Davis Cup 1946

The Davis Cup in 1946 was the 35th edition of the competition organized by the ITF for men's national tennis teams . The competition was held for the first time under the name Davis Cup after a six-year break during the Second World War . The name was changed in honor of the initiator of the competition, Dwight Filley Davis, who died in 1945 .

The competition was held in two continental zones, the European and American zones . The winners of the two zones played a playoff for the finals.

In the continental playoff, the USA prevailed against Sweden , and in the subsequent final from December 26th to 30th, they clearly defeated defending champions Australia 5-0. It was the US's 14th title so far.

Attendees

Including the defending champion, 21 countries took part in the competition. The following teams played for a final ticket against the defending champion.

European zone

The Turkey reported for the first time for the Davis Cup, but has not raced for their first round match.

Egypt  Belgium  Denmark  France

Great Britain  Ireland  Yugoslavia  Monaco

Netherlands  Republic of China  Sweden  Switzerland

Spain  Turkey  Czechoslovakia

America Zone

Canada  Mexico

New Zealand

Philippines

United States

The tournament

In the following illustrations, the host of each game is in italics and the winner is printed in bold . Games without a marked host took place on neutral ground.

European zone

1st round 2nd - 12th May

Quarter-finals 24-26 May

Semi-finals 9-14 June

Final 17th – 19th July

Ireland

bye

Ireland

0

Sweden

5

Sweden

5

Netherlands

0

Sweden

4th

Belgium

1

Belgium

5

Monaco

0

Belgium

3

Republic of China

2

Denmark

1

Republic of China

4th

Sweden

3

Yugoslavia

2

France

5

Great Britain

0

France

3

Switzerland

2

Spain

2

Switzerland

3

France

2

Yugoslavia

3

Yugoslavia

5

Egypt

0

Yugoslavia

3

Czechoslovakia

2

Turkey

Czechoslovakia

Where

America Zone

Quarter-finals 14.-16. June

Semi-finals 13-15 June

Final June 29–1. July

Canada

bye

Canada

0

Mexico

5

bye

Mexico

Mexico

0

United States

5

United States

5

Philippines

0

United States

Where

New Zealand

bye

New Zealand

Playoff

In the playoff between the two winners of the continental zones, the USA triumphed over Sweden.

5 0 Venue: Forest Hills , New York City ( USA ) Date: September 13-15 , 1946 Playing surface: turf
player	player	Result
Jack Kramer	Torsten Johansson	6: 2, 6: 2, 6: 2
Frank Parker	Lennart Bergelin	6: 0, 6: 3, 6: 1
Gardnar Mulloy Bill Talbert	Lennart Bergelin Torsten Johansson	3: 6, 9: 7, 3: 6, 6: 0, 8: 6
Jack Kramer	Lennart Bergelin	6: 2, 6: 2, 8: 6
Frank Parker	Torsten Johansson	9: 7, 6: 2, 6: 1

final

In the final between defending champions Australia and the USA, the challenger was able to prevail with a clear 5-0. It was the US's 14th title so far.

Australia	final	United States
Team John Bromwich Dinny Pails Adrian Quist Captain Gerald Patterson	Date: December 26 to 30 1946 Location: Melbourne ( Australia ) Surface: Grass John Bromwich 6: 3, 1: 6, 2: 6, 6: 0, 3: 6 Ted Schroeder Dinny pails 6: 8, 2: 6, 7: 9 Jack Kramer John Bromwich Adrian Quist 2: 6, 5: 7, 4: 6 Jack Kramer Ted Schroeder John Bromwich 6: 8, 4: 6, 4: 6 Jack Kramer Dinny pails 3: 6, 3: 6, 4: 6 Gardnar Mulloy Result: 0: 5	Team Jack Kramer Gardnar Mulloy Ted Schroeder Captain Walter Pate

Web links

• Official website of the Davis Cup

credentials

1. ↑ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1946 - USA v Sweden ( English ) Retrieved July 9, 2012.
2. ^ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1946 - Australia v USA ( English ) Retrieved July 9, 2012.