1964 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	29 February – 28 September 1964
Edition	53rd
Teams	46
Champion
Winning Nation	Australia
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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.

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

Final

Australia vs. Chile

Australia 5	Nicollet Tennis Club, Minneapolis, MN, United States [4] 14–16 August 1964 Hard		Chile 0
1 2 3 4 5 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

Zone B

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

Philippines vs. India

Philippines 3	Manila, Philippines [5] 24–26 April 1964		India 2
1 2 3 4 5 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

Final

Sweden vs. France

Sweden 4	Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden [6] 31 July–3 August 1964 Clay		France 1
1 2 3 4 5 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

Sweden vs. Philippines

Sweden 5	Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden [7] 16–18 August 1964 Clay		Philippines 0
1 2 3 4 5 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
1 2 3 4 5 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
1 2 3 4 5 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

References

External links

• Davis Cup Official Website