1956 Davis Cup

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1956 Davis Cup
Details
Duration22 March – 28 December 1956
Edition45th
Teams33
Champion
Winning nationFlag of Australia (converted).svg  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.

Contents

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

Draw

Quarterfinals
2–4 May		Semifinals
6–29 July		Final
3–5 August
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States
Victoria, Canada (grass)
bye
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 4
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 1
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 5
Rye, NY, United States (grass)
Flag of the West Indies Federation (1958-1962).svg  Caribbean/West Indies 0
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 4
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 1
bye
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg  Mexico 4
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 1
bye
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil

Final

United States vs. Mexico

Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
United States
4		 Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States [4]
3–5 August 1956
Grass		Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg
Mexico
1
12345
1 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg 		Vic Seixas
Mario Llamas 		6
4		6
2		6
4		   
2 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg 		Ham Richardson
Francisco Contreras 		6
3		6
4		6
4		   
3 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg 		Sam Giammalva  /  Barry MacKay (tennis)
Francisco Contreras  /  Mario Llamas 		13
11		4
6 		6
1		6
8 		3
6 		 
4 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg 		Ham Richardson
Mario Llamas 		6
3		6
3		6
1		   
5 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg 		Sam Giammalva
Esteban Reyes Jr. 		6
4		6
1		6
3		   

Eastern Zone

Draw

Semifinals
22–24 March		Final
18–20 May
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Tokyo, Japan
bye
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2
Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
Flag of India.svg  India 3
Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg  Ceylon 0
Flag of India.svg  India 5

Final

Japan vs. India

Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Japan
2		 Tokyo, Japan [5]
18–20 May 1956
Flag of India.svg
India
3
12345
1 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of India.svg 		Atsushi Miyagi
Ramanathan Krishnan 		3
6 		0
6 		3
6 		   
2 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of India.svg 		Kosei Kamo
Naresh Kumar 		6
2		4
6 		2
6 		6
4		6
0		 
3 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of India.svg 		Kosei Kamo  /  Atsushi Miyagi
Ramanathan Krishnan  /  Naresh Kumar 		4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		   
4 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of India.svg 		Atsushi Miyagi
Naresh Kumar 		6
4		6
1		6
1		   
5 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of India.svg 		Kosei Kamo
Ramanathan Krishnan 		8
6		3
6 		4
6 		5
7 		  

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
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Warsaw, Poland
byeFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 5
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 3Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 0 Bologna, Italy (clay)
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1
byeFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1 Paris, France (clay)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 0Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3
Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France Lausanne, Switzerland Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 2
byeFlag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 5
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 0 Duisburg, West Germany (clay)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 3Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg  France 4
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Dublin, Ireland Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 1
byeFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany 4
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 4Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1 Båstad, Sweden (clay)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 0 Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0
byeFlag of Chile.svg  Chile 5 Bristol, England (grass)
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 4 Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt 1Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 0
byeFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 5 Solna, Sweden (clay)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 2 Barcelona, Spain (clay)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 3Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 1
byeFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 4 Brussels, Belgium (clay)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4 Oslo, Norway (clay)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0
byeFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden

Final

Sweden vs. Italy

Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
0		 Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden [6]
20–22 July 1956
Clay		Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
5
12345
1 Flag of Sweden.svg
Flag of Italy.svg 		Sven Davidson
Nicola Pietrangeli 		4
6 		6
3		1
6 		4
6 		  
2 Flag of Sweden.svg
Flag of Italy.svg 		Ulf Schmidt
Giuseppe Merlo 		7
5		2
6 		5
7 		1
6 		  
3 Flag of Sweden.svg
Flag of Italy.svg 		Sven Davidson  /  Torsten Johansson
Nicola Pietrangeli  /  Orlando Sirola 		4
6 		7
5		2
6 		3
6 		  
4 Flag of Sweden.svg
Flag of Italy.svg 		Torsten Johansson
Orlando Sirola 		4
6 		6
1		2
6 		1
6 		  
5 Flag of Sweden.svg
Flag of Italy.svg 		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
EASFlag of India.svg  India
Perth, Australia (grass)
bye
EASFlag of India.svg  India 1
Forest Hills, NY, United States (grass)
AMEFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 4
EURFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 1
AMEFlag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 4

Semifinals

United States vs. Italy

Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
United States
4		 West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States [7]
29 September–1 October 1956
Grass		Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
1
12345
1 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
Flag of Italy.svg 		Ham Richardson
Nicola Pietrangeli 		6
3		6
2		6
3		   
2 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
Flag of Italy.svg 		Vic Seixas
Orlando Sirola 		6
3		11
9		6
4		   
3 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
Flag of Italy.svg 		Ham Richardson  /  Vic Seixas
Nicola Pietrangeli  /  Orlando Sirola 		1
6 		6
3		6
4		6
2		  
4 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
Flag of Italy.svg 		Michael Green
Nicola Pietrangeli 		6
3		4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		  
5 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
Flag of Italy.svg 		Sam Giammalva
Orlando Sirola 		12
10		6
3		6
2		   

United States vs. India

Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
United States
4		 Royal King's Park, Perth, Australia [8]
14–16 December 1956
Grass		Flag of India.svg
India
1
12345
1 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
Flag of India.svg 		Herbie Flam
Ramanathan Krishnan 		7
5		4
6 		10
8		2
6 		6
4		 
2 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
Flag of India.svg 		Vic Seixas
Naresh Kumar 		6
4		6
1		6
2		   
3 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
Flag of India.svg 		Sam Giammalva  /  Vic Seixas
Ramanathan Krishnan  /  Naresh Kumar 		6
2		3
6 		6
4		6
4		  
4 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
Flag of India.svg 		Michael Green
Ramanathan Krishnan 		5
7 		4
6 		4
6 		   
5 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
Flag of India.svg 		Sam Giammalva
Naresh Kumar 		6
3		6
4		6
2		   

Challenge Round

Australia vs. United States

Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
5		 Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia [3]
26–28 December 1956
Grass		Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
United States
0
12345
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg 		Lew Hoad
Herbie Flam 		6
2		6
3		6
3		   
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg 		Ken Rosewall
Vic Seixas 		6
1		6
4		4
6 		6
1		  
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg 		Lew Hoad  /  Ken Rosewall
Sam Giammalva  /  Vic Seixas 		1
6 		6
1		7
5		6
4		  
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg 		Ken Rosewall
Sam Giammalva 		4
6 		6
1		8
6		7
5		  
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg 		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. 1 2 "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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