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1948 edition of the Davis Cup
1948 Davis Cup
Details
Duration22 April – 6 September 1948
Edition37th
Teams29
Champion
Winning nation United States
← 1947 1949 →

The 1948 Davis Cup was the 37th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 25 teams entered the Europe Zone, and four teams entered the America Zone. Pakistan and Turkey made their first appearances in the competition.

Australia defeated Mexico in the America Zone final, and Czechoslovakia defeated Sweden in the Europe Zone final. Australia defeated Czechoslovakia in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but fell to defending champions the United States in the Challenge Round. The championship was played at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York, United States on 4–6 September.

America Zone

Further information: 1948 Davis Cup America Zone

Draw

Semifinals
8–25 July		Final
6–8 August
Havana, Cuba
 Australia5
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Cuba0
 Australia4
Montreal, Canada (grass)
 Mexico1
 Canada1
 Mexico4

Final

Mexico vs. Australia


Mexico
1 		Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico
6–8 August 1948
Clay
Australia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
Australia 		Armando Vega
Bill Sidwell 		6
2 		6
8 		6
3 		4
6 		5
7 		 
2 Mexico
Australia 		Gustavo Palafox
Adrian Quist 		4
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3 Mexico
Australia 		Gustavo Palafox / Armando Vega
Geoff Brown / Colin Long 		0
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4 Mexico
Australia 		Armando Vega
Adrian Quist 		9
7 		6
4 		6
2 		     
5 Mexico
Australia 		Francisco Guerrero Arcocha
Bill Sidwell 		1
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     

Europe Zone

Further information: 1948 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Draw

First Round
22 April–5 May		Second Round
6–18 May		Quarterfinals
10–14 June		Semifinals
9–11 July		Final
27–29 July
 NetherlandsScheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
bye Netherlands5
 Portugal Portugal0Birmingham, England (grass)
bye Netherlands1
 NorwayOslo, Norway (clay) Great Britain4
bye Norway1
 Great Britain3 Great Britain4Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
 India2 Great Britain1
 Hungary5Paris, France (clay) Sweden4
 Austria0 Hungary4
 Romania2 France1Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 France3 Hungary2
 Spain0Stockholm, Sweden (clay) Sweden3
 Sweden4 Sweden5
  Switzerland3  Switzerland0Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
 Pakistan2 Sweden1
 Ireland5Dublin, Ireland (grass) Czechoslovakia4
 Luxembourg0 Ireland2
 Denmark3 Denmark3Turin, Italy (clay)
 Egypt2 Denmark0
 Turkey0Zagreb, Yugoslavia Italy5
 Yugoslavia5 Yugoslavia2
 Italyw/o Italy3Milan, Italy (clay)
 Poland Italy2
byePrague, Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia3
 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia4
bye Brazil1Prague, Czechoslovakia
 Brazil Czechoslovakia3
byeBrussels, Belgium Belgium2
 Belgium Belgium3
bye Argentina2
 Argentina

Final

Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden


Czechoslovakia
4 		Prague, Czechoslovakia
27–29 July 1948
Clay
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czechoslovakia
Sweden 		Vladimír Černík
Torsten Johansson 		6
4 		4
6 		6
3 		6
3 		   
2 Czechoslovakia
Sweden 		Jaroslav Drobný
Lennart Bergelin 		6
0 		6
3 		7
5 		     
3 Czechoslovakia
Sweden 		Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		     
4 Czechoslovakia
Sweden 		Vladimír Zábrodský
Torsten Johansson 		3
6 		6
3 		2
6 		3
6 		   
5 Czechoslovakia
Sweden 		Ferdinand Vrba
Börje Fornstedt 		6
3 		6
1 		6
3 		     

Inter-Zonal Final

Australia vs. Czechoslovakia


Australia
3 		Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States
19–22 August 1948
Grass
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Czechoslovakia 		Adrian Quist
Vladimír Černík 		6
2 		13
11 		6
0 		     
2 Australia
Czechoslovakia 		Bill Sidwell
Jaroslav Drobný 		6
3 		6
2 		9
11 		14
12 		   
3 Australia
Czechoslovakia 		Geoff Brown / Colin Long
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný 		8
10 		6
4 		3
6 		4
6 		   
4 Australia
Czechoslovakia 		Adrian Quist
Jaroslav Drobný 		8
6 		6
3 		16
18 		3
6 		5
7 		 
5 Australia
Czechoslovakia 		Bill Sidwell
Vladimír Černík 		7
5 		6
4 		6
2 		     

Challenge Round

United States vs. Australia


United States
5 		West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States
4–6 September 1948
Grass
Australia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Australia 		Frank Parker
Bill Sidwell 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     
2 United States
Australia 		Ted Schroeder
Adrian Quist 		6
3 		4
6 		6
0 		6
0 		   
3 United States
Australia 		Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert
Colin Long / Bill Sidwell 		8
6 		9
7 		2
6 		7
5 		   
4 United States
Australia 		Ted Schroeder
Bill Sidwell 		6
2 		6
1 		6
1 		     
5 United States
Australia 		Frank Parker
Adrian Quist 		6
2 		6
2 		6
3 		     

References

  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). : 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. ^ "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
  4. "Mexico v Australia". daviscup.com.
  5. "Czechoslovakia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  6. "Australia v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.

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