1961 Davis Cup

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The 1961 Davis Cup was the 50th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 42 teams would enter the competition, 28 in the Europe Zone, 7 in the Americas Zone, and 7 in the Eastern Zone.

The United States defeated Mexico in the Americas Zone final, the India defeated Japan in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy defeated Sweden in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the USA defeated India, and then Italy defeated the USA. Italy then fell to defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on 26–28 December.

Americas Zone

Draw

1st Round April–July

Semifinals July–August

Final 18–20 August

Morocco

bye

Casablanca, Morocco

Morocco

0

Quebec City, Canada (clay)

Mexico

5

Canada

2

Mexico

3

Cleveland, OH, United States (clay)

Mexico

2

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

United States

3

Ecuador

5

Colombia

0

St. Louis, MO, United States (clay)

Ecuador

0

Bridgetown, Barbados (grass)

United States

5

Caribbean/West Indies

0

United States

5

Final

United States 3	Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United States 18–20 August 1961 clay		Mexico 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Chuck McKinley Rafael Osuna 3 6 3 6 3 6       2 Tut Bartzen Mario Llamas 4 6 6 4 6 4 6 4     3 Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston Rafael Osuna / Tony Palafox 4 6 6 2 4 6 3 6     4 Chuck McKinley Mario Llamas 6 4 7 5 10 8       5 Tut Bartzen Rafael Osuna 6 3 6 3 7 5

Eastern Zone

Draw

1st Round 18–28 March

Semifinals April

Final 6–8 May

Philippines

bye

Tokyo, Japan

Philippines

2

Japan

3

Japan

w/o

South Korea

New Delhi, India

Japan

1

Colombo, Ceylon (clay)

India

4

Ceylon

2

Thailand

3

Lucknow, India

Thailand

0

Bandung, Indonesia

India

5

Indonesia

1

India

4

Final

India 4	New Delhi, India 6–8 May 1961		Japan 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaidip Mukerjea Atsushi Miyagi 2 6 7 9 6 2 2 6     2 Ramanathan Krishnan Osamu Ishiguro 4 6 6 3 6 3 6 3     3 Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall Atsushi Miyagi / Masao Nagasaki 6 4 6 3 6 4       4 Ramanathan Krishnan Atsushi Miyagi 6 4 6 1 6 4       5 Akhtar Ali Osamu Ishiguro 4 6 6 4 6 0 2 6 6 4

Europe Zone

Draw

1st round 27 April-7 May

2nd round 1–4 June

Quarterfinals 10–19 June

Semifinals 21–23 July

Final 4–6 August

Italy

Brussels, Belgium (clay)

bye

Italy

3

Belgium

3

Belgium

2

Munich, West Germany (clay)

Chile

2

Italy

3

Switzerland

2

Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)

West Germany

2

Netherlands

3

Netherlands

0

Czechoslovakia

2

West Germany

5

Paris, France (clay)

West Germany

3

Italy

4

Ireland

0

Warsaw, Poland

France

1

Poland

5

Poland

4

Monaco

3

Monaco

1

Warsaw, Poland

Luxembourg

2

Poland

0

Egypt

0

Paris, France (clay)

France

5

Brazil

5

Brazil

1

bye

France

4

Milan, Italy (clay)

France

Italy

4

Great Britain

Vienna, Austria (clay)

Sweden

1

bye

Great Britain

3

Austria

5

Austria

2

Birmingham, England (grass)

Norway

0

Great Britain

4

Turkey

1

Helsinki, Finland

South Africa

1

Finland

4

Finland

1

Romania

0

South Africa

4

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

South Africa

5

Great Britain

1

Yugoslavia

1

Madrid, Spain (clay)

Sweden

4

Spain

3

Spain

3

Israel

0

New Zealand

2

Madrid, Spain (clay)

New Zealand

5

Spain

1

Denmark

2

Budapest, Hungary (clay)

Sweden

4

Hungary

3

Hungary

2

bye

Sweden

3

Sweden

Final

Italy 4	Milan, Italy 4–6 August 1961 clay		Sweden 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fausto Gardini Ulf Schmidt 6 4 4 1 6 6 6 6 3   2 Nicola Pietrangeli Jan-Erik Lundquist 2 6 5 7 6 1 4 6     3 Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola Thomas Hallberg / Jan-Erik Lundquist 6 3 3 6 6 3 6 1     4 Nicola Pietrangeli Ulf Schmidt 6 3 6 2 3 6 6 3     5 Fausto Gardini Thomas Hallberg 6 2 6 1 6 0

Inter-Zonal Zone

	1st Round 30 September-2 October					Final 13–16 October
	EUR	Italy
		bye				Rome, Italy (clay)
						EUR	Italy	4
New Delhi, India					AME	United States	1
	AME	United States	3
	EAS	India	2

India 2	National Sports Club, New Delhi, India 30 September - 2 October 1961		United States 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jaidip Mukerjea Chuck McKinley 4 6 4 6 7 9       2 Ramanathan Krishnan Whitney Reed 6 4 6 1 7 5       3 Ramanathan Krishnan / Premjit Lall Donald Dell / Chuck McKinley 7 5 0 6 3 6 2 6     4 Jaidip Mukerjea Whitney Reed 2 6 3 6 3 6       5 Ramanathan Krishnan Chuck McKinley 6 3 4 6 1 6 6 3 6 4

Italy 4	Foro Italico, Rome, Italy 13–16 October 1961 clay		United States 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fausto Gardini Jon Douglas 6 4 6 4 5 7 8 10 0 6   2 Nicola Pietrangeli Whitney Reed 2 6 6 8 6 4 6 4 6 4   3 Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola Donald Dell / Whitney Reed 6 4 3 6 6 3 6 2     4 Nicola Pietrangeli Jon Douglas 9 7 6 3 6 2       5 Fausto Gardini Whitney Reed 3 6 7 5 3 6 8 6 6 4

Challenge Round

Australia 5	Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia 26–28 December 1961 grass		Italy 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roy Emerson Nicola Pietrangeli 8 6 6 4 6 3       2 Rod Laver Orlando Sirola 6 1 6 4 6 3       3 Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 6 2 6 3 6 4       4 Rod Laver Nicola Pietrangeli 6 3 3 6 4 6 6 3 8 6   5 Roy Emerson Orlando Sirola 6 3 6 3 4 6 6 2

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