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.
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| Duration | 2 May – 30 December 1946 |
| Edition | 35th |
| Teams | 19 |
| Champion | |
| Winning Nation |  United States |
← 1939 1947 → | |
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]
America Zone edit
Draw edit
| Quarterfinals 14–16 June | Semifinals 13–15 June | Final 29 June–1 July | |||||||||||
 Canada | |||||||||||||
| Montreal, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | ||||||||||||
 Mexico | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Mexico | |||||||||||||
| South Orange, NJ, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| Mexico | 0 | ||||||||||||
| St. Louis, MO, United States (clay) | |||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
 Philippines | 0 | ||||||||||||
| United States | w/o | ||||||||||||
 New Zealand | |||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| New Zealand | |||||||||||||
Final edit
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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Europe Zone edit
Draw edit
| First round 2–12 May | Quarterfinals 24–26 May | Semifinals 9–14 June | Final 14–17 July | |||||||||||||||
 Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Sweden | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||
 Belgium | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||
 Monaco | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 China | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Denmark | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Varberg, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| China | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Yugoslavia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 France | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Montreux, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||
 Great Britain | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| France | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Switzerland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Spain | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| France | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zagreb, Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||
 Egypt | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Czechoslovakia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | w/o | |||||||||||||||||
Final edit
Sweden vs. Yugoslavia
 Sweden 3 |
Centercourt, Varberg, Sweden[5] 14–17 July 1946 Clay |
 Yugoslavia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Final edit
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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Challenge Round edit
Australia vs. United States
 Australia 0 |
Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia[3] 26–30 December 1946 Grass |
United States 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
- ^ "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Sweden v Yugoslavia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Sweden". daviscup.com.