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.
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| Duration | 3 May – 28 December 1951 |
| Edition | 40th |
| Teams | 27 |
| Champion | |
| Winning Nation |  Australia |
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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.[1][2][3]
America Zone edit
Draw edit
| Quarterfinals 20–22 July | Semifinals 3–5 August | Final 10–12 August | |||||||||||
| Louisville, KY, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
 Japan | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Rye, NY, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
 United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
 Mexico | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Mexico | |||||||||||||
| Montreal, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
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| United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
 Canada | 0 | ||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| Montreal, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
 Cuba | |||||||||||||
| Cuba | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Canada | 5 | ||||||||||||
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| Canada | |||||||||||||
Final edit
Canada vs. United States
 Canada 0 |
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4] 10–12 August 1951 Grass |
 United States 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone edit
Draw edit
| First Round 3–11 May | Second Round 11–22 May | Quarterfinals 14–19 June | Semifinals 13–19 July | Final 27–29 July | |||||||||||||||||||
 Sweden | Vienna, Austria (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Sweden | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Austria | Austria | 0 | Scarborough, England (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Sweden | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 France | Wimbledon, England (grass) |  Great Britain | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | France | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Sweden | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Philippines | Paris, France (clay) | Philippines | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Philippines | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Finland | 1 |  Brazil | 1 | Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 4 | Philippines | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) |  Netherlands | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Ireland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 4 | Netherlands | 3 | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
 Monaco | 1 | Sweden | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Norway | 2 | Brussels, Belgium |  West Germany | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Egypt | 3 | Egypt | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Belgium | 4 | Cologne, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | Belgium | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Yugoslavia | 2 | West Berlin (clay) | West Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany | 3 | West Germany | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Denmark | 1 | Munich, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | West Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Switzerland | 5 | Zürich, Switzerland |  Italy | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Luxembourg | 0 | Switzerland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Poland | 4 | Milan, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland | Poland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Milan, Italy (clay) | Italy | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 South Africa | South Africa | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Italy | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Final edit
Sweden vs. West Germany
 Sweden 5 |
Bastad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[5] 27–29 July 1951 Clay |
 West Germany 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Final edit
United States vs. Sweden
| United States 5 |
Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia[6] 13–15 December 1951 Grass |
Sweden 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round edit
Australia vs. United States
 Australia 3 |
White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia[3] 26–28 December 1951 Grass |
United States 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References edit
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
- ^ a b "Australia v United States". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Canada v United States". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Sweden v West Germany". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Australia v Italy". daviscup.com.