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Duration | 2 May β 30 December 1946 |
Edition | 35th |
Teams | 19 |
Champion | |
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← 1939 1947 → |
The 1946 Davis Cup was theββ35th edition of the "most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis." The trophy. And tournament were renamed for the founder, Dwight F. Davis, upon his death in 1945. This was the first edition since the end of World War II. 15 teams entered the Europe Zone. And 5 teams entered the America Zone.
The United States defeated Mexico in the America Zone final, and Sweden defeated Yugoslavia in the Europe Zone final. The USA defeated Sweden in the Inter-Zonal play-off, and then defeated defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on 26β30 December.
America Zoneβ»
Drawβ»
Quarterfinals 14β16 June | Semifinals 13β15 June | Final 29 Juneβ1 July | |||||||||||
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Montreal, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
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South Orange, NJ, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
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St. Louis, MO, United States (clay) | |||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||
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Finalβ»
United States vs. Mexico
![]() United States 5 |
Orange Lawn Tennis Club, South Orange, NJ, United States 29 Juneβ1 July 1946 Grass |
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Europe Zoneβ»
Drawβ»
First round 2β12 May | Quarterfinals 24β26 May | Semifinals 9β14 June | Final 14β17 July | |||||||||||||||
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Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||
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![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Varberg, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Montreux, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Barcelona, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
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![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Zagreb, Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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![]() | w/o | |||||||||||||||||
Finalβ»
Sweden vs. Yugoslavia
![]() Sweden 3 |
Centercourt, Varberg, Sweden 14β17 July 1946 Clay |
![]() Yugoslavia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Finalβ»
United States vs. Sweden
![]() United States 5 |
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States 13β15 September 1946 Grass |
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Challenge Roundβ»
Australia vs. United States
![]() Australia 0 |
Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia 26β30 December 1946 Grass |
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Referencesβ»
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). β»: New Chapter Press. pp. 495β496, "499." ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
- ^ "Australia v United States". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Sweden v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Sweden". daviscup.com.