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1946 Davis Cup

1946 Davis Cup tennis
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Duration 2 May – 30 December
Edition 35th
Teams 19
Champion
Winning Nation United States
← 1939 1947 →

America Zone

Draw

  Quarterfinals
14–16 June		   Semifinals
13–15 June		   Final
29 June–1 July
                           
   
    Canada    
    bye       Montreal, Canada (grass)
      Canada 0  
        Mexico 5  
    Mexico  
    bye       South Orange, NJ, United States (grass)
      Mexico 0
  St. Louis, MO, United States (clay)       United States 5
    United States 5  
    Philippines 0      
      United States w/o
        New Zealand    
    bye  
    New Zealand    

Final


United States
5		 Orange Lawn Tennis Club, South Orange, NJ, United States
29 June–1 July 1946
Grass
Mexico
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Frank Parker
Rolando Vega		 6
0		 6
0		 6
2		      
2   Bill Talbert
Armando Vega		 6
1		 6
2		 6
1		      
3   Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert
Armando Vega / Rolando Vega		 6
0		 9
7		 6
2		      
4   Frank Parker
Armando Vega		 6
3		 6
3		 6
2		      
5   Gardnar Mulloy
Francisco Guerrero Arcocha		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Frank Parker
Rolando Vega		 6
0		 6
0		 6
2		      
2   Bill Talbert
Armando Vega		 6
1		 6
2		 6
1		      
3   Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert
Armando Vega / Rolando Vega		 6
0		 9
7		 6
2		      
4   Frank Parker
Armando Vega		 6
3		 6
3		 6
2		      
5   Gardnar Mulloy
Francisco Guerrero Arcocha		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      

Europe Zone

Draw

  First Round
2–12 May		   Quarterfinals
24–26 May		   Semifinals
9–14 June		   Final
14–17 July
                                     
   
    Ireland    
    Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
    bye    
      Ireland 0  
  Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
      Sweden 5  
    Sweden 5
    Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
    Netherlands 0  
        Sweden 4  
  Brussels, Belgium
      Belgium 1  
    Belgium 5  
    Brussels, Belgium
    Monaco 0  
      Belgium 3
  Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
      China 2  
    Denmark 1
    Varberg, Sweden (clay)
    China 4  
        Sweden 3
  Paris, France (clay)
      Yugoslavia 2
    France 5  
    Montreux, Switzerland
    Great Britain 0  
      France 3
  Barcelona, Spain (clay)
      Switzerland 2  
    Spain 2
    Paris, France (clay)
    Switzerland 3  
        France 2
  Zagreb, Yugoslavia
      Yugoslavia 3  
    Yugoslavia 5  
    Prague, Czechoslovakia
    Egypt 0  
      Yugoslavia 3
   
      Czechoslovakia 2  
    Turkey  
 
    Czechoslovakia w/o  

Final


Sweden
3		 Centercourt, Varberg, Sweden
14–17 July 1946
Clay
Yugoslavia
2
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Torsten Johansson
Dragutin Mitić		 6
4		 6
1		 1
6 		2
6 		0
6 		 
2   Lennart Bergelin
Josip Palada		 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3   Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada		 6
1		 3
6 		3
6 		8
6		 6
2		  
4   Torsten Johansson
Josip Palada		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
5   Lennart Bergelin
Dragutin Mitić		 5
7 		3
6 		6
3		 6
1		 10
8		  
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Torsten Johansson
Dragutin Mitić		 6
4		 6
1		 1
6 		2
6 		0
6 		 
2   Lennart Bergelin
Josip Palada		 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
3   Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada		 6
1		 3
6 		3
6 		8
6		 6
2		  
4   Torsten Johansson
Josip Palada		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
5   Lennart Bergelin
Dragutin Mitić		 5
7 		3
6 		6
3		 6
1		 10
8		  

Inter-Zonal Final


United States
5		 West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States
13–15 September 1946
Grass
Sweden
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Jack Kramer
Torsten Johansson		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
2   Frank Parker
Lennart Bergelin		 6
0		 6
3		 6
1		      
3   Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson		 3
6 		9
7		 3
6 		6
0		 8
6		  
4   Jack Kramer
Lennart Bergelin		 6
2		 6
2		 8
6		      
5   Frank Parker
Torsten Johansson		 9
7		 6
2		 6
1		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Jack Kramer
Torsten Johansson		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
2   Frank Parker
Lennart Bergelin		 6
0		 6
3		 6
1		      
3   Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson		 3
6 		9
7		 3
6 		6
0		 8
6		  
4   Jack Kramer
Lennart Bergelin		 6
2		 6
2		 8
6		      
5   Frank Parker
Torsten Johansson		 9
7		 6
2		 6
1		      

Challenge Round


Australia
0		 Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
26–30 December 1946
Grass
United States
5
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   John Bromwich
Ted Schroeder		 6
3		 1
6 		2
6 		6
0		 3
6 		 
2   Dinny Pails
Jack Kramer		 6
8 		2
6 		7
9 		     
3   John Bromwich / Adrian Quist
Jack Kramer / Ted Schroeder		 2
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
4   John Bromwich
Jack Kramer		 6
8 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5   Dinny Pails
Gardnar Mulloy		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   John Bromwich
Ted Schroeder		 6
3		 1
6 		2
6 		6
0		 3
6 		 
2   Dinny Pails
Jack Kramer		 6
8 		2
6 		7
9 		     
3   John Bromwich / Adrian Quist
Jack Kramer / Ted Schroeder		 2
6 		5
7 		4
6 		     
4   John Bromwich
Jack Kramer		 6
8 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5   Dinny Pails
Gardnar Mulloy		 3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
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