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.

1960 Davis Cup
Details
Duration4 April – 28 December 1960
Edition49th
Teams40
Champion
Winning nation Australia
1959
1961

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]

America Zone

edit

North & Central America Zone

edit
Semifinals
15–17 July
Final
6–9 August
  Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
bye
  Mexico2
Quebec City, Canada (clay)
  United States3
  Canada0
  United States5

South America Zone

edit
Semifinals
16–18 July
Final
22–24 July
  Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela
bye
  Venezuela3
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)
  New Zealand2
  Caribbean/West Indies0
  New Zealand5

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

edit

United States vs. Venezuela

 
United States
5
Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United States[4]
16–18 September 1960
Clay
 
Venezuela
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Tut Bartzen
Isaías Pimentel
6
0
6
1
6
1
     
2  
 
Barry MacKay
Marcos Gambus
6
1
6
1
6
0
     
3  
 
Butch Buchholz / Chuck McKinley
Marcos Gambus / Isaías Pimentel
4
6
1
6
5
7
     
4  
 
Tut Bartzen
Marcos Gambus
6
1
6
0
6
0
     
5  
 
Barry MacKay
Isaías Pimentel
6
3
6
3
6
3
     

Eastern Zone

edit

Draw

edit
Quarterfinals
4–6 April
Semifinals
22–24 April
Final
27–29 May
  Philippines
Manila, Philippines
bye
  Philippines3
Tokyo, Japan
  Japan2
  Japan5
Manila, Philippines
  South Korea0
  Philippines3
Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
  India0
  India5
Bangkok, Thailand
  Ceylon0
  India5
  Thailand0
bye
  Thailand

Final

edit

Philippines vs. India

 
Philippines
3
Manila, Philippines[5]
27–29 May 1960
 
India
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Raymundo Deyro
Naresh Kumar
6
0
6
1
6
1
     
2  
 
Felicisimo Ampon
Ramanathan Krishnan
6
3
8
6
6
1
     
3  
 
Eduardo Dungo / Juan-Johnson José
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar
6
2
6
2
6
2
     
4  
 
Felicisimo Ampon
Naresh Kumar
          not
played
5  
 
Raymundo Deyro
Ramanathan Krishnan
          not
played

Europe Zone

edit

Draw

edit
First Round
22 April–2 May
Second Round
13–15 May
Quarterfinals
10–12 June
Semifinals
15–17 July
Final
29–31 July
  ItalyBudapest, Hungary
bye  Italy3
  Hungary5  Hungary2Turin, Italy (clay)
  Ireland0  Italy3
  Luxembourg2Monte Carlo, Monaco  Chile2
  Monaco3  Monaco2
  Israel1  Chile3Wimbledon, England (grass)
  Chile4  Italy4
   Switzerland2Brussels, Belgium  Great Britain1
  Belgium3  Belgium3
  Brazilw/o  Brazil2Scarborough, England (grass)
  Turkey  Belgium0
  Norway2Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)  Great Britain5
  Netherlands3  Netherlands0
bye  Great Britain5Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Great Britain  Italy3
  FranceParis, France (clay)  Sweden2
bye  France5
  Finland0  Argentina0Paris, France (clay)
  Argentina5  France5
  Denmark3Vienna, Austria (clay)  Denmark0
  Yugoslavia2  Denmark3
  Egypt1  Austria2Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Austria4  France2
  West Germany3Warsaw, Poland  Sweden3
  Czechoslovakia2  West Germany4
  Romania2  Poland1Düsseldorf, West Germany (clay)
  Poland3  West Germany1
  Sweden5Stockholm, Sweden (clay)  Sweden4
  South Africa0  Sweden3
bye  Spain2
  Spain

Final

edit

Sweden vs. Italy

 
Sweden
2
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[6]
29–31 July 1960
Clay
 
Italy
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Orlando Sirola
6
4
4
6
6
3
6
3
   
2  
 
Ulf Schmidt
Nicola Pietrangeli
1
6
4
6
6
4
4
6
   
3  
 
Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
16
14
7
5
2
6
3
6
2
6
 
4  
 
Ulf Schmidt
Orlando Sirola
4
6
2
6
1
6
     
5  
 
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Sergio Tacchini
6
2
6
1
6
1
     

Inter-Zonal Zone

edit

Draw

edit
Semifinals
22–24 November
Final
9–12 December
EUR  Italy
Perth, Australia (grass)
bye
EUR  Italy3
Brisbane, Australia (grass)
AME  United States2
AME  United States5
EAS  Philippines0

Semifinals

edit

Philippines vs. United States

 
Philippines
0
Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[7]
22–24 November 1960
Grass
 
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Eduardo Dungo
Barry MacKay
1
6
2
6
0
6
     
2  
 
Juan-Johnson José
Butch Buchholz
7
5
1
6
0
6
2
6
   
3  
 
Eduardo Dungo / Juan-Johnson José
Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston
3
6
3
6
3
6
     
4  
 
Raymundo Deyro
Dennis Ralston
2
6
0
6
5
7
     
5  
 
Felicisimo Ampon
Chuck McKinley
3
6
4
6
2
6
     

Final

edit

Italy vs. United States

 
Italy
3
Royal King's Park, Perth, Australia[8]
9–12 December 1960
Grass
 
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Orlando Sirola
Butch Buchholz
8
6
5
7
9
11
2
6
   
2  
 
Nicola Pietrangeli
Barry MacKay
6
8
6
3
10
8
6
8
11
13
 
3  
 
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Butch Buchholz / Chuck McKinley
3
6
10
8
6
4
13
11
   
4  
 
Nicola Pietrangeli
Butch Buchholz
6
1
6
2
6
8
3
6
6
4
 
5  
 
Orlando Sirola
Barry MacKay
9
7
6
3
8
6
     

Challenge Round

edit

Australia vs. Italy

 
Australia
4
White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia[3]
26–28 December 1960
Grass
 
Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Neale Fraser
Orlando Sirola
4
6
6
3
6
3
6
3
   
2  
 
Rod Laver
Nicola Pietrangeli
8
6
6
4
6
3
     
3  
 
Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
10
8
5
7
6
2
6
4
   
4  
 
Rod Laver
Orlando Sirola
9
7
6
2
6
3
     
5  
 
Neale Fraser
Nicola Pietrangeli
9
11
3
6
6
1
2
6
   

References

edit
  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. ^ a b "Australia v Italy". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "United States v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Philippines v India". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Sweden v Italy". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Philippines v United States". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Italy v United States". daviscup.com.
edit