1951 Davis Cup

1951 Davis Cup

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Edition	40th
Achievements (singles)
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The 1951 Davis Cup was the 40th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 26 teams would enter the competition, 21 in the Europe Zone, and 5 in the Americas Zone. The Europe Zone began using a seeding system, where the previous year's quarterfinalists were guaranteed a bye in the first round.

The United States defeated Canada in the Americas Zone final, and Sweden defeated Germany in the Europe Zone final. The USA defeated Sweden in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but fell to defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at White City Stadium in Sydney, Australia on 26–28 December.

Americas Zone

Draw

1st Round 20–22 July

Semifinals 3–5 August

Final 10–12 August

Louisville, KY, United States (grass)

Japan

0

United States

5

Rye, NY, United States (grass)

United States

5

Mexico

0

Mexico

bye

Montreal, Canada (grass)

United States

5

Canada

0

bye

Cuba

Montreal, Canada (grass)

Cuba

0

Canada

5

bye

Canada

Final

Canada 0	Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada 10–12 August 1950 grass		United States 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lorne Main Tony Trabert 1 6 2 6 3 6       2 Brendan Macken Dick Savitt 3 6 1 6 3 6       3 Brendan Macken / Henri Rochon J.E. Patty / Tony Trabert 4 6 3 6 2 6       4 Henri Rochon Arthur Larsen 2 6 1 6 3 6       5 Lorne Main J.E. Patty 3 6 3 6 2 6

Europe Zone

Draw

1st round 3–11 May

2nd round 11–22 May

Quarterfinals 14–19 June

Semifinals 13–19 July

Final 27–29 July

Sweden

Vienna, Austria

bye

Sweden

5

Austria

Austria

0

Scarborough, England (grass)

bye

Sweden

5

Great Britain

Wimbledon, England (grass)

Great Britain

0

bye

Great Britain

3

France

France

2

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

bye

Sweden

5

Philippines

Paris, France (clay)

Philippines

0

bye

Philippines

4

Finland

1

Brazil

1

Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)

Brazil

4

Philippines

4

Ireland

Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)

Netherlands

1

bye

Ireland

2

Netherlands

3

Netherlands

3

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Monaco

2

Sweden

5

Norway

2

Brussels, Belgium

Germany

0

Egypt

3

Egypt

1

bye

Belgium

4

Cologne, Germany

Belgium

Belgium

2

Yugoslavia

2

Berlin, Germany (clay)

Germany

3

Germany

3

Germany

4

bye

Denmark

1

Munich, Germany

Denmark

Germany

3

Switzerland

5

Zürich, Switzerland

Italy

2

Luxembourg

0

Switzerland

1

bye

Poland

4

Milan, Italy (clay)

Poland

Poland

0

bye

Milan, Italy (clay)

Italy

5

South Africa

South Africa

2

bye

Italy

3

Italy

Final

Sweden 5	Bastad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 27–29 July 1951 clay		Germany 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lennart Bergelin Gottfried von Cramm 6 4 6 1 6 4       2 Sven Davidson Ernst Buchholz 6 2 6 1 6 4       3 Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson Ralf Göpfert / Gottfried von Cramm 9 7 9 7 8 10 6 2     4 Lennart Bergelin Ernst Buchholz 6 1 5 7 6 4 6 3     5 Sven Davidson Helmut Gulcz 6 0 6 2 6 1

Inter-Zonal Zone

Sweden 0	Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia 13–15 December 1951 grass		United States 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sven Davidson Tony Trabert 3 6 4 6 7 9       2 Lennart Bergelin Ted Schroeder 2 6 2 6 4 6       3 Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson Ted Schroeder / Tony Trabert 12 10 0 6 3 6 2 6     4 Sven Davidson Ted Schroeder 2 6 2 6 1 6       5 Lennart Bergelin Tony Trabert 1 6 8 10 4 6

Challenge Round

Australia 3	White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia 26–28 December 1951 grass		United States 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mervyn Rose Vic Seixas 3 6 4 6 7 9       2 Frank Sedgman Ted Schroeder 6 4 6 3 4 6 6 4     3 Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman Ted Schroeder / Tony Trabert 6 2 9 7 6 3       4 Mervyn Rose Ted Schroeder 4 6 11 13 5 7       5 Frank Sedgman Vic Seixas 6 4 6 2 6 2

External links

• Official Site