1951 Davis Cup

1951 edition of the Davis Cup

1951 Davis CupDetails

Duration| 3 May – 28 December 1951
Edition| 40th
Teams| 27
Champion
Winning nation|  Australia

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The 1951 Davis Cup was the 40th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 21 teams entered the Europe Zone, and 5 teams entered the America 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 America Zone final, and Sweden defeated West 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.[1][2][3]

## America Zone

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Further information: 1951 Davis Cup America Zone

### Draw

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| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quarterfinals
20–22 July| | | Semifinals
3–5 August| | | Final
10–12 August
| Louisville, KY, United States (grass)| |
|  Japan| 0
| | | Rye, NY, United States (grass)
|  United States| 5| |
| | |  United States| 5
| | | | |
| | |  Mexico| 0| |
|  Mexico| | | | |
| | | | Montreal, Canada (grass)
| bye| | |
| | |  United States| 5
| | |
| | |  Canada| 0
| bye| | | | | |
| | | Montreal, Canada (grass)|
|  Cuba| | |
| | |  Cuba| 0|
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| | |  Canada| 5| | |
| bye| | | | |
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|  Canada| | |
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### Final

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Canada vs. United States

Canada
0 | Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4]
10–12 August 1951
Grass  |
United States

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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
Budge Patty / Tony Trabert | 4
6  | 3
6  | 2
6  |  |  |
4  |
| Henri Rochon
Art Larsen | 2
6  | 1
6  | 3
6  |  |  |
5  |
| Lorne Main
Budge Patty | 3
6  | 3
6  | 2
6  |  |  |

## Europe Zone

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Further information: 1951 Davis Cup Europe Zone

### Draw

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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| First Round
3–11 May| | | Second Round
11–22 May| | | Quarterfinals
14–19 June| | | Semifinals
13–19 July| | | Final
27–29 July
| | | | |
|  Sweden| | Vienna, Austria (clay)
| |
| bye| | | |  Sweden| 5
| | | |
|  Austria| | | |  Austria| 0| | | Scarborough, England (grass)
| | | |
| bye| | | | |  Sweden| 5
| | | | | |
|  France| | Wimbledon, England (grass)| | |  Great Britain| 0| |
| | | | | |
| bye| | | |  France| 2|
| | | |
|  Great Britain| | | |  Great Britain| 3| | | Båstad, Sweden (clay)
| | | |
| bye| | | | |  Sweden| 5
| | | | | | |
|  Philippines| | Paris, France (clay)| | |  Philippines| 0| |
| | | | | | |
| bye| | | |  Philippines| 4|
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|  Finland| 1| | |  Brazil| 1| | | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
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|  Brazil| 4| | | |  Philippines| 4
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|  Ireland| | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)| | |  Netherlands| 1| |
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| bye| | | |  Ireland| 2|
| | | |
|  Netherlands| 4| | |  Netherlands| 3| | | Båstad, Sweden (clay)
| | | |
|  Monaco| 1| | | |  Sweden| 5
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|  Norway| 2| Brussels, Belgium| | |  West Germany| 0
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|  Egypt| 3| | |  Egypt| 1|
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| bye| | | |  Belgium| 4| | | Cologne, West Germany
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|  Belgium| | | | |  Belgium| 2
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|  Yugoslavia| 2| West Berlin (clay)| | |  West Germany| 3| |
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|  West Germany| 3| | |  West Germany| 4|
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| bye| | | |  Denmark| 1| | | Munich, West Germany
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|  Denmark| | | | |  West Germany| 3
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|  Switzerland| 5| Zürich, Switzerland| | |  Italy| 2| |
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|  Luxembourg| 0| | |  Switzerland| 1|
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| bye| | | |  Poland| 4| | | Milan, Italy (clay)
| | | |
|  Poland| | | | |  Poland| 0
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| bye| | Milan, Italy (clay)| | |  Italy| 5| |
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|  South Africa| | | |  South Africa| 2|
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| bye| | | |  Italy| 3| |
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|  Italy| | | |
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### Final

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Sweden vs. West Germany

Sweden
5 | Bastad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[5]
27–29 July 1951
Clay  |
West Germany

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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
Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert | 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 Final

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United States vs. Sweden

United States
5 | Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia[6]
13–15 December 1951
Grass  |
Sweden

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|  |  |  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  |

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1  |
| Tony Trabert
Sven Davidson | 6
3  | 6
4  | 9
7  |  |  |
2  |
| Ted Schroeder
Lennart Bergelin | 6
2  | 6
2  | 6
4  |  |  |
3  |
| Ted Schroeder / Tony Trabert
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson | 10
12  | 6
0  | 6
3  | 6
2  |  |
4  |
| Ted Schroeder
Sven Davidson | 6
2  | 6
2  | 6
1  |  |  |
5  |
| Tony Trabert
Lennart Bergelin | 6
1  | 10
8  | 6
4  |  |  |

## Challenge Round

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Australia vs. United States

Australia
3 | White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia[3]
26–28 December 1951
Grass  |
United States

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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  |  |  |

## References

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1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
2. ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384\. ISBN 0047960426.
3. ^ a b "Australia v United States". daviscup.com.
4. ^ "Canada v United States". daviscup.com.
5. ^ "Sweden v West Germany". daviscup.com.
6. ^ "Australia v Italy". daviscup.com.

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