The 1948 Davis Cup was the 37th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 25 teams entered the Europe Zone, and four teams entered the America Zone. Pakistan and Turkey made their first appearances in the competition.
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| Duration | 22 April – 6 September 1948 |
| Edition | 37th |
| Teams | 29 |
| Champion | |
| Winning Nation |  United States |
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Australia defeated Mexico in the America Zone final, and Czechoslovakia defeated Sweden in the Europe Zone final. Australia defeated Czechoslovakia in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but fell to defending champions the United States in the Challenge Round. The championship was played at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York, United States on 4–6 September.[1][2][3]
America Zone edit
Draw edit
| Semifinals 8–25 July | Final 6–8 August | |||||||
| Havana, Cuba | ||||||||
 Australia | 5 | |||||||
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||
 Cuba | 0 | |||||||
| Australia | 4 | |||||||
| Montreal, Canada (grass) | ||||||||
 Mexico | 1 | |||||||
 Canada | 1 | |||||||
| Mexico | 4 | |||||||
Final edit
Mexico vs. Australia
 Mexico 1 |
Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[4] 6–8 August 1948 Clay |
 Australia 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone edit
Draw edit
Final edit
Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden
 Czechoslovakia 4 |
Prague, Czechoslovakia[5] 27–29 July 1948 Clay |
 Sweden 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Final edit
Australia vs. Czechoslovakia
| Australia 3 |
Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States[6] 19–22 August 1948 Grass |
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Challenge Round edit
United States vs. Australia
 United States 5 |
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States[3] 4–6 September 1948 Grass |
Australia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Mexico v Australia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Czechoslovakia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Australia v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.