The 1952 Davis Cup was the 41st edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 23 teams entered in the Europe Zone, 5 teams entered in the America Zone, and India was the sole competitor in the new Eastern Zone.
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| Duration | 1 May – 31 December 1952 |
| Edition | 41st |
| Teams | 29 |
| Champion | |
| Winning Nation |  Australia |
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The United States defeated Canada in the America Zone final, and Italy defeated Belgium in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Italy defeated India in the semifinal, and then lost to the United States in the final. In the Challenge Round the United States fell to the defending champions Australia. The final was played at the Memorial Drive Park in Adelaide, Australia on 29–31 December.[1][2][3]
America Zone edit
Draw edit
| Quarterfinals 25–27 July | Semifinals 1–3 August | Final 8–10 August | |||||||||||
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 Japan | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Havana, Cuba | |||||||||||||
 United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
 Cuba | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Cuba | |||||||||||||
| Montreal, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
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| United States | 4 | ||||||||||||
 Canada | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Montreal, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
 Mexico | |||||||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Canada | 5 | ||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| Canada | |||||||||||||
Final edit
Canada vs. United States
 Canada 1 |
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4] 8–10 August 1952 Grass |
 United States 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone edit
Draw edit
| First Round 1–11 May | Second Round 16–19 May | Quarterfinals 13–16 June | Semifinals 11–14 July | Final 25–28 July | |||||||||||||||||||
 West Germany | Düsseldorf, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | West Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Brazil | Brazil | 2 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | West Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Denmark | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Denmark | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Denmark | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Monaco | 4 | Monaco | 0 | Milan, Italy (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | 1 | Denmark | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Italy | Rome, Italy (clay) | Italy | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Italy | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Luxembourg | 0 |  Egypt | 0 | Bologna, Italy (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | 5 | Italy | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Great Britain | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Great Britain | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Great Britain | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Yugoslavia | 3 | Yugoslavia | 2 | Milan, Italy (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
 Finland | 2 | Italy | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Norway | 0 | Paris, France (clay) |  Belgium | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 France | 5 | France | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Netherlands | 1 | Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | France | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Turkey | 1 | Lausanne, Switzerland |  Argentina | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Switzerland | 4 | Switzerland | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Argentina | 5 | Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | France | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Austria | 1 | Solna, Sweden (clay) | Belgium | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Chile | 4 | Chile | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Sweden | 5 | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | Sweden | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Israel | Brussels, Belgium | Belgium | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary | w/o | Hungary | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Belgium | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Final edit
Italy vs. Belgium
 Italy 3 |
Milan, Italy[5] 25–28 July 1952 Clay |
 Belgium 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Zone edit
Draw edit
| Semifinals 11–13 December | Final 18–20 December | |||||||
| Brisbane, Australia (grass) | ||||||||
| EUR | Italy | 3 | ||||||
| Sydney, Australia (grass) | ||||||||
| EAS |  India | 2 | ||||||
| EUR | Italy | 0 | ||||||
| AME | United States | 5 | ||||||
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| AME | United States | |||||||
Semifinals edit
Italy vs. India
| Italy 3 |
Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[6] 11–13 December 1952 Grass |
 India 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final edit
United States vs. Italy
 United States 5 |
White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia[7] 18–20 December 1952 Grass |
Italy 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round edit
Australia vs. United States
 Australia 4 |
Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, Australia[3] 29–31 December 1952 Grass |
United States 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 "Australia v United States". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Canada v United States". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Italy v Belgium". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Italy v India". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Italy". daviscup.com.