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1955 Davis Cup

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1955 Davis Cup
Details
Duration28 March – 28 August 1955
Edition44th
Teams34
Champion
Winning nation Australia
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]

America Zone

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Draw

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Quarterfinals
15–17 July
Semifinals
22–24 July
Final
29–31 July
 Canada
Montreal, Canada (grass)
bye
 Canada5
 Caribbean/West Indies0
 Caribbean/West Indiesw/o
Montreal, Canada (grass)
 Pakistan
 Canada0
Havana, Cuba
 Australia5
 Cuba1
Louisville, KY, United States (grass)
 Brazil4
 Brazil1
Chicago, IL, United States (clay)
 Australia4
 Mexico0
 Australia5

Final

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Canada vs. Australia


Canada
0
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4]
29–31 July 1955
Grass

Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Australia
Robert Bedard
Ken Rosewall
0
6
1
6
6
4
2
6
   
2 Canada
Australia
Lorne Main
Rex Hartwig
3
6
3
6
3
6
     
3 Canada
Australia
Robert Bedard / Don Fontana
Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad
3
6
6
3
3
6
4
6
   
4 Canada
Australia
Don Fontana
Lew Hoad
7
9
5
7
1
6
     
5 Canada
Australia
Henri Rochon
Ken Rosewall
1
6
2
6
1
6
     

Eastern Zone

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Draw

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Semifinals
28–30 March
Final
27–29 May
 Japan
Tokyo, Japan
bye
 Japan3
Rangoon, Burma
 Philippines2
 Burma0
 Philippines5

Final

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Japan vs. Philippines


Japan
3
Tokyo, Japan[5]
27–29 May 1955

Philippines
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Philippines
Kosei Kamo
Raymundo Deyro
6
4
6
8
6
1
2
6
7
5
 
2 Japan
Philippines
Atsushi Miyagi
Felicisimo Ampon
3
6
6
4
1
6
6
0
6
3
 
3 Japan
Philippines
Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi
Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro
3
6
3
6
2
6
     
4 Japan
Philippines
Kosei Kamo
Felicisimo Ampon
1
6
6
4
6
2
6
0
   
5 Japan
Philippines
Atsushi Miyagi
Raymundo Deyro
2
6
3
6
4
6
     

Europe Zone

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Draw

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First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
 Denmark3
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
 Norway1 South Africa2
 Denmark0
 South Africa4Munich, West Germany
 Italy5
 Italy5
Birmingham, England (grass)
 West Germany4 West Germany0
 Italy5
 Ireland1Vienna, Austria (clay)
 Great Britain0
 Great Britain4
Manchester, England (grass)
 Austria5 Austria1
 Great Britain3
 Finland0Cairo, Egypt
 India2
 India5
Milan, Italy (clay)
 Turkey1 Egypt0
 Italy4
 Egypt4Paris, France (clay)
 Sweden1
 Argentina2
Saltsjöbaden, Sweden (clay)
 Monaco0 France3
 France2
 Argentina3Montreux, Switzerland (clay)
 Sweden3
  Switzerland0
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Switzerland3 Sweden5
 Sweden3
 Netherlands2Budapest, Hungary
 Chile2
 Chile3
Brussels, Belgium
 Yugoslavia0 Hungary2
 Chile3
 Chile5Prague, Czechoslovakia
 Belgium2
 Czechoslovakia0
 Portugal0 Belgium5
 Czechoslovakia5

Final

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Italy vs. Sweden


Italy
4
Milan, Italy[6]
29–31 July 1955
Clay

Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Italy
Sweden
Fausto Gardini
Sven Davidson
6
4
0
6
3
6
6
1
6
3
 
2 Italy
Sweden
Giuseppe Merlo
Lennart Bergelin
6
1
6
8
6
8
8
6
6
1
 
3 Italy
Sweden
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
6
3
6
4
2
6
2
6
6
1
 
4 Italy
Sweden
Orlando Sirola
Sven Davidson
2
6
6
8
4
6
     
5 Italy
Sweden
Fausto Gardini
Staffan Stockenberg
6
4
6
1
6
4
     

Inter-Zonal Zone

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Draw

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Semifinals
5–7 August
Final
14–16 August
EUR Italy
Philadelphia, PA, United States (grass)
bye
EUR Italy0
Glen Cove, NY, United States (grass)
AME Australia5
EAS Japan0
AME Australia4

Semifinals

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Australia vs. Japan


Australia
4
Glen Cove Tennis Club, Glen Cove, NY, United States[7]
5–7 August 1955
Grass

Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Japan
Ken Rosewall
Atsushi Miyagi
6
4
6
4
6
1
     
2 Australia
Japan
Rex Hartwig
Kosei Kamo
8
6
6
8
6
3
5
7
6
3
 
3 Australia
Japan
Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad
Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi
6
3
6
3
6
3
     
4 Australia
Japan
Rex Hartwig
Atsushi Miyagi
3
6
6
0
6
3
9
7
   
5 Australia
Japan
Ken Rosewall
Kosei Kamo
3
1
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Final

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Australia vs. Italy


Australia
5
Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States[8]
14–16 August 1955
Grass

Italy
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Italy
Lew Hoad
Fausto Gardini
6
3
6
2
6
0
     
2 Australia
Italy
Ken Rosewall
Nicola Pietrangeli
8
6
3
6
6
1
6
4
   
3 Australia
Italy
Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
7
5
13
11
7
5
     
4 Australia
Italy
Ken Rosewall
Orlando Sirola
6
4
4
6
6
1
6
4
   
5 Australia
Italy
Lew Hoad
Nicola Pietrangeli
9
7
6
2
6
3
     

Challenge Round

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United States vs. Australia


United States
0
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States[3]
26–28 August 1955
Grass

Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Australia
Vic Seixas
Ken Rosewall
3
6
8
10
6
4
2
6
   
2 United States
Australia
Tony Trabert
Lew Hoad
6
4
3
6
3
6
6
8
   
3 United States
Australia
Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert
Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad
14
12
4
6
3
6
6
3
5
7
 
4 United States
Australia
Vic Seixas
Lew Hoad
9
7
1
6
4
6
4
6
   
5 United States
Australia
Ham Richardson
Ken Rosewall
4
6
6
3
1
6
4
6
   

References

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  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. ^ "Japan v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Australia v Japan". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Australia v Italy". daviscup.com.
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