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{{Short description|1953 edition of the Davis Cup}}
{{Davis Cup season
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| name          = 1953 Davis Cup
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| duration      = 24 April – 31 December 1953
| edition       = 42nd
| teams         = 30<!-- Not include two teams withdrew before their first match. Include the defending champion directly received bye to the Challenge Round. -->
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| winning nation= {{davis|AUS}}
| previous      = [[1952 Davis Cup|1952]]
| next          = [[1954 Davis Cup|1954]]
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The '''1953 Davis Cup''' was the 42nd edition of the [[Davis Cup]], the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 24 teams entered the Europe Zone, 6 teams entered the America Zone, and [[India Davis Cup team|India]] was the sole competitor in the Eastern Zone. This year saw the first appearances in the competition of both [[Sri Lanka Davis Cup team|Ceylon]] and a team representing the [[Caribbean/West Indies Davis Cup team|West Indies]]. For the first time play took place on the African continent, when the first-round Europe Zone tie between [[Egypt Davis Cup team|Egypt]] and [[Austria Davis Cup team|Austria]] was held in [[Cairo]].

The [[United States Davis Cup team|United States]] defeated [[Canada Davis Cup team|Canada]] in the America Zone final, and [[Belgium Davis Cup team|Belgium]] defeated [[Denmark Davis Cup team|Denmark]] in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Belgium defeated India in the semifinal, and then lost to the United States in the final. In the Challenge Round the United States were defeated by the defending champions [[Australia Davis Cup team|Australia]]. The final was played at [[Kooyong Stadium]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] on 28–31 December.<ref name=Collins>{{cite book|author=Bud Collins|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|pages=495–496, 499|edition=2nd}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Encyclopedia of Tennis|year=1974|publisher=Allen & Unwin|location=London|isbn=0047960426|author=Max Robertson|page=384}}</ref><ref name="Challenge" />

==America Zone==
{{details|1953 Davis Cup America Zone}}

===Draw===
{{8TeamBracket-info
| RD1-date=11–20 July
| RD2-date=25 July–10 August
| RD3-date=14–16 September

| RD1T1-loc=[[Vancouver]], [[Canada]] (grass)
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|JPN}} | RD1-score1=0
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{davis|USA|1912}} | RD1-score2=5

| RD1T2-loc=
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|Caribbean/West Indies}} | RD1-score3=
| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=bye | RD1-score4=

| RD1T3-loc=
| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=bye | RD1-score5=
| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|CUB}} | RD1-score6=

| RD1T4-loc=[[Montreal]], [[Canada]] (grass)
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|MEX|1934}} | RD1-score7=2
| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|CAN|1921}} | RD1-score8=3

| RD2T1-loc=[[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]] (grass)
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|USA|1912}} | RD2-score1=5
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|Caribbean/West Indies}} | RD2-score2=0

| RD2T2-loc=[[Montreal]], [[Canada]] (grass)
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|CUB}} | RD2-score3=2
| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|CAN|1921}} | RD2-score4=3

| RD3T1-loc=[[Montreal]], [[Canada]] (grass)
| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|USA|1912}} | RD3-score1=5
| RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|CAN|1921}} | RD3-score2=0
}}

===Final===
'''Canada vs. United States'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Canada |team1-var=1921
|team2=United States |team2-var=1912
|venue=[[Mount Royal Tennis Club]], [[Montreal]], [[Canada]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1953-AME-M-CAN-USA-01|title=Canada v United States|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=14–16 September 1953
|surface=Grass
|score1=0
|score2=5
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Henri Rochon]] |2 |3 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Tony Trabert]] |6 |6 |8 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Lorne Main]] |1 |1 |4 | | |T2P1=[[Vic Seixas]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Lorne Main]] |T1P2=[[Paul Willey]] |6 |2 |3 |2 | |T2P1=[[Vic Seixas]] |T2P2=[[Tony Trabert]] |3 |6 |6 |6 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Paul Willey]] |5 |2 |0 | | |T2P1=[[Straight Clark]] |7 |6 |6 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Robert Bédard (tennis)|Robert Bédard]] |4 |5 |6 |0 | |T2P1=[[Bernard Bartzen|Tut Bartzen]] |6 |7 |1 |6 | }}
|}}

==Europe Zone==
{{details|1953 Davis Cup Europe Zone}}

===Draw===
{{32TeamBracket-Info|compact=y
| RD1-date=24 April–5 May
| RD2-date=13–19 May
| RD3-date=10–14 June
| RD4-date=10–13 July
| RD5-date=18–20 July
| RD1-name=First Round
| RD2-name=Second Round
| seed-width=25
| team-width=150

| RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01={{davis|FRG}} | RD1-score01=
| RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=bye | RD1-score02=

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD1-score03={{w/o}}
| RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04={{davis|MON}} | RD1-score04=

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05={{davis|FRA|1830}} | RD1-score05=
| RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=bye | RD1-score06=

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07={{davis|YUG}} | RD1-score07=5
| RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08={{davis|SUI}} | RD1-score08=0

| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09={{davis|DEN}} | RD1-score09=
| RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=bye | RD1-score10=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11={{davis|EGY|1922}} | RD1-score11=1
| RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12={{davis|AUT}} | RD1-score12=4

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{davis|PHI|1936}} | RD1-score13=
| RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=bye | RD1-score14=

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15={{davis|FIN}} | RD1-score15=4
| RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16={{davis|IRL}} | RD1-score16=1

| RD1-seed17= | RD1-team17={{davis|ESP|civil}} | RD1-score17=5
| RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18={{davis|ISR}} | RD1-score18=0

| RD1-seed19= | RD1-team19=bye | RD1-score19=
| RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20={{davis|SWE}} | RD1-score20=

| RD1-seed21= | RD1-team21={{davis|NED}} | RD1-score21=5
| RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22={{davis|CEY|1951}} | RD1-score22=0

| RD1-seed23= | RD1-team23=bye | RD1-score23=
| RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24={{davis|ITA}} | RD1-score24=

| RD1-seed25= | RD1-team25={{davis|LUX}} | RD1-score25=0
| RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26={{davis|NOR}} | RD1-score26=5

| RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27=bye | RD1-score27=
| RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28={{davis|GBR}} | RD1-score28=

| RD1-seed29= | RD1-team29={{davis|BRA|1889}} | RD1-score29=
| RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30={{davis|HUN|1949}} | RD1-score30={{w/o}}

| RD1-seed31= | RD1-team31=bye | RD1-score31=
| RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32={{davis|BEL}} | RD1-score32=

| RD2T1-loc=[[West Berlin]]
| RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01={{davis|FRG}} | RD2-score01=3
| RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02={{davis|RSA|1928}} | RD2-score02=2

| RD2T2-loc=[[Zagreb]], [[Yugoslavia]]
| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03={{davis|FRA|1830}} | RD2-score03=4
| RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04={{davis|YUG}} | RD2-score04=1

| RD2T3-loc=[[Vienna]], [[Austria]] (clay)
| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05={{davis|DEN}} | RD2-score05=5
| RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06={{davis|AUT}} | RD2-score06=0

| RD2T4-loc=[[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]
| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07={{davis|PHI|1936}} | RD2-score07=5
| RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08={{davis|FIN}} | RD2-score08=0

| RD2T5-loc=[[Barcelona]], [[Spain]] (clay)
| RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09={{davis|ESP|civil}} | RD2-score09=0
| RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10={{davis|SWE}} | RD2-score10=5

| RD2T6-loc=[[Scheveningen]], [[Netherlands]] (clay)
| RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11={{davis|NED}} | RD2-score11=0
| RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12={{davis|ITA}} | RD2-score12=5

| RD2T7-loc=[[Oslo]], [[Norway]] (clay)
| RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13={{davis|NOR}} | RD2-score13=0
| RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14={{davis|GBR}} | RD2-score14=5

| RD2T8-loc=[[Budapest]], [[Hungary]]
| RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15={{davis|HUN|1949}} | RD2-score15=0
| RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16={{davis|BEL}} | RD2-score16=5

| RD3T1-loc=[[Paris]], [[France]] (clay)
| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01={{davis|FRG}} | RD3-score01=1
| RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02={{davis|FRA|1830}} | RD3-score02=4

| RD3T2-loc=[[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]] (clay)
| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03={{davis|DEN}} | RD3-score03=4
| RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04={{davis|PHI|1936}} | RD3-score04=1

| RD3T3-loc=[[Turin]], [[Italy]] (clay)
| RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05={{davis|SWE}} | RD3-score05=1
| RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06={{davis|ITA}} | RD3-score06=4

| RD3T4-loc=[[Brussels]], [[Belgium]] (clay)
| RD3-seed07= | RD3-team07={{davis|GBR}} | RD3-score07=1
| RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08={{davis|BEL}} | RD3-score08=4

| RD4T1-loc=[[Paris]], [[France]] (clay)
| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01={{davis|FRA|1830}} | RD4-score01=1
| RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02={{davis|DEN}} | RD4-score02=4

| RD4T2-loc=[[Brussels]], [[Belgium]]
| RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03={{davis|ITA}} | RD4-score03=2
| RD4-seed04= | RD4-team04={{davis|BEL}} | RD4-score04=3

| RD5T1-loc=[[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]] (clay)
| RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01={{davis|DEN}} | RD5-score01=2
| RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02={{davis|BEL}} | RD5-score02=3
}}

===Final===
'''Denmark vs. Belgium'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Denmark
|team2=Belgium
|venue=[[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1953-EUR-M-DEN-BEL-01|title=Denmark v Belgium|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=18–20 July 1953
|surface=Clay
|score1=2
|score2=3
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Kurt Nielsen]] |6 |7 |3 |3 |6 |T2P1=[[Jacques Brichant]] |1 |5 |6 |6 |3 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Torben Ulrich]] |6 |4 |5 |1 | |T2P1=[[Philippe Washer]] |4 |6 |7 |6 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Kurt Nielsen]] |T1P2=[[Torben Ulrich]] |6 |6 |7 |1 |4 |T2P1=[[Jacques Brichant]] |T2P2=[[Philippe Washer]] |4 |3 |9 |6 |6 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Torben Ulrich]] |5 |7 |3 |3 | |T2P1=[[Jacques Brichant]] |7 |5 |6 |6 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Kurt Nielsen]] |8 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Philippe Washer]] |6 |8 |2 |4 | }}
}}

==Inter-Zonal Zone==
===Draw===
{{4TeamBracket-info 
| RD1-date=3–5 December
| RD2-date=17–19 December

| RD1T1-loc=[[Perth]], [[Australia]] (grass)
| RD1-seed1=EUR | RD1-team1={{davis|BEL}} | RD1-score1=5
| RD1-seed2=EAS | RD1-team2={{davis|IND}} | RD1-score2=0

| RD1T2-loc=
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=bye | RD1-score3=
| RD1-seed4=AME | RD1-team4={{davis|USA|1912}} | RD1-score4=

| RD2T1-loc=[[Brisbane]], [[Australia]] (grass)
| RD2-seed1=EUR | RD2-team1={{davis|BEL}} | RD2-score1=1
| RD2-seed2=AME | RD2-team2={{davis|USA|1912}} | RD2-score2=4
}}

===Semifinals===
'''Belgium vs. India'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Belgium
|team2=India
|venue=[[Perth]], [[Australia]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1953-INZ-M-BEL-IND-01|title=Belgium v India|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=3–5 December 1953
|surface=Grass
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Philippe Washer]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Sumant Misra]] |3 |4 |3 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jacques Brichant]] |3 |3 |6 |6 |6 |T2P1=[[Ramanathan Krishnan]] |6 |6 |4 |3 |0 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jacques Brichant]] |T1P2=[[Philippe Washer]] |6 |6 |7 |7 | |T2P1=[[Ramanathan Krishnan]] |T2P2=[[Sumant Misra]] |8 |3 |5 |5 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Philippe Washer]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Ramanathan Krishnan]] |1 |1 |1 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jacques Brichant]] |6 |4 |7 |6 | |T2P1=[[Sumant Misra]] |4 |6 |5 |4 | }}
|}}

===Final===
'''United States vs. Belgium'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=United States |team1-var=1912
|team2=Belgium
|venue=[[Milton Courts]], [[Brisbane]], [[Australia]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1953-INZ-M-USA-BEL-01|title=United States v Belgium|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=17–19 December 1953
|surface=Grass
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Tony Trabert]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Philippe Washer]] |4 |2 |4 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Vic Seixas]] |3 |9 |6 |1 | |T2P1=[[Jacques Brichant]] |6 |11 |2 |6 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Bill Talbert]] |T1P2=[[Tony Trabert]] |6 |6 |4 |9 | |T2P1=[[Jacques Brichant]] |T2P2=[[Philippe Washer]] |3 |2 |6 |7 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Tony Trabert]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Jacques Brichant]] |4 |3 |1 | | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Vic Seixas]] |6 |7 |8 | | |T2P1=[[Philippe Washer]] |2 |5 |6 | | }}
|}}

==Challenge Round==
'''Australia vs. United States'''
{{DavisCupbox
|team1=Australia
|team2=United States |team2-var=1912
|venue=[[Kooyong Stadium]], [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]<ref name="Challenge">{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1953-WG-CHR-AUS-USA-01|title=Australia v United States|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref>
|date=28–31 December 1953
|surface=Grass
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Lew Hoad]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Vic Seixas]] |4 |2 |3 | | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ken Rosewall]] |3 |4 |4 | | |T2P1=[[Tony Trabert]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Rex Hartwig]] |T1P2=[[Lew Hoad]] |2 |4 |4 | | |T2P1=[[Vic Seixas]] |T2P2=[[Tony Trabert]] |6 |6 |6 | | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Lew Hoad]] |13 |6 |2 |3 |7 |T2P1=[[Tony Trabert]] |11 |3 |6 |6 |5 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ken Rosewall]] |6 |2 |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Vic Seixas]] |2 |6 |3 |4 | }}
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.daviscup.com Davis Cup official website]

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