1955 Davis Cup
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The 1955 Davis Cup was the 44th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. The Eastern Zone was reinstated with increasing entries from Asia. 34 teams would enter the competition, 24 in the Europe Zone, 7 in the Americas Zone, and 3 in the Eastern Zone.
Australia defeated Canada in the Americas Zone final, Italy defeated Sweden in the Europe Zone final, and Japan defeated the Philippines in the Eastern Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Australia defeated Japan, then defeated Italy. They then defeated defending champions the United States in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, NY, United States on 26-28 August.
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[edit] Americas Zone
[edit] Draw
| 1st Round 15-17 July |
Semifinals 22-24 July |
Final 29-31 July |
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 Canada |
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| bye | Montreal, Canada (grass) | ||||||||||||||
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| Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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 Pakistan |
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| Havana, Cuba |  Australia |
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 Cuba |
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 Brazil |
4 | Louisville, KY, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
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| Chicago, IL, United States (clay) | Australia |
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.png/22px-Flag_of_Mexico_(1934-1968).png){kind=small} Mexico |
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[edit] Final
 Canada 0 |
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada 29 July - 31 July 1955 clay |
 Australia 5 |
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[edit] Eastern Zone
[edit] Draw
| 1st Round 28-30 March |
Final 27-29 May |
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 Japan |
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| bye | Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||
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| Rangoon, Burma |  Philippines |
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[edit] Final
 Japan 3 |
Tokyo, Japan 27 May - 29 May 1955 |
 Philippines 2 |
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[edit] Europe Zone
[edit] Draw
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[edit] Final
 Italy 4 |
Milan, Italy 29 July - 31 July 1955 clay |
 Sweden 1 |
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[edit] Inter-Zonal Zone
| 1st Round 5-7 August |
Final 14-16 August |
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| EUR |  Italy |
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| bye | Philadelphia, PA, United States (grass) | |||||||||
| EUR | Italy |
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| Glen Cove, NY, United States (grass) | AME | Australia |
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| AME | Australia |
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Japan 0 |
Glen Cove Tennis Club, Glen Cove, NY, United States 5 August - 7 August 1955 grass |
Australia 4 |
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Italy 0 |
Germantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia, PA, United States 14 August - 16 August 1955 grass |
Australia 5 |
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[edit] Challenge Round
 United States 0 |
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States 26 August - 28 August 1955 grass |
Australia 5 |
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