1951 Davis Cup

Details
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]

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

Canada

5

bye

Canada

Canada vs. United States

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

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

Finland

1

Brazil

1

Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)

Brazil

4

Philippines

4

Ireland

Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)

Netherlands

1

bye

Ireland

2

Netherlands

4

Netherlands

3

Båstad, Sweden (clay)

Monaco

1

Sweden

5

Norway

2

Brussels, Belgium

West Germany

0

Egypt

3

Egypt

1

bye

Belgium

4

Cologne, West Germany

Belgium

Belgium

2

Yugoslavia

2

West Berlin (clay)

West Germany

3

West Germany

3

West Germany

4

bye

Denmark

1

Munich, West Germany

Denmark

West 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

Sweden vs. West Germany

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

United States vs. Sweden

United States 5	Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia[6] 13–15 December 1951 Grass		Sweden 0
1 2 3 4 5 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

Australia vs. United States

Australia 3	White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia[3] 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

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