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.

1948 Davis Cup
Details
Duration22 April – 6 September 1948
Edition37th
Teams29
Champion
Winning nation United States
1947
1949

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

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Draw

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Semifinals
8–25 July
Final
6–8 August
Havana, Cuba
  Australia5
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
  Cuba0
  Australia4
Montreal, Canada (grass)
  Mexico1
  Canada1
  Mexico4

Final

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Mexico vs. Australia

 
Mexico
1
Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[4]
6–8 August 1948
Clay
 
Australia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Armando Vega
Bill Sidwell
6
2
6
8
6
3
4
6
5
7
 
2  
 
Gustavo Palafox
Adrian Quist
4
6
1
6
4
6
     
3  
 
Gustavo Palafox / Armando Vega
Geoff Brown / Colin Long
0
6
2
6
2
6
     
4  
 
Armando Vega
Adrian Quist
9
7
6
4
6
2
     
5  
 
Francisco Guerrero Arcocha
Bill Sidwell
1
6
4
6
2
6
     

Europe Zone

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Draw

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First Round
22 April–5 May
Second Round
6–18 May
Quarterfinals
10–14 June
Semifinals
9–11 July
Final
27–29 July
  NetherlandsScheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
bye  Netherlands5
  Portugal  Portugal0Birmingham, England (grass)
bye  Netherlands1
  NorwayOslo, Norway (clay)  Great Britain4
bye  Norway1
  Great Britain3  Great Britain4Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
  India2  Great Britain1
  Hungary5Paris, France (clay)  Sweden4
  Austria0  Hungary4
  Romania2  France1Budapest, Hungary (clay)
  France3  Hungary2
  Spain0Stockholm, Sweden (clay)  Sweden3
  Sweden4  Sweden5
   Switzerland3   Switzerland0Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
  Pakistan2  Sweden1
  Ireland5Dublin, Ireland (grass)  Czechoslovakia4
  Luxembourg0  Ireland2
  Denmark3  Denmark3Turin, Italy (clay)
  Egypt2  Denmark0
  Turkey0Zagreb, Yugoslavia  Italy5
  Yugoslavia5  Yugoslavia2
  Italyw/o  Italy3Milan, Italy (clay)
  Poland  Italy2
byePrague, Czechoslovakia  Czechoslovakia3
  Czechoslovakia  Czechoslovakia4
bye  Brazil1Prague, Czechoslovakia
  Brazil  Czechoslovakia3
byeBrussels, Belgium  Belgium2
  Belgium  Belgium3
bye  Argentina2
  Argentina

Final

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Czechoslovakia vs. Sweden

 
Czechoslovakia
4
Prague, Czechoslovakia[5]
27–29 July 1948
Clay
 
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Vladimír Černík
Torsten Johansson
6
4
4
6
6
3
6
3
   
2  
 
Jaroslav Drobný
Lennart Bergelin
6
0
6
3
7
5
     
3  
 
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
Lennart Bergelin / Torsten Johansson
6
2
6
1
6
2
     
4  
 
Vladimír Zábrodský
Torsten Johansson
3
6
6
3
2
6
3
6
   
5  
 
Ferdinand Vrba
Börje Fornstedt
6
3
6
1
6
3
     

Inter-Zonal Final

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Australia vs. Czechoslovakia

 
Australia
3
Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States[6]
19–22 August 1948
Grass
 
Czechoslovakia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Adrian Quist
Vladimír Černík
6
2
13
11
6
0
     
2  
 
Bill Sidwell
Jaroslav Drobný
6
3
6
2
9
11
14
12
   
3  
 
Geoff Brown / Colin Long
Vladimír Černík / Jaroslav Drobný
8
10
6
4
3
6
4
6
   
4  
 
Adrian Quist
Jaroslav Drobný
8
6
6
3
16
18
3
6
5
7
 
5  
 
Bill Sidwell
Vladimír Černík
7
5
6
4
6
2
     

Challenge Round

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United States vs. Australia

 
United States
5
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States[3]
4–6 September 1948
Grass
 
Australia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Frank Parker
Bill Sidwell
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
2  
 
Ted Schroeder
Adrian Quist
6
3
4
6
6
0
6
0
   
3  
 
Gardnar Mulloy / Bill Talbert
Colin Long / Bill Sidwell
8
6
9
7
2
6
7
5
   
4  
 
Ted Schroeder
Bill Sidwell
6
2
6
1
6
1
     
5  
 
Frank Parker
Adrian Quist
6
2
6
2
6
3
     

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. ^ "Mexico v Australia". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Czechoslovakia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Australia v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
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