1964 Davis Cup

The 1964 Davis Cup was the 53rd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 32 teams entered the Europe Zone, 10 teams entered the Eastern Zone, and 7 teams entered the America Zone. Bulgaria and South Vietnam made their first appearances in the tournament.

1964 Davis Cup
Details
Duration29 February – 28 September 1964
Edition53rd
Teams46
Champion
Winning nation Australia
1963
1965

Due to the increase in the number of entries, a number of changes were made for this year's tournament. In the Eastern Zone the participating countries were split into two sub-zones, with the winner of each sub-zone playing to determine which team moved to the Inter-Zonal Zone. In the Europe Zone the previous year's semifinalists were no longer granted byes into the second round, however seeding was still in place to ensure that these countries could not meet before the semifinals.[1][2]

Australia defeated Chile in the America Zone final, the Philippines defeated India in the Eastern Inter-Zonal final, and Sweden defeated France in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Sweden defeated the Philippines in the semifinal, and were then defeated by Australia in the final. Australia defeated the defending champions the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Harold Clark Courts in Cleveland, Ohio, United States on 25–28 September.[1][2][3]

America Zone

Draw

Quarterfinals
17–20 July
Semifinals
May–August
Final
14–16 August
 Chile
Bridgetown, Barbados
bye
 Chile3
 Caribbean/West Indies2
 Venezuela
Minneapolis, MN, United States (hard)
 Caribbean/West Indiesw/o
 Chile0
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Australia5
 Mexico3
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 New Zealand1
 Mexico1
Montreal, Canada (clay)
 Australia4
 Canada0
 Australia5

Final

Australia vs. Chile


Australia
5
Nicollet Tennis Club, Minneapolis, MN, United States[4]
14–16 August 1964
Hard

Chile
0
12345
1
Fred Stolle
Patricio Cornejo
6
1
6
0
6
0
   
2
Roy Emerson
Patricio Rodríguez
6
3
6
2
8
6
   
3
Roy Emerson / Fred Stolle
Ernesto Aguirre / Patricio Rodríguez
6
4
6
4
6
4
   
4
John Newcombe
Ernesto Aguirre
6
2
6
2
6
4
   
5
Fred Stolle
Patricio Rodríguez
6
0
6
4
6
4
   

Eastern Zone

Zone A

Semifinals
3–5 April
Final
10–12 April
Manila, Philippines
 Philippines4
Manila, Philippines
 South Korea1
 Philippines5
 Japan0
bye
 Japan

Zone B

Quarterfinals
29 February–2 March
Semifinals
13–15 March; 3–5 April
Final
17–19 April
 Pakistan
Lahore, Pakistan
bye
 Pakistan0
Hyderabad, India
 India4
 India5
Saigon, South Vietnam
 Ceylon0
 India5
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
 South Vietnam0
 Malaysia0
Tehran, Iran
 South Vietnam5
 South Vietnam3
 Iran2
 Burma
 Iranw/o

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

Philippines vs. India


Philippines
3
Manila, Philippines[5]
24–26 April 1964

India
2
12345
1
Juan-Johnson José
Jaidip Mukerjea
5
7
6
3
3
6
2
6
  
2
Felicisimo Ampon
Premjit Lall
6
0
6
3
7
5
   
3
Raymundo Deyro / Juan-Johnson José
Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea
3
6
6
1
6
3
2
6
7
9
 
4
Felicisimo Ampon
Jaidip Mukerjea
6
4
6
1
6
1
   
5
Juan-Johnson José
Premjit Lall
6
4
8
6
3
6
6
4
  

Europe Zone

Draw

First Round
28 April–3 May
Second Round
10–18 May
Quarterfinals
11–14 June
Semifinals
16–19 July
Final
31 July–3 August
 Great Britain5Eastbourne, England (grass)
 Austria0  Great Britain5
 Ireland3  Ireland0Manchester, England (grass)
  Switzerland2  Great Britain3
 Yugoslavia3Belgrade, Yugoslavia  Yugoslavia2
 Luxembourg0  Yugoslavia5
 Turkey0  Argentina0Bristol, England (grass)
 Argentina5  Great Britain2
 South Africaw/oOslo, Norway (clay)  France3
 Poland  South Africa5
 Portugal1  Norway0Paris, France (clay)
 Norway4  South Africa2
 France5Paris, France (clay)  France3
 Bulgaria0  France5
 Hungary2  Netherlands0Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 Netherlands3  France1
 Morocco1Düsseldorf, West Germany  Sweden4
 Soviet Union4  Soviet Union1
 Belgium0  West Germany4Munich, West Germany (clay)
 West Germany5  West Germany4
 Denmark5Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)  Denmark1
 Finland0  Denmark3
 Brazil1  Spain2Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 Spain4  West Germany2
 Israel1Genoa, Italy (clay)  Sweden3
 Rhodesia4  Rhodesia0
 Egypt1  Italy5Turin, Italy (clay)
 Italy4  Italy1
 Czechoslovakiaw/oPrague, Czechoslovakia (clay)  Sweden3
 Romania  Czechoslovakia0
 Greece1  Sweden5
 Sweden4

Final

Sweden vs. France


Sweden
4
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[6]
31 July–3 August 1964
Clay

France
1
12345
1
Ulf Schmidt
Pierre Darmon
9
7
8
6
4
6
4
6
1
6
 
2
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Pierre Barthès
6
8
6
1
6
3
7
5
  
3
Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt
Jean-Noël Grinda / François Jauffret
6
4
9
7
8
6
   
4
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Pierre Darmon
3
6
7
5
6
4
6
1
  
5
Ulf Schmidt
Pierre Barthès
6
2
6
4
6
8
6
2
  

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

Semifinals
16–18 August
Final
29–31 August
AME  Australia
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
bye
AME  Australia5
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
EUR  Sweden0
EAS  Philippines0
EUR  Sweden5

Semifinals

Sweden vs. Philippines


Sweden
5
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[7]
16–18 August 1964
Clay

Philippines
0
12345
1
Ulf Schmidt
Felicisimo Ampon
6
0
6
1
6
2
   
2
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Juan-Johnson José
6
1
3
6
6
1
6
0
  
3
Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt
Raymundo Deyro / Juan-Johnson José
6
3
5
7
6
3
6
3
  
4
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Felicisimo Ampon
6
1
6
1
6
4
   
5
Ulf Schmidt
Juan-Johnson José
6
2
6
1
6
2
   

Final

Sweden vs. Australia


Sweden
0
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[8]
29–31 August 1964
Clay

Australia
5
12345
1
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Roy Emerson
6
2
6
4
3
6
2
6
5
7
 
2
Ulf Schmidt
Fred Stolle
4
6
3
6
8
10
   
3
Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt
Roy Emerson / Fred Stolle
2
6
1
6
0
6
   
4
Ulf Schmidt
Roy Emerson
6
3
4
6
3
6
2
6
  
5
Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Fred Stolle
7
5
4
6
0
6
3
6
  

Challenge Round

United States vs. Australia


United States
2
Harold Clark Courts, Cleveland, OH, United States[3]
25–28 September 1964
Clay

Australia
3
12345
1
Chuck McKinley
Fred Stolle
6
1
9
7
4
6
6
2
  
2
Dennis Ralston
Roy Emerson
3
6
4
6
2
6
   
3
Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston
Roy Emerson / Fred Stolle
6
4
4
6
4
6
6
3
6
4
 
4
Dennis Ralston
Fred Stolle
5
7
3
6
6
3
11
9
4
6
 
5
Chuck McKinley
Roy Emerson
6
3
2
6
4
6
4
6
  

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