# 1955 Davis Cup > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1955_Davis_Cup > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1955_Davis_Cup.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955_Davis_Cup > Source revision: 1354069161 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1955 edition of the Davis Cup 1955 Davis Cup Details Duration 28 March – 28 August 1955 Edition 44th Teams 34 Champion Winning nation Australia ← 1954 1956 → The **1955 Davis Cup** was the 44th edition of the [Davis Cup](/source/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](/source/Myanmar_Davis_Cup_team) competed for the first time. [Australia](/source/Australia_Davis_Cup_team) defeated [Canada](/source/Canada_Davis_Cup_team) in the America Zone final, [Italy](/source/Italy_Davis_Cup_team) defeated [Sweden](/source/Sweden_Davis_Cup_team) in the Europe Zone final, and [Japan](/source/Japan_Davis_Cup_team) defeated the [Philippines](/source/Philippines_Davis_Cup_team) 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](/source/United_States_Davis_Cup_team). The final was played at the [West Side Tennis Club](/source/West_Side_Tennis_Club) in [Forest Hills](/source/Forest_Hills%2C_Queens), [New York](/source/New_York_(state)), United States on 26–28 August.[1][2][3] ## America Zone Further information: [1955 Davis Cup America Zone](/source/1955_Davis_Cup_America_Zone) ### Draw Quarterfinals 15–17 July Semifinals 22–24 July Final 29–31 July Canada Montreal, Canada (grass) bye Canada 5 Caribbean/West Indies 0 Caribbean/West Indies w/o Montreal, Canada (grass) Pakistan Canada 0 Havana, Cuba Australia 5 Cuba 1 Louisville, KY, United States (grass) Brazil 4 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](/source/1955_Davis_Cup_Eastern_Zone) ### Draw Semifinals 28–30 March Final 27–29 May Japan Tokyo, Japan bye 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](/source/1955_Davis_Cup_Europe_Zone) ### Draw First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) Denmark 3 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) Norway 1 South Africa 2 Denmark 0 South Africa 4 Munich, West Germany Italy 5 Italy 5 Birmingham, England (grass) West Germany 4 West Germany 0 Italy 5 Ireland 1 Vienna, Austria (clay) Great Britain 0 Great Britain 4 Manchester, England (grass) Austria 5 Austria 1 Great Britain 3 Finland 0 Cairo, Egypt India 2 India 5 Milan, Italy (clay) Turkey 1 Egypt 0 Italy 4 Egypt 4 Paris, France (clay) Sweden 1 Argentina 2 Saltsjöbaden, Sweden (clay) Monaco 0 France 3 France 2 Argentina 3 Montreux, Switzerland (clay) Sweden 3 Switzerland 0 Båstad, Sweden (clay) Switzerland 3 Sweden 5 Sweden 3 Netherlands 2 Budapest, Hungary Chile 2 Chile 3 Brussels, Belgium Yugoslavia 0 Hungary 2 Chile 3 Chile 5 Prague, Czechoslovakia Belgium 2 Czechoslovakia 0 Portugal 0 Belgium 5 Czechoslovakia 5 ### 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 Philadelphia, PA, United States (grass) bye 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 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Collins_1-0)** Bud Collins (2010). *The Bud Collins History of Tennis* (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0942257700](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0942257700). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Max Robertson (1974). *The Encyclopedia of Tennis*. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0047960426](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0047960426). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Challenge_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Challenge_3-1) ["United States v Australia"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-WG-CHR-USA-AUS-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Canada v Australia"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-AME-M-CAN-AUS-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Japan v Philippines"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EAS-M-JPN-PHI-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Italy v Sweden"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-EUR-M-ITA-SWE-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Australia v Japan"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-INZ-M-AUS-JPN-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Australia v Italy"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1955-INZ-M-AUS-ITA-01). daviscup.com. ## External links - [Davis Cup official website](http://www.daviscup.com) v t e Davis Cup Current champions (2025): Italy Editions 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 World Groups / Finals 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 World Groups play-offs 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Qualifying rounds 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 (1R, 2R) 2026 (1R, 2R) 2025 Davis Cup Finals teams Argentina Austria Belgium Czech Republic France Germany Italy Spain Former World Group / Finals teams Australia Belarus Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Croatia Cuba Czechoslovakia Denmark Ecuador Finland Great Britain Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Israel Japan Kazakhstan Mexico Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Paraguay Peru Poland Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia South Korea South Africa Sweden Switzerland United States Yugoslavia Zimbabwe Players American Argentine Australian Austrian Belarusian Belgian Brazilian British Canadian Chilean Croatian Cuban Czech Czechoslovak Danish Dutch Ecuadorian Finnish French German Hungarian Indian Indonesian Irish Israeli Italian Japanese Kazakhstani Korean Kosovar Mexican Montenegrin Moroccan New Zealand Peruvian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak South African Soviet Spanish Swedish Swiss Yugoslav Zimbabwean List of champions Winning players v t e « 1954 1955 in tennis 1956 » Grand Slam Australian Championships French Championships Wimbledon Championships U.S. Championships National teams Davis Cup Wightman Cup --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1955 Davis Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955_Davis_Cup) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955_Davis_Cup?action=history)). 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