1956 Davis Cup

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The 1956 Davis Cup was the 45th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 32 teams would enter the competition, 24 in the Europe Zone, 5 in the Americas Zone, and 3 in the Eastern Zone.

The United States defeated Mexico in the Americas Zone final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Zone final, Italy defeated Sweden in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the USA defeated Italy, and then defeated India. The USA then fell to defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Memorial Drive Tennis Centre in Adelaide, Australia on 26-28 December.

Contents

[edit] Americas Zone

[edit] Draw

  1st Round
2-4 May		 Semifinals
July		 Final
3-5 August
                           
 
   Flag of the United States United States  
   bye     Victoria, Canada (grass)
     Flag of the United States United States 4  
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)    Flag of Canada Canada 1  
   Flag of Canada Canada 5
    Caribbean/West Indies 0     Rye, NY, United States (grass)
     Flag of the United States United States 4
       Flag of Mexico Mexico 1
   bye  
   Flag of Mexico Mexico     Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
     Flag of Mexico Mexico 4
   Flag of Brazil Brazil 1  
   bye
   Flag of Brazil Brazil  

[edit] Final

Flag of the United States
United States
4		 Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States
3 August - 5 August 1956
grass		 Flag of Mexico
Mexico
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Flag of the United States
Flag of Mexico		 Vic Seixas
Mario Llamas		 6
4		 6
2		 6
4		      
2 Flag of the United States
Flag of Mexico		 Ham Richardson
Francisco Contreras		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
3 Flag of the United States
Flag of Mexico		 Sam Giammalva / Barry MacKay
Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas		 13
11		 4
6		 6
1		 6
8		 3
6		  
4 Flag of the United States
Flag of Mexico		 Ham Richardson
Mario Llamas		 6
3		 6
3		 6
1		      
5 Flag of the United States
Flag of Mexico		 Sam Giammalva
Esteban Reyes		 6
4		 6
1		 6
3		      


[edit] Eastern Zone

[edit] Draw

  1st Round
22-24 March		 Final
18-20 May
                 
 
   Flag of Japan Japan  
   bye     Tokyo, Japan
     Flag of Japan Japan 2
Colombo, Ceylon (clay)    Flag of India India 3
   Flag of Sri Lanka Ceylon 0
   Flag of India India 5  

[edit] Final

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


[edit] Europe Zone

[edit] Draw

1st round
27-30 April		   2nd round
10-15 May		   Quarterfinals
31 May-4 June		   Semifinals
15-17 July		   Final
20-22 July
 Flag of Italy Italy     Warsaw, Poland
 bye      Flag of Italy Italy 5  
 Flag of Poland Poland 3    Flag of Poland Poland 0     Bologna, Italy (clay)
 Flag of Austria Austria 2        Flag of Italy Italy 4  
 Flag of Denmark Denmark     Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)    Flag of Denmark Denmark 1  
 bye      Flag of Denmark Denmark 4
 Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 5    Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 1     Paris, France (clay)
 Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 0        Flag of Italy Italy 3  
 Flag of France France     Lausanne, Switzerland    Flag of France France 2  
 bye      Flag of France France 5  
 Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg 2    Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 0     Duisburg, Germany (clay)
 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 3        Flag of France France 4
 Flag of Germany Germany     Dublin, Ireland    Flag of Germany Germany 1  
 bye      Flag of Germany Germany 4
 Flag of Ireland Ireland 4    Flag of Ireland Ireland 1     Båstad, Sweden (clay)
 Flag of Finland Finland 1        Flag of Italy Italy 5
 Flag of Turkey Turkey 0     Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)    Flag of Sweden Sweden 0
 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 5      Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 0  
 bye    Flag of Chile Chile 5     Bristol, England (grass)
 Flag of Chile Chile        Flag of Chile Chile 2  
 Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 4     Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay)    Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain 3  
 Flag of Egypt Egypt 1      Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 0
 bye    Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain 5     Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
 Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain        Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain 1
 Flag of Monaco Monaco 2     Barcelona, Spain (clay)    Flag of Sweden Sweden 4  
 Flag of Spain Spain 3      Flag of Spain Spain 1  
 bye    Flag of Belgium Belgium 4     Brussels, Belgium
 Flag of Belgium Belgium        Flag of Belgium Belgium 1
 Flag of Norway Norway 4     Oslo, Norway (clay)    Flag of Sweden Sweden 4  
 Flag of Israel Israel 1      Flag of Norway Norway 0
 bye    Flag of Sweden Sweden 5  
 Flag of Sweden Sweden  

[edit] Final

Flag of Sweden
Sweden
0		 Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden
20 July - 22 July 1956
clay		 Flag of Italy
Italy
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Flag of Sweden
Flag of Italy		 Sven Davidson
Nicola Pietrangeli		 4
6		 6
3		 1
6		 4
6		    
2 Flag of Sweden
Flag of Italy		 Ulf Schmidt
Giuseppe Merlo		 7
5		 2
6		 5
7		 1
6		    
3 Flag of Sweden
Flag of Italy		 Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 4
6		 7
5		 2
6		 3
6		    
4 Flag of Sweden
Flag of Italy		 Torsten Johansson
Orlando Sirola		 4
6		 6
1		 2
6		 1
6		    
5 Flag of Sweden
Flag of Italy		 Ulf Schmidt
Nicola Pietrangeli		 5
7		 3
6		 6
1		 3
6		    


[edit] Inter-Zonal Zone

  1st Round
29 September-1 October		 Final
14-16 December
                 
 
  EAS  Flag of India India  
   bye     Perth, Australia (grass)
    EAS  Flag of India India 1
Forest Hills, NY, United States (grass)   AME  Flag of the United States United States 4
  EUR  Flag of Italy Italy 1
  AME  Flag of the United States United States 4  
Flag of the United States
United States
4		 West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States
29 September - 1 October 1956
grass		 Flag of Italy
Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Flag of the United States
Flag of Italy		 Ham Richardson
Nicola Pietrangeli		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		      
2 Flag of the United States
Flag of Italy		 Vic Seixas
Orlando Sirola		 6
3		 11
9		 6
4		      
3 Flag of the United States
Flag of Italy		 Ham Richardson / Vic Seixas
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 1
6		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		    
4 Flag of the United States
Flag of Italy		 Michael Green
Nicola Pietrangeli		 6
3		 4
6		 3
6		 4
6		    
5 Flag of the United States
Flag of Italy		 Sam Giammalva
Orlando Sirola		 12
10		 6
3		 6
2		      


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


[edit] Challenge Round

Flag of Australia
Australia
5		 Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, Adelaide, Australia
26 December - 28 December 1956
grass		 Flag of the United States
United States
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Flag of Australia
Flag of the United States		 Lew Hoad
Herbie Flam		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
2 Flag of Australia
Flag of the United States		 Ken Rosewall
Vic Seixas		 6
1		 6
4		 4
6		 6
1		    
3 Flag of Australia
Flag of the United States		 Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall
Sam Giammalva / Vic Seixas		 1
6		 6
1		 7
5		 6
4		    
4 Flag of Australia
Flag of the United States		 Ken Rosewall
Sam Giammalva		 4
6		 6
1		 8
6		 7
5		    
5 Flag of Australia
Flag of the United States		 Lew Hoad
Vic Seixas		 6
2		 7
5		 6
3		      


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