1951 Davis Cup
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| Duration | 3 May – 28 December 1951 |
| Edition | 40th |
| Teams | 27 |
| Champion | |
| Winning Nation |  Australia |
← 1950 1952 → | |
The 1951 Davis Cup was the 40th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 21 teams entered the Europe Zone, and 5 teams entered the America Zone. The Europe Zone began using a seeding system, where the previous year's quarterfinalists were guaranteed a bye in the first round.
The United States defeated Canada in the America Zone final, and Sweden defeated West Germany in the Europe Zone final. The USA defeated Sweden in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but fell to defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at White City Stadium in Sydney, Australia on 26–28 December.[1][2][3]
America Zone[edit]
Draw[edit]
| Quarterfinals 20–22 July | Semifinals 3–5 August | Final 10–12 August | |||||||||||
| Louisville, KY, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
 Japan | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Rye, NY, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
 United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
 Mexico | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Mexico | |||||||||||||
| Montreal, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
 Canada | 0 | ||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| Montreal, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
 Cuba | |||||||||||||
| Cuba | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Canada | 5 | ||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| Canada | |||||||||||||
Final[edit]
Canada vs. United States
 Canada 0 |
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4] 10–12 August 1951 Grass |
 United States 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone[edit]
Draw[edit]
| First Round 3–11 May | Second Round 11–22 May | Quarterfinals 14–19 June | Semifinals 13–19 July | Final 27–29 July | |||||||||||||||||||
 Sweden | Vienna, Austria (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Sweden | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Austria | Austria | 0 | Scarborough, England (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Sweden | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 France | Wimbledon, England (grass) |  Great Britain | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | France | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Sweden | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Philippines | Paris, France (clay) | Philippines | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Philippines | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Finland | 1 |  Brazil | 1 | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 4 | Philippines | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) |  Netherlands | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Ireland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 4 | Netherlands | 3 | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
 Monaco | 1 | Sweden | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Norway | 2 | Brussels, Belgium |  West Germany | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Egypt | 3 | Egypt | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Belgium | 4 | Cologne, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | Belgium | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Yugoslavia | 2 | West Berlin (clay) | West Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany | 3 | West Germany | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Denmark | 1 | Munich, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | West Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Switzerland | 5 | Zürich, Switzerland |  Italy | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Luxembourg | 0 | Switzerland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Poland | 4 | Milan, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland | Poland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Milan, Italy (clay) | Italy | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 South Africa | South Africa | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Italy | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Final[edit]
Sweden vs. West Germany
 Sweden 5 |
Bastad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[5] 27–29 July 1951 Clay |
 West Germany 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Final[edit]
United States vs. Sweden
United States 5 |
Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia[6] 13–15 December 1951 Grass |
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Challenge Round[edit]
Australia vs. United States
 Australia 3 |
White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia[3] 26–28 December 1951 Grass |
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References[edit]
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
- ^ a b "Australia v United States". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Canada v United States". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Sweden v West Germany". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Australia v Italy". daviscup.com.
