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1952 Davis Cup

1952 Davis Cup tennis
Details
Duration 1 May – 31 December
Edition 41st
Teams 29
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
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America Zone

Draw

  Quarterfinals
25–27 July		   Semifinals
1–3 August		   Final
8–10 August
                           
  Cincinnati, OH, United States (grass)
    Japan 0  
    United States 5     Havana, Cuba
      United States 5  
        Cuba 0  
    Cuba  
    bye       Montreal, Canada (grass)
      United States 4
          Canada 1
    bye    
    Mexico       Montreal, Canada (grass)
      Mexico 0
        Canada 5  
    bye  
    Canada    

Final


Canada
1		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada
8–10 August 1952
Grass
United States
4
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Henri Rochon
Herbie Flam		 2
6 		6
8 		2
6 		     
2   Lorne Main
Vic Seixas		 2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3   Brendan Macken / Lorne Main
Herbie Flam / Vic Seixas		 3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		   
4   Lorne Main
Herbie Flam		 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5   Brendan Macken
Bob Perry		 6
3		 11
13 		6
4		 6
4		    
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Henri Rochon
Herbie Flam		 2
6 		6
8 		2
6 		     
2   Lorne Main
Vic Seixas		 2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3   Brendan Macken / Lorne Main
Herbie Flam / Vic Seixas		 3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		   
4   Lorne Main
Herbie Flam		 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
5   Brendan Macken
Bob Perry		 6
3		 11
13 		6
4		 6
4		    

Europe Zone

Draw

First Round
1–11 May		   Second Round
16–19 May		   Quarterfinals
13–16 June		   Semifinals
11–14 July		   Final
25–28 July
                                             
  West Germany       Düsseldorf, West Germany
  bye         West Germany 3  
  Brazil       Brazil 2     Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
  bye           West Germany 1  
  Denmark       Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)     Denmark 4  
  bye         Denmark 5
  Monaco 4     Monaco 0     Milan, Italy (clay)
  Ireland 1         Denmark 1  
  Italy       Rome, Italy (clay)     Italy 4  
  bye         Italy 5  
  Luxembourg 0     Egypt 0     Bologna, Italy (clay)
  Egypt 5         Italy 4
  Great Britain       Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay)     Great Britain 1  
  bye         Great Britain 3
  Yugoslavia 3     Yugoslavia 2     Milan, Italy (clay)
  Finland 2         Italy 3
  Norway 0     Paris, France (clay)     Belgium 1
  France 5       France 4  
  bye       Netherlands 1     Paris, France (clay)
  Netherlands           France 3  
  Turkey 1     Lausanne, Switzerland     Argentina 2  
  Switzerland 4       Switzerland 0
  bye       Argentina 5     Paris, France (clay)
  Argentina           France 2
  Austria 1     Solna, Sweden (clay)     Belgium 3  
  Chile 4       Chile 0  
  bye       Sweden 5     Brussels, Belgium (clay)
  Sweden           Sweden 2
  Israel       Brussels, Belgium     Belgium 3  
  Hungary w/o       Hungary 1
  bye       Belgium 4  
  Belgium    

Final


Italy
3		 Milan, Italy
25–28 July 1952
Clay
Belgium
1
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Ronaldo del Bello
Jacques Brichant		 7
5		 1
6 		5
7 		6
0		 4
6 		 
2   Fausto Gardini
Philippe Washer		 8
6		 6
1		 3
6 		2
6 		6
4		  
3   Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer		 6
3		 6
1		 5
7 		3
6 		6
3		  
4   Fausto Gardini
Jacques Brichant		 4
6 		6
1		 0
6 		6
2		 6
2		  
5   Ronaldo del Bello
Philippe Washer		 3
3		         not
completed
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Ronaldo del Bello
Jacques Brichant		 7
5		 1
6 		5
7 		6
0		 4
6 		 
2   Fausto Gardini
Philippe Washer		 8
6		 6
1		 3
6 		2
6 		6
4		  
3   Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer		 6
3		 6
1		 5
7 		3
6 		6
3		  
4   Fausto Gardini
Jacques Brichant		 4
6 		6
1		 0
6 		6
2		 6
2		  
5   Ronaldo del Bello
Philippe Washer		 3
3		         not
completed

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

  Semifinals
11–13 December		   Final
18–20 December
                 
  Brisbane, Australia (grass)
  EUR Italy 3  
  EAS India 2     Sydney, Australia (grass)
      EUR Italy 0
      AME United States 5
    bye  
  AME United States    

Semifinals


Italy
3		 Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia
11–13 December 1952
Grass
India
2
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Fausto Gardini
Naresh Kumar		 6
1		 5
7 		7
5		 6
2		    
2   Ronaldo del Bello
Sumant Misra		 5
7 		4
6 		1
6 		     
3   Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Naresh Kumar / Sumant Misra		 1
6 		1
6 		6
2		 6
2		 13
11		  
4   Fausto Gardini
Sumant Misra		 8
6		 8
6		 1
6 		6
4		    
5   Ronaldo del Bello
Naresh Kumar		 2
6 		6
8 		6
4		 3
6 		   
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Fausto Gardini
Naresh Kumar		 6
1		 5
7 		7
5		 6
2		    
2   Ronaldo del Bello
Sumant Misra		 5
7 		4
6 		1
6 		     
3   Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli
Naresh Kumar / Sumant Misra		 1
6 		1
6 		6
2		 6
2		 13
11		  
4   Fausto Gardini
Sumant Misra		 8
6		 8
6		 1
6 		6
4		    
5   Ronaldo del Bello
Naresh Kumar		 2
6 		6
8 		6
4		 3
6 		   

Final


United States
5		 White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia
18–20 December 1952
Grass
Italy
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Vic Seixas
Fausto Gardini		 5
7 		3
6 		6
3		 8
6		 6
3		  
2   Tony Trabert
Giovanni Cucelli		 6
3		 6
1		 6
3		      
3   Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli		 6
4		 6
3		 6
2		      
4   Ham Richardson
Ronaldo del Bello		 7
5		 6
3		 5
7 		6
3		    
5   Tony Trabert
Fausto Gardini		 6
3		 5
7 		7
5		 6
3		    
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Vic Seixas
Fausto Gardini		 5
7 		3
6 		6
3		 8
6		 6
3		  
2   Tony Trabert
Giovanni Cucelli		 6
3		 6
1		 6
3		      
3   Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert
Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli		 6
4		 6
3		 6
2		      
4   Ham Richardson
Ronaldo del Bello		 7
5		 6
3		 5
7 		6
3		    
5   Tony Trabert
Fausto Gardini		 6
3		 5
7 		7
5		 6
3		    

Challenge Round


Australia
4		 Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, Australia
29–31 December 1952
Grass
United States
1
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Frank Sedgman
Vic Seixas		 6
3		 6
4		 6
3		      
2   Ken McGregor
Tony Trabert		 11
9		 6
4		 6
1		      
3   Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman
Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert		 6
3		 6
4		 1
6 		6
3		    
4   Frank Sedgman
Tony Trabert		 7
5		 6
4		 10
8		      
5   Ken McGregor
Vic Seixas		 3
6 		6
8 		8
6		 3
6 		   
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Frank Sedgman
Vic Seixas		 6
3		 6
4		 6
3		      
2   Ken McGregor
Tony Trabert		 11
9		 6
4		 6
1		      
3   Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman
Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert		 6
3		 6
4		 1
6 		6
3		    
4   Frank Sedgman
Tony Trabert		 7
5		 6
4		 10
8		      
5   Ken McGregor
Vic Seixas		 3
6 		6
8 		8
6		 3
6 		   
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