The 1959 Davis Cup was the 48th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 27 teams entered the Europe Zone, 8 teams entered the Eastern Zone, and 7 teams entered the America Zone. The Europe Zone was modified so that only the previous year's semifinalists were guaranteed first round byes, allowing more countries to compete. Colombia made its first appearance in the tournament.
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| Duration | 21 March – 31 August 1959 |
| Edition | 48th |
| Teams | 39 |
| Champion | |
| Winning nation |  Australia |
← 1958 1960 → | |
Australia defeated Cuba in the Americas Inter-Zonal 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 in the semifinal, and then defeated India in the final. In the Challenge Round Australia defeated the defending champions the United States. The final was played at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York, United States on 28–31 August.[1][2][3]
America Zone
editNorth & Central America Zone
edit| Semifinals 18–20 July | Final 24–26 July | |||||||
 Canada | ||||||||
| Montreal, Canada (grass) | ||||||||
| bye | ||||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||||
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
| Australia | 5 | |||||||
 Mexico | 1 | |||||||
| Australia | 4 | |||||||
South America Zone
edit| Semifinals 2–4 May | Final | |||||||
| Bridgetown, Barbados | ||||||||
 Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | |||||||
 Cuba | 4 | |||||||
| Cuba | w/o | |||||||
 Argentina | ||||||||
| Argentina | w/o | |||||||
 Venezuela | ||||||||
Americas Inter-Zonal Final
editAustralia vs. Cuba
 Australia 5 |
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4] 31 July–2 August 1959 Grass |
 Cuba 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eastern Zone
editDraw
edit| Quarterfinals 21 March–12 April | Semifinals 25 April–3 May | Final 1 June | |||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||
 Ceylon | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||
 Japan | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Japan | 2 | ||||||||||||
 India | 3 | ||||||||||||
| India | w/o | ||||||||||||
| Calcutta, India | |||||||||||||
 South Korea | |||||||||||||
| India | 4 | ||||||||||||
 Philippines | 1 | ||||||||||||
 Iran | |||||||||||||
| Bangkok, Thailand | |||||||||||||
 Thailand | w/o | ||||||||||||
| Thailand | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Manila, Philippines | |||||||||||||
| Philippines | 5 | ||||||||||||
 Malaya | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Philippines | 5 | ||||||||||||
Final
editIndia vs. Philippines
 India 4 |
Calcutta, India[5] 1 June 1959 |
 Philippines 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
editDraw
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Final
editItaly vs. Spain
 Italy 4 |
Milan Tennis Club, Milan, Italy[6] 24–27 July 1959 Clay |
 Spain 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Zone
editDraw
edit| Semifinals 7–10 August | Final 14–16 August | |||||||
| EAS | India | |||||||
| Boston, MA, United States (grass) | ||||||||
| bye | ||||||||
| EAS | India | 1 | ||||||
| Philadelphia, PA, United States (grass) | ||||||||
| AME | Australia | 4 | ||||||
| AME | Australia | 4 | ||||||
| EUR |  Italy | 1 | ||||||
Semifinals
editAustralia vs. Italy
| Australia 4 |
Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States[7] 7–10 August 1959 Grass |
Italy 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
editAustralia vs. India
| Australia 4 |
Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States[8] 14–16 August 1959 Grass |
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Challenge Round
editUnited States vs. Australia
 United States 2 |
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States[3] 28–31 August 1959 Grass |
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References
edit- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
- ^ a b "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Australia v Cuba". daviscup.com.
- ^ "India v Philippines". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Italy v Spain". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Australia v Italy". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Australia v India". daviscup.com.