1947 Davis Cup
Details
Duration2 May – 1 September 1947
Edition36th
Teams22
Champion
Winning Nation United States
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The 1947 Davis Cup was the 36th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 20 teams entered the Europe Zone, and 2 teams entered the America Zone. Luxembourg competed for the first time.

Australia defeated Canada in the America Zone final, and Czechoslovakia defeated Yugoslavia in the Europe Zone final. Australia defeated Czechoslovakia in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but was defeated by defending champions the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York, United States on 30 August-1 September.[1][2][3]

America Zone

Final

Canada vs. Australia


Canada
0		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4]
8–10 August 1947
Grass
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Australia		 Henri Rochon
Dinny Pails		 1
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
2 Canada
Australia		 Brendan Macken
Geoff Brown		 4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
3 Canada
Australia		 Edgar Lanthier / Gordon MacNeil
John Bromwich / Colin Long		 2
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
4 Canada
Australia		 Brendan Macken
Dinny Pails		 4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5 Canada
Australia		 Henri Rochon
Geoff Brown		 3
6 		7
9 		2
6 		     

Europe Zone

Draw

Final

Yugoslavia vs. Czechoslovakia


Yugoslavia
0		 Zagreb, Yugoslavia[5]
13–15 July 1947
Czechoslovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia		 Dragutin Mitić
Vladimír Černík		 6
3		 0
6 		6
2		 1
6 		2
6 		 
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia		 Josip Palada
Jaroslav Drobný		 3
6 		6
8 		6
2		 3
6 		   
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia		 Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný		 3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia		 Dragutin Mitić
Jaroslav Drobný		 6
1		 3
6 		4
6 		6
4		 1
6 		 
5 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia		 Josip Palada
Ján Smolinský		           not
played

Inter-Zonal Final

Australia vs. Czechoslovakia


Australia
4		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[6]
14–16 August 1947
Grass
Czechoslovakia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Czechoslovakia		 John Bromwich
Vladimír Černík		 6
1		 6
1		 6
1		      
2 Australia
Czechoslovakia		 Dinny Pails
Jaroslav Drobný		 3
6 		4
6 		6
4		 4
6 		   
3 Australia
Czechoslovakia		 John Bromwich / Colin Long
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
4 Australia
Czechoslovakia		 John Bromwich
Jaroslav Drobný		 6
2		 7
5		 6
4		      
5 Australia
Czechoslovakia		 Dinny Pails
Vladimír Černík		 6
3		 4
6 		3
6 		6
2		 6
3		  

Challenge Round

United States vs. Australia


United States
4		 West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States[3]
30 August–1 September 1947
Grass
Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Australia		 Jack Kramer
Dinny Pails		 6
2		 6
1		 6
2		      
2 United States
Australia		 Ted Schroeder
John Bromwich		 6
4		 5
7 		6
3		 6
4		    
3 United States
Australia		 Jack Kramer / Ted Schroeder
John Bromwich / Colin Long		 4
6 		6
2		 2
6 		4
6 		   
4 United States
Australia		 Ted Schroeder
Dinny Pails		 6
3		 8
6		 4
6 		9
11 		10
8		  
5 United States
Australia		 Jack Kramer
John Bromwich		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      

References

  1. ↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ↑ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. 1 2 "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
  4. ↑ "Canada v Australia". daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "Yugoslavia v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  6. ↑ "Australia v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
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