title: 1951 Davis Cup
text: # 1951 Davis Cup
  
  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.
  
  ## America Zone
  
  ### Draw
  
  | Quarterfinals 20–22 July | Quarterfinals 20–22 July | Quarterfinals 20–22 July | Semifinals 3–5 August | Semifinals 3–5 August | Semifinals 3–5 August | Final 10–12 August | Final 10–12 August | Final 10–12 August |
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  | Louisville, KY, United States (grass) | Louisville, KY, United States (grass) | Louisville, KY, United States (grass) | | | | | | |
  | Japan | Japan | 0 | | | | | | |
  | Japan | Japan | 0 | Rye, NY, United States (grass) | Rye, NY, United States (grass) | Rye, NY, United States (grass) | | | |
  | United States | United States | 5 | Rye, NY, United States (grass) | Rye, NY, United States (grass) | Rye, NY, United States (grass) | | | |
  | United States | United States | 5 | United States | United States | 5 | | | |
  | | | | Mexico | Mexico | 0 | | | |
  | Mexico | Mexico | | Mexico | Mexico | 0 | | | |
  | Mexico | Mexico | | | | | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) |
  | bye | bye | | | | | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) |
  | bye | bye | | | | | United States | United States | 5 |
  | | | | | | | Canada | Canada | 0 |
  | bye | bye | | | | | Canada | Canada | 0 |
  | bye | bye | | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | | | |
  | Cuba | Cuba | | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | | | |
  | Cuba | Cuba | | Cuba | Cuba | 0 | | | |
  | | | | Canada | Canada | 5 | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Canada | Canada | 5 | | | |
  | Canada | Canada | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Final
  
  Canada vs. United States
  
  | Canada 0 | Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada 10–12 August 1951 Grass | Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada 10–12 August 1951 Grass | United States 5 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lorne Main Tony Trabert 1 6 2 6 3 6       2 Brendan Macken Dick Savitt 3 6 1 6 3 6       3 Brendan Macken / Henri Rochon Budge Patty / Tony Trabert 4 6 3 6 2 6       4 Henri Rochon Art Larsen 2 6 1 6 3 6       5 Lorne Main Budge Patty 3 6 3 6 2 6 ||||
  
  ## Europe Zone
  
  ### Draw
  
  | First Round 3–11 May | First Round 3–11 May | First Round 3–11 May | Second Round 11–22 May | Second Round 11–22 May | Second Round 11–22 May | Quarterfinals 14–19 June | Quarterfinals 14–19 June | Quarterfinals 14–19 June | Semifinals 13–19 July | Semifinals 13–19 July | Semifinals 13–19 July | Final 27–29 July | Final 27–29 July | Final 27–29 July |
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  | Sweden | Sweden | | Vienna, Austria (clay) | Vienna, Austria (clay) | Vienna, Austria (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | | | | | | | |
  | Austria | Austria | | Austria | Austria | 0 | Scarborough, England (grass) | Scarborough, England (grass) | Scarborough, England (grass) | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | | | | |
  | France | France | | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Wimbledon, England (grass) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 0 | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | France | France | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Great Britain | Great Britain | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | | | |
  | bye | bye | | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | |
  | Philippines | Philippines | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | Philippines | Philippines | 0 | |
  | bye | bye | | Philippines | Philippines | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Finland | Finland | 1 | Brazil | Brazil | 1 | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | | | | | | |
  | Brazil | Brazil | 4 | | | | Philippines | Philippines | 4 | | | | |
  | Ireland | Ireland | | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Ireland | Ireland | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 3 | | | | | | | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) |
  | Monaco | Monaco | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 5 |
  | Norway | Norway | 2 | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | | | | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 0 |
  | Egypt | Egypt | 3 | Egypt | Egypt | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Belgium | Belgium | 4 | Cologne, West Germany | Cologne, West Germany | Cologne, West Germany | | | | | | |
  | Belgium | Belgium | | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 2 | | | | | | |
  | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 2 | West Berlin (clay) | West Berlin (clay) | West Berlin (clay) | West Germany | West Germany | 3 | | | | | | |
  | West Germany | West Germany | 3 | West Germany | West Germany | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Denmark | Denmark | 1 | | | | Munich, West Germany | Munich, West Germany | Munich, West Germany | | | |
  | Denmark | Denmark | | | | | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 3 | | | |
  | Switzerland | Switzerland | 5 | Zürich, Switzerland | Zürich, Switzerland | Zürich, Switzerland | | | | Italy | Italy | 2 | | | |
  | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Poland | Poland | 4 | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
  | Poland | Poland | | | | | Poland | Poland | 0 | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Italy | Italy | 5 | | | | | | |
  | South Africa | South Africa | | South Africa | South Africa | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Italy | Italy | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Final
  
  Sweden vs. West Germany
  
  | Sweden 5 | Bastad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 27–29 July 1951 Clay | Bastad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 27–29 July 1951 Clay | West Germany 0 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lennart Bergelin Gottfried von Cramm 6 4 6 1 6 4       2 Sven Davidson Ernst Buchholz 6 2 6 1 6 4       3 Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson Gottfried von Cramm / Rolf Göpfert 9 7 9 7 8 10 6 2     4 Lennart Bergelin Ernst Buchholz 6 1 5 7 6 4 6 3     5 Sven Davidson Helmut Gulcz 6 0 6 2 6 1 ||||
  
  ## Inter-Zonal Final
  
  United States vs. Sweden
  
  | United States 5 | Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia 13–15 December 1951 Grass | Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia 13–15 December 1951 Grass | Sweden 0 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tony Trabert Sven Davidson 6 3 6 4 9 7       2 Ted Schroeder Lennart Bergelin 6 2 6 2 6 4       3 Ted Schroeder / Tony Trabert Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson 10 12 6 0 6 3 6 2     4 Ted Schroeder Sven Davidson 6 2 6 2 6 1       5 Tony Trabert Lennart Bergelin 6 1 10 8 6 4 ||||
  
  ## Challenge Round
  
  Australia vs. United States
  
  | Australia 3 | White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia 26–28 December 1951 Grass | White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia 26–28 December 1951 Grass | United States 2 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mervyn Rose Vic Seixas 3 6 4 6 7 9       2 Frank Sedgman Ted Schroeder 6 4 6 3 4 6 6 4     3 Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman Ted Schroeder / Tony Trabert 6 2 9 7 6 3       4 Mervyn Rose Ted Schroeder 4 6 11 13 5 7       5 Frank Sedgman Vic Seixas 6 4 6 2 6 2 ||||
  