Davis Cup 1952

The Davis Cup in 1952 was the 41st edition of the competition organized by the ITF for men's national tennis teams . The competition was held in three continental zones, the Europe -, the America - and the newly established Eastern Zone . The winners of the zones played a qualifying tournament for the finals.

In the playoff tournament, the USA prevailed against Italy and India , but failed in the final from December 29th to 31st to defending champions Australia with a clear 1: 4. It was Australia's tenth title so far.

Attendees

Including the defending champion, 29 countries took part in the competition. The following teams played for a final ticket against the defending champion.

European zone

Egypt  Argentina  Belgium  BR Germany  Brazil  Chile

Denmark  Finland  France  Great Britain  Ireland  Italy

Yugoslavia  Luxembourg  Netherlands  Monaco  Norway  Austria

Sweden  Switzerland  Turkey  Hungary

America Zone

Japan  Canada

Cuba

Mexico

United States

Eastern zone

India

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.

Preliminary round

European zone

1st round 1. – 11. May

2nd round 16. – 19. May

Quarter-finals 13-16 June

Semi-finals 11-14 July

Final 25-28 July

BR Germany

bye

BR Germany

3

Brazil

2

bye

Brazil

BR Germany

1

Denmark

4th

Denmark

bye

Denmark

5

Monaco

0

Monaco

4th

Ireland

1

Denmark

1

Italy

4th

Italy

bye

Italy

5

Egypt

0

Luxembourg

0

Egypt

5

Italy

4th

Great Britain

1

Great Britain

bye

Great Britain

3

Yugoslavia

2

Yugoslavia

3

Finland

2

Italy

3

Belgium

1

Norway

0

France

5

France

4th

Netherlands

1

bye

Netherlands

France

3

Argentina

2

Turkey

1

Switzerland

4th

Switzerland

0

Argentina

5

bye

Argentina

France

2

Belgium

3

Austria

1

Chile

4th

Chile

0

Sweden

5

bye

Sweden

Sweden

2

Belgium

3

Hungary

bye

Hungary

1

Belgium

4th

bye

Belgium

America Zone

Quarter-finals 25-27 July

Semi-finals 1st – 3rd August

Final 8-10 August

Japan

0

United States

5

United States

5

Cuba

0

bye

Cuba

United States

4th

Canada

1

Mexico

bye

Mexico

0

Canada

5

bye

Canada

Eastern zone

India was by definition the winner as the only participant in the zone.

Playoff

In the play-off tournament between the winners of the continental zones, the USA triumphed over Italy and India.

	Semi-finals 11-13 December					Final 18.-20. December
		Italy	3
		India	2
							Italy	0
							United States	5
		bye
		United States

Playoff finals

5 0 Venue: White City Stadium ( Sydney , Australia ) Date: December 18-20 , 1952 Playing surface: turf
player	player	Result
Vic Seixas	Fausto Gardini	5: 7, 3: 6, 6: 3, 8: 6, 6: 3
Tony Trabert	Giovanni Cucelli	6: 3, 6: 1, 6: 3
Vic Seixas Tony Trabert	Giovanni Cucelli Marcello Del Bello	6: 4, 6: 3, 6: 2
Hamilton Richardson	Rolando Del Bello	7: 5, 6: 3, 5: 7, 6: 3
Tony Trabert	Fausto Gardini	6: 3, 5: 7, 7: 5, 6: 3

final

In the final between defending champions Australia and the USA, Australia prevailed 4-1. It was the USA's ninth game against Australia in a row. Australia won their tenth title so far.

Australia	final	United States
Team Ken McGregor Frank Sedgman Captain Harry Hopman	Date: 29 to 31 December 1952 Location: Adelaide ( Australia ) Surface: Grass Frank Sedgman 6: 3, 6: 4, 6: 3 Vic Seixas Ken McGregor 11: 9, 6: 4, 6: 1 Tony Trabert Ken McGregor Frank Sedgman 6: 3, 6: 4, 1: 6, 6: 3 Vic Seixas Tony Trabert Frank Sedgman 7: 5, 6: 4, 10: 8 Tony Trabert Ken McGregor 3: 6, 6: 8, 8: 6, 3: 6 Vic Seixas Result: 4: 1	Team Vic Seixas Tony Trabert Captain Vic Seixas

Web links

• Official website of the Davis Cup

credentials

1. ^ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1952 - USA v Italy ( English ) Retrieved August 3, 2012.
2. ^ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1952 - Australia v USA ( English ) Retrieved August 3, 2012.