960 and 1963 Wimbledon Doubles championships, the 1962 U.S. Open Championships doubles, and for leading Mexico to its only Davis Cup Final round appearance in 1962. He is the only Mexican to date to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, in 1979.
Hamilton Farrar Richardson was an American tennis player, who was active in the 1950s and 1960s.
Sam Giammalva Sr., is an American former professional tennis player in the mid-20th century.
Yolanda Ramírez Ochoa is a Mexican tennis player active in the 1950s and 1960s. She was twice a singles finalist and once a women's doubles champion and mixed doubles champion at the French Open.
Rex Noel Hartwig was an Australian tennis player.
Barry MacKay was an American tennis player, tournament director and broadcaster. He was ranked #1 in the U.S. in 1960.
Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela Martínez is a Mexican professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 49, achieved on 20 August 2018. In singles his best ranking is No. 400, achieved on 17 June 2013. He has won two doubles ATP titles and has played multiple seasons of the Davis Cup, including on the 2011 Mexican Davis Cup squad.
Jan-Erik Lundqvist is a Swedish former international tennis player. During the entire 1960s he was Sweden's best tennis player.
Atsushi Miyagi was a Japanese tennis player.
William Arthur Knight is a former tennis player from Great Britain who competed on the amateur tour in the 1950s and 1960s. He was active from 1951 to 1968 and won 47 career singles titles. a quarter finalist at the French Championships in 1959 and a clay court specialist where most his titles came, but also won titles on grass and wood indoor courts. His biggest wins were winning the British Hard Court Championships, British Covered Court Championships (1960), German International Championships (1959)
Esteban Reyes also known as El Pajarito Reyes was a Mexican tennis player who represented his country during the 1935 International Lawn Tennis Challenge and won a silver medal during the 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Emilio Montaño is a former professional tennis player from Mexico.
Fernando Pérez Pascal is a Mexican former professional tennis player.
Kim Sun-yong Jr. is a South Korean former professional tennis player.
Francisco Contreras Serrano, also known as Pancho Contreras, was a Mexican tennis player. He both played for and captained the Mexico Davis Cup team.
Francisco Guerrero Arcocha was a Mexican tennis player.
Daniel Hernández was a Mexican tennis player active in the 1930s.
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