Davis Cup 1947

The Davis Cup in 1947 was the 36th edition of the competition organized by the ITF for men's national tennis teams . 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 Australia prevailed against Czechoslovakia , but were clearly defeated by defending champions USA 1: 4 in the final from August 30th to September 1st . It was the US's 15th title so far.

Attendees

Including the defending champion, 23 countries took part in the competition. The following teams played for a final ticket against the defending champion.

European zone

Egypt  Belgium  British India  Denmark  France

Greece  Great Britain  Ireland  Yugoslavia  Luxembourg

Monaco  New Zealand  Netherlands  Norway  Poland

Sweden  Switzerland  Spain  South African Union  Czechoslovakia

America Zone

Australia

Canada

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 - 4th May

2nd round 15-18 May

Quarter-finals May 30th – 1st June

Semi-finals 13-16 June

Final 13.-15. July

Poland

bye

Poland

2

Great Britain

3

bye

Great Britain

Great Britain

1

South African Union

4th

Netherlands

bye

Netherlands

1

South African Union

4th

bye

South African Union

South African Union

2

Yugoslavia

3

Ireland

bye

Ireland

2

Yugoslavia

3

bye

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

4th

Belgium

1

Belgium

5

Luxembourg

0

Belgium

4th

Egypt

1

Spain

2

Egypt

3

Yugoslavia

0

Czechoslovakia

4th

Greece

1

Switzerland

4th

Switzerland

1

Czechoslovakia

4th

Sweden

2

Czechoslovakia

3

Czechoslovakia

5

New Zealand

0

Norway

bye

Norway

2

New Zealand

3

bye

New Zealand

Czechoslovakia

4th

France

0

France

bye

France

5

British India

0

bye

British India

France

5

Monaco

0

Monaco

bye

Monaco

Where

Denmark

bye

Denmark

America Zone

Final 8-10 August
	Canada	0
	Australia	5

Playoff

In the playoff between the two winners of the continental zones, Australia triumphed over Czechoslovakia.

4 1 Venue: Montreal ( Canada ) Date: August 14 to 16 1947 Game Surface: Grass
player	player	Result
John Bromwich	Vladimír Černík	6: 1, 6: 1, 6: 1
Dinny pails	Jaroslav Drobný	3: 6, 4: 6, 6: 4, 4: 6
John Bromwich Colin Long	Vladimír Černík Jaroslav Drobný	6: 2, 6: 2, 6: 2
John Bromwich	Jaroslav Drobný	6: 2, 7: 5, 6: 4
Dinny pails	Vladimír Černík	6: 3, 4: 6, 3: 6, 6: 2, 6: 3

final

In the final between the defending champions USA and Australia, the USA could clearly prevail with 4: 1. It was the US's 15th title so far.

United States	final	Australia
Team Jack Kramer Ted Schroeder   Captain Alrick Man	Date: August 30 to September 1 1947 Location: Forest Hills ( New York City , USA ) Surface: Grass Jack Kramer 6: 2, 6: 1, 6: 2 Dinny pails Ted Schroeder 6: 4, 5: 7, 6: 3, 6: 4 John Bromwich Jack Kramer Ted Schroeder 4: 6, 6: 2, 2: 6, 4: 6 John Bromwich Colin Long Ted Schroeder 6: 3, 8: 6, 4: 6, 9:11, 10: 8 Dinny pails Jack Kramer 6: 3, 6: 2, 6: 2 John Bromwich Result: 4: 1	Team John Bromwich Colin Long Dinny Pails Captain Roy Cowling

Web links

• Official website of the Davis Cup

credentials

1. ↑ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1947 - Australia v Czechoslovakia ( English ) Retrieved July 13, 2012.
2. ^ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1947 - USA v Australia ( English ) Retrieved July 13, 2012.