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1956 Davis Cup

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

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America Zone

Further information: 1956 Davis Cup America Zone

Draw

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 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

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 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

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 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

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 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

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

  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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