1964 Davis Cup

Davis Cup is regarded as the premier international tennis event that is held in a year only for a Mens. This tournament was formerly known as the International Lawn Tennis Challenge. This tournament was renamed as the Davis Cup after the death of Dwight F. Davis who played a major role in making this tournament a success. The format of this tournament was designed by him and he was also a part of the match that was held between Great Britain and United States. This tournament is governed by the International Tennis Federation. The 1964 Davis Cup was the 53rd edition of this tournament. The finals of this tournament were held at the Harold Clark Courts in Cleveland which is situated in the United States.

1964 Davis Cup saw the participation of 48 teams in this year. The number of participants seemed to increase every year as the popularity of this games increased. Amongst these teams 32 teams participated from the Europe zone and 9 teams participated from the Eastern zone. There were a total of 7 teams that participated from the America zone. In the America zone final Australia won the round after it defeated Chile. Australia defeated Chile very easily by a score line of 5-0. The Eastern zone was classified into Zone A and Zone B. In the Zone A finals Philippines and India from the Zone B finals qualified to the Eastern inter zonal finals. Philippines defeated India by a score line of 3-2. In the Europe zone finals France competed against Sweden. Sweden defeated France by a score line of 4-1. In the Inter zonal final Australia and Sweden contested. Australia defeated Sweden by a score line of 5-0. Australia won the finals of the Inter Zone and qualified to the Challenge Round where it competed against United States. Australia defeated United States in a very close match by a score line of 3-2.

1964 Davis Cup was won by Australia again. It seemed as if the title swung between Australia and United States. However, regaining its most desired title Australia made a comeback again.