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1951 Davis Cup

1951 Davis Cup tennis
Details
Duration 3 May – 28 December
Edition 40th
Teams 27
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
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America Zone

Draw

  Quarterfinals
20–22 July		   Semifinals
3–5 August		   Final
10–12 August
                           
  Louisville, KY, United States (grass)
    Japan 0  
    United States 5     Rye, NY, United States (grass)
      United States 5  
        Mexico 0  
    Mexico  
    bye       Montreal, Canada (grass)
      United States 5
          Canada 0
    bye    
    Cuba       Montreal, Canada (grass)
      Cuba 0
        Canada 5  
    bye  
    Canada    

Final


Canada
0		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada
10–12 August 1951
Grass
United States
5
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Lorne Main
Tony Trabert		 1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2   Brendan Macken
Dick Savitt		 3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3   Brendan Macken / Henri Rochon
Budge Patty / Tony Trabert		 4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4   Henri Rochon
Art Larsen		 2
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
5   Lorne Main
Budge Patty		 3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Lorne Main
Tony Trabert		 1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2   Brendan Macken
Dick Savitt		 3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3   Brendan Macken / Henri Rochon
Budge Patty / Tony Trabert		 4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4   Henri Rochon
Art Larsen		 2
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
5   Lorne Main
Budge Patty		 3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     

Europe Zone

Draw

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  
  Italy    

Final


Sweden
5		 Bastad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden
27–29 July 1951
Clay
West Germany
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Lennart Bergelin
Gottfried von Cramm		 6
4		 6
1		 6
4		      
2   Sven Davidson
Ernst Buchholz		 6
2		 6
1		 6
4		      
3   Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson
Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert		 9
7		 9
7		 8
10 		6
2		    
4   Lennart Bergelin
Ernst Buchholz		 6
1		 5
7 		6
4		 6
3		    
5   Sven Davidson
Helmut Gulcz		 6
0		 6
2		 6
1		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Lennart Bergelin
Gottfried von Cramm		 6
4		 6
1		 6
4		      
2   Sven Davidson
Ernst Buchholz		 6
2		 6
1		 6
4		      
3   Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson
Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert		 9
7		 9
7		 8
10 		6
2		    
4   Lennart Bergelin
Ernst Buchholz		 6
1		 5
7 		6
4		 6
3		    
5   Sven Davidson
Helmut Gulcz		 6
0		 6
2		 6
1		      

Inter-Zonal Final


United States
5		 Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
13–15 December 1951
Grass
Sweden
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Tony Trabert
Sven Davidson		 6
3		 6
4		 9
7		      
2   Ted Schroeder
Lennart Bergelin		 6
2		 6
2		 6
4		      
3   Ted Schroeder / Tony Trabert
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson		 10
12 		6
0		 6
3		 6
2		    
4   Ted Schroeder
Sven Davidson		 6
2		 6
2		 6
1		      
5   Tony Trabert
Lennart Bergelin		 6
1		 10
8		 6
4		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Tony Trabert
Sven Davidson		 6
3		 6
4		 9
7		      
2   Ted Schroeder
Lennart Bergelin		 6
2		 6
2		 6
4		      
3   Ted Schroeder / Tony Trabert
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson		 10
12 		6
0		 6
3		 6
2		    
4   Ted Schroeder
Sven Davidson		 6
2		 6
2		 6
1		      
5   Tony Trabert
Lennart Bergelin		 6
1		 10
8		 6
4		      

Challenge Round


Australia
3		 White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia
26–28 December 1951
Grass
United States
2
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Mervyn Rose
Vic Seixas		 3
6 		4
6 		7
9 		     
2   Frank Sedgman
Ted Schroeder		 6
4		 6
3		 4
6 		6
4		    
3   Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman
Ted Schroeder / Tony Trabert		 6
2		 9
7		 6
3		      
4   Mervyn Rose
Ted Schroeder		 4
6 		11
13 		5
7 		     
5   Frank Sedgman
Vic Seixas		 6
4		 6
2		 6
2		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Mervyn Rose
Vic Seixas		 3
6 		4
6 		7
9 		     
2   Frank Sedgman
Ted Schroeder		 6
4		 6
3		 4
6 		6
4		    
3   Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman
Ted Schroeder / Tony Trabert		 6
2		 9
7		 6
3		      
4   Mervyn Rose
Ted Schroeder		 4
6 		11
13 		5
7 		     
5   Frank Sedgman
Vic Seixas		 6
4		 6
2		 6
2		      
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