Details | |
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Duration | 2 May – 30 December 1946 |
Edition | 35th |
Teams | 19 |
Champion | |
Winning nation | ![]() |
←
1939
1947 → |
The 1946 Davis Cup was the 35th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. The trophy and tournament were renamed for the founder, Dwight F. Davis, upon his death in 1945. This was the first edition since the end of World War II. 15 teams entered the Europe Zone, and 5 teams entered the America Zone.
The United States defeated Mexico in the America Zone final, and Sweden defeated Yugoslavia in the Europe Zone final. The USA defeated Sweden in the Inter-Zonal play-off, and then defeated defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on 26–30 December. [1] [2] [3]
Quarterfinals 14–16 June | Semifinals 13–15 June | Final 29 June–1 July | |||||||||||
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Montreal, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
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South Orange, NJ, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
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St. Louis, MO, United States (clay) | |||||||||||||
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![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||
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bye | |||||||||||||
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United States vs. Mexico
![]() United States 5 |
Orange Lawn Tennis Club,
South Orange, NJ,
United States
[4] 29 June–1 July 1946 Grass |
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First round 2–12 May | Quarterfinals 24–26 May | Semifinals 9–14 June | Final 14–17 July | |||||||||||||||
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Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Varberg, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Montreux, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Barcelona, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Zagreb, Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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![]() | w/o | |||||||||||||||||
Sweden vs. Yugoslavia
![]() Sweden 3 |
Centercourt,
Varberg,
Sweden
[5] 14–17 July 1946 Clay |
![]() Yugoslavia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States vs. Sweden
![]() United States 5 |
West Side Tennis Club,
Forest Hills, NY,
United States
[6] 13–15 September 1946 Grass |
![]() Sweden 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia vs. United States
![]() Australia 0 |
Kooyong Stadium,
Melbourne,
Australia
[3] 26–30 December 1946 Grass |
![]() United States 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Details | |
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Duration | 2 May – 30 December 1946 |
Edition | 35th |
Teams | 19 |
Champion | |
Winning nation | ![]() |
←
1939
1947 → |
The 1946 Davis Cup was the 35th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. The trophy and tournament were renamed for the founder, Dwight F. Davis, upon his death in 1945. This was the first edition since the end of World War II. 15 teams entered the Europe Zone, and 5 teams entered the America Zone.
The United States defeated Mexico in the America Zone final, and Sweden defeated Yugoslavia in the Europe Zone final. The USA defeated Sweden in the Inter-Zonal play-off, and then defeated defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on 26–30 December. [1] [2] [3]
Quarterfinals 14–16 June | Semifinals 13–15 June | Final 29 June–1 July | |||||||||||
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Montreal, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
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![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||
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South Orange, NJ, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
St. Louis, MO, United States (clay) | |||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
![]() | w/o | ||||||||||||
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bye | |||||||||||||
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United States vs. Mexico
![]() United States 5 |
Orange Lawn Tennis Club,
South Orange, NJ,
United States
[4] 29 June–1 July 1946 Grass |
![]() Mexico 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First round 2–12 May | Quarterfinals 24–26 May | Semifinals 9–14 June | Final 14–17 July | |||||||||||||||
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Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Varberg, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Montreux, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Barcelona, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Zagreb, Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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![]() | w/o | |||||||||||||||||
Sweden vs. Yugoslavia
![]() Sweden 3 |
Centercourt,
Varberg,
Sweden
[5] 14–17 July 1946 Clay |
![]() Yugoslavia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States vs. Sweden
![]() United States 5 |
West Side Tennis Club,
Forest Hills, NY,
United States
[6] 13–15 September 1946 Grass |
![]() Sweden 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia vs. United States
![]() Australia 0 |
Kooyong Stadium,
Melbourne,
Australia
[3] 26–30 December 1946 Grass |
![]() United States 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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