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1956 Davis Cup

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1956 Davis Cup
Details
Duration22 March – 28 December 1956
Edition45th
Teams33
Champion
Winning nation Australia
1955
1957

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

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Draw

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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

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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 United States
Mexico
Vic Seixas
Mario Llamas
6
4
6
2
6
4
     
2 United States
Mexico
Ham Richardson
Francisco Contreras
6
3
6
4
6
4
     
3 United States
Mexico
Sam Giammalva / Barry MacKay
Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas
13
11
4
6
6
1
6
8
3
6
 
4 United States
Mexico
Ham Richardson
Mario Llamas
6
3
6
3
6
1
     
5 United States
Mexico
Sam Giammalva
Esteban Reyes Jr.
6
4
6
1
6
3
     

Eastern Zone

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Draw

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

Final

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Japan vs. India


Japan
2
Tokyo, Japan[5]
18–20 May 1956

India
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
India
Atsushi Miyagi
Ramanathan Krishnan
3
6
0
6
3
6
     
2 Japan
India
Kosei Kamo
Naresh Kumar
6
2
4
6
2
6
6
4
6
0
 
3 Japan
India
Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar
4
6
3
6
1
6
     
4 Japan
India
Atsushi Miyagi
Naresh Kumar
6
4
6
1
6
1
     
5 Japan
India
Kosei Kamo
Ramanathan Krishnan
8
6
3
6
4
6
5
7
   

Europe Zone

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Draw

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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

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Sweden vs. Italy


Sweden
0
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[6]
20–22 July 1956
Clay

Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Italy
Sven Davidson
Nicola Pietrangeli
4
6
6
3
1
6
4
6
   
2 Sweden
Italy
Ulf Schmidt
Giuseppe Merlo
7
5
2
6
5
7
1
6
   
3 Sweden
Italy
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
4
6
7
5
2
6
3
6
   
4 Sweden
Italy
Torsten Johansson
Orlando Sirola
4
6
6
1
2
6
1
6
   
5 Sweden
Italy
Ulf Schmidt
Nicola Pietrangeli
5
7
3
6
6
1
3
6
   

Inter-Zonal Zone

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Draw

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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

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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 United States
Italy
Ham Richardson
Nicola Pietrangeli
6
3
6
2
6
3
     
2 United States
Italy
Vic Seixas
Orlando Sirola
6
3
11
9
6
4
     
3 United States
Italy
Ham Richardson / Vic Seixas
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
1
6
6
3
6
4
6
2
   
4 United States
Italy
Michael Green
Nicola Pietrangeli
6
3
4
6
3
6
4
6
   
5 United States
Italy
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 United States
India
Herbie Flam
Ramanathan Krishnan
7
5
4
6
10
8
2
6
6
4
 
2 United States
India
Vic Seixas
Naresh Kumar
6
4
6
1
6
2
     
3 United States
India
Sam Giammalva / Vic Seixas
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar
6
2
3
6
6
4
6
4
   
4 United States
India
Michael Green
Ramanathan Krishnan
5
7
4
6
4
6
     
5 United States
India
Sam Giammalva
Naresh Kumar
6
3
6
4
6
2
     

Challenge Round

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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 Australia
United States
Lew Hoad
Herbie Flam
6
2
6
3
6
3
     
2 Australia
United States
Ken Rosewall
Vic Seixas
6
1
6
4
4
6
6
1
   
3 Australia
United States
Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall
Sam Giammalva / Vic Seixas
1
6
6
1
7
5
6
4
   
4 Australia
United States
Ken Rosewall
Sam Giammalva
4
6
6
1
8
6
7
5
   
5 Australia
United States
Lew Hoad
Vic Seixas
6
2
7
5
6
3
     

References

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  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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