1948 Davis Cup

1948 edition of the Davis Cup January 2025 1948 Davis Cup 22 April – 6 September 1948 37th 29 USA 1912 1947 1949 The 1948 Davis Cup was the 37th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 25 teams entered the Europe Zone, and four teams entered the America Zone. Pakistan and Turkey made their first appearances in the competition. Australia defeated Mexico in the America Zone final, and Czechoslovakia defeated Sweden in the Europe Zone final. Australia defeated Czechoslovakia in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but fell to defending champions the United States in the Challenge Round. The championship was played at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York, United States on 4–6 September.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 1948 Davis Cup America Zone Draw 8–25 July 6–8 August Havana, Cuba AUS 5 CUB 0 Montreal, Canada (grass) CAN 1921 1 MEX 1934 4 Mexico City, Mexico (clay) AUS 4 MEX 1934 1 Final Mexico vs. Australia Mexico 1934 Australia Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexicohttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1948-AME-M-MEX-AUS-01 Mexico v Australia daviscup.com 6–8 August 1948 Clay 1 4 Armando Vega 6 6 6 4 5 Bill Sidwell 2 8 3 6 7 Gustavo Palafox 4 1 4 Adrian Quist 6 6 6 Gustavo Palafox Armando Vega 0 2 2 Geoff Brown Colin Long 6 6 6 Armando Vega 9 6 6 Adrian Quist 7 4 2 Francisco Guerrero Arcocha 1 4 2 Bill Sidwell 6 6 6 Europe Zone 1948 Davis Cup Europe Zone Draw y 22 April–5 May 6–18 May 10–14 June 9–11 July 27–29 July First Round Second Round 25 150 NED bye POR bye NOR bye GBR 3 IND 2 HUN 1946 5 AUT 0 ROU 1948 2 FRA 1830 3 ESP 1945 0 SWE 4 SUI 3 PAK 2 IRL 5 LUX 0 DEN 3 EGY 1922 2 TUR 0 YUG 5 ITA POL 1928 bye TCH bye BRA 1889 bye BEL bye ARG Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) NED 5 POR 0 Oslo, Norway (clay) NOR 1 GBR 4 Paris, France (clay) HUN 1946 4 FRA 1830 1 Stockholm, Sweden (clay) SWE 5 SUI 0 Dublin, Ireland (grass) IRL 2 DEN 3 Zagreb, Yugoslavia YUG 2 ITA 3 Prague, Czechoslovakia TCH 4 BRA 1889 1 Brussels, Belgium BEL 3 ARG 2 Birmingham, England (grass) NED 1 GBR 4 Budapest, Hungary (clay) HUN 1946 2 SWE 3 Turin, Italy (clay) DEN 0 ITA 5 Prague, Czechoslovakia TCH 3 BEL 2 Stockholm, Sweden (clay) GBR 1 SWE 4 Milan, Italy (clay) ITA 2 TCH 3 Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) SWE 1 TCH 4 Final Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden Czechoslovakia Sweden Prague, Czechoslovakiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1948-EUR-M-TCH-SWE-01 Czechoslovakia v Sweden daviscup.com 27–29 July 1948 Clay 4 1 Vladimír Černík 6 4 6 6 Torsten Johansson 4 6 3 3 Jaroslav Drobný 6 6 7 Lennart Bergelin 0 3 5 Vladimír Černík Jaroslav Drobný 6 6 6 Lennart Bergelin Torsten Johansson 2 1 2 Vladimír Zábrodský 3 6 2 3 Torsten Johansson 6 3 6 6 Ferdinand Vrba 6 6 6 Börje Fornstedt 3 1 3 Inter-Zonal Final Australia vs. Czechoslovakia Australia Czechoslovakia Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1948-INZ-M-AUS-TCH-01 Australia v Czechoslovakia daviscup.com 19–22 August 1948 Grass 3 2 Adrian Quist 6 13 6 Vladimír Černík 2 11 0 Bill Sidwell 6 6 9 14 Jaroslav Drobný 3 2 11 12 Geoff Brown Colin Long 8 6 3 4 Vladimír Černík Jaroslav Drobný 10 4 6 6 Adrian Quist 8 6 16 3 5 Jaroslav Drobný 6 3 18 6 7 Bill Sidwell 7 6 6 Vladimír Černík 5 4 2 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-1948-WG-CHR-USA-AUS-01 United States v Australia daviscup.com 4–6 September 1948 Grass 5 0 Frank Parker 6 6 6 Bill Sidwell 4 4 4 Ted Schroeder 6 4 6 6 Adrian Quist 3 6 0 0 Gardnar Mulloy Bill Talbert 8 9 2 7 Colin Long Bill Sidwell 6 7 6 5 Ted Schroeder 6 6 6 Bill Sidwell 2 1 1 Frank Parker 6 6 6 Adrian Quist 2 2 3 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