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1947 Davis Cup

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

Further information: 1947 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Draw

First Round
2–4 May		Second Round
15–18 May		Quarterfinals
30 May–1 June		Semifinals
13–16 June		Final
13–15 July
 PolandWarsaw, Poland (clay)
bye Poland2
 Great Britain Great Britain3Scarborough, England (grass)
bye Great Britain1
 NetherlandsAmsterdam, Netherlands (clay) South Africa4
bye Netherlands1
 South Africa South Africa4Zagreb, Yugoslavia
bye South Africa2
 IrelandDublin, Ireland (grass) Yugoslavia3
bye Ireland2
 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia3Brussels, Belgium
bye Yugoslavia4
 Belgium5Brussels, Belgium Belgium1
 Luxembourg0 Belgium4
 Spain2 Egypt1Zagreb, Yugoslavia
 Egypt3 Yugoslavia0
 Greece1Prague, Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia4
  Switzerland4  Switzerland1
 Sweden2 Czechoslovakia4Prague, Czechoslovakia
 Czechoslovakia3 Czechoslovakia5
byeOslo, Norway (clay) New Zealand0
 Norway Norway2
bye New Zealand3Prague, Czechoslovakia
 New Zealand Czechoslovakia4
byeParis, France (clay) France0
 France France5
bye India0Paris, France (clay)
 India France5
bye Monaco0
 Monaco Monacow/o
bye Denmark
 Denmark

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. ^ a b "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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