# 1952 Davis Cup

The 1952 Davis Cup was the 41st edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 23 teams entered in the Europe Zone, 5 teams entered in the America Zone, and India was the sole competitor in the new Eastern Zone.
The United States defeated Canada in the America Zone final, and Italy defeated Belgium in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Italy defeated India in the semifinal, and then lost to the United States in the final. In the Challenge Round the United States fell to the defending champions Australia. The final was played at the Memorial Drive Park in Adelaide, Australia on 29–31 December.

## America Zone
### Draw

| Quarterfinals 25–27 July | Quarterfinals 25–27 July | Quarterfinals 25–27 July | Semifinals 1–3 August | Semifinals 1–3 August | Semifinals 1–3 August | Final 8–10 August | Final 8–10 August | Final 8–10 August |
| Cincinnati, OH, United States (grass) | Cincinnati, OH, United States (grass) | Cincinnati, OH, United States (grass) | | | | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 0 | | | | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 0 | Havana, Cuba | Havana, Cuba | Havana, Cuba | | | |
| United States | United States | 5 | Havana, Cuba | Havana, Cuba | Havana, Cuba | | | |
| United States | United States | 5 | United States | United States | 5 | | | |
| | | | Cuba | Cuba | 0 | | | |
| Cuba | Cuba | | Cuba | Cuba | 0 | | | |
| Cuba | Cuba | | | | | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) |
| bye | bye | | | | | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) |
| bye | bye | | | | | United States | United States | 4 |
| | | | | | | Canada | Canada | 1 |
| bye | bye | | | | | Canada | Canada | 1 |
| bye | bye | | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | | Mexico | Mexico | 0 | | | |
| | | | Canada | Canada | 5 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Canada | Canada | 5 | | | |
| Canada | Canada | | | | | | | |

### Final

Canada vs. United States
| Canada 1 | Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada 8–10 August 1952 Grass | Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada 8–10 August 1952 Grass | United States 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Henri Rochon Herbie Flam 2 6 6 8 2 6       2 Lorne Main Vic Seixas 2 6 3 6 4 6       3 Brendan Macken / Lorne Main Herbie Flam / Vic Seixas 3 6 6 3 3 6 4 6     4 Lorne Main Herbie Flam 2 6 2 6 3 6       5 Brendan Macken Bob Perry 6 3 11 13 6 4 6 4 ||||

## Europe Zone
### Draw

| First Round 1–11 May | First Round 1–11 May | First Round 1–11 May | Second Round 16–19 May | Second Round 16–19 May | Second Round 16–19 May | Quarterfinals 13–16 June | Quarterfinals 13–16 June | Quarterfinals 13–16 June | Semifinals 11–14 July | Semifinals 11–14 July | Semifinals 11–14 July | Final 25–28 July | Final 25–28 July | Final 25–28 July |
| West Germany | West Germany | | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Düsseldorf, West Germany | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | West Germany | West Germany | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | | Brazil | Brazil | 2 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | West Germany | West Germany | 1 | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay) | Denmark | Denmark | 4 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Denmark | Denmark | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 4 | Monaco | Monaco | 0 | | | | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 1 | | | | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 1 | |
| Italy | Italy | | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | Rome, Italy (clay) | | | | Italy | Italy | 4 | |
| bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | Egypt | Egypt | 0 | Bologna, Italy (clay) | Bologna, Italy (clay) | Bologna, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 5 | | | | Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 2 | | | | | | | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) |
| Finland | Finland | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 3 |
| Norway | Norway | 0 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 1 |
| France | France | 5 | France | France | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | | | | | France | France | 3 | | | | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 1 | Lausanne, Switzerland | Lausanne, Switzerland | Lausanne, Switzerland | Argentina | Argentina | 2 | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 4 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Argentina | Argentina | 5 | | | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | |
| Argentina | Argentina | | | | | | | | France | France | 2 | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 1 | Solna, Sweden (clay) | Solna, Sweden (clay) | Solna, Sweden (clay) | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 3 | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 4 | Chile | Chile | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 2 | | | | | | |
| Israel | Israel | | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Belgium | Belgium | 3 | | | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | w/o | Hungary | Hungary | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Belgium | Belgium | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final

Italy vs. Belgium
| Italy 3 | Milan, Italy 25–28 July 1952 Clay | Milan, Italy 25–28 July 1952 Clay | Belgium 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Rolando del Bello Jacques Brichant 7 5 1 6 5 7 6 0 4 6   2 Fausto Gardini Philippe Washer 8 6 6 1 3 6 2 6 6 4   3 Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 6 3 6 1 5 7 3 6 6 3   4 Fausto Gardini Jacques Brichant 4 6 6 1 0 6 6 2 6 2   5 Rolando del Bello Philippe Washer 3 3         not completed ||||

## Inter-Zonal Zone
### Draw

| Semifinals 11–13 December | Semifinals 11–13 December | Semifinals 11–13 December | Final 18–20 December | Final 18–20 December | Final 18–20 December |
| Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | | | |
| EUR | Italy | 3 | | | |
| EUR | Italy | 3 | Sydney, Australia (grass) | Sydney, Australia (grass) | Sydney, Australia (grass) |
| EAS | India | 2 | Sydney, Australia (grass) | Sydney, Australia (grass) | Sydney, Australia (grass) |
| EAS | India | 2 | EUR | Italy | 0 |
| | | | AME | United States | 5 |
| | bye | | AME | United States | 5 |
| AME | United States | | | | |

### Semifinals

Italy vs. India
| Italy 3 | Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia 11–13 December 1952 Grass | Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia 11–13 December 1952 Grass | India 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Fausto Gardini Naresh Kumar 6 1 5 7 7 5 6 2     2 Rolando del Bello Sumant Misra 5 7 4 6 1 6       3 Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli Naresh Kumar / Sumant Misra 1 6 1 6 6 2 6 2 13 11   4 Fausto Gardini Sumant Misra 8 6 8 6 1 6 6 4     5 Rolando del Bello Naresh Kumar 2 6 6 8 6 4 3 6 ||||

### Final

United States vs. Italy
| United States 5 | White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia 18–20 December 1952 Grass | White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia 18–20 December 1952 Grass | Italy 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vic Seixas Fausto Gardini 5 7 3 6 6 3 8 6 6 3   2 Tony Trabert Giovanni Cucelli 6 3 6 1 6 3       3 Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert Marcello del Bello / Giovanni Cucelli 6 4 6 3 6 2       4 Ham Richardson Rolando del Bello 7 5 6 3 5 7 6 3     5 Tony Trabert Fausto Gardini 6 3 5 7 7 5 6 3 ||||

## Challenge Round

Australia vs. United States
| Australia 4 | Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, Australia 29–31 December 1952 Grass | Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, Australia 29–31 December 1952 Grass | United States 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Frank Sedgman Vic Seixas 6 3 6 4 6 3       2 Ken McGregor Tony Trabert 11 9 6 4 6 1       3 Ken McGregor / Frank Sedgman Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert 6 3 6 4 1 6 6 3     4 Frank Sedgman Tony Trabert 7 5 6 4 10 8       5 Ken McGregor Vic Seixas 3 6 6 8 8 6 3 6 ||||