1953 Davis Cup
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| Duration | 24 April – 31 December 1953 |
| Edition | 42nd |
| Teams | 30 |
| Champion | |
| Winning nation |  Australia |
← 1952 1954 → | |
The 1953 Davis Cup was the 42nd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 24 teams entered the Europe Zone, 6 teams entered the America Zone, and India was the sole competitor in the Eastern Zone. This year saw the first appearances in the competition of both Ceylon and a team representing the West Indies. For the first time play took place on the African continent, when the first-round Europe Zone tie between Egypt and Austria was held in Cairo.
The United States defeated Canada in the America Zone final, and Belgium defeated Denmark in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Belgium defeated India in the semifinal, and then lost to the United States in the final. In the Challenge Round the United States were defeated by the defending champions Australia. The final was played at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on 28–31 December.[1][2][3]
America Zone
[edit]Draw
[edit]| Quarterfinals 11–20 July | Semifinals 25 July–10 August | Final 14–16 September | |||||||||||
| Vancouver, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
 Japan | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Kingston, Jamaica (grass) | |||||||||||||
 United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
 Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Montreal, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
 Canada | 0 | ||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| Montreal, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
 Cuba | |||||||||||||
| Cuba | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Montreal, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
| Canada | 3 | ||||||||||||
 Mexico | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Canada | 3 | ||||||||||||
Final
[edit]Canada vs. United States
 Canada 0 |
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4] 14–16 September 1953 Grass |
 United States 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
[edit]Draw
[edit]| First Round 24 April–5 May | Second Round 13–19 May | Quarterfinals 10–14 June | Semifinals 10–13 July | Final 18–20 July | |||||||||||||||||||
 West Germany | West Berlin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | West Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 South Africa | w/o | South Africa | 2 | Paris, France (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
 Monaco | West Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 France | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | France | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | France | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Yugoslavia | 5 | Yugoslavia | 1 | Paris, France (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
 Switzerland | 0 | France | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Denmark | Vienna, Austria (clay) | Denmark | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Denmark | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Egypt | 1 |  Austria | 0 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 4 | Denmark | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Philippines | Helsinki, Finland | Philippines | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Philippines | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Finland | 4 | Finland | 0 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | 1 | Denmark | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Spain | 5 | Barcelona, Spain (clay) |  Belgium | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Israel | 0 | Spain | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Sweden | 5 | Turin, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | Sweden | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands | 5 | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) |  Italy | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Ceylon | 0 | Netherlands | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Italy | 5 | Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | Italy | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Luxembourg | 0 | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Belgium | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Norway | 5 | Norway | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Great Britain | 5 | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Brazil | Budapest, Hungary | Belgium | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary | w/o | Hungary | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Belgium | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
[edit]Denmark vs. Belgium
 Denmark 2 |
Copenhagen, Denmark[5] 18–20 July 1953 Clay |
 Belgium 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Zone
[edit]Draw
[edit]| Semifinals 3–5 December | Final 17–19 December | |||||||
| Perth, Australia (grass) | ||||||||
| EUR | Belgium | 5 | ||||||
| Brisbane, Australia (grass) | ||||||||
| EAS |  India | 0 | ||||||
| EUR | Belgium | 1 | ||||||
| AME | United States | 4 | ||||||
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| AME | United States | |||||||
Semifinals
[edit]Belgium vs. India
Belgium 5 |
Perth, Australia[6] 3–5 December 1953 Grass |
 India 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
[edit]United States vs. Belgium
United States 4 |
Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[7] 17–19 December 1953 Grass |
Belgium 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
[edit]Australia vs. United States
 Australia 3 |
Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia[3] 28–31 December 1953 Grass |
United States 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ 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 "Australia v United States". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Canada v United States". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Denmark v Belgium". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Belgium v India". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Belgium". daviscup.com.
