The 1947 Davis Cup was the 36th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 20 teams entered the Europe Zone, and 2 teams entered the America Zone. Luxembourg competed for the first time.

1947 Davis Cup
Details
Duration2 May – 1 September 1947
Edition36th
Teams22
Champion
Winning nation United States
1946
1948

Australia defeated Canada in the America Zone final, and Czechoslovakia defeated Yugoslavia in the Europe Zone final. Australia defeated Czechoslovakia in the Inter-Zonal play-off, but was defeated by defending champions the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York, United States on 30 August-1 September.[1][2][3]

America Zone

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Final

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Canada vs. Australia

 
Canada
0
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4]
8–10 August 1947
Grass
 
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Henri Rochon
Dinny Pails
1
6
4
6
2
6
     
2  
 
Brendan Macken
Geoff Brown
4
6
4
6
1
6
     
3  
 
Edgar Lanthier / Gordon MacNeil
John Bromwich / Colin Long
2
6
1
6
0
6
     
4  
 
Brendan Macken
Dinny Pails
4
6
2
6
2
6
     
5  
 
Henri Rochon
Geoff Brown
3
6
7
9
2
6
     

Europe Zone

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Draw

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First Round
2–4 May
Second Round
15–18 May
Quarterfinals
30 May–1 June
Semifinals
13–16 June
Final
13–15 July
  PolandWarsaw, Poland (clay)
bye  Poland2
  Great Britain  Great Britain3Scarborough, England (grass)
bye  Great Britain1
  NetherlandsAmsterdam, Netherlands (clay)  South Africa4
bye  Netherlands1
  South Africa  South Africa4Zagreb, Yugoslavia
bye  South Africa2
  IrelandDublin, Ireland (grass)  Yugoslavia3
bye  Ireland2
  Yugoslavia  Yugoslavia3Brussels, Belgium
bye  Yugoslavia4
  Belgium5Brussels, Belgium  Belgium1
  Luxembourg0  Belgium4
  Spain2  Egypt1Zagreb, Yugoslavia
  Egypt3  Yugoslavia0
  Greece1Prague, Czechoslovakia  Czechoslovakia4
   Switzerland4   Switzerland1
  Sweden2  Czechoslovakia4Prague, Czechoslovakia
  Czechoslovakia3  Czechoslovakia5
byeOslo, Norway (clay)  New Zealand0
  Norway  Norway2
bye  New Zealand3Prague, Czechoslovakia
  New Zealand  Czechoslovakia4
byeParis, France (clay)  France0
  France  France5
bye  India0Paris, France (clay)
  India  France5
bye  Monaco0
  Monaco  Monacow/o
bye  Denmark
  Denmark

Final

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Yugoslavia vs. Czechoslovakia

 
Yugoslavia
0
Zagreb, Yugoslavia[5]
13–15 July 1947
 
Czechoslovakia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Dragutin Mitić
Vladimír Černík
6
3
0
6
6
2
1
6
2
6
 
2  
 
Josip Palada
Jaroslav Drobný
3
6
6
8
6
2
3
6
   
3  
 
Dragutin Mitić / Josip Palada
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
3
6
1
6
3
6
     
4  
 
Dragutin Mitić
Jaroslav Drobný
6
1
3
6
4
6
6
4
1
6
 
5  
 
Josip Palada
Ján Smolinský
          not
played

Inter-Zonal Final

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Australia vs. Czechoslovakia

 
Australia
4
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[6]
14–16 August 1947
Grass
 
Czechoslovakia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
John Bromwich
Vladimír Černík
6
1
6
1
6
1
     
2  
 
Dinny Pails
Jaroslav Drobný
3
6
4
6
6
4
4
6
   
3  
 
John Bromwich / Colin Long
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
6
2
6
2
6
2
     
4  
 
John Bromwich
Jaroslav Drobný
6
2
7
5
6
4
     
5  
 
Dinny Pails
Vladimír Černík
6
3
4
6
3
6
6
2
6
3
 

Challenge Round

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United States vs. Australia

 
United States
4
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States[3]
30 August–1 September 1947
Grass
 
Australia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Jack Kramer
Dinny Pails
6
2
6
1
6
2
     
2  
 
Ted Schroeder
John Bromwich
6
4
5
7
6
3
6
4
   
3  
 
Jack Kramer / Ted Schroeder
John Bromwich / Colin Long
4
6
6
2
2
6
4
6
   
4  
 
Ted Schroeder
Dinny Pails
6
3
8
6
4
6
9
11
10
8
 
5  
 
Jack Kramer
John Bromwich
6
3
6
2
6
2
     

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. ^ "Yugoslavia v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Australia v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
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