1965 Davis Cup

The 1965 Davis Cup was the 54th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 45 teams would enter the competition, 31 in the Europe Zone, 9 in the Eastern Zone, and 5 in the Americas Zone.

The United States defeated Mexico in the Americas Zone final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Zone final, and Spain defeated South Africa in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Spain defeated the USA, and then India. Spain then fell to defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at White City Stadium in Sydney, Australia on 27-29 December.

Americas Zone

Draw

8TeamBracket-info
RD1date=8-10 July
RD2date=June-July
RD3date=31 July-2 August

teamwidth=14

RD1T1-loc=Nassau, Bahamas
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|NZL | RD1-score1=4
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=noflag|Caribbean/West Indies | RD1-score2=0

RD1T2-loc=
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|MEX|1934 | RD1-score3=
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=bye | RD1-score4=

RD1T3-loc=
RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=bye | RD1-score5=
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=davis|CAN | RD1-score6=

RD1T4-loc=
RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7=
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=davis|USA | RD1-score8=

RD2T1-loc=Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|NZL | RD2-score1=0
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|MEX|1934 | RD2-score2=5

RD2T2-loc=Bakersfield, CA, United States (hard)
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|CAN | RD2-score3=0
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|USA | RD2-score4=5

RD3T1-loc=Dallas, TX, United States (hard)
RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=davis|MEX|1934 | RD3-score1=1
RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=davis|USA | RD3-score2=4

Final

DavisCupbox
team1=United States
team2=Mexico |team2-var=1934
venue=Samuell-Grand Park, Dallas, TX, United States
date=31 July - 2 August 1965
surface=hard
score1=4
score2=1
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Arthur Ashe |6 |6 |9 | | |T2P1=Rafael Osuna |2 |3 |7 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Dennis Ralston |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Tony Palafox |2 |3 |2 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Dennis Ralston |T1P2=Ham Richardson |6 |4 |5 | | |T2P1=Rafael Osuna |T2P2=Tony Palafox |8 |6 |7 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Arthur Ashe |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Tony Palafox |1 |4 |4 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Dennis Ralston |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Rafael Osuna |0 |2 |4 | |

Eastern Zone

Zone A Draw

4TeamBracket-info
RD1date=23-25 April
RD2date=1-3 May

RD1T1-loc=Tokyo, Japan
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|PHI | RD1-score1=0
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=davis|JPN | RD1-score2=5

RD1T2-loc=
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=bye | RD1-score3=
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|KOR | RD1-score4=

RD2T1-loc=Seoul, South Korea
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|JPN | RD2-score1=5
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|KOR | RD2-score2=0

Zone B Draw

8TeamBracket-info
RD1date=19 February-1 March
RD2date=13-29 March
RD3date=10-12 April

RD1T1-loc=
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|Ceylon|1951 | RD1-score1=
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

RD1T2-loc=Abadan, Iran
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|IND | RD1-score3=5
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|IRI|1964 | RD1-score4=0

RD1T3-loc=Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (grass)
RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=davis|South Vietnam | RD1-score5=4
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=davis|PAK | RD1-score6=1

RD1T4-loc=
RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7=
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=davis|MAS | RD1-score8=

RD2T1-loc=Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|Ceylon|1951 | RD2-score1=0
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|IND | RD2-score2=5

RD2T2-loc=Saigon, South Vietnam
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|South Vietnam | RD2-score3=5
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|MAS | RD2-score4=0

RD3T1-loc=Vijayawada, India
RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=davis|IND | RD3-score1=4
RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=davis|South Vietnam | RD3-score2=0

Eastern Inter-Zonal Final

DavisCupbox
team1=Japan
team2=India
venue=Tokyo, Japan
date=1 October - 3 October 1965
surface=
score1=1
score2=4
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Koji Watanabe |0 |4 |5 | | |T2P1=Jaidip Mukerjea |6 |6 |7 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Osamu Ishiguro |4 |4 |2 | | |T2P1=Ramanathan Krishnan |6 |6 |6 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Osamu Ishiguro |T1P2=Koji Watanabe |6 |6 |2 |6 | |T2P1=Ramanathan Krishnan |T2P2=Jaidip Mukerjea |3 |4 |6 |4 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Koji Watanabe |6 |2 |7 | | |T2P1=Ramanathan Krishnan |8 |6 |9 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Osamu Ishiguro |7 |7 |2 |6 |4 |T2P1=Jaidip Mukerjea |5 |5 |6 |8 |6

Europe Zone

Draw

32TeamBracket-Compact-info
RD1-date=28 April-2 May
RD2-date=13-16 May
RD3-date=10-13 June
RD4-date=16-18 July
RD5-date=30 July-1 August

RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=davis|SWE | RD1-score01=4
RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=davis|POL | RD1-score02=1

RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=davis|TCH | RD1-score03=w/o
RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=davis|MON | RD1-score04=

RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=davis|ITA | RD1-score05=5
RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=davis|POR | RD1-score06=0

RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=davis|HUN | RD1-score07=2
RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=davis|BRA | RD1-score08=3

RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=davis|ESP|1939 | RD1-score09=5
RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=davis|GRE|old | RD1-score10=0

RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=davis|BEL | RD1-score11=1
RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=davis|CHI | RD1-score12=3

RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=davis|LUX | RD1-score13=3
RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=davis|TUR | RD1-score14=2

RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=davis|SUI | RD1-score15=0
RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=davis|FRG | RD1-score16=5

RD1-seed17= | RD1-team17=davis|GBR | RD1-score17=4
RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18=davis|ISR | RD1-score18=1

RD1-seed19= | RD1-team19=davis|IRL | RD1-score19=0
RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20=davis|DEN | RD1-score20=3

RD1-seed21= | RD1-team21=davis|NOR | RD1-score21=w/o
RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22=davis|EGY|UAR | RD1-score22=

RD1-seed23= | RD1-team23=davis|NED | RD1-score23=0
RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24=davis|RSA|1928 | RD1-score24=4

RD1-seed25= | RD1-team25=davis|YUG | RD1-score25=5
RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26=davis|MAR | RD1-score26=0

RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27=davis|URS | RD1-score27=
RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28=davis|Rhodesia|1964 | RD1-score28=w/o

RD1-seed29= | RD1-team29=davis|FIN | RD1-score29=1
RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30=davis|AUT | RD1-score30=4

RD1-seed31= | RD1-team31=bye | RD1-score31=
RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32=davis|FRA | RD1-score32=

RD2T1-loc=Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=davis|SWE | RD2-score01=2
RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=davis|TCH | RD2-score02=3

RD2T2-loc=Milan, Italy (clay)
RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=davis|ITA | RD2-score03=3
RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=davis|BRA | RD2-score04=2

RD2T3-loc=Barcelona, Spain (clay)
RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=davis|ESP|1939 | RD2-score05=5
RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=davis|CHI | RD2-score06=0

RD2T4-loc=Wiesbaden, West Germany
RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=davis|LUX | RD2-score07=0
RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=davis|FRG | RD2-score08=5

RD2T5-loc=Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09=davis|GBR | RD2-score09=3
RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10=davis|DEN | RD2-score10=1

RD2T6-loc=Oslo, Norway (clay)
RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11=davis|NOR | RD2-score11=0
RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12=davis|RSA|1928 | RD2-score12=5

RD2T7-loc=Zagreb, Yugoslavia
RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13=davis|YUG | RD2-score13=5
RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14=davis|Rhodesia|1964 | RD2-score14=0

RD2T8-loc=Vienna, Austria
RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15=davis|AUT | RD2-score15=0
RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16=davis|FRA | RD2-score16=5

RD3T1-loc=Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=davis|TCH | RD3-score01=3
RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=davis|ITA | RD3-score02=2

RD3T2-loc=Barcelona, Spain (clay)
RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=davis|ESP|1939 | RD3-score03=4
RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=davis|FRG | RD3-score04=1

RD3T3-loc=Eastbourne, England (grass)
RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05=davis|GBR | RD3-score05=2
RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06=davis|RSA|1928 | RD3-score06=3

RD3T4-loc=Paris, France (clay)
RD3-seed07= | RD3-team07=davis|YUG | RD3-score07=0
RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08=davis|FRA | RD3-score08=5

RD4T1-loc=Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=davis|TCH | RD4-score01=1
RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=davis|ESP|1939 | RD4-score02=4

RD4T2-loc=Paris, France (clay)
RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03=davis|RSA|1928 | RD4-score03=4
RD4-seed04= | RD4-team04=davis|FRA | RD4-score04=1

RD5T1-loc=Barcelona, Spain (clay)
RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01=davis|ESP|1939 | RD5-score01=4
RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02=davis|RSA|1928 | RD5-score02=1

Final

DavisCupbox
team1=Spain |team1-var=1939
team2=South Africa |team2-var=1928
venue=Real Club de Tenis de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
date=30 July - 1 August 1965
surface=clay
score1=4
score2=1
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Manuel Santana |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Cliff Drysdale |3 |3 |2 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Juan Gisbert |6 |6 |3 |3 |6 |T2P1=Keith Diepraam |2 |1 |6 |6 |2
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=José Luis Arilla |T1P2=Manuel Santana |9 |4 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Keith Diepraam |T2P2=Frew McMillan |7 |6 |3 |2 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Juan Gisbert |2 |6 |3 |2 | |T2P1=Cliff Drysdale |6 |4 |6 |6 |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Manuel Santana |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Keith Diepraam |1 |3 |3 | |

Inter-Zonal Zone

4TeamBracket-info
RD1date=17-19 August
RD2date=5-7 November

RD1T1-loc=
RD1-seed1=EAS | RD1-team1=davis|IND | RD1-score1=
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

RD1T2-loc=Barcelona, Spain (clay)
RD1-seed3=AME | RD1-team3=davis|USA | RD1-score3=1
RD1-seed4=EUR | RD1-team4=davis|ESP|1939 | RD1-score4=4

RD2T1-loc=Barcelona, Spain (clay)
RD2-seed1=EAS | RD2-team1=davis|IND | RD2-score1=2
RD2-seed2=EUR | RD2-team2=davis|ESP|1939 | RD2-score2=3

DavisCupbox
team1=Spain |team1-var=1939
team2=United States
venue=Real Club de Tenis de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
date=17 August - 19 August 1965
surface=clay
score1=4
score2=1
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Juan Gisbert |3 |8 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Dennis Ralston |6 |6 |1 |3 |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Manuel Santana |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Frank Froehling |1 |4 |4 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=José Luis Arilla |T1P2=Manuel Santana |4 |3 |6 |6 |11 |T2P1=Clark Graebner |T2P2=Dennis Ralston |6 |6 |3 |4 |9
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Juan Gisbert |6 |3 |6 |2 |6 |T2P1=Frank Froehling |3 |6 |4 |6 |3
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Juan Manuel Couder |6 |4 |3 |3 | |T2P1=Dennis Ralston |4 |6 |6 |6 |

DavisCupbox
team1=Spain |team1-var=1939
team2=India
venue=Real Club de Tenis de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
date=5 November - 7 November 1965
surface=clay
score1=3
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Juan Gisbert |2 |0 |1 | | |T2P1=Ramanathan Krishnan |6 |6 |6 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Manuel Santana |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Jaidip Mukerjea |0 |4 |4 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=José Luis Arilla |T1P2=Manuel Santana |8 |6 |10 | | |T2P1=Premjit Lall |T2P2=Jaidip Mukerjea |6 |2 |8 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Manuel Santana |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Ramanathan Krishnan |3 |3 |3 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Juan Gisbert |6 |5 |2 |6 |4 |T2P1=Jaidip Mukerjea |4 |7 |6 |3 |6

Challenge Round

DavisCupbox
team1=Australia
team2=Spain |team2-var=1939
venue=White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia
date=27 December - 29 December 1965
surface=grass
score1=4
score2=1
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Fred Stolle |10 |3 |6 |6 |7 |T2P1=Manuel Santana |12 |6 |1 |4 |5
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Roy Emerson |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Juan Gisbert |3 |2 |2 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=John Newcombe |T1P2=Tony Roche |6 |4 |7 |6 | |T2P1=José Luis Arilla |T2P2=Manuel Santana |3 |6 |5 |2 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Roy Emerson |6 |3 |4 |13 | |T2P1=Manuel Santana |2 |6 |6 |15 |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Fred Stolle |6 |6 |8 | | |T2P1=Juan Gisbert |2 |4 |6 | |