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. Burma competed for the first time.

1955 Davis Cup
Details
Duration28 March – 28 August 1955
Edition44th
Teams34
Champion
Winning nation Australia
1954
1956

Australia defeated Canada in the America Zone final, Italy defeated Sweden in the Europe Zone final, and Japan defeated the 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. The final was played at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York, United States on 26–28 August.[1][2][3]

America Zone

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Draw

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Quarterfinals
15–17 July
Semifinals
22–24 July
Final
29–31 July
  Canada
Montreal, Canada (grass)
bye
  Canada5
  Caribbean/West Indies0
  Caribbean/West Indiesw/o
Montreal, Canada (grass)
  Pakistan
  Canada0
Havana, Cuba
  Australia5
  Cuba1
Louisville, KY, United States (grass)
  Brazil4
  Brazil1
Chicago, IL, United States (clay)
  Australia4
  Mexico0
  Australia5

Final

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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

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Draw

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Semifinals
28–30 March
Final
27–29 May
  Japan
Tokyo, Japan
bye
  Japan3
Rangoon, Burma
  Philippines2
  Burma0
  Philippines5

Final

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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

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Draw

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First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
  Denmark3
Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
  Norway1  South Africa2
  Denmark0
  South Africa4Munich, West Germany
  Italy5
  Italy5
Birmingham, England (grass)
  West Germany4  West Germany0
  Italy5
  Ireland1Vienna, Austria (clay)
  Great Britain0
  Great Britain4
Manchester, England (grass)
  Austria5  Austria1
  Great Britain3
  Finland0Cairo, Egypt
  India2
  India5
Milan, Italy (clay)
  Turkey1  Egypt0
  Italy4
  Egypt4Paris, France (clay)
  Sweden1
  Argentina2
Saltsjöbaden, Sweden (clay)
  Monaco0  France3
  France2
  Argentina3Montreux, Switzerland (clay)
  Sweden3
   Switzerland0
Båstad, Sweden (clay)
   Switzerland3  Sweden5
  Sweden3
  Netherlands2Budapest, Hungary
  Chile2
  Chile3
Brussels, Belgium
  Yugoslavia0  Hungary2
  Chile3
  Chile5Prague, Czechoslovakia
  Belgium2
  Czechoslovakia0
  Portugal0  Belgium5
  Czechoslovakia5

Final

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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

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Draw

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Semifinals
5–7 August
Final
14–16 August
EUR  Italy
Philadelphia, PA, United States (grass)
bye
EUR  Italy0
Glen Cove, NY, United States (grass)
AME  Australia5
EAS  Japan0
AME  Australia4

Semifinals

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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
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Final

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. ^ a b "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Canada v Australia". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Japan v Philippines". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Italy v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Australia v Japan". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Australia v Italy". daviscup.com.
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