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1955 Davis Cup

1955 Davis Cup tennis
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Duration 28 March – 28 August
Edition 44th
Teams 34
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
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America Zone

Draw

  Quarterfinals
15–17 July		   Semifinals
22–24 July		   Final
29–31 July
                           
   
    Canada    
    bye       Montreal, Canada (grass)
      Canada 5  
        Caribbean/West Indies 0  
    Caribbean/West Indies w/o
    Pakistan       Montreal, Canada (grass)
      Canada 0
  Havana, Cuba       Australia 5
    Cuba 1  
    Brazil 4     Louisville, KY, United States (grass)
      Brazil 1
  Chicago, IL, United States (clay)     Australia 4  
    Mexico 0
    Australia 5  

Final


Canada
0		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada
29–31 July 1955
Grass
Australia
5
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Robert Bedard
Ken Rosewall		 0
6 		1
6 		6
4		 2
6 		   
2   Lorne Main
Rex Hartwig		 3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3   Robert Bedard / Don Fontana
Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad		 3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		   
4   Don Fontana
Lew Hoad		 7
9 		5
7 		1
6 		     
5   Henri Rochon
Ken Rosewall		 1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Robert Bedard
Ken Rosewall		 0
6 		1
6 		6
4		 2
6 		   
2   Lorne Main
Rex Hartwig		 3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3   Robert Bedard / Don Fontana
Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad		 3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		   
4   Don Fontana
Lew Hoad		 7
9 		5
7 		1
6 		     
5   Henri Rochon
Ken Rosewall		 1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     

Eastern Zone

Draw

  Semifinals
28–30 March		   Final
27–29 May
                 
   
    Japan    
    bye       Tokyo, Japan
        Japan 3
  Rangoon, Burma     Philippines 2
    Burma 0
    Philippines 5  

Final


Japan
3		 Tokyo, Japan
27–29 May 1955
Philippines
2
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Kosei Kamo
Raymundo Deyro		 6
4		 6
8 		6
1		 2
6 		7
5		  
2   Atsushi Miyagi
Felicisimo Ampon		 3
6 		6
4		 1
6 		6
0		 6
3		  
3   Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi
Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro		 3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4   Kosei Kamo
Felicisimo Ampon		 1
6 		6
4		 6
2		 6
0		    
5   Atsushi Miyagi
Raymundo Deyro		 2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Kosei Kamo
Raymundo Deyro		 6
4		 6
8 		6
1		 2
6 		7
5		  
2   Atsushi Miyagi
Felicisimo Ampon		 3
6 		6
4		 1
6 		6
0		 6
3		  
3   Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi
Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro		 3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4   Kosei Kamo
Felicisimo Ampon		 1
6 		6
4		 6
2		 6
0		    
5   Atsushi Miyagi
Raymundo Deyro		 2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     

Europe Zone

Draw

First Round
29 April–8 May		   Second Round
12–17 May		   Quarterfinals
9–13 June		   Semifinals
14–17 July		   Final
29–31 July
                                             
  Denmark       Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
  bye         Denmark 3  
  Norway 1     South Africa 2     Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
  South Africa 4         Denmark 0  
  Italy       Munich, West Germany     Italy 5  
  bye         Italy 5
  West Germany 4     West Germany 0     Birmingham, England (grass)
  Ireland 1         Italy 5  
  Great Britain       Vienna, Austria (clay)     Great Britain 0  
  bye         Great Britain 4  
  Austria 5     Austria 1     Manchester, England (grass)
  Finland 0         Great Britain 3
  India       Cairo, Egypt     India 2  
  bye         India 5
  Turkey 1     Egypt 0     Milan, Italy (clay)
  Egypt 4         Italy 4
  Monaco 0     Paris, France (clay)     Sweden 1
  Argentina 3       Argentina 2  
  bye       France 3     Saltsjöbaden, Sweden (clay)
  France           France 2  
  Switzerland 3     Montreux, Switzerland (clay)     Sweden 3  
  Netherlands 2       Switzerland 0
  bye       Sweden 5     Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Sweden           Sweden 3
  Yugoslavia 0     Budapest, Hungary     Chile 2  
  Chile 5       Chile 3  
  bye       Hungary 2     Brussels, Belgium
  Hungary           Chile 3
  Portugal 0     Prague, Czechoslovakia     Belgium 2  
  Czechoslovakia 5       Czechoslovakia 0
  bye       Belgium 5  
  Belgium    

Final


Italy
4		 Milan, Italy
29–31 July 1955
Clay
Sweden
1
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Fausto Gardini
Sven Davidson		 6
4		 0
6 		3
6 		6
1		 6
3		  
2   Giuseppe Merlo
Lennart Bergelin		 6
1		 6
8 		6
8 		8
6		 6
1		  
3   Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson		 6
3		 6
4		 2
6 		2
6 		6
1		  
4   Orlando Sirola
Sven Davidson		 2
6 		6
8 		4
6 		     
5   Fausto Gardini
Staffan Stockenberg		 6
4		 6
1		 6
4		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Fausto Gardini
Sven Davidson		 6
4		 0
6 		3
6 		6
1		 6
3		  
2   Giuseppe Merlo
Lennart Bergelin		 6
1		 6
8 		6
8 		8
6		 6
1		  
3   Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson		 6
3		 6
4		 2
6 		2
6 		6
1		  
4   Orlando Sirola
Sven Davidson		 2
6 		6
8 		4
6 		     
5   Fausto Gardini
Staffan Stockenberg		 6
4		 6
1		 6
4		      

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

  Semifinals
5–7 August		   Final
14–16 August
                 
   
  EUR Italy    
    bye       Philadelphia, PA, United States (grass)
      EUR Italy 0
  Glen Cove, NY, United States (grass)   AME Australia 5
  EAS Japan 0
  AME Australia 4  

Semifinals


Australia
4		 Glen Cove Tennis Club, Glen Cove, NY, United States
5–7 August 1955
Grass
Japan
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Ken Rosewall
Atsushi Miyagi		 6
4		 6
4		 6
1		      
2   Rex Hartwig
Kosei Kamo		 8
6		 6
8 		6
3		 5
7 		6
3		  
3   Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad
Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi		 6
3		 6
3		 6
3		      
4   Rex Hartwig
Atsushi Miyagi		 3
6 		6
0		 6
3		 9
7		    
5   Ken Rosewall
Kosei Kamo		 3
1		         not
completed
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Ken Rosewall
Atsushi Miyagi		 6
4		 6
4		 6
1		      
2   Rex Hartwig
Kosei Kamo		 8
6		 6
8 		6
3		 5
7 		6
3		  
3   Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad
Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi		 6
3		 6
3		 6
3		      
4   Rex Hartwig
Atsushi Miyagi		 3
6 		6
0		 6
3		 9
7		    
5   Ken Rosewall
Kosei Kamo		 3
1		         not
completed

Final


Australia
5		 Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States
14–16 August 1955
Grass
Italy
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Lew Hoad
Fausto Gardini		 6
3		 6
2		 6
0		      
2   Ken Rosewall
Nicola Pietrangeli		 8
6		 3
6 		6
1		 6
4		    
3   Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 7
5		 13
11		 7
5		      
4   Ken Rosewall
Orlando Sirola		 6
4		 4
6 		6
1		 6
4		    
5   Lew Hoad
Nicola Pietrangeli		 9
7		 6
2		 6
3		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Lew Hoad
Fausto Gardini		 6
3		 6
2		 6
0		      
2   Ken Rosewall
Nicola Pietrangeli		 8
6		 3
6 		6
1		 6
4		    
3   Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 7
5		 13
11		 7
5		      
4   Ken Rosewall
Orlando Sirola		 6
4		 4
6 		6
1		 6
4		    
5   Lew Hoad
Nicola Pietrangeli		 9
7		 6
2		 6
3		      

Challenge Round


United States
0		 West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States
26–28 August 1955
Grass
Australia
5
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Vic Seixas
Ken Rosewall		 3
6 		8
10 		6
4		 2
6 		   
2   Tony Trabert
Lew Hoad		 6
4		 3
6 		3
6 		6
8 		   
3   Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert
Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad		 14
12		 4
6 		3
6 		6
3		 5
7 		 
4   Vic Seixas
Lew Hoad		 9
7		 1
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
5   Ham Richardson
Ken Rosewall		 4
6 		6
3		 1
6 		4
6 		   
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Vic Seixas
Ken Rosewall		 3
6 		8
10 		6
4		 2
6 		   
2   Tony Trabert
Lew Hoad		 6
4		 3
6 		3
6 		6
8 		   
3   Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert
Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad		 14
12		 4
6 		3
6 		6
3		 5
7 		 
4   Vic Seixas
Lew Hoad		 9
7		 1
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
5   Ham Richardson
Ken Rosewall		 4
6 		6
3		 1
6 		4
6 		   
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