1963 Davis Cup

Formerly known as the International Lawn Tennis Challenge, the Davis Cup is regarded as the largest annual international event that is held in the sport of tennis. This event actually started as a challenge between United States and Great Britain. The idea of this tennis showdown was conceived in the year 1899 but was actually materialized in the year 1900. Gradually this event spread to other parts of the world and thus nations worldwide started taking part increasingly. This tournament is governed by the International Tennis Federation. The 1963 Davis Cup was the 52nd edition of the most important tournament for Mens. The finals of the tournament were held at the Memorial Drive Tennis Centre which is located in Adelaide situated in Australia.

1963 Davis Cup saw the participation of 44 teams. The number of participants was even more than the previous year. Out of these nations 28 teams participated from the Europe zone and 9 teams participated from the Eastern Zone. There were 7 nations that participated in the America zone. In the America zone the final was contested by Venezuela and United States. United States completely dominated the event by a score line of 5-0. In the Eastern zone final India and Japan competed against each other. India won the finals after defeating Japan by 3-2. In the Europe zone Great Britain defeated Sweden in a very close match by 3-2. In the Inter Zonal Final India competed against United States and lost to it also. United States defeated India by a score line of 5-0. Qualifying to the Challenge Round after two years United States competed with the defending champion Australia. It defeated Australia by a score line of 3-2.

1963 Davis Cup again saw the title moving to the hands of United States after some years again. The Challenge Round was very close and again United States became the champion this year.