The 1963 Wightman Cup was the 35th edition of the annual women's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain. It was held at the Cleveland Skating Club in Cleveland, Ohio in the United States.[1][2][3]
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| Edition | 35th |
| Champion | |
| Winning nation |  United States |
← 1962 1964 → | |
Notable stories
edit- Most games in a Wightman Cup set
In the second match Billie Jean Moffitt and Christine Truman consumed 36 games in deciding the second set, which Moffitt won 19–17 to conclude the match.
- Second most games in a Wightman Cup set
In the third match Nancy Richey and Deidre Catt consumed 26 games in a first set eventually won 14–12 by Richey, who went on to win the match.
 United States 6 |
Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, Ohio, United States 1963 Clay (Outdoors) |
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References
edit- ^ Collins, Bud (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis : An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. p. 532. ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0.
- ^ USTA, United States Tennis Association (1979). Bill Shannon (ed.). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis (Rev. and updated 1st ed.). New York: Harper & Row. pp. 369, 370. ISBN 0060144785.
- ^ Max Robertson, ed. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd. p. 391. ISBN 0047960426.