1951 Davis Cup

The 1951 Davis Cup was the 40th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 26 teams would enter the competition, 21 in the Europe Zone, and 5 in the Americas Zone. The Europe Zone began using a seeding system, where the previous year's quarterfinalists were guaranteed a bye in the first round.

The United States defeated Canada in the Americas Zone final, and Sweden defeated 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.

Americas Zone

Draw

8TeamBracket-info
RD1date=20-22 July
RD2date=3-5 August
RD3date=10-12 August

RD1T1-loc=Louisville, KY, United States (grass)
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|JPN | RD1-score1=0
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=davis|USA|1912 | RD1-score2=5

RD1T2-loc=
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|MEX|1934 | RD1-score3=
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=bye | RD1-score4=

RD1T3-loc=
RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=bye | RD1-score5=
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=davis|CUB | RD1-score6=

RD1T4-loc=
RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7=
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=davis|CAN|1921 | RD1-score8=

RD2T1-loc=Rye, NY, United States (grass)
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|USA|1912 | RD2-score1=5
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|MEX|1934 | RD2-score2=0

RD2T2-loc=Montreal, Canada (grass)
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|CUB | RD2-score3=0
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|CAN|1921 | RD2-score4=5

RD3T1-loc=Montreal, Canada (grass)
RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=davis|USA|1912 | RD3-score1=5
RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=davis|CAN|1921 | RD3-score2=0

Final

DavisCupbox
team1=Canada |team1-var=1921
team2=United States |team2-var=1912
venue=Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada
date=10 August - 12 August 1950
surface=grass
score1=0
score2=5
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Lorne Main |1 |2 |3 | | |T2P1=Tony Trabert |6 |6 |6 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Brendan Macken |3 |1 |3 | | |T2P1=Dick Savitt |6 |6 |6 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Brendan Macken |T1P2=Henri Rochon |4 |3 |2 | | |T2P1=J.E. Patty |T2P2=Tony Trabert |6 |6 |6 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Henri Rochon |2 |1 |3 | | |T2P1=Arthur Larsen |6 |6 |6 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Lorne Main |3 |3 |2 | | |T2P1=J.E. Patty |6 |6 |6 | | |

Europe Zone

Draw

32TeamBracket-Compact-info
RD1-date=3-11 May
RD2-date=11-22 May
RD3-date=14-19 June
RD4-date=13-19 July
RD5-date=27-29 July

RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=davis|SWE | RD1-score01=
RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=bye | RD1-score02=

RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=davis|AUT | RD1-score03=
RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=bye | RD1-score04=

RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=davis|GBR | RD1-score05=
RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=bye | RD1-score06=

RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=davis|FRA | RD1-score07=
RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=bye | RD1-score08=

RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=davis|PHI | RD1-score09=
RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=bye | RD1-score10=

RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=davis|FIN | RD1-score11=1
RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=davis|BRA | RD1-score12=4

RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=davis|IRL | RD1-score13=
RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=bye | RD1-score14=

RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=davis|NED | RD1-score15=3
RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=davis|MON | RD1-score16=2

RD1-seed17= | RD1-team17=davis|NOR | RD1-score17=2
RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18=davis|EGY|1922 | RD1-score18=3

RD1-seed19= | RD1-team19=bye | RD1-score19=
RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20=davis|BEL | RD1-score20=

RD1-seed21= | RD1-team21=davis|YUG | RD1-score21=2
RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22=davis|GER | RD1-score22=3

RD1-seed23= | RD1-team23=bye | RD1-score23=
RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24=davis|DEN | RD1-score24=

RD1-seed25= | RD1-team25=davis|SUI | RD1-score25=5
RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26=davis|LUX | RD1-score26=0

RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27=bye | RD1-score27=
RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28=davis|POL | RD1-score28=

RD1-seed29= | RD1-team29=bye | RD1-score29=
RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30=davis|RSA|1928 | RD1-score30=

RD1-seed31= | RD1-team31=bye | RD1-score31=
RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32=davis|ITA | RD1-score32=

RD2T1-loc=Vienna, Austria
RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=davis|SWE | RD2-score01=5
RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=davis|AUT | RD2-score02=0

RD2T2-loc=Wimbledon, England (grass)
RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=davis|GBR | RD2-score03=3
RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=davis|FRA | RD2-score04=2

RD2T3-loc=Paris, France (clay)
RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=davis|PHI | RD2-score05=4
RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=davis|BRA | RD2-score06=1

RD2T4-loc=Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=davis|IRL | RD2-score07=2
RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=davis|NED | RD2-score08=3

RD2T5-loc=Brussels, Belgium
RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09=davis|EGY|1922 | RD2-score09=1
RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10=davis|BEL | RD2-score10=4

RD2T6-loc=Berlin, Germany (clay)
RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11=davis|GER | RD2-score11=4
RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12=davis|DEN | RD2-score12=1

RD2T7-loc=Zürich, Switzerland
RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13=davis|SUI | RD2-score13=1
RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14=davis|POL | RD2-score14=4

RD2T8-loc=Milan, Italy (clay)
RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15=davis|RSA|1928 | RD2-score15=2
RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16=davis|ITA | RD2-score16=3

RD3T1-loc=Scarborough, England (grass)
RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=davis|SWE | RD3-score01=5
RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=davis|GBR | RD3-score02=0

RD3T2-loc=Noordwijk, Netherlands (clay)
RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=davis|PHI | RD3-score03=4
RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=davis|NED | RD3-score04=1

RD3T3-loc=Cologne, Germany
RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05=davis|BEL | RD3-score05=2
RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06=davis|GER | RD3-score06=3

RD3T4-loc=Milan, Italy (clay)
RD3-seed07= | RD3-team07=davis|POL | RD3-score07=0
RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08=davis|ITA | RD3-score08=5

RD4T1-loc=Båstad, Sweden (clay)
RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=davis|SWE | RD4-score01=5
RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=davis|PHI | RD4-score02=0

RD4T2-loc=Munich, Germany
RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03=davis|GER | RD4-score03=3
RD4-seed04= | RD4-team04=davis|ITA | RD4-score04=2

RD5T1-loc=Båstad, Sweden (clay)
RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01=davis|SWE | RD5-score01=5
RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02=davis|GER | RD5-score02=0

Final

DavisCupbox
team1=Sweden
team2=Germany
venue=Bastad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden
date=27 July - 29 July 1951
surface=clay
score1=5
score2=0
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Lennart Bergelin |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Gottfried von Cramm |4 |1 |4 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Sven Davidson |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Ernst Buchholz |2 |1 |4 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Lennart Bergelin |T1P2=Sven Davidson |9 |9 |8 |6 | |T2P1=Ralf Göpfert |T2P2=Gottfried von Cramm |7 |7 |10 |2 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Lennart Bergelin |6 |5 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Ernst Buchholz |1 |7 |4 |3 |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Sven Davidson |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Helmut Gulcz |0 |2 |1 | |

Inter-Zonal Zone

DavisCupbox
team1=Sweden
team2=United States |team2-var=1912
venue=Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
date=13 December - 15 December 1951
surface=grass
score1=0
score2=5
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Sven Davidson |3 |4 |7 | | |T2P1=Tony Trabert |6 |6 |9 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Lennart Bergelin |2 |2 |4 | | |T2P1=Ted Schroeder |6 |6 |6 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Lennart Bergelin |T1P2=Sven Davidson |12 |0 |3 |2 | |T2P1=Ted Schroeder |T2P2=Tony Trabert |10 |6 |6 |6 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Sven Davidson |2 |2 |1 | | |T2P1=Ted Schroeder |6 |6 |6 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Lennart Bergelin |1 |8 |4 | | |T2P1=Tony Trabert |6 |10 |6 | | |

Challenge Round

DavisCupbox
team1=Australia
team2=United States |team2-var=1912
venue=White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia
date=26 December - 28 December 1951
surface=grass
score1=3
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Mervyn Rose |3 |4 |7 | | |T2P1=Vic Seixas |6 |6 |9 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Frank Sedgman |6 |6 |4 |6 | |T2P1=Ted Schroeder |4 |3 |6 |4 |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ken McGregor |T1P2=Frank Sedgman |6 |9 |6 | | |T2P1=Ted Schroeder |T2P2=Tony Trabert |2 |7 |3 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Mervyn Rose |4 |11 |5 | | |T2P1=Ted Schroeder |6 |13 |7 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Frank Sedgman |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Vic Seixas |4 |2 |2 | |