1960 Davis Cup
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The 1960 Davis Cup was the 49th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 40 teams would enter the competition, 28 in the Europe Zone, 6 in the Americas Zone, and 6 in the Eastern Zone.
The United States defeated Venezuela in the Americas Zone final, the Philippines defeated India in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy defeated Sweden in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the USA defeated the Philippines, and then Italy defeated the USA. Italy then fell to defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at White City Stadium in Sydney, Australia on 26-28 December.
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[edit] Americas Zone
[edit] North/Central America draw
| 1st Round 15-17 July |
Final 6-9 August |
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| bye | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | |||||||||
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| Quebec City, Canada (clay) |  United States |
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 Canada |
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[edit] South America draw
| 1st Round 16-18 July |
Final 22-24 July |
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 Venezuela |
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| bye | Caracas, Venezuela | |||||||||
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| Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) |  New Zealand |
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[edit] Americas Inter-Zonal Final
 United States 5 |
Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United States 16 September - 18 September 1960 clay |
 Venezuela 0 |
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[edit] Eastern Zone
[edit] Draw
| 1st Round 4-6 April |
Semifinals 22-24 April |
Final 27-29 May |
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 Philippines |
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| bye | Manila, Philippines | ||||||||||||||
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| Tokyo, Japan |  Japan |
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 South Korea |
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| Colombo, Ceylon (clay) |  India |
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 Ceylon |
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 Thailand |
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[edit] Final
 Philippines 3 |
Manila, Philippines 27 May - 29 May 1960 |
 India 0 |
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[edit] Europe Zone
[edit] Draw
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[edit] Final
 Sweden 2 |
Bastad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 29 July - 31 July 1960 clay |
 Italy 3 |
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[edit] Inter-Zonal Zone
| 1st Round 22-24 November |
Final 9-12 December |
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| EUR |  Italy |
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| bye | Perth, Australia (grass) | |||||||||
| EUR | Italy |
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| Brisbane, Australia (grass) | AME | United States |
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| EAS | Philippines |
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United States 5 |
Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia 22 November - 24 November 1960 grass |
Philippines 0 |
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United States 2 |
Royal King's Park, Perth, Australia 9 December - 12 December 1960 grass |
Italy 3 |
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[edit] Challenge Round
 Australia 4 |
White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia 26 December - 28 December 1960 grass |
Italy 1 |
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