1952 Davis Cup


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The 1952 Davis Cup was the 41st edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 23 teams entered in the Europe Zone, 5 teams entered in the America Zone, and India was the sole competitor in the new Eastern Zone.

1952 Davis Cup
Details
Duration1 May – 31 December 1952
Edition41st
Teams29
Champion
Winning nation Australia

← 1951

1953 →

The United States defeated Canada in the America Zone final, and Italy defeated Belgium in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Italy defeated India in the semifinal, and then lost to the United States in the final. In the Challenge Round the United States fell to the defending champions Australia. The final was played at the Memorial Drive Park in Adelaide, Australia on 29–31 December.[1][2][3]

Canada vs. United States

 
Canada
1 		Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4]
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 		   
First Round
1–11 May		Second Round
16–19 May		Quarterfinals
13–16 June		Semifinals
11–14 July		Final
25–28 July
  West GermanyDüsseldorf, West Germany
bye  West Germany3
  Brazil  Brazil2Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
bye  West Germany1
  DenmarkMonte Carlo, Monaco (clay)  Denmark4
bye  Denmark5
  Monaco4  Monaco0Milan, Italy (clay)
  Ireland1  Denmark1
  ItalyRome, Italy (clay)  Italy4
bye  Italy5
  Luxembourg0  Egypt0Bologna, Italy (clay)
  Egypt5  Italy4
  Great BritainBelgrade, Yugoslavia (clay)  Great Britain1
bye  Great Britain3
  Yugoslavia3  Yugoslavia2Milan, Italy (clay)
  Finland2  Italy3
  Norway0Paris, France (clay)  Belgium1
  France5  France4
bye  Netherlands1Paris, France (clay)
  Netherlands  France3
  Turkey1Lausanne, Switzerland  Argentina2
   Switzerland4   Switzerland0
bye  Argentina5Paris, France (clay)
  Argentina  France2
  Austria1Solna, Sweden (clay)  Belgium3
  Chile4  Chile0
bye  Sweden5Brussels, Belgium (clay)
  Sweden  Sweden2
  IsraelBrussels, Belgium  Belgium3
  Hungaryw/o  Hungary1
bye  Belgium4
  Belgium

Italy vs. Belgium

 
Italy
3 		Milan, Italy[5]
25–28 July 1952
Clay 		 
Belgium
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Rolando 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  
  		Rolando del Bello
Philippe Washer 		3
3 		        not
completed

Italy vs. India

 
Italy
3 		Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[6]
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  
  		Rolando 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  
  		Rolando del Bello
Naresh Kumar 		2
6 		6
8 		6
4 		3
6 		   

United States vs. Italy

 
United States
5 		White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia[7]
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
Rolando del Bello 		7
5 		6
3 		5
7 		6
3 		   
5  
  		Tony Trabert
Fausto Gardini 		6
3 		5
7 		7
5 		6
3 		   

Australia vs. United States

 
Australia
4 		Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, Australia[3]
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. ^ 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. ^ "Italy v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Italy v India". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "United States v Italy". daviscup.com.