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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
   
Milla Backhouse