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1951 Davis Cup

1951 edition of the Davis Cup

Top 8 1951 Davis Cup related articles
1 United States Davis Cup team
The United States of America's Davis Cup Team represents the United States in Davis Cup tennis competition, and is governed by the United States Tennis Association.More
2 Canada Davis Cup team
The Canada Davis Cup team represents Canada in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by Tennis Canada.More
3 Sweden Davis Cup team
The Sweden Davis Cup team represents Sweden in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by the Swedish Tennis Association.More
4 Germany Davis Cup team
The Germany Davis Cup team represents Germany in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Deutscher Tennis Bund. As East Germany never participated in the Davis Cup, and the Deutscher Tennisbund remained the same organization throughout the century, the West German Davis Cup team is included in this article.More
5 Australia Davis Cup team
The Australian Davis Cup team is the second most successful team ever to compete in the Davis Cup, winning the coveted title on 28 separate occasions, second behind the United States with 32.More
6 White City Stadium (Sydney)
White City Stadium at the White City Tennis Club is a tennis venue in Rushcutters Bay, Sydney, Australia. The stadium was built in 1922 as a new venue for the New South Wales Championships. The venue served as host of the tournament until the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre opened for the 2000 Summer Olympics. The Club was formed in 1947, and today has 16 grass courts, 6 synthetic grass courts, and 6 Rebound Ace hard courts. The Australian Tennis Museum was located at White City from its founding in 1983 until 2005 when it moved out to Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre.More
7 Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Port Jackson and extends about 70 km (43.5 mi) on its periphery towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Informally there are at least 15 regions. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". As of June 2019, Sydney's estimated metropolitan population was 5,312,163, meaning the city is home to approximately 65% of the state's population.More
8 Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The population of 26 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. The country's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.More
1951 Davis Cup
Details
Duration3 May – 28 December
Edition40th
Teams27
Champion
Winning Nation  Australia
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The 1951 Davis Cup was the 40th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 21 teams entered the Europe Zone, and 5 teams entered the America Zone. The Europe Zone began using a seeding system, where the previous year's quarterfinalists were guaranteed a bye in the first round.

The United States defeated Canada in the America Zone final, and Sweden defeated West Germany in the Europe Zone final. The USA defeated Sweden in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but fell to defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at White City Stadium in Sydney, Australia on 26–28 December.[1][2][3]

America Zone

Further information: 1951 Davis Cup 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 vs. United States


Canada
0 		Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada [4]
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 		     

1951 Davis Cup America Zone articles: 11
1 Mount Royal Tennis Club
The Mount Royal Tennis Club has been the most-used venue for Canada hosting Davis Cup ties. It has been the country's most prominent grass court Davis Cup venue.More
2 Montreal
Montreal is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill in the heart of the city. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which got its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is situated 196 km (122 mi) east of the national capital Ottawa, and 258 km (160 mi) south-west of the provincial capital, Quebec City.More
3 Canada
Canada is a country in the northern part of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres, making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching 8,891 kilometres (5,525 mi), is the world's longest bi-national land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.More
4 United States
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States, or America, is a country primarily located in North America, consisting of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles, it is the world's third- or fourth-largest country by total area. With a population of over 328 million, it is the third most populous country in the world. The national capital is Washington, D.C., and the most populous city is New York City.More
5 Lorne Main
Lorne Main was a Canadian-American world-class amateur tennis player who competed in 11 Grand Slam tournaments in singles. He won the singles title of the prestigious Monte Carlo tennis championship in 1954 and was an integral Canada Davis Cup team member during the early 1950s. Still competing competitively into his 80s, Main was highly ranked within ITF Veterans, Seniors (Masters), and Super Seniors player during the 1990s and 2000s.More
6 Tony Trabert
Marion Anthony Trabert is a former American amateur World No. 1 tennis champion and long-time tennis author, TV commentator, instructor, and motivational speaker.More
7 Brendan Macken (tennis)
Brendan H. Macken was a Canadian National tennis champion and Davis Cup player.More
8 Dick Savitt
Richard Savitt is a right-handed American former tennis player.More
9 Henri Rochon
Henri Rochon was a Canadian National tennis champion and Davis Cup tennis player.More
10 Budge Patty
John Edward "Budge" Patty is a former world no. 1 American tennis player whose career spanned a period of 15 years after World War II. He won two Grand Slam singles titles in 1950.More
11 Art Larsen
Arthur David "Art" or "Tappy" Larsen was an American No. 1 male tennis player best remembered for his victory at the U.S. Championships in 1950 and for his eccentricities. He won the "Times" national sports award for the outstanding tennis player of 1950. Larsen was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1969.More

Europe Zone

Further information: 1951 Davis Cup 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    
 bye          Sweden 5  
   France          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    
   Brazil 4          Philippines 4
   Ireland          Netherlands 1  
 bye        Ireland 2
   Netherlands 4      Netherlands 3    
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
   Monaco 1          Sweden 5
   Norway 2          West Germany 0
   Egypt 3        Egypt 1  
 bye      Belgium 4    
   Belgium          Belgium 2  
   Yugoslavia 2          West Germany 3  
   West Germany 3        West Germany 4
 bye      Denmark 1    
   Denmark          West Germany 3
    Switzerland 5          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 vs. West Germany


Sweden
5 		Bastad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden [5]
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 		     

1951 Davis Cup Europe Zone articles: 7
1 Båstad Tennis Stadium
The Båstad Tennis Stadium is a tennis complex in Båstad, Sweden. Since its opening, the venue has been the host of the annual men's 250 series tournament, the Swedish Open. Since 2009, the venue has hosted the women's tournament. Båstad Tennis Stadium has a capacity of 5,000.More
2 Båstad
Båstad is a locality and the seat of Båstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden, with approximately 5,000 permanent residents. It is however one of Sweden's most typical summer resorts. The population is presumably more than twice as large between April and September, and even larger during July. Its municipality follows a similar pattern: some 15,000 permanent residents, but more than 30,000 during July. Some villages within the municipality are almost empty during the winter, but have more than a 2,000 "summer guests" during July. Torekov is a good example of this.More
3 Sweden
Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund Strait. At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi), Sweden is the largest country in Northern Europe, the third-largest country in the European Union and the fifth largest country in Europe by area. The capital city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.4 million of which 2.6 million have a foreign background. Persons with foreign backgrounds are defined as persons who are foreign born, or born in Sweden with foreign born parents. It has a low population density of 25 inhabitants per square kilometre (65/sq mi), with 1 437 persons per km2 in localities. 87% of Swedes live in urban areas, which cover 1.5% of the entire land area. The highest concentration is in the central and southern half of the country.More
4 West Germany
West Germany is the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany, retrospectively designated the Bonn Republic, in the period between its formation on 23 May 1949 and German reunification on 3 October 1990. During this Cold War period, the western portion of Germany was part of the Western Bloc. West Germany was formed as a political entity during the Allied occupation of Germany after World War II, established from eleven states formed in the three Allied zones of occupation held by the United States, the United Kingdom and France. Its provisional capital was the city of Bonn.More
5 Lennart Bergelin
Sven Lennart Bergelin was a Swedish tennis player and coach. As a player, for AIK, Bergelin won nine Swedish championship singles titles between 1945 and 1955, and the French Open doubles title in 1948. Bergelin is best known for his work with Björn Borg, whom he trained between 1971 and 1983, helping him to win 11 Grand Slam tournaments. Bergelin also captained Sweden to its first Davis Cup title.More
6 Gottfried von Cramm
Gottfried Alexander Maximilian Walter Kurt Freiherr von Cramm, was a German amateur tennis champion who won the French Open twice. He was ranked number 2 in the world in 1934 and 1936, and number 1 in the world in 1937. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1977, an organisation which considers that he is "most remembered for a gallant effort in defeat against Don Budge in the 1937 Interzone Final at Wimbledon".More
7 Sven Davidson
Sven Viktor Davidson was a Swedish tennis player who became the first Swede to win a Grand Slam title when he won the French Championships in 1957, beating Ashley Cooper and Herbert Flam.More

Inter-Zonal Final

United States vs. Sweden


United States
5 		Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia [6]
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 		     

1951 Davis Cup Inter-Zonal Final articles: 3
Kooyong Stadium
Kooyong Stadium, at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, is an Australian tennis venue, located in the Melbourne suburb of Kooyong. The stadium, which was built in 1927 and has undergone several renovations, has a seating capacity of slightly more than 5,000. At its peak the stadium was capable of hosting up to 15,000 patrons.More
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most-populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in Australia and Oceania. Its name refers to an urban agglomeration of 9,993 km2 (3,858 sq mi), comprising a metropolitan area with 31 municipalities, and is also a common name for its city centre. The city occupies much of the coastline of Port Phillip bay and spreads into the Hinterland towards the Dandenong and Macedon ranges, Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley. It has a population of 5 million, and its inhabitants are commonly referred to as "Melburnians".More
Ted Schroeder
Frederick Rudolph "Ted" Schroeder was an American tennis player who won the two most prestigious amateur tennis titles, Wimbledon and the U.S. National. He was the No. 1-ranked American player in 1942; the No. 2 for 4 consecutive years, 1946 through 1949, and the latter year saw Schroeder ranked World No. 1 by Pierre Gillou. He was born in Newark, New Jersey, but developed as a tennis player in Southern California under the guidance of Perry T. Jones.More

Challenge Round

Australia vs. United States


Australia
3 		White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia [3]
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 		     

1951 Davis Cup Challenge Round articles: 4
1 Mervyn Rose
Mervyn Gordon Rose AM was an Australian male tennis player who won 7 Grand Slam titles.More
2 Vic Seixas
Elias Victor Seixas Jr. is an American former tennis player.More
3 Frank Sedgman
Francis "Frank" Arthur Sedgman is a retired world No. 1 Australian tennis player whose career ran from 1945 until 1976. Sedgman won five Grand Slam singles tournaments as an amateur as well as 22 Grand Slam doubles tournaments. He is one of only five tennis players all-time to win a multiple slam set in two disciplines, matching Margaret Court, Roy Emerson, Martina Navratilova and Serena Williams. In 1951, he and Ken McGregor won the men's doubles Grand Slam. Sedgman turned professional in 1953, and won the Wembley World Professional Indoor singles title in 1953 and 1958. He also won the Sydney Masters tournament in 1958, and the Melbourne Professional singles title in 1959. He won the Grand Prix de Europe Professional Tour in 1959.More
4 Ken McGregor
Kenneth Bruce McGregor was an Australian tennis player from Australia who won the Men's Singles title at the Australian Championships in 1952. He and his longtime doubles partner, Frank Sedgman, are generally considered one of the greatest men's doubles teams of all time and won the doubles Grand Slam in 1951. McGregor was also a member of three Australian Davis Cup winning teams in 1950–1952. In 1953, Jack Kramer induced both Sedgman and McGregor to turn professional. He was ranked as high as World No. 3 in 1952.More

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. ^ a b "Australia v United States". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Canada v United States". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Sweden v West Germany". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Australia v Italy". daviscup.com.

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