# 1947 Davis Cup

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.
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.

## America Zone
### Final

Canada vs. Australia
| Canada 0 | Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada 8–10 August 1947 Grass | Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada 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
### Draw

| First Round 2–4 May | First Round 2–4 May | First Round 2–4 May | Second Round 15–18 May | Second Round 15–18 May | Second Round 15–18 May | Quarterfinals 30 May–1 June | Quarterfinals 30 May–1 June | Quarterfinals 30 May–1 June | Semifinals 13–16 June | Semifinals 13–16 June | Semifinals 13–16 June | Final 13–15 July | Final 13–15 July | Final 13–15 July |
| Poland | Poland | | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | Warsaw, Poland (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Poland | Poland | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | Scarborough, England (grass) | Scarborough, England (grass) | Scarborough, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 1 | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | | Amsterdam, Netherlands (clay) | Amsterdam, Netherlands (clay) | Amsterdam, Netherlands (clay) | South Africa | South Africa | 4 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| South Africa | South Africa | | South Africa | South Africa | 4 | | | | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | South Africa | South Africa | 2 | |
| Ireland | Ireland | | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | |
| bye | bye | | Ireland | Ireland | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 3 | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 4 | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | 5 | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Belgium | Belgium | 1 | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | Belgium | Belgium | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 2 | Egypt | Egypt | 1 | | | | | | | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
| Egypt | Egypt | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 0 |
| Greece | Greece | 1 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 4 | Switzerland | Switzerland | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 2 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 3 | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 5 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | New Zealand | New Zealand | 0 | | | | | | |
| Norway | Norway | | Norway | Norway | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | | | | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Prague, Czechoslovakia | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | | | | | | | | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | France | France | 0 | | | |
| France | France | | France | France | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | India | India | 0 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| India | India | | | | | France | France | 5 | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Monaco | Monaco | 0 | | | | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | | Monaco | Monaco | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Denmark | Denmark | | | | | | | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final

Yugoslavia vs. Czechoslovakia
| Yugoslavia 0 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 13–15 July 1947 | Zagreb, Yugoslavia 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

Australia vs. Czechoslovakia
| Australia 4 | Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada 14–16 August 1947 Grass | Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada 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

United States vs. Australia
| United States 4 | West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States 30 August–1 September 1947 Grass | West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States 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 ||||