1951 Davis Cup

1951 edition of the Davis Cup 1951 Davis Cup 250px 3 May – 28 December 1951 40th 27 AUS 1950 1952 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.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 1951 Davis Cup America Zone Draw 20–22 July 3–5 August 10–12 August Louisville, KY, United States (grass) JPN 1947 0 USA 1912 5 MEX 1934 bye bye CUB bye CAN 1921 Rye, NY, United States (grass) USA 1912 5 MEX 1934 0 Montreal, Canada (grass) CUB 0 CAN 1921 5 Montreal, Canada (grass) USA 1912 5 CAN 1921 0 Final Canada vs. United States Canada 1921 United States 1912 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canadahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1951-AME-M-CAN-USA-01 Canada v United States daviscup.com 10–12 August 1951 Grass 0 5 Lorne Main 1 2 3 Tony Trabert 6 6 6 Brendan Macken 3 1 3 Dick Savitt 6 6 6 Brendan Macken Henri Rochon 4 3 2 Budge Patty Tony Trabert 6 6 6 Henri Rochon 2 1 3 Art Larsen 6 6 6 Lorne Main 3 3 2 Budge Patty 6 6 6 Europe Zone 1951 Davis Cup Europe Zone Draw y 3–11 May 11–22 May 14–19 June 13–19 July 27–29 July First Round Second Round 25 150 SWE bye AUT bye FRA 1830 bye GBR bye PHI 1936 bye FIN 1 BRA 1889 4 IRL bye NED 4 MON 1 NOR 2 EGY 1922 3 bye BEL YUG 2 FRG 3 bye DEN SUI 5 LUX 0 bye POL 1928 bye RSA 1928 bye ITA Vienna, Austria (clay) SWE 5 AUT 0 Wimbledon, England (grass) FRA 1830 2 GBR 3 Paris, France (clay) PHI 1936 4 BRA 1889 1 Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) IRL 2 NED 3 Brussels, Belgium EGY 1922 1 BEL 4 West Berlin (clay) FRG 4 DEN 1 Zürich, Switzerland SUI 1 POL 1928 4 Milan, Italy (clay) RSA 1928 2 ITA 3 Scarborough, England (grass) SWE 5 GBR 0 Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) PHI 1936 4 NED 1 Cologne, West Germany BEL 2 FRG 3 Milan, Italy (clay) POL 1928 0 ITA 5 Båstad, Sweden (clay) SWE 5 PHI 1936 0 Munich, West Germany FRG 3 ITA 2 Båstad, Sweden (clay) SWE 5 FRG 0 Final Sweden vs. West Germany Sweden West Germany Bastad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1951-EUR-M-SWE-GER-01 Sweden v West Germany daviscup.com 27–29 July 1951 Clay 5 0 Lennart Bergelin 6 6 6 Gottfried von Cramm 4 1 4 Sven Davidson 6 6 6 Ernst Buchholz 2 1 4 Lennart Bergelin Sven Davidson 9 9 8 6 Gottfried von Cramm Rolf Göpfert 7 7 10 2 Lennart Bergelin 6 5 6 6 Ernst Buchholz 1 7 4 3 Sven Davidson 6 6 6 Helmut Gulcz 0 2 1 Inter-Zonal Final United States vs. Sweden United States 1912 Sweden Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1951-INZ-M-USA-SWE-01 Australia v Italy daviscup.com 13–15 December 1951 Grass 5 0 Tony Trabert 6 6 9 Sven Davidson 3 4 7 Ted Schroeder 6 6 6 Lennart Bergelin 2 2 4 Ted Schroeder Tony Trabert 10 6 6 6 Lennart Bergelin Sven Davidson 12 0 3 2 Ted Schroeder 6 6 6 Sven Davidson 2 2 1 Tony Trabert 6 10 6 Lennart Bergelin 1 8 4 Challenge Round Australia vs. United States Australia United States 1912 White City Stadium, Sydney, Australiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1951-WG-CHR-AUS-USA-01 Australia v United States daviscup.com 26–28 December 1951 Grass 3 2 Mervyn Rose 3 4 7 Vic Seixas 6 6 9 Frank Sedgman 6 6 4 6 Ted Schroeder 4 3 6 4 Ken McGregor Frank Sedgman 6 9 6 Ted Schroeder Tony Trabert 2 7 3 Mervyn Rose 4 11 5 Ted Schroeder 6 13 7 Frank Sedgman 6 6 6 Vic Seixas 4 2 2 References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 2010-10-18 Category:Davis Cups by year Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup