1948 Davis Cup

1948 Davis Cup

Details
Edition	37th
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. 29 teams would enter the competition, 25 in the Europe Zone, and 4 in the Americas Zone. Pakistan and Turkey made their first appearances in the competition.

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

Americas Zone

Draw

	Semifinals					Final
	Havana, Cuba
	Australia		5
						Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
	Cuba		0
						Australia		4
	Montreal, Quebec, Canada (grass)
						Mexico		1
	Canada		1
	Mexico		4

Final

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

Europe Zone

Final

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

Inter-Zonal Zone

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

Challenge Round

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 Frank Parker Bill Sidwell 6 4 6 4 6 4       2 Ted Schroeder Adrian Quist 6 3 4 6 6 0 6 0     3 Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert Colin Long / Bill Sidwell 8 6 9 7 2 6 7 5     4 Ted Schroeder Bill Sidwell 6 2 6 1 6 1       5 Frank Parker Adrian Quist 6 2 6 2 6 3

External links

• Official Site