1958 Davis Cup

1958 edition of the Davis Cup January 2025 1958 Davis Cup 1958 Davis Cup Brisbane.jpg 1958 Davis Cup tennis Challenge Round between Australia and the United States played on the Milton Courts in Brisbane, Australia 250 28 March – 31 December 1958 47th 37 USA 1912 1957 1959 The 1958 Davis Cup was the 47th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 24 teams entered the Europe Zone, 7 teams entered the America Zone, and 5 teams entered the Eastern Zone. Thailand made its first appearance in the competition. The United States defeated Argentina in the America Zone final, the Philippines defeated Ceylon in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy defeated Great Britain in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Italy defeated the Philippines in the semifinal, and then the United States defeated Italy in the final. The United States then defeated the defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Milton Courts in Brisbane, Australia on 29–31 December.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–496, 499 2ndThe Encyclopedia of Tennis 1974 Allen & Unwin London 0047960426 Max Robertson 384 The US team was composed of Alex Olmedo, Ham Richardson, Barry MacKay (tennis), and captain Perry T. Jones. Jack Kramer and Pancho Gonzales acted as advisors to Jones. America Zone 1958 Davis Cup America Zone Draw 16–18 May; 4–12 July 11–21 July 15–18 August ISR bye Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) ARG 5 Caribbean/West Indies 0 Toronto, Canada (clay) CAN 1957 5 CUB 0 Caracas, Venezuela VEN 1930 0 USA 1912 5 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) ISR 0 ARG 5 Toronto, Canada (clay) CAN 1957 0 USA 1912 5 Rye, NY, United States (grass) ARG 0 USA 1912 5 Final United States vs. Argentina United States 1912 Argentina Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1958-AME-M-USA-ARG-01 United States v Argentina daviscup.com 15–18 August 1958 Grass 5 0 Barry MacKay 6 6 3 6 Eduardo Soriano 2 2 6 3 Ham Richardson 6 6 7 6 Enrique Morea 1 2 9 2 Sam Giammalva Barry MacKay 6 6 6 Enrique Morea Eduardo Soriano 3 2 2 Ham Richardson 6 6 7 Eduardo Soriano 4 2 5 Barry MacKay 6 6 6 Enrique Morea 2 2 2 Eastern Zone 1958 Davis Cup Eastern Zone Draw 28–30 March 23 April–4 May 21–23 May Tokyo, Japan JPN 1947 5 THA 0 PHI 1936 bye bye CEY 1951 bye Malaya Tokyo, Japan JPN 1947 2 PHI 1936 3 Singapore (grass) CEY 1951 3 Malaya 1 Manila, Philippines PHI 1936 5 CEY 1951 0 Final Philippines vs. Ceylon Philippines 1936 Ceylon 1951 Manila, Philippineshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1958-EAS-M-PHI-SRI-01 Philippines v Ceylon daviscup.com 21–23 May 1958 5 0 Felicisimo Ampon 6 6 6 Bernard Pinto 1 0 1 Raymundo Deyro 6 6 6 Rupert Ferdinands 2 2 1 Miguel Dungo Juan-Johnson Jose 6 6 6 Rupert Ferdinands Bernard Pinto 1 0 4 Miguel Dungo 6 6 7 Raja Praesody 2 3 5 Juan-Johnson Jose 6 6 6 Rupert Ferdinands 1 4 3 Europe Zone 1958 Davis Cup Europe Zone Draw y 25 April–4 May 15–20 May 5–8 June 18–21 July 1–3 August First Round Second Round 25 150 ITA bye MON 0 IND 5 DEN bye YUG 0 TCH 5 MEX 1934 bye LUX 0 FIN 5 POL 1928 bye SUI 3 AUT 2 TUR 1 CHI 4 bye FRA 1830 EGY 1958 1 ESP 1945 4 bye SWE HUN 2 BRA 1889 3 bye GBR FRG 4 NED 0 bye BEL Florence, Italy (clay) ITA 3 IND 2 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) DEN 3 TCH 2 Helsinki, Finland MEX 1934 5 FIN 0 Lausanne, Switzerland POL 1928 4 SUI 1 Paris, France (clay) CHI 1 FRA 1830 4 Barcelona, Spain (clay) ESP 1945 2 SWE 3 Eastbourne, England (grass) BRA 1889 0 GBR 5 Cologne, West Germany FRG 3 BEL 2 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) ITA 5 DEN 0 Warsaw, Poland MEX 1934 2 POL 1928 3 Paris, France (clay) FRA 1830 3 SWE 2 Scarborough, England (grass) GBR 5 FRG 0 Warsaw, Poland ITA 4 POL 1928 1 Manchester, England (grass) FRA 1830 0 GBR 5 Milan, Italy (clay) ITA 4 GBR 1 Final Italy vs. Great Britain Italy Great Britain Milan, Italyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1958-EUR-M-ITA-GBR-01 Italy v Great Britain daviscup.com 1–3 August 1958 Clay 4 1 Nicola Pietrangeli 4 3 1 Mike Davies 6 6 6 Orlando Sirola 6 7 6 Billy Knight 3 5 3 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola 6 5 6 4 9 Mike Davies Billy Knight 3 7 4 6 7 Nicola Pietrangeli 4 6 6 6 Billy Knight 6 3 4 1 Orlando Sirola 6 6 6 Mike Davies 3 2 2 Inter-Zonal Zone Draw 6–8 December 19–21 December AME USA 1912 bye Sydney, Australia (grass) EAS PHI 1936 0 EUR ITA 5 Perth, Australia (grass) AME USA 1912 5 EUR ITA 0 Semifinals Philippines vs. Italy Philippines Italy Sydney, Australiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1958-INZ-M-PHI-ITA-01 Philippines v Italy daviscup.com 6–8 December 1958 Grass 0 5 Raymundo Deyro 6 3 4 Orlando Sirola 8 6 6 Felicisimo Ampon 2 2 5 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 6 7 Miguel Dungo Juan-Johnson José 3 3 5 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola 6 6 7 Miguel Dungo 2 2 2 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 6 6 Juan-Johnson Jose 2 5 1 Giuseppe Merlo 6 7 6 Final United States vs. Italy United States 1912 Italy Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth, Australiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1958-INZ-M-USA-ITA-01 United States v Italy daviscup.com 19–21 December 1958 Grass 5 0 Alex Olmedo 5 10 6 6 Nicola Pietrangeli 7 8 0 1 Ham Richardson 6 6 7 Orlando Sirola 4 2 5 Alex Olmedo Ham Richardson 7 6 13 7 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola 9 4 11 5 Barry MacKay 6 3 5 8 8 Nicola Pietrangeli 4 6 7 6 6 Alex Olmedo 20 6 6 Orlando Sirola 18 1 4 Challenge Round Australia vs. United States Australia United States 1912 Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1958-WG-CHR-AUS-USA-01 Australia v United States daviscup.com 29–31 December 1958 Grass 2 3 Mal Anderson 6 6 7 6 Alex Olmedo 8 2 9 8 Ashley Cooper 4 6 6 6 Barry MacKay 6 3 2 4 Mal Anderson Neale Fraser 12 6 14 3 5 Alex Olmedo Ham Richardson 10 3 16 6 7 Ashley Cooper 3 6 4 6 Alex Olmedo 6 4 6 8 Mal Anderson 7 13 11 Barry MacKay 5 11 9 References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ October 18, 2010 Category:Davis Cups by year Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup