1951 Davis Cup
1951 edition of the Davis Cup
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The 1951 Davis Cup was the 40th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 21 teams entered the Europe Zone, and 5 teams entered the America Zone. The Europe Zone began using a seeding system, where the previous year's quarterfinalists were guaranteed a bye in the first round.
The United States defeated Canada in the America Zone final, and Sweden defeated West Germany in the Europe Zone final. The USA defeated Sweden in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but fell to defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at White City Stadium in Sydney, Australia on 26–28 December.[1][2][3]
America Zone
Draw
| Quarterfinals 20–22 July | Semifinals 3–5 August | Final 10–12 August | |||||||||||
| Louisville, KY, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
 Japan | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Rye, NY, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
 United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
 Mexico | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Mexico | |||||||||||||
| Montreal, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
 Canada | 0 | ||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| Montreal, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
 Cuba | |||||||||||||
| Cuba | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Canada | 5 | ||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| Canada | |||||||||||||
Final
Canada vs. United States
 Canada 0 |
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4] 10–12 August 1951 Grass |
 United States 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
Draw
| First Round 3–11 May | Second Round 11–22 May | Quarterfinals 14–19 June | Semifinals 13–19 July | Final 27–29 July | |||||||||||||||||||
 Sweden | Vienna, Austria (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Sweden | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Austria | Austria | 0 | Scarborough, England (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Sweden | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 France | Wimbledon, England (grass) |  Great Britain | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | France | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Sweden | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Philippines | Paris, France (clay) | Philippines | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Philippines | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Finland | 1 |  Brazil | 1 | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 4 | Philippines | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) |  Netherlands | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Ireland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 4 | Netherlands | 3 | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
 Monaco | 1 | Sweden | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Norway | 2 | Brussels, Belgium |  West Germany | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Egypt | 3 | Egypt | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Belgium | 4 | Cologne, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | Belgium | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Yugoslavia | 2 | West Berlin (clay) | West Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany | 3 | West Germany | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Denmark | 1 | Munich, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | West Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Switzerland | 5 | Zürich, Switzerland |  Italy | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Luxembourg | 0 | Switzerland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Poland | 4 | Milan, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland | Poland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Milan, Italy (clay) | Italy | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 South Africa | South Africa | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Italy | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
Sweden vs. West Germany
 Sweden 5 |
Bastad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[5] 27–29 July 1951 Clay |
 West Germany 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Final
United States vs. Sweden
United States 5 |
Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia[6] 13–15 December 1951 Grass |
Sweden 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
Australia vs. United States
 Australia 3 |
White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia[3] 26–28 December 1951 Grass |
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