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.
Americas Zone
Draw
| 1st Round 2–4 May |
Semifinals July |
Final 3–5 August | |||||||||||||
 United States |
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| bye | Victoria, Canada (grass) | ||||||||||||||
| United States |
4 | ||||||||||||||
| Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) |  Canada |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Canada |
5 | ||||||||||||||
| Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | Rye, NY, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
| United States |
4 | ||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Mexico |
1 | ||||||||||||||
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| Mexico |
Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico |
4 | ||||||||||||||
 Brazil |
1 | ||||||||||||||
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| Brazil |
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Final
| United States 4 |
Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States 3–5 August 1956 grass |
Mexico 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eastern Zone
Draw
| 1st Round 22–24 March |
Final 18–20 May | |||||||||
 Japan |
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| bye | Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||
| Japan |
2 | |||||||||
| Colombo, Ceylon (clay) |  India |
3 | ||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Ceylon |
0 | |||||||||
| India |
5 | |||||||||
Final
| Japan 2 |
Tokyo, Japan 18–20 May 1956 |
India 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
Draw
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Final
 Sweden 0 |
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 20–22 July 1956 clay |
 Italy 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Zone
| 1st Round 29 September-1 October |
Final 14–16 December | |||||||||
| EAS | India |
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| bye | Perth, Australia (grass) | |||||||||
| EAS | India |
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| Forest Hills, NY, United States (grass) | AME | United States |
4 | |||||||
| EUR | Italy |
1 | ||||||||
| AME | United States |
4 | ||||||||
| United States 4 |
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States 29 September - 1 October 1956 grass |
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| India 1 |
Royal King's Park, Perth, Australia 14–16 December 1956 grass |
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Challenge Round
 Australia 5 |
Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, Adelaide, Australia 26–28 December 1956 grass |
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