1947 Davis Cup

The 1947 Davis Cup was the 36th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 20 teams entered the Europe Zone, and 2 teams entered the America Zone. Luxembourg competed for the first time.

1947 Davis Cup
Details
Duration2 May – 1 September
Edition36th
Teams22
Champion
Winning Nation United States
← 1946
1948 →

Australia defeated Canada in the America Zone final, and Czechoslovakia defeated Yugoslavia in the Europe Zone final. Australia defeated Czechoslovakia in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but was defeated by defending champions the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York, United States on 30 August-1 September.[1][2][3]

America Zone

Final

Canada vs. Australia


Canada
0		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada [4]
8–10 August 1947
Grass
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Henri Rochon
Dinny Pails		 1
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
2
Brendan Macken
Geoff Brown		 4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
3
Edgar Lanthier / Gordon MacNeil
John Bromwich / Colin Long		 2
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     
4
Brendan Macken
Dinny Pails		 4
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5
Henri Rochon
Geoff Brown		 3
6 		7
9 		2
6 		     

Europe Zone
Further information: 1947 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Draw
First Round
2–4 May
   Second Round
15–18 May
   Quarterfinals
30 May–1 June
   Semifinals
13–16 June
   Final
13–15 July
  Poland    
Warsaw, Poland (clay)
 bye       Poland 2  
  Great Britain     Great Britain 3    
 bye         Great Britain 1  
  Netherlands         South Africa 4  
 bye       Netherlands 1
  South Africa     South Africa 4    
 bye         South Africa 2  
  Ireland    
Dublin, Ireland (grass)
     Yugoslavia 3  
 bye       Ireland 2  
  Yugoslavia     Yugoslavia 3    
 bye         Yugoslavia 4
  Belgium 5         Belgium 1  
  Luxembourg 0       Belgium 4
  Spain 2     Egypt 1    
  Egypt 3         Yugoslavia 0
  Greece 1         Czechoslovakia 4
   Switzerland 4        Switzerland 1  
  Sweden 2     Czechoslovakia 4    
  Czechoslovakia 3         Czechoslovakia 5  
 bye    
Oslo, Norway (clay)
     New Zealand 0  
  Norway       Norway 2
 bye     New Zealand 3    
  New Zealand         Czechoslovakia 4
 bye    
Paris, France (clay)
     France 0  
  France       France 5  
 bye     India 0    
Paris, France (clay)
  India         France 5
 bye    
    Monaco 0  
  Monaco       Monaco w/o
 bye     Denmark  
  Denmark  

Final

Yugoslavia vs. Czechoslovakia


Yugoslavia
0		 Zagreb, Yugoslavia [5]
13–15 July 1947
Czechoslovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Dragutin Mitić
Vladimír Černík		 6
3		 0
6 		6
2		 1
6 		2
6 		 
2
Josip Palada
Jaroslav Drobný		 3
6 		6
8 		6
2		 3
6 		   
3
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný		 3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
4
Dragutin Mitić
Jaroslav Drobný		 6
1		 3
6 		4
6 		6
4		 1
6 		 
5
Josip Palada
Ján Smolinský		           not
played

Inter-Zonal Final

Australia vs. Czechoslovakia


Australia
4		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada [6]
14–16 August 1947
Grass
Czechoslovakia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
John Bromwich
Vladimír Černík		 6
1		 6
1		 6
1		      
2
Dinny Pails
Jaroslav Drobný		 3
6 		4
6 		6
4		 4
6 		   
3
John Bromwich / Colin Long
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
4
John Bromwich
Jaroslav Drobný		 6
2		 7
5		 6
4		      
5
Dinny Pails
Vladimír Černík		 6
3		 4
6 		3
6 		6
2		 6
3		  

Challenge Round

United States vs. Australia


United States
4		 West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States [3]
30 August–1 September 1947
Grass
Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jack Kramer
Dinny Pails		 6
2		 6
1		 6
2		      
2
Ted Schroeder
John Bromwich		 6
4		 5
7 		6
3		 6
4		    
3
Jack Kramer / Ted Schroeder
John Bromwich / Colin Long		 4
6 		6
2		 2
6 		4
6 		   
4
Ted Schroeder
Dinny Pails		 6
3		 8
6		 4
6 		9
11 		10
8		  
5
Jack Kramer
John Bromwich		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      

References
  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
  4. "Canada v Australia". daviscup.com.
  5. "Yugoslavia v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  6. "Australia v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
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