Davis Cup 1951

The Davis Cup in 1951 was the 40th 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, the USA clearly beat Sweden 5-0, but failed in the final from December 26th to 28th to defending champions Australia 2-3. It was Australia's ninth title so far.

Attendees

Including the defending champion, 27 countries took part in the competition. The following teams played for a final ticket against the defending champion.

European zone

Egypt  Belgium  Brazil  BR Germany  Denmark  Finland

France  Great Britain  Ireland  Italy  Yugoslavia  Luxembourg

Netherlands  Monaco  Norway  Poland  Austria  Philippines

Sweden  Switzerland  South African Union

America Zone

Japan  Canada

Cuba

Mexico

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 3rd-11th May

2nd round 11-22 May

Quarter-finals 14-19 June

Semi-finals 13-19 July

Final 27-29 July

Sweden

bye

Sweden

5

Austria

0

bye

Austria

Sweden

5

Great Britain

0

Great Britain

bye

Great Britain

3

France

2

bye

France

Sweden

5

Philippines

0

Philippines

bye

Philippines

4th

Brazil

1

Finland

1

Brazil

4th

Philippines

4th

Netherlands

1

Ireland

bye

Ireland

2

Netherlands

3

Netherlands

3

Monaco

2

Sweden

5

BR Germany

0

Norway

2

Egypt

3

Egypt

1

Belgium

4th

bye

Belgium

Belgium

2

BR Germany

3

Yugoslavia

2

BR Germany

3

BR Germany

4th

Denmark

1

bye

Denmark

BR Germany

3

Italy

2

Switzerland

5

Luxembourg

0

Switzerland

1

Poland

4th

bye

Poland

Poland

0

Italy

5

South African Union

bye

South African Union

2

Italy

3

bye

Italy

America Zone

Quarter-finals 20. – 22. July

Semi-finals 3rd – 5th August

Final 10-12 August

Japan

0

United States

5

United States

5

Mexico

0

bye

Mexico

United States

5

Canada

0

Cuba

bye

Cuba

0

Canada

5

bye

Canada

Playoff

In the playoff between the two winners of the continental zones, the USA triumphed over Sweden. The Scandinavians could only win one sentence.

5 0 Venue: Kooyong ( Melbourne , Australia ) Date: December 13-15 , 1951 Playing surface: turf
player	player	Result
Tony Trabert	Sven Davidson	6: 3, 6: 4, 9: 7
Ted Schroeder	Lennart Bergelin	6: 2, 6: 2, 6: 4
Ted Schroeder Tony Trabert	Lennart Bergelin Sven Davidson	10:12, 6: 0, 6: 3, 6: 2
Ted Schroeder	Sven Davidson	6: 2, 6: 2, 6: 1
Tony Trabert	Lennart Bergelin	6: 1, 10: 8, 6: 4

final

In the final between defending champions Australia and the USA, Australia prevailed 3-2. It was the US's eighth final against Australia in a row. Australia won the ninth title so far.

Australia	final	United States
Team Ken McGregor Mervyn Rose Frank Sedgman Captain Harry Hopman	Date: December 26-28, 1951 Location: White City Stadium ( Sydney , Australia ) Surface: Lawn Mervyn Rose 3: 6, 4: 6, 7: 9 Vic Seixas Frank Sedgman 6: 4, 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 4 Ted Schroeder Ken McGregor Frank Sedgman 6: 2, 9: 7, 6: 3 Ted Schroeder Tony Trabert Mervyn Rose 4: 6, 11:13, 5: 7 Ted Schroeder Frank Sedgman 6: 4, 6: 2, 6: 2 Vic Seixas Result: 3: 2	Team Ted Schroeder Vic Seixas Tony Trabert Captain Frank Shields

Web links

• Official website of the Davis Cup

credentials

1. ↑ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1951 - USA v Sweden ( English ) Retrieved July 30, 2012.
2. ↑ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1951 - Australia v USA ( English ) Retrieved July 30, 2012.