1955 Davis Cup

{{Short description|1955 edition of the Davis Cup}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Davis Cup season  | name = 1955 Davis Cup | image = | image_caption = | image_alt = | image_size = | duration = 28 March – 28 August 1955 | edition = 44th | teams = 34 | categories =  | winning nation= {{davis|AUS}} | previous = [[1954 Davis Cup|1954]] | next = [[1956 Davis Cup|1956]] }} 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. [[Myanmar Davis Cup team|Burma]] competed for the first time.

[[Australia Davis Cup team|Australia]] defeated [[Canada Davis Cup team|Canada]] in the America Zone final, [[Italy Davis Cup team|Italy]] defeated [[Sweden Davis Cup team|Sweden]] in the Europe Zone final, and [[Japan Davis Cup team|Japan]] defeated the [[Philippines Davis Cup team|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 Davis Cup team|United States]]. The final was played at the [[West Side Tennis Club]] in [[Forest Hills, Queens|Forest Hills]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States on 26–28 August.<ref name=Collins>{{cite book|author=Bud Collins|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|pages=495–496, 499|edition=2nd}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Encyclopedia of Tennis|year=1974|publisher=Allen & Unwin|location=London|isbn=0047960426|author=Max Robertson|page=384}}</ref><ref name="Challenge" />

==America Zone== {{further|1955 Davis Cup America Zone}}

===Draw=== {{8TeamBracket-info | RD1-date=15–17 July | RD2-date=22–24 July | RD3-date=29–31 July

| RD1T1-loc= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|CAN|1921}} | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1T2-loc= | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|Caribbean/West Indies}} | RD1-score3=w/o | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|PAK}} | RD1-score4=

| RD1T3-loc=[[Havana]], Cuba | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|CUB}} | RD1-score5=1 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|BRA|1889}} | RD1-score6=4

| RD1T4-loc=[[Chicago|Chicago, IL]], United States (clay) | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|MEX|1934}} | RD1-score7=0 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|AUS}} | RD1-score8=5

| RD2T1-loc=[[Montreal]], Canada (grass) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|CAN|1921}} | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|Caribbean/West Indies}} | RD2-score2=0

| RD2T2-loc=[[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville, KY]], United States (grass) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|BRA|1889}} | RD2-score3=1 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|AUS}} | RD2-score4=4

| RD3T1-loc=[[Montreal]], Canada (grass) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|CAN|1921}} | RD3-score1=0 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|AUS}} | RD3-score2=5 }}<section end=Finals/> ===Final=== '''Canada vs. Australia''' {{DavisCupbox |team1=Canada |team1-var=1921 |team2=Australia |venue=[[Mount Royal Tennis Club]], [[Montreal]], Canada<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-AME-M-CAN-AUS-01|title=Canada v Australia|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=29–31 July 1955 |surface=Grass |score1=0 |score2=5 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Robert Bédard (tennis)|Robert Bedard]] |0 |1 |6 |2 | |T2P1=[[Ken Rosewall]] |6 |6 |4 |6 | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Lorne Main]] |3 |3 |3 | | |T2P1=[[Rex Hartwig]] |6 |6 |6 | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Robert Bédard (tennis)|Robert Bedard]] |T1P2=[[Don Fontana]] |3 |6 |3 |4 | |T2P1=[[Rex Hartwig]] |T2P2=[[Lew Hoad]] |6 |3 |6 |6 | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Don Fontana]] |7 |5 |1 | | |T2P1=[[Lew Hoad]] |9 |7 |6 | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Henri Rochon]] |1 |2 |1 | | |T2P1=[[Ken Rosewall]] |6 |6 |6 | | }} }}

==Eastern Zone== {{further|1955 Davis Cup Eastern Zone}}

===Draw=== <section begin=Finals/> {{4TeamBracket-info | RD1-date=28–30 March | RD2-date=27–29 May

| RD1T1-loc= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|JPN|1947}} | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1T2-loc=[[Yangon|Rangoon]], [[Myanmar|Burma]] | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|Burma|1948}} | RD1-score3=0 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|PHI|1936}} | RD1-score4=5

| RD2T1-loc=[[Tokyo]], Japan | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|JPN|1947}} | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|PHI|1936}} | RD2-score2=2 }}<section end=Finals/> ===Final=== '''Japan vs. Philippines''' {{DavisCupbox |team1=Japan |team1-var=1947 |team2=Philippines |team2-var=1936 |venue=[[Tokyo]], Japan<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EAS-M-JPN-PHI-01|title=Japan v Philippines|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=27–29 May 1955 |surface= |score1=3 |score2=2 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Kosei Kamo]] |6 |6 |6 |2 |7 |T2P1=[[Raymundo Deyro]] |4 |8 |1 |6 |5 }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Atsushi Miyagi]] |3 |6 |1 |6 |6 |T2P1=[[Felicisimo Ampon]] |6 |4 |6 |0 |3 }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Kosei Kamo]] |T1P2=[[Atsushi Miyagi]] |3 |3 |2 | | |T2P1=[[Felicisimo Ampon]] |T2P2=[[Raymundo Deyro]] |6 |6 |6 | | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Kosei Kamo]] |1 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Felicisimo Ampon]] |6 |4 |2 |0 | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Atsushi Miyagi]] |2 |3 |4 | | |T2P1=[[Raymundo Deyro]] |6 |6 |6 | | }} }}

==Europe Zone== {{further|1955 Davis Cup Europe Zone}}

===Draw=== {{24TeamBracket-Byes | RD1-date=29 April–8 May | RD2-date=12–17 May | RD3-date=9–13 June | RD4-date=14–17 July | RD5-date=29–31 July | RD1-name=First Round | RD2-name=Second Round

| RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01={{davis|NOR}} | RD1-score01=1 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD1-score02=4

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03={{davis|FRG}} | RD1-score03=4 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04={{davis|IRL}} | RD1-score04=1

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05={{davis|AUT}} | RD1-score05=5 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06={{davis|FIN}} | RD1-score06=0

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07={{davis|TUR}} | RD1-score07=1 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08={{davis|EGY|1922}} | RD1-score08=4

| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09={{davis|MON}} | RD1-score09=0 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10={{davis|ARG}} | RD1-score10=3

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11={{davis|SUI}} | RD1-score11=3 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12={{davis|NED}} | RD1-score12=2

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{davis|YUG}} | RD1-score13=0 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14={{davis|CHI}} | RD1-score14=5

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15={{davis|POR}} | RD1-score15=0 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16={{davis|TCH}} | RD1-score16=5

| RD2-text1=[[Copenhagen]], Denmark (clay) | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01={{davis|DEN}} | RD2-score01=3 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD2-score02=2

| RD2-text2=[[Munich]], [[West Germany]] | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03={{davis|ITA}} | RD2-score03=5 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04={{davis|FRG}} | RD2-score04=0

| RD2-text3=[[Vienna]], Austria (clay) | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05={{davis|GBR}} | RD2-score05=4 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06={{davis|AUT}} | RD2-score06=1

| RD2-text4=[[Cairo]], Egypt | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07={{davis|IND}} | RD2-score07=5 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08={{davis|EGY|1922}} | RD2-score08=0

| RD2-text5=[[Paris]], France (clay) | RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09={{davis|ARG}} | RD2-score09=2 | RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10={{davis|FRA|1830}} | RD2-score10=3

| RD2-text6=[[Montreux]], Switzerland (clay) | RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11={{davis|SUI}} | RD2-score11=0 | RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12={{davis|SWE}} | RD2-score12=5

| RD2-text7=[[Budapest]], Hungary | RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13={{davis|CHI}} | RD2-score13=3 | RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14={{davis|HUN|1949}} | RD2-score14=2

| RD2-text8=[[Prague]], [[Czechoslovakia]] | RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15={{davis|TCH}} | RD2-score15=0 | RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16={{davis|BEL}} | RD2-score16=5

| RD3-text1=[[Copenhagen]], Denmark (clay) | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01={{davis|DEN}} | RD3-score01=0 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02={{davis|ITA}} | RD3-score02=5

| RD3-text2=[[Manchester]], England (grass) | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03={{davis|GBR}} | RD3-score03=3 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04={{davis|IND}} | RD3-score04=2

| RD3-text3=[[Saltsjöbaden]], Sweden (clay) | RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05={{davis|FRA|1830}} | RD3-score05=2 | RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06={{davis|SWE}} | RD3-score06=3

| RD3-text4=[[Brussels]], Belgium | RD3-seed07= | RD3-team07={{davis|CHI}} | RD3-score07=3 | RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08={{davis|BEL}} | RD3-score08=2

| RD4-text1=[[Birmingham]], England (grass) | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01={{davis|ITA}} | RD4-score01=5 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02={{davis|GBR}} | RD4-score02=0

| RD4-text2=[[Båstad Municipality|Båstad]], Sweden (clay) | RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03={{davis|SWE}} | RD4-score03=3 | RD4-seed04= | RD4-team04={{davis|CHI}} | RD4-score04=2

| RD5-text1=[[Milan]], Italy (clay) | RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01={{davis|ITA}} | RD5-score01=4 | RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02={{davis|SWE}} | RD5-score02=1 }}<section end=Finals/> ===Final=== '''Italy vs. Sweden''' {{DavisCupbox |team1=Italy |team2=Sweden |venue=[[Milan]], Italy<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EUR-M-ITA-SWE-01|title=Italy v Sweden|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=29–31 July 1955 |surface=Clay |score1=4 |score2=1 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Fausto Gardini]] |6 |0 |3 |6 |6 |T2P1=[[Sven Davidson]] |4 |6 |6 |1 |3 }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Giuseppe Merlo]] |6 |6 |6 |8 |6 |T2P1=[[Lennart Bergelin]] |1 |8 |8 |6 |1 }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Nicola Pietrangeli]] |T1P2=[[Orlando Sirola]] |6 |6 |2 |2 |6 |T2P1=[[Sven Davidson]] |T2P2=[[Torsten Johansson (tennis)|Torsten Johansson]] |3 |4 |6 |6 |1 }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Orlando Sirola]] |2 |6 |4 | | |T2P1=[[Sven Davidson]] |6 |8 |6 | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Fausto Gardini]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Staffan Stockenberg]] |4 |1 |4 | | }} }}

==Inter-Zonal Zone==

===Draw=== <section begin=Finals/> {{4TeamBracket-info | RD1-date=5–7 August | RD2-date=14–16 August

| RD1T1-loc= | RD1-seed1=EUR | RD1-team1={{davis|ITA}} | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1T2-loc=[[Glen Cove, New York|Glen Cove, NY]], United States (grass) | RD1-seed3=EAS | RD1-team3={{davis|JPN|1947}} | RD1-score3=0 | RD1-seed4=AME | RD1-team4={{davis|AUS}} | RD1-score4=4

| RD2T1-loc=[[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]], United States (grass) | RD2-seed1=EUR | RD2-team1={{davis|ITA}} | RD2-score1=0 | RD2-seed2=AME | RD2-team2={{davis|AUS}} | RD2-score2=5 }}<section end=Finals/> ===Semifinals=== '''Australia vs. Japan''' {{DavisCupbox |team1=Australia |team2=Japan |venue=Glen Cove Tennis Club, [[Glen Cove, New York|Glen Cove, NY]], United States<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-INZ-M-AUS-JPN-01|title=Australia v Japan|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=5–7 August 1955 |surface=Grass |score1=4 |score2=0 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ken Rosewall]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Atsushi Miyagi]] |4 |4 |1 | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Rex Hartwig]] |8 |6 |6 |5 |6 |T2P1=[[Kosei Kamo]] |6 |8 |3 |7 |3 }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Rex Hartwig]] |T1P2=[[Lew Hoad]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Kosei Kamo]] |T2P2=[[Atsushi Miyagi]] |3 |3 |3 | | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Rex Hartwig]] |3 |6 |6 |9 | |T2P1=[[Atsushi Miyagi]] |6 |0 |3 |7 | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ken Rosewall]] |3 | | | | |T2P1=[[Kosei Kamo]] |1 | | | | |nc=1}} }}<section end=Finals/> ===Final=== '''Australia vs. Italy''' {{DavisCupbox |team1=Australia |team2=Italy |venue=[[Germantown Cricket Club]], [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]], United States<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-INZ-M-AUS-ITA-01|title=Australia v Italy|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=14–16 August 1955 |surface=Grass |score1=5 |score2=0 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Lew Hoad]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Fausto Gardini]] |3 |2 |0 | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ken Rosewall]] |8 |3 |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Nicola Pietrangeli]] |6 |6 |1 |4 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Rex Hartwig]] |T1P2=[[Lew Hoad]] |7 |13 |7 | | |T2P1=[[Nicola Pietrangeli]] |T2P2=[[Orlando Sirola]] |5 |11 |5 | | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ken Rosewall]] |6 |4 |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Orlando Sirola]] |4 |6 |1 |4 | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Lew Hoad]] |9 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Nicola Pietrangeli]] |7 |2 |3 | | }} }}

==Challenge Round== '''United States vs. Australia''' {{DavisCupbox |team1=United States |team1-var=1912 |team2=Australia |venue=[[West Side Tennis Club]], [[Forest Hills, Queens|Forest Hills, NY]], United States<ref name="Challenge">{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-WG-CHR-USA-AUS-01|title=United States v Australia|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=26–28 August 1955 |surface=Grass |score1=0 |score2=5 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Vic Seixas]] |3 |8 |6 |2 | |T2P1=[[Ken Rosewall]] |6 |10 |4 |6 | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Tony Trabert]] |6 |3 |3 |6 | |T2P1=[[Lew Hoad]] |4 |6 |6 |8 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Vic Seixas]] |T1P2=[[Tony Trabert]] |14 |4 |3 |6 |5 |T2P1=[[Rex Hartwig]] |T2P2=[[Lew Hoad]] |12 |6 |6 |3 |7 }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Vic Seixas]] |9 |1 |4 |4 | |T2P1=[[Lew Hoad]] |7 |6 |6 |6 | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ham Richardson]] |4 |6 |1 |4 | |T2P1=[[Ken Rosewall]] |6 |3 |6 |6 | }} }}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.daviscup.com Davis Cup official website]