1955 Davis Cup
1955 edition of the Davis Cup
Top 10 1955 Davis Cup related articles
-
Contents
Details | |
---|---|
Duration | 28 March – 28 August |
Edition | 44th |
Teams | 34 |
Champion | |
Winning Nation |
|
← 1954 1956 → |
The 1955 Davis Cup was the 44th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 24 teams entered the Europe Zone, 7 teams entered the America Zone, and 3 teams entered the newly reinstated Eastern Zone. Burma competed for the first time.
Australia defeated Canada in the America Zone final, Italy defeated Sweden in the Europe Zone final, and Japan defeated the Philippines in the Eastern Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Australia defeated Japan in the semifinal, and then defeated Italy in the final. In the Challenge Round Australia defeated the defending champions the United States. The final was played at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York, United States on 26–28 August.[1][2][3]
1955 Davis Cup Intro articles: 3
America Zone
Draw
Quarterfinals 15–17 July |
Semifinals 22–24 July |
Final 29–31 July | |||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||
bye | Montreal, Canada (grass) | ||||||||||||||
|
5 | ||||||||||||||
|
0 | ||||||||||||||
|
w/o | ||||||||||||||
|
Montreal, Canada (grass) | ||||||||||||||
|
0 | ||||||||||||||
Havana, Cuba |
|
5 | |||||||||||||
|
1 | ||||||||||||||
|
4 | Louisville, KY, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
|
1 | ||||||||||||||
Chicago, IL, United States (clay) |
|
4 | |||||||||||||
|
0 | ||||||||||||||
|
5 |
Final
Canada vs. Australia
Canada 0 |
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada [4] 29–31 July 1955 Grass |
Australia 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1955 Davis Cup America Zone articles: 11
Eastern Zone
Draw
Semifinals 28–30 March |
Final 27–29 May | |||||||||
|
||||||||||
bye | Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||
|
3 | |||||||||
Rangoon, Burma |
|
2 | ||||||||
|
0 | |||||||||
|
5 |
Final
Japan vs. Philippines
Japan 3 |
Tokyo, Japan [5] 27–29 May 1955 |
Philippines 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1955 Davis Cup Eastern Zone articles: 7
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
| ||||||||||||||||||
|
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
| |||||||||||||||||||||
bye |
|
3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|
1 |
|
2 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
| ||||||||||||||||||
|
4 |
|
0 | |||||||||||||||||||
|
|
5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye |
|
5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|
4 |
|
0 | Birmingham, England (grass)
| ||||||||||||||||||
|
1 |
|
5 | |||||||||||||||||||
|
|
0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye |
|
4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|
5 |
|
1 | Manchester, England (grass)
| ||||||||||||||||||
|
0 |
|
3 | |||||||||||||||||||
|
|
2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye |
|
5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|
1 |
|
0 | |||||||||||||||||||
|
4 |
|
4 | |||||||||||||||||||
|
0 |
|
1 | |||||||||||||||||||
|
3 |
|
2 | |||||||||||||||||||
bye |
|
3 | Saltsjöbaden, Sweden (clay)
| |||||||||||||||||||
|
|
2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|
3 | Montreux, Switzerland (clay)
|
|
3 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
2 |
|
0 | |||||||||||||||||||
bye |
|
5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|
0 |
|
2 | |||||||||||||||||||
|
5 |
|
3 | |||||||||||||||||||
bye |
|
2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|
0 |
|
2 | |||||||||||||||||||
|
5 |
|
0 | |||||||||||||||||||
bye |
|
5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
|
Final
Italy vs. Sweden
Italy 4 |
Milan, Italy [6] 29–31 July 1955 Clay |
Sweden 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1955 Davis Cup Europe Zone articles: 11
Inter-Zonal Zone
Draw
Semifinals 5–7 August |
Final 14–16 August | |||||||||
EUR |
|
|||||||||
bye | Philadelphia, PA, United States (grass) | |||||||||
EUR |
|
0 | ||||||||
Glen Cove, NY, United States (grass) | AME |
|
5 | |||||||
EAS |
|
0 | ||||||||
AME |
|
4 |
Semifinals
Australia vs. Japan
Australia 4 |
Glen Cove Tennis Club, Glen Cove, NY, United States [7] 5–7 August 1955 Grass |
Japan 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Final
Australia vs. Italy
Australia 5 |
Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States [8] 14–16 August 1955 Grass |
Italy 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1955 Davis Cup Inter-Zonal Zone articles: 3
Challenge Round
United States vs. Australia
United States 0 |
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States [3] 26–28 August 1955 Grass |
Australia 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1955 Davis Cup Challenge Round articles: 3
References
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
- ^ a b "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Canada v Australia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Japan v Philippines". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Australia v Japan". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Australia v Italy". daviscup.com.