1956 Davis Cup

1956 edition of the Davis Cup January 2025 1956 Davis Cup 22 March – 28 December 1956 45th 33 AUS 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.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 America Zone 1956 Davis Cup America Zone Draw 2–4 May 6–29 July 3–5 August USA 1912 bye Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) CAN 1921 5 Caribbean/West Indies 0 bye MEX 1934 bye BRA 1889 Victoria, Canada (grass) USA 1912 4 CAN 1921 1 Mexico City, Mexico (clay) MEX 1934 4 BRA 1889 1 Rye, NY, United States (grass) USA 1912 4 MEX 1934 1 Final United States vs. Mexico United States 1912 Mexico 1934 Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-AME-M-USA-MEX-01 United States v Mexico daviscup.com 3–5 August 1956 Grass 4 1 Vic Seixas 6 6 6 Mario Llamas 4 2 4 Ham Richardson 6 6 6 Francisco Contreras 3 4 4 Sam Giammalva Barry MacKay (tennis) 13 4 6 6 3 Francisco Contreras Mario Llamas 11 6 1 8 6 Ham Richardson 6 6 6 Mario Llamas 3 3 1 Sam Giammalva 6 6 6 Esteban Reyes Jr. 4 1 3 Eastern Zone 1956 Davis Cup Eastern Zone Draw 22–24 March 18–20 May JPN 1947 bye Colombo, Ceylon (clay) Ceylon 1951 0 IND 5 Tokyo, Japan JPN 2 IND 3 Final Japan vs. India Japan 1947 India Tokyo, Japanhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-EAS-M-JPN-IND-01 Japan v India daviscup.com 18–20 May 1956 2 3 Atsushi Miyagi 3 0 3 Ramanathan Krishnan 6 6 6 Kosei Kamo 6 4 2 6 6 Naresh Kumar 2 6 6 4 0 Kosei Kamo Atsushi Miyagi 4 3 1 Ramanathan Krishnan Naresh Kumar 6 6 6 Atsushi Miyagi 6 6 6 Naresh Kumar 4 1 1 Kosei Kamo 8 3 4 5 Ramanathan Krishnan 6 6 6 7 Europe Zone 1956 Davis Cup Europe Zone Draw y 27 April–1 May 10–15 May 31 May-4 June 15–17 July 20–22 July First Round Second Round 25 150 ITA bye POL 1928 3 AUT 2 DEN bye TCH 5 PAK 0 FRA 1830 bye LUX 2 SUI 3 FRG bye IRL 4 FIN 1 TUR 0 NED 5 bye CHI YUG 4 EGY 1922 1 bye GBR MON 2 ESP 1945 3 bye BEL NOR 4 ISR 1 bye SWE Warsaw, Poland ITA 5 POL 1928 0 Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay) DEN 4 TCH 1 Lausanne, Switzerland FRA 1830 5 SUI 0 Dublin, Ireland FRG 4 IRL 1 Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) NED 0 CHI 5 Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay) YUG 0 GBR 5 Barcelona, Spain (clay) ESP 1945 1 BEL 4 Oslo, Norway (clay) NOR 0 SWE 5 Bologna, Italy (clay) ITA 4 DEN 1 Duisburg, West Germany (clay) FRA 1830 4 FRG 1 Bristol, England (grass) CHI 2 GBR 3 Brussels, Belgium (clay) BEL 1 SWE 4 Paris, France (clay) ITA 3 FRA 1830 2 Solna, Sweden (clay) GBR 1 SWE 4 Båstad, Sweden (clay) ITA 5 SWE 0 Final Sweden vs. Italy Sweden Italy Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Swedenhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-EUR-M-SWE-ITA-01 Sweden v Italy daviscup.com 20–22 July 1956 Clay 0 5 Sven Davidson 4 6 1 4 Nicola Pietrangeli 6 3 6 6 Ulf Schmidt 7 2 5 1 Giuseppe Merlo 5 6 7 6 Sven Davidson Torsten Johansson 4 7 2 3 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola 6 5 6 6 Torsten Johansson 4 6 2 1 Orlando Sirola 6 1 6 6 Ulf Schmidt 5 3 6 3 Nicola Pietrangeli 7 6 1 6 Inter-Zonal Zone Draw 29 September–1 October 14–16 December EAS IND bye Forest Hills, NY, United States (grass) EUR ITA 1 AME USA 1912 4 Perth, Australia (grass) EAS IND 1 AME USA 1912 4 Semifinals United States vs. Italy United States 1912 Italy West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United Stateshttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-INZ-M-USA-ITA-01 United States v Italy daviscup.com 29 September–1 October 1956 Grass 4 1 Ham Richardson 6 6 6 Nicola Pietrangeli 3 2 3 Vic Seixas 6 11 6 Orlando Sirola 3 9 4 Ham Richardson Vic Seixas 1 6 6 6 Nicola Pietrangeli Orlando Sirola 6 3 4 2 Michael Green 6 4 3 4 Nicola Pietrangeli 3 6 6 6 Sam Giammalva 12 6 6 Orlando Sirola 10 3 2 United States vs. India United States 1912 India Royal King's Park, Perth, Australiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-INZ-M-USA-IND-01 United States v India daviscup.com 14–16 December 1956 Grass 4 1 Herbie Flam 7 4 10 2 6 Ramanathan Krishnan 5 6 8 6 4 Vic Seixas 6 6 6 Naresh Kumar 4 1 2 Sam Giammalva Vic Seixas 6 3 6 6 Ramanathan Krishnan Naresh Kumar 2 6 4 4 Michael Green 5 4 4 Ramanathan Krishnan 7 6 6 Sam Giammalva 6 6 6 Naresh Kumar 3 4 2 Challenge Round Australia vs. United States Australia United States 1912 Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-WG-CHR-AUS-USA-01 Australia v United States daviscup.com 26–28 December 1956 Grass 5 0 Lew Hoad 6 6 6 Herbie Flam 2 3 3 Ken Rosewall 6 6 4 6 Vic Seixas 1 4 6 1 Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall 1 6 7 6 Sam Giammalva Vic Seixas 6 1 5 4 Ken Rosewall 4 6 8 7 Sam Giammalva 6 1 6 5 Lew Hoad 6 7 6 Vic Seixas 2 5 3 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