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| Duration | 2 May – 30 December 1946 |
| Edition | 35th |
| Teams | 19 |
| Champion | |
| Winning nation | United States |
← 1939 1947 → | |
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.
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.
America Zone
Draw
| 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
United States vs. Mexico
United States 5 |
Orange Lawn Tennis Club, South Orange, NJ, United States 29 June–1 July 1946 Grass |
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Europe Zone
Draw
| 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
Sweden vs. Yugoslavia
Sweden 3 |
Centercourt, Varberg, Sweden 14–17 July 1946 Clay |
Yugoslavia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Final
United States vs. Sweden
United States 5 |
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States 13–15 September 1946 Grass |
Sweden 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
Australia vs. United States
Australia 0 |
Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia 26–30 December 1946 Grass |
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References
- ^ 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.