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Duration | 28 March β 28 August 1955 |
Edition | 44th |
Teams | 34 |
Champion | |
Winning nation | ![]() |
← 1954 1956 → |
The 1955 Davis Cup was theββ44th 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 26β28 August.
America Zoneβ»
Drawβ»
Quarterfinals 15β17 July | Semifinals 22β24 July | Final 29β31 July | |||||||||||
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Montreal, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
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![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
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Montreal, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
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![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
Havana, Cuba | |||||||||||||
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Louisville, KY, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||
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Chicago, IL, United States (clay) | |||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||
Finalβ»
Canada vs. Australia
![]() Canada 0 |
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada 29β31 July 1955 Grass |
![]() Australia 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eastern Zoneβ»
Drawβ»
Semifinals 28β30 March | Final 27β29 May | |||||||
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Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||
Rangoon, Burma | ||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||
Finalβ»
Japan vs. Philippines
![]() Japan 3 |
Tokyo, Japan 27β29 May 1955 |
![]() Philippines 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zoneβ»
Drawβ»
First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | Munich, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Birmingham, England (grass) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | Vienna, Austria (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manchester, England (grass) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | Cairo, Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Milan, Italy (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | Paris, France (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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SaltsjΓΆbaden, Sweden (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | Montreux, Switzerland (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
BΓ₯stad, Sweden (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | Budapest, Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Brussels, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finalβ»
Italy vs. Sweden
![]() Italy 4 |
Milan, Italy 29β31 July 1955 Clay |
![]() Sweden 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Zoneβ»
Drawβ»
Semifinals 5β7 August | Final 14β16 August | |||||||
EUR | ![]() | |||||||
Philadelphia, PA, United States (grass) | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
EUR | ![]() | 0 | ||||||
Glen Cove, NY, United States (grass) | ||||||||
AME | ![]() | 5 | ||||||
EAS | ![]() | 0 | ||||||
AME | ![]() | 4 | ||||||
Semifinalsβ»
Australia vs. Japan
![]() Australia 4 |
Glen Cove Tennis Club, Glen Cove, NY, United States 5β7 August 1955 Grass |
![]() Japan 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Finalβ»
Australia vs. Italy
![]() Australia 5 |
Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States 14β16 August 1955 Grass |
![]() Italy 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Roundβ»
United States vs. Australia
![]() United States 0 |
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States 26β28 August 1955 Grass |
![]() Australia 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
- ^ "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.