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1962 Davis Cup Europe Zone

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The Europe Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1962 Davis Cup.

28 teams entered the Europe Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the America Zone and Eastern Zone. Sweden defeated Italy in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[1][2]

Draw

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First Round
4–7 May		Second Round
18–21 May		Quarterfinals
14–17 June		Semifinals
13–15 July		Final
27–29 July
  ItalyFlorence, Italy (clay)
bye  Italy5
  Netherlands0  Soviet Union0Brescia, Italy (clay)
  Soviet Union5  Italy4
  Hungary5Budapest, Hungary (clay)  Hungary1
  Luxembourg0  Hungary5
  Denmark4  Denmark0Milan, Italy (clay)
  New Zealand1  Italy5
  Norway0Warsaw, Poland  Great Britain0
  Poland5  Poland0
  Monaco0  Brazil3Eastbourne, England (grass)
  Brazil5  Brazil1
  Ireland1Vienna, Austria (clay)  Great Britain4
  Austria4  Austria1
bye  Great Britain4Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Great Britain  Italy1
  FranceParis, France (clay)  Sweden4
bye  France2
   Switzerland0  South Africa3West Berlin
  South Africa4  South Africa3
  Spain2Hanover, West Germany  West Germany2
  West Germany3  West Germany5
  Romania4  Romania0Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Israel1  South Africa1
  Lebanon1Helsinki, Finland  Sweden4
  Finland4  Finland0
  Czechoslovakia4  Czechoslovakia5Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
  Egypt1  Czechoslovakia0
  Belgium4Brussels, Belgium (clay)  Sweden5
  Chile1  Belgium0
bye  Sweden5
  Sweden

First round

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Netherlands vs. Soviet Union

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Netherlands
0 		Scheveningen, Netherlands[3]
5–7 May 1962
Clay 		 
Soviet Union
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Willem Maris
Toomas Leius 		1
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Evert Schneider
Sergei Likhachev 		3
6 		1
6 		6
4 		4
6 		   
3  
  		Willem Maris / Evert Schneider
Toomas Leius / Sergei Likhachev 		1
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
4  
  		Pieter van Eijsden
Sergei Likhachev 		1
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
5  
  		Evert Schneider
Rudolf Sivokhin 		5
7 		5
7 		2
6 		     

Hungary vs. Luxembourg

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Hungary
5 		Budapest, Hungary[4]
4–6 May 1962
  
Luxembourg
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Zoltán Katona
Jean Neuman 		6
0 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2  
  		István Gulyás
Joseph Offenheim 		6
3 		6
1 		6
1 		     
3  
  		István Gulyás / András Szikszay
Joseph Offenheim / Gaston Wampach 		6
1 		6
1 		6
3 		     
4  
  		István Gulyás
Jean Neuman 		6
1 		6
2 		6
3 		     
5  
  		Zoltán Katona
Joseph Offenheim 		6
1 		6
2 		6
2 		     

Denmark vs. New Zealand

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Denmark
4 		Copenhagen, Denmark[5]
4–6 May 1962
Clay 		 
New Zealand
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jan Leschly
John Souter 		6
2 		7
5 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Jørgen Ulrich
Ian Crookenden 		6
2 		1
6 		10
8 		2
6 		10
8 		 
3  
  		Jan Leschly / Jørgen Ulrich
Ian Crookenden / John Souter 		8
6 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Jan Leschly
Ian Crookenden 		6
2 		3
6 		8
6 		6
0 		   
5  
  		Carl-Edvard Hedelund
John Souter 		3
6 		2
6 		6
4 		0
6 		   

Norway vs. Poland

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Norway
0 		Oslo, Norway[6]
4–7 May 1962
Clay 		 
Poland
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Per Hegna
Władysław Skonecki 		3
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
2  
  		Finn Søhol
Wiesław Gąsiorek 		2
6 		6
3 		2
6 		2
6 		   
3  
  		Sjur Lars Galtung-Hansen / Finn Søhol
Wiesław Gąsiorek / Józef Orlikowski 		4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
4  
  		Per Hegna
Wiesław Gąsiorek 		2
6 		6
4 		1
6 		4
6 		   
5  
  		Finn Søhol
Józef Orlikowski 		6
1 		6
2 		3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		 

Monaco vs. Brazil

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Monaco
0 		Monte Carlo, Monaco[7]
4–6 May 1962
  
Brazil
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Adrien Viviani
José Edison Mandarino 		0
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
2  
  		Roland Borghini
Carlos Alberto Fernandes 		4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3  
  		Roland Borghini / René Ruzic
Thomaz Koch / José Edison Mandarino 		0
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4  
  		Adrien Viviani
Carlos Alberto Fernandes 		1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5  
  		Roland Borghini
Thomaz Koch 		5
7 		3
6 		1
6 		     

Ireland vs. Austria

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Ireland
1 		Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland[8]
4–6 May 1962
Grass 		 
Austria
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Peter Jackson
Franz Saiko 		5
7 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2  
  		Robin Condy
Ladislav Legenstein 		0
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3  
  		Derek Arthurs / Michael Hickey
Detlef Herdy / Ladislav Legenstein 		3
6 		3
6 		7
9 		     
4  
  		Derek Arthurs
Franz Saiko 		1
6 		2
6 		       
5  
  		Peter Jackson
Detlef Herdy 		6
4 		1
6 		6
4 		     

Switzerland vs. South Africa

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Switzerland
0 		Lausanne, Switzerland[9]
4–6 May 1962
  
South Africa
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Martin Froesch
Abe Segal 		2
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
2  
  		Jorge Paulo Lemann
Gordon Forbes 		3
6 		7
5 		6
3 		5
7 		1
6 		 
3  
  		Paul Blondel / Bruno Spielmann
Gordon Forbes / Abe Segal 		3
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
4  
  		Jorge Paulo Lemann
Cliff Drysdale 		9
11 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5  
  		Martin Froesch
Gordon Forbes 		          not
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Spain vs. West Germany

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Spain
2 		Real Madrid Club de Tenis, Madrid, Spain[10]
4–6 May 1962
Clay 		 
West Germany
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Manuel Santana
Ingo Buding 		6
3 		1
6 		2
6 		6
2 		5
7 		 
2  
  		Juan Manuel Couder
Wilhelm Bungert 		1
6 		6
4 		6
2 		4
6 		7
5 		 
3  
  		José Luis Arilla / Manuel Santana
Wilhelm Bungert / Christian Kuhnke 		7
9 		4
6 		6
3 		9
11 		   
4  
  		Manuel Santana
Wilhelm Bungert 		2
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
5  
  		Juan Manuel Couder
Ingo Buding 		6
4 		6
3 		6
2 		     

Romania vs. Israel

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Romania
4 		Bucharest, Romania[11]
4–6 May 1962
Clay 		 
Israel
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Ion Țiriac
Eleazar Davidman 		6
0 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2  
  		Constantin Năstase
Gabriel Dubitzky 		6
0 		6
1 		6
1 		     
3  
  		Petre Mărmureanu / Ion Țiriac
Eleazar Davidman / Gabriel Dubitzky 		6
4 		6
1 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Constantin Năstase
Eleazar Davidman 		6
4 		6
1 		1
6 		3
6 		4
6 		 
5  
  		Ion Țiriac
Gabriel Dubitzky 		6
3 		6
1 		6
1 		     

Lebanon vs. Finland

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Lebanon
1 		Alumni Club, Beirut, Lebanon[12]
4–6 May 1962
Clay 		 
Finland
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Édouard Samuel
Reino Nyyssönen 		1
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Karim Fawaz
Sakari Salo 		6
4 		6
3 		7
5 		     
3  
  		Karim Fawaz / Édouard Samuel
Reino Nyyssönen / Sakari Salo 		2
6 		7
5 		6
8 		7
9 		   
4  
  		Édouard Samuel
Sakari Salo 		8
6 		2
6 		2
6 		1
6 		   
5  
  		Karim Fawaz
Reino Nyyssönen 		6
3 		4
6 		1
6 		0
6 		   

Czechoslovakia vs. Egypt

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Czechoslovakia
4 		Prague, Czechoslovakia[13]
4–6 May 1962
  
Egypt
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Petr Štrobl
Kamel Moubarek 		6
1 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		6
4 		 
2  
  		Jiří Javorský
Fathi Mohammed-Ali 		6
3 		6
2 		6
4 		     
3  
  		Jiří Javorský / Petr Štrobl
Ibrahim Badreldin-Sayed / Fathi Mohammed-Ali 		6
2 		3
6 		6
0 		6
3 		   
4  
  		Petr Štrobl
Fathi Mohammed-Ali 		4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
5  
  		Pavel Korda
Kamel Moubarek 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		     

Belgium vs. Chile

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Belgium
4 		Brussels, Belgium[14]
4–6 May 1962
  
Chile
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Eric Drossart
Patricio Apey 		7
5 		6
2 		6
2 		     
2  
  		Jacques Brichant
Patricio Rodríguez 		6
0 		7
5 		6
4 		     
3  
  		Jacques Brichant / Eric Drossart
Ernesto Aguirre / Patricio Rodríguez 		4
6 		3
6 		6
3 		6
0 		6
2 		 
4  
  		Claude de Gronckel
Patricio Apey 		3
6 		5
7 		6
4 		7
9 		   
5  
  		Eric Drossart
Patricio Rodríguez 		6
4 		4
6 		7
5 		2
6 		6
2 		 

Second round

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Italy vs. Soviet Union

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Italy
5 		Florence, Italy[15]
18–20 May 1962
Clay 		 
Soviet Union
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Nicola Pietrangeli
Toomas Leius 		6
4 		1
6 		6
3 		6
1 		   
2  
  		Fausto Gardini
Sergei Likhachev 		6
0 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Toomas Leius / Sergei Likhachev 		7
5 		6
2 		6
3 		     
4  
  		Nicola Pietrangeli
Sergei Likhachev 		0
6 		8
6 		8
6 		6
1 		   
5  
  		Fausto Gardini
Toomas Leius 		6
4 		2
6 		6
3 		6
3 		   

Hungary vs. Denmark

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Hungary
5 		Budapest, Hungary[16]
18–20 May 1962
Clay 		 
Denmark
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		András Szikszay
Carl-Edvard Hedelund 		6
2 		7
5 		6
4 		     
2  
  		István Gulyás
Thorkild Larsen 		6
3 		6
0 		6
2 		     
3  
  		István Gulyás / András Szikszay
Carl-Edvard Hedelund / Thorkild Larsen 		6
3 		6
2 		6
2 		     
4  
  		András Szikszay
Thorkild Larsen 		6
2 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5  
  		István Gulyás
Carl-Edvard Hedelund 		6
0 		6
3 		6
4 		     

Poland vs. Brazil

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Poland
0 		Warsaw, Poland[17]
18–20 May 1962
  
Brazil
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Władysław Skonecki
Carlos Alberto Fernandes 		4
6 		6
2 		6
8 		4
6 		   
2  
  		Wiesław Gąsiorek
José Edison Mandarino 		5
7 		2
6 		2
6 		     
3  
  		Wiesław Biełanowicz / Wiesław Nowicki
Ronald Barnes / Carlos Alberto Fernandes 		3
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4  
  		Wiesław Gąsiorek
Carlos Alberto Fernandes 		          not
played
5  
  		Władysław Skonecki
José Edison Mandarino 		          not
played

Austria vs. Great Britain

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Austria
1 		Vienna, Austria[18]
19–21 May 1962
Clay 		 
Great Britain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Ladislav Legenstein
Billy Knight 		0
6 		6
3 		2
6 		3
6 		   
2  
  		Franz Saiko
Mike Sangster 		6
3 		3
6 		2
6 		6
4 		6
3 		 
3  
  		Ladislav Legenstein / Franz Saiko
Billy Knight / Tony Pickard 		0
6 		2
6 		6
3 		6
4 		0
6 		 
4  
  		Franz Saiko
Billy Knight 		2
6 		4
6 		7
9 		     
5  
  		Detlef Herdy
Mike Sangster 		8
10 		4
6 		6
3 		5
7 		   

France vs. South Africa

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France
2 		Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[19]
18–20 May 1962
Clay 		 
South Africa
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Gérard Pilet
Cliff Drysdale 		5
7 		6
2 		3
6 		10
12 		   
2  
  		Pierre Darmon
Gordon Forbes 		6
3 		6
1 		6
2 		     
3  
  		Jean-Claude Barclay / Jacques Renavand
Gordon Forbes / Abe Segal 		4
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
4  
  		Pierre Darmon
Cliff Drysdale 		6
4 		7
5 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Gérard Pilet
Gordon Forbes 		1
6 		1
6 		7
9 		     

West Germany vs. Romania

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West Germany
5 		Hanover, West Germany[20]
18–20 May 1962
  
Romania
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Wilhelm Bungert
Constantin Năstase 		6
1 		8
6 		6
2 		     
2  
  		Ingo Buding
Ion Țiriac 		6
4 		6
0 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Wilhelm Bungert / Christian Kuhnke
Constantin Năstase / Ion Țiriac 		6
0 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Wilhelm Bungert
Ion Țiriac 		6
1 		6
2 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Ingo Buding
Constantin Năstase 		6
2 		6
2 		6
1 		     

Finland vs. Czechoslovakia

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Finland
0 		Helsinki, Finland[21]
18–20 May 1962
  
Czechoslovakia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Reino Nyyssönen
Jiří Javorský 		6
8 		2
6 		4
6 		     
2  
  		Pekka Säilä
Pavel Korda 		0
6 		7
9 		4
6 		     
3  
  		Reino Nyyssönen / Sakari Salo
Jiří Javorský / Petr Štrobl 		0
6 		6
3 		6
8 		4
6 		   
4  
  		Pekka Säilä
Petr Štrobl 		2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
5  
  		Reino Nyyssönen
Pavel Korda 		6
4 		6
4 		4
6 		1
6 		3
6 		 

Belgium vs. Sweden

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Belgium
0 		Royal Léopold Club, Brussels, Belgium[22]
18–20 May 1962
Clay 		 
Sweden
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Jacques Brichant
Jan-Erik Lundqvist 		6
2 		3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		   
2  
  		Eric Drossart
Ulf Schmidt 		2
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
3  
  		Jacques Brichant / Eric Drossart
Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt 		0
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4  
  		Jacques Brichant
Ulf Schmidt 		2
6 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		   
5  
  		Eric Drossart
Jan-Erik Lundqvist 		1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     

Quarterfinals

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Italy vs. Hungary

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Italy
4 		Brescia, Italy[23]
15–17 June 1962
Clay 		 
Hungary
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Fausto Gardini
Zoltán Katona 		6
1 		6
3 		6
1 		     
2  
  		Nicola Pietrangeli
István Gulyás 		6
1 		4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
3  
  		Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
István Gulyás / András Szikszay 		1
6 		6
2 		6
1 		4
6 		6
3 		 
4  
  		Nicola Pietrangeli
Zoltán Katona 		6
0 		6
2 		6
3 		     
5  
  		Fausto Gardini
István Gulyás 		6
1 		2
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   

Great Britain vs. Brazil

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Great Britain
4 		Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, England[24]
14–16 June 1962
Grass 		 
Brazil
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Mike Sangster
Carlos Alberto Fernandes 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Billy Knight
Thomaz Koch 		6
3 		6
3 		6
1 		     
3  
  		Billy Knight / Tony Pickard
Ronald Barnes / José Edison Mandarino 		17
19 		6
1 		4
6 		7
9 		   
4  
  		Billy Knight
Carlos Alberto Fernandes 		10
8 		6
3 		3
6 		7
5 		   
5  
  		Mike Sangster
José Edison Mandarino 		4
6 		6
3 		6
3 		2
6 		7
5 		 

West Germany vs. South Africa

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West Germany
2 		West Berlin[25]
15–17 June 1962
  
South Africa
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Ingo Buding
Cliff Drysdale 		4
6 		7
5 		6
4 		9
11 		6
3 		 
2  
  		Wilhelm Bungert
Gordon Forbes 		6
3 		6
8 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		 
3  
  		Wilhelm Bungert / Christian Kuhnke
Gordon Forbes / Abe Segal 		6
4 		4
6 		2
6 		6
3 		3
6 		 
4  
  		Ingo Buding
Gordon Forbes 		3
6 		2
6 		7
5 		4
6 		   
5  
  		Wilhelm Bungert
Cliff Drysdale 		2
6 		6
0 		6
8 		2
6 		   

Sweden vs. Czechoslovakia

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Sweden
5 		Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden[26]
15–17 June 1962
Clay 		 
Czechoslovakia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Ulf Schmidt
Pavel Korda 		6
2 		6
4 		6
2 		     
2  
  		Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Jiří Javorský 		6
0 		10
8 		6
2 		     
3  
  		Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt
Jiří Javorský / Petr Štrobl 		8
6 		6
3 		6
0 		     
4  
  		Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Pavel Korda 		6
2 		6
0 		6
4 		     
5  
  		Ulf Schmidt
Jiří Javorský 		6
4 		3
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   

Semifinals

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Italy vs. Great Britain

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Italy
5 		Milan, Italy[27]
13–15 July 1962
Clay 		 
Great Britain
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Nicola Pietrangeli
Mike Sangster 		6
3 		4
6 		7
5 		8
6 		   
2  
  		Fausto Gardini
Billy Knight 		6
1 		6
8 		6
3 		6
1 		   
3  
  		Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Billy Knight / Tony Pickard 		6
3 		6
4 		6
8 		6
3 		   
4  
  		Nicola Pietrangeli
Tony Pickard 		8
6 		6
0 		6
1 		     
5  
  		Fausto Gardini
Mike Sangster 		6
1 		6
3 		6
0 		     

Sweden vs. South Africa

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Sweden
4 		Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[28]
13–15 July 1962
Clay 		 
South Africa
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Ulf Schmidt
Cliff Drysdale 		3
6 		2
6 		6
3 		3
6 		   
2  
  		Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Gordon Forbes 		6
2 		6
4 		6
1 		     
3  
  		Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt
Cliff Drysdale / Abe Segal 		6
4 		6
2 		9
7 		     
4  
  		Ulf Schmidt
Abe Segal 		11
9 		6
4 		6
1 		     
5  
  		Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Cliff Drysdale 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     

Final

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Sweden vs. Italy

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Sweden
4 		Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[2]
27–29 July 1962
Clay 		 
Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Ulf Schmidt
Fausto Gardini 		3
6 		6
3 		5
7 		3
6 		   
2  
  		Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Nicola Pietrangeli 		6
2 		6
4 		6
1 		     
3  
  		Jan-Erik Lundqvist / Ulf Schmidt
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 		6
1 		3
6 		6
8 		6
4 		9
7 		 
4  
  		Jan-Erik Lundqvist
Fausto Gardini 		6
0 		6
2 		6
1 		     
5  
  		Ulf Schmidt
Nicola Pietrangeli 		6
1 		8
6 		6
3 		     

References

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  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "Sweden v Italy". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Netherlands v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Hungary v Luxembourg". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Denmark v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Norway v Poland". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Monaco v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Ireland v Austria". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Switzerland v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Spain v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Romania v Israel". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Lebanon v Finland". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Egypt". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ "Belgium v Chile". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Italy v Soviet Union". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Hungary v Denmark". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Poland v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Austria v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "France v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "West Germany v Romania". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "Finland v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  22. ^ "Belgium v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  23. ^ "Italy v Hungary". daviscup.com.
  24. ^ "Great Britain v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  25. ^ "West Germany v South Africa". daviscup.com.
  26. ^ "Sweden v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  27. ^ "Italy v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  28. ^ "Sweden v South Africa". daviscup.com.
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