1955 Davis Cup

The 1955 Davis Cup was the 44th 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.

1955 Davis Cup
Details
Duration28 March – 28 August
Edition44th
Teams34
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
← 1954
1956 →

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 26–28 August.[1][2][3]

America Zone
Further information: 1955 Davis Cup America Zone

Draw
  Quarterfinals
15–17 July		 Semifinals
22–24 July		 Final
29–31 July
                           
 
    Canada  
   bye     Montreal, Canada (grass)
      Canada 5  
      Caribbean/West Indies 0  
    Caribbean/West Indies w/o
    Pakistan     Montreal, Canada (grass)
      Canada 0
  Havana, Cuba       Australia 5
    Cuba 1  
    Brazil 4     Louisville, KY, United States (grass)
      Brazil 1
  Chicago, IL, United States (clay)     Australia 4  
    Mexico 0
    Australia 5  

Final

Canada vs. Australia


Canada
0		 Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada [4]
29–31 July 1955
Grass
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Robert Bedard
Ken Rosewall		 0
6 		1
6 		6
4		 2
6 		   
2
Lorne Main
Rex Hartwig		 3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
3
Robert Bedard / Don Fontana
Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad		 3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		   
4
Don Fontana
Lew Hoad		 7
9 		5
7 		1
6 		     
5
Henri Rochon
Ken Rosewall		 1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     

Eastern Zone
Further information: 1955 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Draw
  Semifinals
28–30 March		 Final
27–29 May
                 
 
    Japan  
   bye     Tokyo, Japan
      Japan 3
  Rangoon, Burma     Philippines 2
    Burma 0
    Philippines 5  

Final

Japan vs. Philippines


Japan
3		 Tokyo, Japan [5]
27–29 May 1955
Philippines
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Kosei Kamo
Raymundo Deyro		 6
4		 6
8 		6
1		 2
6 		7
5		  
2
Atsushi Miyagi
Felicisimo Ampon		 3
6 		6
4		 1
6 		6
0		 6
3		  
3
Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi
Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro		 3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4
Kosei Kamo
Felicisimo Ampon		 1
6 		6
4		 6
2		 6
0		    
5
Atsushi Miyagi
Raymundo Deyro		 2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     

Europe Zone
Further information: 1955 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Draw
First Round
29 April–8 May
   Second Round
12–17 May
   Quarterfinals
9–13 June
   Semifinals
14–17 July
   Final
29–31 July
  Denmark    
 bye       Denmark 3  
  Norway 1     South Africa 2    
  South Africa 4         Denmark 0  
  Italy         Italy 5  
 bye       Italy 5
  West Germany 4     West Germany 0    
  Ireland 1         Italy 5  
  Great Britain    
Vienna, Austria (clay)
     Great Britain 0  
 bye       Great Britain 4  
  Austria 5     Austria 1    
  Finland 0         Great Britain 3
  India         India 2  
 bye       India 5
  Turkey 1     Egypt 0    
Milan, Italy (clay)
  Egypt 4         Italy 4
  Monaco 0    
Paris, France (clay)
     Sweden 1
  Argentina 3       Argentina 2  
 bye     France 3    
  France         France 2  
   Switzerland 3         Sweden 3  
  Netherlands 2        Switzerland 0
 bye     Sweden 5    
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Sweden         Sweden 3
  Yugoslavia 0         Chile 2  
  Chile 5       Chile 3  
 bye     Hungary 2    
  Hungary         Chile 3
  Portugal 0         Belgium 2  
  Czechoslovakia 5       Czechoslovakia 0
 bye     Belgium 5  
  Belgium  

Final

Italy vs. Sweden


Italy
4		 Milan, Italy [6]
29–31 July 1955
Clay
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Fausto Gardini
Sven Davidson		 6
4		 0
6 		3
6 		6
1		 6
3		  
2
Giuseppe Merlo
Lennart Bergelin		 6
1		 6
8 		6
8 		8
6		 6
1		  
3
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson		 6
3		 6
4		 2
6 		2
6 		6
1		  
4
Orlando Sirola
Sven Davidson		 2
6 		6
8 		4
6 		     
5
Fausto Gardini
Staffan Stockenberg		 6
4		 6
1		 6
4		      

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw
  Semifinals
5–7 August		 Final
14–16 August
                 
 
  EUR   Italy  
   bye     Philadelphia, PA, United States (grass)
    EUR   Italy 0
  Glen Cove, NY, United States (grass)   AME   Australia 5
  EAS   Japan 0
  AME   Australia 4  

Semifinals

Australia vs. Japan


Australia
4		 Glen Cove Tennis Club, Glen Cove, NY, United States [7]
5–7 August 1955
Grass
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ken Rosewall
Atsushi Miyagi		 6
4		 6
4		 6
1		      
2
Rex Hartwig
Kosei Kamo		 8
6		 6
8 		6
3		 5
7 		6
3		  
3
Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad
Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi		 6
3		 6
3		 6
3		      
4
Rex Hartwig
Atsushi Miyagi		 3
6 		6
0		 6
3		 9
7		    
5
Ken Rosewall
Kosei Kamo		 3
1		         not
completed

Final

Australia vs. Italy


Australia
5		 Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States [8]
14–16 August 1955
Grass
Italy
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lew Hoad
Fausto Gardini		 6
3		 6
2		 6
0		      
2
Ken Rosewall
Nicola Pietrangeli		 8
6		 3
6 		6
1		 6
4		    
3
Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 7
5		 13
11		 7
5		      
4
Ken Rosewall
Orlando Sirola		 6
4		 4
6 		6
1		 6
4		    
5
Lew Hoad
Nicola Pietrangeli		 9
7		 6
2		 6
3		      

Challenge Round

United States vs. Australia


United States
0		 West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States [3]
26–28 August 1955
Grass
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Vic Seixas
Ken Rosewall		 3
6 		8
10 		6
4		 2
6 		   
2
Tony Trabert
Lew Hoad		 6
4		 3
6 		3
6 		6
8 		   
3
Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert
Rex Hartwig / Lew Hoad		 14
12		 4
6 		3
6 		6
3		 5
7 		 
4
Vic Seixas
Lew Hoad		 9
7		 1
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
5
Ham Richardson
Ken Rosewall		 4
6 		6
3		 1
6 		4
6 		   

References
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