1956 Davis Cup

1956 Davis Cup
Details
Duration22 March – 28 December 1956
Edition45th
Teams33
Champion
Winning nation Australia
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The 1956 Davis Cup was the 45th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 24 teams entered the Europe Zone, 5 teams entered the America Zone, and 3 teams entered the Eastern Zone.

The United States defeated Mexico in the America Zone final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy defeated Sweden in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the United States defeated Italy in the semifinal, and then defeated India in the final. In the Challenge Round the United States were defeated by defending champions Australia. The final was played at Memorial Drive in Adelaide, Australia on 26–28 December.[1][2][3]

America Zone

Further information: 1956 Davis Cup America Zone

Draw

Quarterfinals
2–4 May		Semifinals
6–29 July		Final
3–5 August
 United States
Victoria, Canada (grass)
bye
 United States4
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)
 Canada1
 Canada5
Rye, NY, United States (grass)
 Caribbean/West Indies0
 United States4
 Mexico1
bye
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Mexico
 Mexico4
 Brazil1
bye
 Brazil

Final

United States vs. Mexico


United States
4 		Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States[4]
3–5 August 1956
Grass
Mexico
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Vic Seixas
Mario Llamas 		6
4 		6
2 		6
4 		     
2
Ham Richardson
Francisco Contreras 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
3
Sam Giammalva / Barry MacKay (tennis)
Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas 		13
11 		4
6 		6
1 		6
8 		3
6 		 
4
Ham Richardson
Mario Llamas 		6
3 		6
3 		6
1 		     
5
Sam Giammalva
Esteban Reyes Jr. 		6
4 		6
1 		6
3 		     

Eastern Zone

Further information: 1956 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

Draw

Semifinals
22–24 March		Final
18–20 May
 Japan
Tokyo, Japan
bye
 Japan2
Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
 India3
 Ceylon0
 India5

Final

Japan vs. India


Japan
2 		Tokyo, Japan[5]
18–20 May 1956
India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Atsushi Miyagi
Ramanathan Krishnan 		3
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
2
Kosei Kamo
Naresh Kumar 		6
2 		4
6 		2
6 		6
4 		6
0 		 
3
Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar 		4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4
Atsushi Miyagi
Naresh Kumar 		6
4 		6
1 		6
1 		     
5
Kosei Kamo
Ramanathan Krishnan 		8
6 		3
6 		4
6 		5
7 		   

Europe Zone

Further information: 1956 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Draw

First Round
27 April–1 May		Second Round
10–15 May		Quarterfinals
31 May-4 June		Semifinals
15–17 July		Final
20–22 July
 ItalyWarsaw, Poland
bye Italy5
 Poland3 Poland0Bologna, Italy (clay)
 Austria2 Italy4
 DenmarkPrague, Czechoslovakia (clay) Denmark1
bye Denmark4
 Czechoslovakia5 Czechoslovakia1Paris, France (clay)
 Pakistan0 Italy3
 FranceLausanne, Switzerland France2
bye France5
 Luxembourg2  Switzerland0Duisburg, West Germany (clay)
  Switzerland3 France4
 West GermanyDublin, Ireland West Germany1
bye West Germany4
 Ireland4 Ireland1Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 Finland1 Italy5
 Turkey0Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) Sweden0
 Netherlands5 Netherlands0
bye Chile5Bristol, England (grass)
 Chile Chile2
 Yugoslavia4Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) Great Britain3
 Egypt1 Yugoslavia0
bye Great Britain5Solna, Sweden (clay)
 Great Britain Great Britain1
 Monaco2Barcelona, Spain (clay) Sweden4
 Spain3 Spain1
bye Belgium4Brussels, Belgium (clay)
 Belgium Belgium1
 Norway4Oslo, Norway (clay) Sweden4
 Israel1 Norway0
bye Sweden5
 Sweden

Final

Sweden vs. Italy


Sweden
0 		Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[6]
20–22 July 1956
Clay
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Sven Davidson
Nicola Pietrangeli 		4
6 		6
3 		1
6 		4
6 		   
2
Ulf Schmidt
Giuseppe Merlo 		7
5 		2
6 		5
7 		1
6 		   
3
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 		4
6 		7
5 		2
6 		3
6 		   
4
Torsten Johansson
Orlando Sirola 		4
6 		6
1 		2
6 		1
6 		   
5
Ulf Schmidt
Nicola Pietrangeli 		5
7 		3
6 		6
1 		3
6 		   

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

Semifinals
29 September–1 October		Final
14–16 December
EAS India
Perth, Australia (grass)
bye
EAS India1
Forest Hills, NY, United States (grass)
AME United States4
EUR Italy1
AME United States4

Semifinals

United States vs. Italy


United States
4 		West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States[7]
29 September–1 October 1956
Grass
Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ham Richardson
Nicola Pietrangeli 		6
3 		6
2 		6
3 		     
2
Vic Seixas
Orlando Sirola 		6
3 		11
9 		6
4 		     
3
Ham Richardson / Vic Seixas
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 		1
6 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		   
4
Michael Green
Nicola Pietrangeli 		6
3 		4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		   
5
Sam Giammalva
Orlando Sirola 		12
10 		6
3 		6
2 		     

United States vs. India


United States
4 		Royal King's Park, Perth, Australia[8]
14–16 December 1956
Grass
India
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Herbie Flam
Ramanathan Krishnan 		7
5 		4
6 		10
8 		2
6 		6
4 		 
2
Vic Seixas
Naresh Kumar 		6
4 		6
1 		6
2 		     
3
Sam Giammalva / Vic Seixas
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar 		6
2 		3
6 		6
4 		6
4 		   
4
Michael Green
Ramanathan Krishnan 		5
7 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5
Sam Giammalva
Naresh Kumar 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		     

Challenge Round

Australia vs. United States


Australia
5 		Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia[3]
26–28 December 1956
Grass
United States
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lew Hoad
Herbie Flam 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2
Ken Rosewall
Vic Seixas 		6
1 		6
4 		4
6 		6
1 		   
3
Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall
Sam Giammalva / Vic Seixas 		1
6 		6
1 		7
5 		6
4 		   
4
Ken Rosewall
Sam Giammalva 		4
6 		6
1 		8
6 		7
5 		   
5
Lew Hoad
Vic Seixas 		6
2 		7
5 		6
3 		     

References

  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. ^ a b "Australia v United States". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Sweden v Italy". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "United States v Italy". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "United States v India". daviscup.com.
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