Davis Cup 1952

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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

 
 

America Zone

 

 

 

Eastern zone

 

 

 

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
                                               
Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany  BR Germany                
 bye  
Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany  BR Germany 3
  Brazil 1889Brazil  Brazil 2  
 bye
Brazil 1889Brazil  Brazil  
Germany Federal RepublicFederal Republic of Germany  BR Germany 1
  DenmarkDenmark  Denmark 4th  
DenmarkDenmark  Denmark    
 bye  
DenmarkDenmark  Denmark 5
  MonacoMonaco  Monaco 0  
MonacoMonaco  Monaco 4th
IrelandIreland  Ireland 1  
DenmarkDenmark  Denmark 1
  ItalyItaly  Italy 4th  
ItalyItaly  Italy
 bye  
ItalyItaly  Italy 5
  Egypt 1952Egypt  Egypt 0  
LuxembourgLuxembourg  Luxembourg 0
Egypt 1952Egypt  Egypt 5  
ItalyItaly  Italy 4th
  United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Great Britain 1  
United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Great Britain    
 bye  
United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Great Britain 3
  YugoslaviaYugoslavia  Yugoslavia 2  
YugoslaviaYugoslavia  Yugoslavia 3
FinlandFinland  Finland 2  
ItalyItaly  Italy 3
BelgiumBelgium  Belgium 1
NorwayNorway  Norway 0
FranceFrance  France 5  
FranceFrance  France 4th
  NetherlandsNetherlands  Netherlands 1  
 bye
NetherlandsNetherlands  Netherlands  
FranceFrance  France 3
  ArgentinaArgentina  Argentina 2  
TurkeyTurkey  Turkey 1    
SwitzerlandSwitzerland  Switzerland 4th  
SwitzerlandSwitzerland  Switzerland 0
  ArgentinaArgentina  Argentina 5  
 bye
ArgentinaArgentina  Argentina  
FranceFrance  France 2
  BelgiumBelgium  Belgium 3  
AustriaAustria  Austria 1
ChileChile  Chile 4th  
ChileChile  Chile 0
  SwedenSweden  Sweden 5  
 bye
SwedenSweden  Sweden  
SwedenSweden  Sweden 2
  BelgiumBelgium  Belgium 3  
Hungary 1949Hungary  Hungary    
 bye  
Hungary 1949Hungary  Hungary 1
  BelgiumBelgium  Belgium 4th  
 bye
BelgiumBelgium  Belgium  

America Zone

  Quarter-finals
25-27 July
Semi-finals
1st – 3rd August
Final
8-10 August
                           
  JapanJapan Japan 0        
United States 48United States United States 5  
United States 48United States United States 5
  CubaCuba Cuba 0  
bye
CubaCuba Cuba  
United States 48United States United States 4th
  Canada 1921Canada Canada 1
Mexico 1934Mexico Mexico    
bye  
Mexico 1934Mexico Mexico 0
  Canada 1921Canada Canada 5  
bye
  Canada 1921Canada 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
                 
ItalyItaly Italy 3    
IndiaIndia India 2  
ItalyItaly Italy 0
  United States 48United States United States 5
bye
United States 48United States United States  

Playoff finals

United States 48United States5 0
ItalyItaly

Venue: White City Stadium ( Sydney , Australia )
Date: December
18-20 , 1952 Playing surface: turf

United States 48United States player ItalyItaly 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
Australia

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

United States

Team
Vic Seixas
Tony Trabert

Captain
Vic Seixas

Web links

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.