1955 Davis Cup

1955 Davis Cup
Details
Duration	28 March – 28 August 1955
Edition	44th
Teams	34
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

Draw

Quarterfinals
15–17 July

Semifinals
22–24 July

Final
29–31 July

Canada

Montreal, Canada (grass)

bye

Canada

5

Caribbean/West Indies

0

Caribbean/West Indies

w/o

Montreal, Canada (grass)

Pakistan

Canada

0

Havana, Cuba

Australia

5

Cuba

1

Louisville, KY, United States (grass)

Brazil

4

Brazil

1

Chicago, IL, United States (clay)

Australia

4

Mexico

0

Australia

5

Final

Canada vs. Australia

Canada
0

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

Australia
5

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

Eastern Zone

Draw


Semifinals 28–30 March		Final 27–29 May



Japan
		Tokyo, Japan
bye
		Japan	3
Rangoon, Burma
		Philippines	2
Burma	0

Philippines	5

Final

Japan vs. Philippines

Japan
3

Tokyo, Japan^[5]
27–29 May 1955

Philippines
2

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

Europe Zone

Draw


First round		Second round		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final

		Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)

		Denmark	3
				Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
Norway	1	South Africa	2
				Denmark	0
South Africa	4	Munich, West Germany
				Italy	5
		Italy	5
						Birmingham, England (grass)
West Germany	4	West Germany	0
						Italy	5
Ireland	1	Vienna, Austria (clay)
						Great Britain	0
		Great Britain	4
				Manchester, England (grass)
Austria	5	Austria	1
				Great Britain	3
Finland	0	Cairo, Egypt
				India	2
		India	5
								Milan, Italy (clay)
Turkey	1	Egypt	0
								Italy	4
Egypt	4	Paris, France (clay)
								Sweden	1
		Argentina	2
				Saltsjöbaden, Sweden (clay)
Monaco	0	France	3
				France	2
Argentina	3	Montreux, Switzerland (clay)
				Sweden	3
		Switzerland	0
						Båstad, Sweden (clay)
Switzerland	3	Sweden	5
						Sweden	3
Netherlands	2	Budapest, Hungary
						Chile	2
		Chile	3
				Brussels, Belgium
Yugoslavia	0	Hungary	2
				Chile	3
Chile	5	Prague, Czechoslovakia
				Belgium	2
		Czechoslovakia	0

Portugal	0	Belgium	5

Czechoslovakia	5

Final

Italy vs. Sweden

Italy
4

Milan, Italy^[6]
29–31 July 1955
Clay

Sweden
1

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

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw


Semifinals 5–7 August			Final 14–16 August



EUR	Italy
			Philadelphia, PA, United States (grass)
	bye
			EUR	Italy	0
Glen Cove, NY, United States (grass)
			AME	Australia	5
EAS	Japan	0

AME	Australia	4

Semifinals

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	Ken Rosewall Atsushi Miyagi	6 4	6 4	6 1
2	Rex Hartwig Kosei Kamo	8 6	6 8	6 3	5 7	6 3
3	Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi	6 3	6 3	6 3
4	Rex Hartwig Atsushi Miyagi	3 6	6 0	6 3	9 7
5	Ken Rosewall Kosei Kamo	3 1					not completed

Final

Australia vs. Italy

Australia
5

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

Italy
0

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

Challenge Round

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

References

^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
^ ^a ^b "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
^ "Canada v Australia". daviscup.com.
^ "Japan v Philippines". daviscup.com.
^ "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.
^ "Australia v Japan". daviscup.com.
^ "Australia v Italy". daviscup.com.

External links

Davis Cup official website

[Collins-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.

[Challenge-3] "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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