1959 Davis Cup
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Edition | 48th |
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← 1958 1960 → |
The 1959 Davis Cup was the 48th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. The Europe Zone was modified so that only the previous year's semifinalists were guaranteed first round byes. 42 teams would enter the competition, 27 in the Europe Zone, 8 in the Eastern Zone, and 7 in the Americas Zone. Colombia made its first appearance in the tournament.
Australia defeated Cuba in the Americas Zone final, India defeated the Philippines in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy defeated Spain in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Australia defeated Italy, and then India. Australia then defeated defending champions the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, NY, United States on 28–31 August.[1]
Americas Zone
North/Central America draw
1st round 18-20 July |
Final 24-26 July | |||||||||
Canada | ||||||||||
bye | Montreal, Quebec, Canada (grass) | |||||||||
Canada | 0 | |||||||||
Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Australia | 5 | ||||||||
Mexico | 1 | |||||||||
Australia | 4 |
South America draw
1st round 2-4 May |
Final | |||||||||
Bridgetown, Barbados | ||||||||||
Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | |||||||||
Cuba | 4 | |||||||||
Cuba | w/o | |||||||||
Argentina | ||||||||||
Argentina | w/o | |||||||||
Venezuela |
Americas Inter-Zonal Final
Cuba 0 |
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 31 July - 2 August 1959 grass |
Australia 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eastern Zone
Draw
Quarterfinals 21 March-12 April |
Semifinals 25 April-3 May |
Final 1 June | |||||||||||||
Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||||
Ceylon | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Japan | 5 | Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||
Japan | 2 | ||||||||||||||
India | 3 | ||||||||||||||
India | w/o | ||||||||||||||
South Korea | Calcutta, India | ||||||||||||||
India | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Philippines | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Iran | |||||||||||||||
Thailand | w/o | Bangkok, Thailand | |||||||||||||
Thailand | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Manila, Philippines | Philippines | 5 | |||||||||||||
Malaya | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Philippines | 5 |
Final
India 4 |
Calcutta, India 1 June 1959 |
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Europe Zone
Draw
Final
Italy 4 |
Milan Tennis Club, Milan, Italy 24–27 July 1959 clay |
Spain 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Zone
1st round 7-10 August |
Final 14-16 August | |||||||||
EAS | India | |||||||||
bye | Boston, MA, United States (grass) | |||||||||
EAS | India | 1 | ||||||||
Philadelphia, PA, United States (grass) | AME | Australia | 4 | |||||||
AME | Australia | 4 | ||||||||
EUR | Italy | 1 |
Italy 1 |
Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States 7–10 August 1959 grass |
Australia 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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India 1 |
Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States 14–16 August 1959 grass |
Australia 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
United States 2 |
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States 28–31 August 1959 grass |
Australia 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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