1955 Davis Cup

1955 edition of the Davis Cup January 2025 1955 Davis Cup 28 March – 28 August 1955 44th 34 AUS 1954 1956 The 1955 Davis Cup was the 44th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 24 teams entered the Europe Zone, 7 teams entered the America Zone, and 3 teams entered the newly reinstated Eastern Zone. Burma competed for the first time. Australia defeated Canada in the America Zone final, Italy defeated Sweden in the Europe Zone final, and Japan defeated the Philippines in the Eastern Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Australia defeated Japan in the semifinal, and then defeated Italy in the final. In the Challenge Round Australia defeated the defending champions the United States. The final was played at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York, United States on 26–28 August.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–496, 499 2ndThe Encyclopedia of Tennis 1974 Allen & Unwin London 0047960426 Max Robertson 384 America Zone 1955 Davis Cup America Zone Draw 15–17 July 22–24 July 29–31 July CAN 1921 bye Caribbean/West Indies w/o PAK Havana, Cuba CUB 1 BRA 1889 4 Chicago, IL, United States (clay) MEX 1934 0 AUS 5 Montreal, Canada (grass) CAN 1921 5 Caribbean/West Indies 0 Louisville, KY, United States (grass) BRA 1889 1 AUS 4 Montreal, Canada (grass) CAN 1921 0 AUS 5 Final Canada vs. Australia Canada 1921 Australia Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canadahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-AME-M-CAN-AUS-01 Canada v Australia daviscup.com 29–31 July 1955 Grass 0 5 Robert Bedard 0 1 6 2 Ken Rosewall 6 6 4 6 Lorne Main 3 3 3 Rex Hartwig 6 6 6 Robert Bedard Don Fontana 3 6 3 4 Rex Hartwig Lew Hoad 6 3 6 6 Don Fontana 7 5 1 Lew Hoad 9 7 6 Henri Rochon 1 2 1 Ken Rosewall 6 6 6 Eastern Zone 1955 Davis Cup Eastern Zone Draw 28–30 March 27–29 May JPN 1947 bye Rangoon, Burma Burma 1948 0 PHI 1936 5 Tokyo, Japan JPN 1947 3 PHI 1936 2 Final Japan vs. Philippines Japan 1947 Philippines 1936 Tokyo, Japanhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EAS-M-JPN-PHI-01 Japan v Philippines daviscup.com 27–29 May 1955 3 2 Kosei Kamo 6 6 6 2 7 Raymundo Deyro 4 8 1 6 5 Atsushi Miyagi 3 6 1 6 6 Felicisimo Ampon 6 4 6 0 3 Kosei Kamo Atsushi Miyagi 3 3 2 Felicisimo Ampon Raymundo Deyro 6 6 6 Kosei Kamo 1 6 6 6 Felicisimo Ampon 6 4 2 0 Atsushi Miyagi 2 3 4 Raymundo Deyro 6 6 6 Europe Zone 1955 Davis Cup Europe Zone Draw 29 April–8 May 12–17 May 9–13 June 14–17 July 29–31 July First Round Second Round NOR 1 RSA 1928 4 FRG 4 IRL 1 AUT 5 FIN 0 TUR 1 EGY 1922 4 MON 0 ARG 3 SUI 3 NED 2 YUG 0 CHI 5 POR 0 TCH 5 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) DEN 3 RSA 1928 2 Munich, West Germany ITA 5 FRG 0 Vienna, Austria (clay) GBR 4 AUT 1 Cairo, Egypt IND 5 EGY 1922 0 Paris, France (clay) ARG 2 FRA 1830 3 Montreux, Switzerland (clay) SUI 0 SWE 5 Budapest, Hungary CHI 3 HUN 1949 2 Prague, Czechoslovakia TCH 0 BEL 5 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) DEN 0 ITA 5 Manchester, England (grass) GBR 3 IND 2 Saltsjöbaden, Sweden (clay) FRA 1830 2 SWE 3 Brussels, Belgium CHI 3 BEL 2 Birmingham, England (grass) ITA 5 GBR 0 Båstad, Sweden (clay) SWE 3 CHI 2 Milan, Italy (clay) ITA 4 SWE 1 Final Italy vs. Sweden Italy Sweden Milan, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EUR-M-ITA-SWE-01 Italy v Sweden daviscup.com 29–31 July 1955 Clay 4 1 Fausto Gardini 6 0 3 6 6 Sven Davidson 4 6 6 1 3 Giuseppe Merlo 6 6 6 8 6 Lennart Bergelin 1 8 8 6 1 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola 6 6 2 2 6 Sven Davidson Torsten Johansson 3 4 6 6 1 Orlando Sirola 2 6 4 Sven Davidson 6 8 6 Fausto Gardini 6 6 6 Staffan Stockenberg 4 1 4 Inter-Zonal Zone Draw 5–7 August 14–16 August EUR ITA bye Glen Cove, NY, United States (grass) EAS JPN 1947 0 AME AUS 4 Philadelphia, PA, United States (grass) EUR ITA 0 AME AUS 5 Semifinals Australia vs. Japan Australia Japan Glen Cove Tennis Club, Glen Cove, NY, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-INZ-M-AUS-JPN-01 Australia v Japan daviscup.com 5–7 August 1955 Grass 4 0 Ken Rosewall 6 6 6 Atsushi Miyagi 4 4 1 Rex Hartwig 8 6 6 5 6 Kosei Kamo 6 8 3 7 3 Rex Hartwig Lew Hoad 6 6 6 Kosei Kamo Atsushi Miyagi 3 3 3 Rex Hartwig 3 6 6 9 Atsushi Miyagi 6 0 3 7 Ken Rosewall 3 Kosei Kamo 1 1 Final Australia vs. Italy Australia Italy Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-INZ-M-AUS-ITA-01 Australia v Italy daviscup.com 14–16 August 1955 Grass 5 0 Lew Hoad 6 6 6 Fausto Gardini 3 2 0 Ken Rosewall 8 3 6 6 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 6 1 4 Rex Hartwig Lew Hoad 7 13 7 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola 5 11 5 Ken Rosewall 6 4 6 6 Orlando Sirola 4 6 1 4 Lew Hoad 9 6 6 Nicola Pietrangeli 7 2 3 Challenge Round United States vs. Australia United States 1912 Australia West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-WG-CHR-USA-AUS-01 United States v Australia daviscup.com 26–28 August 1955 Grass 0 5 Vic Seixas 3 8 6 2 Ken Rosewall 6 10 4 6 Tony Trabert 6 3 3 6 Lew Hoad 4 6 6 8 Vic Seixas Tony Trabert 14 4 3 6 5 Rex Hartwig Lew Hoad 12 6 6 3 7 Vic Seixas 9 1 4 4 Lew Hoad 7 6 6 6 Ham Richardson 4 6 1 4 Ken Rosewall 6 3 6 6 References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ October 18, 2010 Category:Davis Cups by year Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup