1953 Davis Cup
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1953 Davis Cup
The 1953 Davis Cup was the 42nd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 29 teams would enter the competition, 22 in the Europe Zone, 6 in the Americas Zone, and India alone in the Eastern Zone.
The United States defeated Canada in the Americas Zone final, and Belgium defeated Denmark in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Belgium defeated India, and then lost to the USA. The USA fell to defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on 28–31 December.
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Americas Zone
Draw
| 1st Round 11–20 July |
Semifinals 25 July-10 August |
Final 14–16 September |
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| Vancouver, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||||
 Japan |
0 | ||||||||||||||
 United States |
5 | Kingston, Jamaica (grass) | |||||||||||||
| United States |
5 | ||||||||||||||
| Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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| bye | Montreal, Canada (grass) | ||||||||||||||
| United States |
5 | ||||||||||||||
 Canada |
0 | ||||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||||
 Cuba |
Montreal, Canada (grass) | ||||||||||||||
| Cuba |
2 | ||||||||||||||
| Montreal, Canada (grass) | Canada |
3 | |||||||||||||
 Mexico |
2 | ||||||||||||||
| Canada |
3 | ||||||||||||||
Final
 Canada 0 |
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada 14–16 September 1953 grass |
 United States 5 |
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Europe Zone
Draw
Final
 Denmark 2 |
Copenhagen, Denmark 18–20 July 1953 clay |
 Belgium 3 |
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Inter-Zonal Zone
| 1st Round 3–5 December |
Final 17–19 December |
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| Perth, Australia (grass) | ||||||||||
| EUR |  Belgium |
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| EAS |  India |
0 | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | |||||||
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1 | ||||||||
| AME | United States |
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| AME | United States |
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 India 0 |
Perth, Australia 3–5 December 1953 grass |
Belgium 5 |
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Belgium 1 |
Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia 17–19 December 1953 grass |
United States 4 |
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Challenge Round
 Australia 3 |
Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia 28–31 December 1953 grass |
United States 2 |
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