# 1963 Davis Cup

The 1963 Davis Cup was the 52nd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 32 teams entered the Europe Zone, 9 teams entered the Eastern Zone, and 7 teams entered the America Zone. Rhodesia made its first appearance in the tournament.
The United States defeated Venezuela in the America Zone final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Zone final, and Great Britain defeated Sweden in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the United States defeated Great Britain in the semifinal, and then defeated India in the final. The United States then defeated the defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round, ending Australia's four-year title run. The final was played at Memorial Drive Park in Adelaide, Australia on 26–28 December.

## America Zone
### Draw

| Quarterfinals 13–17 June; 26–28 July | Quarterfinals 13–17 June; 26–28 July | Quarterfinals 13–17 June; 26–28 July | Semifinals 28–30 July; 16–18 August | Semifinals 28–30 July; 16–18 August | Semifinals 28–30 July; 16–18 August | Final 13–15 September | Final 13–15 September | Final 13–15 September |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | | | | | | | |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | Caracas, Venezuela (hard) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Venezuela | Venezuela | 3 | | | |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Venezuela | Venezuela | 3 | | | |
| Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Ecuador | Ecuador | 1 | | | |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 3 | Ecuador | Ecuador | 1 | | | |
| Ecuador | Ecuador | 3 | | | | Denver, CO, United States (hard) | Denver, CO, United States (hard) | Denver, CO, United States (hard) |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 2 | | | | Denver, CO, United States (hard) | Denver, CO, United States (hard) | Denver, CO, United States (hard) |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 2 | | | | Venezuela | Venezuela | 0 |
| Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | | | | Venezuela | Venezuela | 0 |
| Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | Tehran, Iran | | | | United States | United States | 5 |
| Iran | Iran | 0 | | | | United States | United States | 5 |
| Iran | Iran | 0 | Los Angeles, CA, United States (hard) | Los Angeles, CA, United States (hard) | Los Angeles, CA, United States (hard) | | | |
| United States | United States | 5 | Los Angeles, CA, United States (hard) | Los Angeles, CA, United States (hard) | Los Angeles, CA, United States (hard) | | | |
| United States | United States | 5 | United States | United States | 4 | | | |
| Vancouver, Canada (hard) | Vancouver, Canada (hard) | Vancouver, Canada (hard) | United States | United States | 4 | | | |
| Vancouver, Canada (hard) | Vancouver, Canada (hard) | Vancouver, Canada (hard) | Mexico | Mexico | 1 | | | |
| Canada | Canada | 1 | Mexico | Mexico | 1 | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 4 | | | | | | |

### Final

United States vs. Venezuela
| United States 5 | Cherry Hills Country Club, Denver, CO, United States 13–15 September 1963 Hard | Cherry Hills Country Club, Denver, CO, United States 13–15 September 1963 Hard | Venezuela 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Dennis Ralston Orlando Bracamonte 6 2 6 1 6 2       2 Marty Riessen Isaías Pimentel 8 6 6 4 6 4       3 Dennis Ralston / Marty Riessen Orlando Bracamonte / Isaías Pimentel 7 5 8 6 6 3       4 Arthur Ashe Orlando Bracamonte 6 1 6 1 6 0       5 Dennis Ralston Isaías Pimentel 18 16 9 7 6 4 ||||

## Eastern Zone
### Draw

| First Round 17–19 March | First Round 17–19 March | First Round 17–19 March |
| Colombo, a (clay) is | Colombo, a (clay) is | Colombo, a (clay) is |
| Ceylon | Ceylon | 0 |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 4 |
| Quarterfinals 27 March–7 April | Quarterfinals 27 March–7 April | Quarterfinals 27 March–7 April | Semifinals 19–22 April | Semifinals 19–22 April | Semifinals 19–22 April | Final 4–6 May | Final 4–6 May | Final 4–6 May |
| Poona, India | Poona, India | Poona, India | | | | | | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 1 | | | | | | |
| Pakistan | Pakistan | 1 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | | | |
| India | India | 4 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | | | |
| India | India | 4 | India | India | 4 | | | |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | India | India | 4 | | | |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | Malaya | Malaya | 0 | | | |
| Malaya | Malaya | 3 | Malaya | Malaya | 0 | | | |
| Malaya | Malaya | 3 | | | | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan |
| Burma | Burma | 2 | | | | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan |
| Burma | Burma | 2 | | | | India | India | 3 |
| Fukuoka, Japan | Fukuoka, Japan | Fukuoka, Japan | | | | India | India | 3 |
| Fukuoka, Japan | Fukuoka, Japan | Fukuoka, Japan | | | | Japan | Japan | 2 |
| Japan | Japan | 5 | | | | Japan | Japan | 2 |
| Japan | Japan | 5 | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | | | |
| South Korea | South Korea | 0 | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | | | |
| South Korea | South Korea | 0 | Japan | Japan | 4 | | | |
| Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Japan | Japan | 4 | | | |
| Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Philippines | Philippines | 1 | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 1 | Philippines | Philippines | 1 | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 3 | | | | | | |

### Final

Japan vs. India
| Japan 2 | Tokyo, Japan 3–7 May 1963 | Tokyo, Japan 3–7 May 1963 | India 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Atsushi Miyagi Ramanathan Krishnan 5 7 6 4 0 6 0 6     2 Osamu Ishiguro Jaidip Mukerjea 6 2 6 3 6 2       3 Michio Fujii / Atsushi Miyagi Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea 6 4 3 6 2 6 5 7     4 Osamu Ishiguro Ramanathan Krishnan 2 6 5 7         5 Atsushi Miyagi Jaidip Mukerjea 6 3 6 2 3 6 7 5 ||||

## Europe Zone
### Draw

| Preliminary Round 12–22 April | Preliminary Round 12–22 April | Preliminary Round 12–22 April |
| Istanbul, Turkey | Istanbul, Turkey | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Turkey | Turkey | 1 |
| Israel | Israel | 4 |
| Estoril, Portugal (clay) | Estoril, Portugal (clay) | Estoril, Portugal (clay) |
| Portugal | Portugal | 3 |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2 |
| Beirut, Lebanon (clay) | Beirut, Lebanon (clay) | Beirut, Lebanon (clay) |
| Lebanon | Lebanon | 0 |
| Egypt | Egypt | 5 |
| Dublin, Ireland | Dublin, Ireland | Dublin, Ireland |
| Ireland | Ireland | 2 |
| Greece | Greece | 3 |
| First Round 3–5 May | First Round 3–5 May | First Round 3–5 May | Second Round 24 May–4 June | Second Round 24 May–4 June | Second Round 24 May–4 June | Quarterfinals 13–16 June | Quarterfinals 13–16 June | Quarterfinals 13–16 June | Semifinals 18–21 July | Semifinals 18–21 July | Semifinals 18–21 July | Final 1–5 August | Final 1–5 August | Final 1–5 August |
| Sweden | Sweden | | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Rhodesia | Rhodesia | 4 | Rhodesia | Rhodesia | 2 | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 5 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 1 | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 0 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 5 | Austria | Austria | 0 | | | | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 0 | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | |
| South Africa | South Africa | | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 0 | |
| bye | bye | | South Africa | South Africa | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 5 | Romania | Romania | 2 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 4 | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 4 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Denmark | Denmark | 1 | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 1 | Denmark | Denmark | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | 5 | Norway | Norway | 1 | | | | | | | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) |
| Portugal | Portugal | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 2 |
| Egypt | Egypt | 0 | Moscow, Soviet Union | Moscow, Soviet Union | Moscow, Soviet Union | | | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 |
| Chile | Chile | 5 | Chile | Chile | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 5 | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 4 | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 0 | | | | Soviet Union | Soviet Union | 1 | | | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 2 | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 3 | Belgium | Belgium | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | | | | Bristol, England (grass) | Bristol, England (grass) | Bristol, England (grass) | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 2 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | Spain | Spain | 1 | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | 3 | Brazil | Brazil | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 0 | France | France | 4 | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | | | | | | |
| France | France | 5 | | | | France | France | 1 | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 3 | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Spain | Spain | 4 | | | | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | 2 | Spain | Spain | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final

Great Britain vs. Sweden
| Great Britain 3 | No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England 1–5 August 1963 Grass | No. 1 Court, All England Club, Wimbledon, England 1–5 August 1963 Grass | Sweden 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mike Sangster Jan-Erik Lundqvist 3 6 6 2 4 6 12 10 9 7   2 Bobby Wilson Ulf Schmidt 4 6 6 4 4 6 6 4 4 6   3 Mike Sangster / Bobby Wilson Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt 22 20 6 4 6 3       4 Bobby Wilson Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6 3 6 2 2 6 2 6 1 6   5 Mike Sangster Ulf Schmidt 7 5 6 2 9 11 3 6 6 3 ||||

## Inter-Zonal Zone
### Draw

| Semifinals 26–28 September | Semifinals 26–28 September | Semifinals 26–28 September | Final 2–4 November | Final 2–4 November | Final 2–4 November |
| EAS | India | | | | |
| EAS | India | | Bombay, India | Bombay, India | Bombay, India |
| | bye | | Bombay, India | Bombay, India | Bombay, India |
| | bye | | EAS | India | 0 |
| Bournemouth, England (clay) | Bournemouth, England (clay) | Bournemouth, England (clay) | EAS | India | 0 |
| Bournemouth, England (clay) | Bournemouth, England (clay) | Bournemouth, England (clay) | AME | United States | 5 |
| AME | United States | 5 | AME | United States | 5 |
| EUR | Great Britain | 0 | | | |

### Semifinals

Great Britain vs. United States
| Great Britain 0 | West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, Bournemouth, England 26–28 September 1963 Clay | West Hants Lawn Tennis Club, Bournemouth, England 26–28 September 1963 Clay | United States 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mike Sangster Chuck McKinley 5 7 2 6 5 7       2 Billy Knight Frank Froehling 6 4 6 8 4 6 4 6     3 Mike Sangster / Bobby Wilson Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston 4 6 8 6 7 9 2 6     4 Billy Knight Chuck McKinley 6 8 2 6 3 6       5 Mike Sangster Frank Froehling 1 6 6 4 0 6 4 6 ||||

### Final

India vs. United States
| India 0 | Cricket Club of India, Bombay, India 2–4 November 1963 | Cricket Club of India, Bombay, India 2–4 November 1963 | United States 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Premjit Lall Chuck McKinley 4 6 3 6 0 6       2 Ramanathan Krishnan Dennis Ralston 4 6 1 6 11 13       3 Premjit Lall / Jaidip Mukerjea Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston 8 6 3 6 10 12 4 6     4 Premjit Lall Marty Riessen 3 6 6 2 0 6 1 6     5 Ramanathan Krishnan Chuck McKinley 8 10 8 6 2 6 6 2 0 6 ||||

## Challenge Round

Australia vs. United States
| Australia 2 | Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, Australia 26–28 December 1963 Grass | Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, Australia 26–28 December 1963 Grass | United States 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 John Newcombe Dennis Ralston 4 6 1 6 6 3 6 4 5 7   2 Roy Emerson Chuck McKinley 6 3 3 6 7 5 7 5     3 Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston 3 6 6 4 9 11 9 11     4 Roy Emerson Dennis Ralston 6 2 6 3 3 6 6 2     5 John Newcombe Chuck McKinley 12 10 2 6 7 9 2 6 ||||