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.
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| Duration | 2 May – 1 September 1947 |
| Edition | 36th |
| Teams | 22 |
| 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
editFinal
editCanada vs. Australia
 Canada 0 |
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4] 8–10 August 1947 Grass |
 Australia 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
editDraw
edit| First Round 2–4 May | Second Round 15–18 May | Quarterfinals 30 May–1 June | Semifinals 13–16 June | Final 13–15 July | |||||||||||||||||||
 Poland | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Poland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | Scarborough, England (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Great Britain | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands | Amsterdam, Netherlands (clay) |  South Africa | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | South Africa | 4 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | South Africa | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | Dublin, Ireland (grass) |  Yugoslavia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Ireland | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Yugoslavia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Belgium | 5 | Brussels, Belgium | Belgium | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Luxembourg | 0 | Belgium | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Spain | 2 |  Egypt | 1 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | 3 | Yugoslavia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Greece | 1 | Prague, Czechoslovakia |  Czechoslovakia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Switzerland | 4 | Switzerland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Sweden | 2 | Czechoslovakia | 4 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 3 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Oslo, Norway (clay) |  New Zealand | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Norway | Norway | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | New Zealand | 3 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | Czechoslovakia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Paris, France (clay) |  France | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| France | France | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  India | 0 | Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| India | France | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Monaco | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Monaco | Monaco | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
editYugoslavia vs. Czechoslovakia
 Yugoslavia 0 |
Zagreb, Yugoslavia[5] 13–15 July 1947 |
 Czechoslovakia 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Final
editAustralia vs. Czechoslovakia
| Australia 4 |
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[6] 14–16 August 1947 Grass |
Czechoslovakia 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
editUnited States vs. Australia
 United States 4 |
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States[3] 30 August–1 September 1947 Grass |
Australia 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 "United States v Australia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Canada v Australia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Yugoslavia v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Australia v Czechoslovakia". daviscup.com.