1957 Davis Cup America Zone

Main article: 1957 Davis Cup

The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1957 Davis Cup.

7 teams entered the America Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone. ^[1] The United States defeated Brazil in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. ^[2]

Draw

Quarterfinals 27–29 April; 17–19 May; 19–21 July

Semifinals 24–26 May; 27–29 July

Final 2–4 August

Israel

Montreal, Canada (grass)

bye

Israel

0

Montreal, Canada (grass)

Brazil

5

Canada

2

Boston, MA, United States (grass)

Brazil

3

Brazil

0

Caracas, Venezuela

United States

5

Venezuela

3

Caracas, Venezuela

Cuba

2

Venezuela

1

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)

United States

4

Caribbean/West Indies

0

United States

5

Quarterfinals

Canada vs. Brazil

Canada 2	Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada [3] 19–21 July 1957 Grass		Brazil 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Robert Bédard Carlos Alberto Fernandes 7 9 8 6 3 6 6 3 5 7   2 Don Fontana Armando Vieira 4 6 6 2 6 3 3 6 6 3   3 Don Fontana  /  Paul Willey Carlos Alberto Fernandes  /  Armando Vieira 6 8 2 6 9 7 4 6     4 Don Fontana Carlos Alberto Fernandes 2 6 3 6 8 10       5 Paul Willey José Agüero 6 3 6 3 4 6 6 3

Venezuela vs. Cuba

Venezuela 3	Caracas, Venezuela [4] 27–29 April 1957		Cuba 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ricardo López Reynaldo Garrido 5 7 6 8 4 6       2 Isaías Pimentel Orlando Garrido 4 6 6 2 6 4 6 1     3 Ricardo López  /  Isaías Pimentel Reynaldo Garrido  /  Raul Karman 7 5 9 7 6 2       4 Isaías Pimentel Reynaldo Garrido 6 0 6 3 6 2       5 Wolfgang Ploch Orlando Garrido 2 6 2 6 3 6

Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States

Caribbean/West Indies 0	Tranquility Square Lawn Tennis Club, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago [5] 17–19 May 1957 Clay		United States 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Peter Philips Vic Seixas 0 6 2 6 0 6       2 Ian McDonald Tut Bartzen 1 6 0 6 1 6       3 Ian McDonald  /  Peter Philips Grant Golden  /  Vic Seixas 4 6 0 6 0 6       4 Ian McDonald Grant Golden 6 8 4 6 6 4 2 6     5 Peter Valdez Tut Bartzen 1 6 1 6 1 6

Semifinals

Brazil vs. Israel

Brazil 5	Montreal, Canada [6] 27–29 July 1957 Grass		Israel 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Armando Vieira Arie Avidan-Weiss 6 1 6 3 12 10       2 Carlos Alberto Fernandes Eleazar Davidman 6 4 6 4 6 2       3 Carlos Alberto Fernandes  /  Armando Vieira Arie Avidan-Weiss  /  Eleazar Davidman 1 6 4 6 6 4 6 2 23 21   4 Armando Vieira Eleazar Davidman 4 6 6 4 6 3 6 2     5 Carlos Alberto Fernandes Arie Avidan-Weiss 7 5 6 3 9 7

Venezuela vs. United States

Venezuela 1	Altamira Tennis Club, Caracas, Venezuela [7] 24–26 May 1957		United States 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Isaías Pimentel Grant Golden 6 8 6 4 6 3 6 3     2 Ricardo López Vic Seixas 1 6 0 6 4 6       3 Ricardo López  /  Isaías Pimentel Tut Bartzen  /  Vic Seixas 4 6 3 6 3 6       4 Isaías Pimentel Vic Seixas 4 6 4 6 2 6       5 Ricardo López Tut Bartzen 3 6 3 6 2 6

Final

United States vs. Brazil

United States 5	Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States [2] 2–4 August 1957 Grass		Brazil 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sam Giammalva Armando Vieira 4 6 7 5 6 4 4 6 6 4   2 Vic Seixas Carlos Alberto Fernandes 6 3 6 3 6 2       3 Barry MacKay (tennis)  /  Vic Seixas Carlos Alberto Fernandes  /  Armando Vieira 7 5 9 7 11 13 7 5     4 Michael Green José Agüero 8 6 5 7 6 3 4 6 6 3   5 Barry MacKay (tennis) Carlos Alberto Fernandes 7 5 6 3 6 0

References

1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN   978-0942257700.
2. "United States v Brazil". daviscup.com.
3. "Canada v Brazil". daviscup.com.
4. "Venezuela v Cuba". daviscup.com.
5. "Caribbean/West Indies v United States". daviscup.com.
6. "Brazil v Israel". daviscup.com.
7. "Venezuela v United States". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website