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1957 Davis Cup

1957 Davis Cup tennis
Details
Duration 1 March – 28 December
Edition 46th
Teams 36
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
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America Zone

Draw

  Quarterfinals
27–29 April; 17–19 May; 19–21 July		   Semifinals
24–26 May; 27–29 July		   Final
2–4 August
                           
   
    Israel    
    bye       Montreal, Canada (grass)
      Israel 0  
  Montreal, Canada (grass)     Brazil 5  
    Canada 2
    Brazil 3     Boston, MA, United States (grass)
      Brazil 0
  Caracas, Venezuela       United States 5
    Venezuela 3  
    Cuba 2     Caracas, Venezuela
      Venezuela 1
  Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)     United States 4  
    Caribbean/West Indies 0
    United States 5  

Final


United States
5		 Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States
2–4 August 1957
Grass
Brazil
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Sam Giammalva
Armando Vieira		 4
6 		7
5		 6
4		 4
6 		6
4		  
2   Vic Seixas
Carlos Alberto Fernandes		 6
3		 6
3		 6
2		      
3   Barry MacKay / Vic Seixas
Carlos Alberto Fernandes / Armando Vieira		 7
5		 9
7		 11
13 		7
5		    
4   Michael Green
José Agüero		 8
6		 5
7 		6
3		 4
6 		6
3		  
5   Barry MacKay
Carlos Alberto Fernandes		 7
5		 6
3		 6
0		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Sam Giammalva
Armando Vieira		 4
6 		7
5		 6
4		 4
6 		6
4		  
2   Vic Seixas
Carlos Alberto Fernandes		 6
3		 6
3		 6
2		      
3   Barry MacKay / Vic Seixas
Carlos Alberto Fernandes / Armando Vieira		 7
5		 9
7		 11
13 		7
5		    
4   Michael Green
José Agüero		 8
6		 5
7 		6
3		 4
6 		6
3		  
5   Barry MacKay
Carlos Alberto Fernandes		 7
5		 6
3		 6
0		      

Eastern Zone

Draw

  Quarterfinals
1–3 March		   Semifinals
26–28 April		   Final
17–19 May
                           
  Madras, India
    India 5  
    Malaya 0     Manila, Philippines
      India 2  
        Philippines 3  
    Philippines  
    bye       Manila, Philippines
      Philippines 3
          Japan 2
    bye    
    Ceylon       Tokyo, Japan
      Ceylon 0
        Japan 5  
    bye  
    Japan    

Final


Philippines
3		 Manila, Philippines
17–19 May 1957
Japan
2
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Felicisimo Ampon
Atsushi Miyagi		 3
6 		6
4		 6
1		 6
4		    
2   Raymundo Deyro
Kosei Kamo		 6
2		 4
6 		6
1		 2
6 		6
3		  
3   Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro
Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi		 4
6 		6
4		 5
7 		2
6 		   
4   Felicisimo Ampon
Kosei Kamo		 6
1		 4
6 		5
7 		6
3		 6
1		  
5   Eduardo Dungo
Atsushi Miyagi		 6
4		 1
6 		1
6 		4
6 		   
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Felicisimo Ampon
Atsushi Miyagi		 3
6 		6
4		 6
1		 6
4		    
2   Raymundo Deyro
Kosei Kamo		 6
2		 4
6 		6
1		 2
6 		6
3		  
3   Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro
Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi		 4
6 		6
4		 5
7 		2
6 		   
4   Felicisimo Ampon
Kosei Kamo		 6
1		 4
6 		5
7 		6
3		 6
1		  
5   Eduardo Dungo
Atsushi Miyagi		 6
4		 1
6 		1
6 		4
6 		   

Europe Zone

Draw

First Round
19–29 April		   Second Round
10–20 May		   Quarterfinals
7–10 June		   Semifinals
19–22 July		   Final
2–5 August
                                             
  Sweden       Vienna, Austria (clay)
  bye         Sweden 4  
  Romania 0     Austria 1     Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
  Austria 5         Sweden 4  
  Denmark       Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)     Denmark 1  
  bye         Denmark 4
  Spain 0     South Africa 1     Milan, Italy (clay)
  South Africa 5         Sweden 1  
  Chile       Warsaw, Poland     Italy 3  
  bye         Chile 2  
  Luxembourg 0     Poland 3     Palermo, Italy (clay)
  Poland 5         Poland 1
  Italy       Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)     Italy 4  
  bye         Italy 5
  Netherlands 4     Netherlands 0     Brussels, Belgium
  Norway 1         Italy 2
  Hungary w/o     Brussels, Belgium     Belgium 3
  Ireland         Hungary 1  
  bye       Belgium 4     Brussels, Belgium (clay)
  Belgium           Belgium 3  
  Yugoslavia 0     Cologne, West Germany     Mexico 2  
  Mexico 5       Mexico 3
  bye       West Germany 1     Brussels, Belgium (clay)
  West Germany           Belgium 3
  Lebanon 0     Eastbourne, England (grass)     Great Britain 2  
  New Zealand 5       New Zealand 0  
  bye       Great Britain 5     Paris, France (clay)
  Great Britain           Great Britain 3
  Switzerland 1     Lyon, France (clay)     France 2  
  Czechoslovakia 4       Czechoslovakia 0
  bye       France 4  
  France    

Final


Belgium
3		 Brussels, Belgium
2–5 August 1957
Italy
2
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Jacques Brichant
Nicola Pietrangeli		 4
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2   Philippe Washer
Giuseppe Merlo		 6
2		 8
6		 6
2		      
3   Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 3
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
4   Jacques Brichant
Giuseppe Merlo		 6
8 		7
5		 6
8 		7
5		 6
1		  
5   Philippe Washer
Nicola Pietrangeli		 6
4		 3
6 		6
8 		7
5		 6
2		  
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Jacques Brichant
Nicola Pietrangeli		 4
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2   Philippe Washer
Giuseppe Merlo		 6
2		 8
6		 6
2		      
3   Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 3
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
4   Jacques Brichant
Giuseppe Merlo		 6
8 		7
5		 6
8 		7
5		 6
1		  
5   Philippe Washer
Nicola Pietrangeli		 6
4		 3
6 		6
8 		7
5		 6
2		  

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

  Semifinals
5–7 December		   Final
12–14 December
                 
   
  EUR Belgium    
    bye       Brisbane, Australia (grass)
      EUR Belgium 2
  Adelaide, Australia (grass)   AME United States 3
  EAS Philippines 0
  AME United States 5  

Semifinals


United States
5		 Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, Australia
5–7 December 1957
Grass
Philippines
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Vic Seixas
Felicisimo Ampon		 6
1		 6
1		 6
2		      
2   Herbie Flam
Raymundo Deyro		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
3   Gardnar Mulloy / Vic Seixas
Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro		 6
1		 6
3		 6
2		      
4   Herbie Flam
Felicisimo Ampon		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		      
5   Vic Seixas
Raymundo Deyro		 6
2		 6
4		 6
3		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Vic Seixas
Felicisimo Ampon		 6
1		 6
1		 6
2		      
2   Herbie Flam
Raymundo Deyro		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
3   Gardnar Mulloy / Vic Seixas
Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro		 6
1		 6
3		 6
2		      
4   Herbie Flam
Felicisimo Ampon		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		      
5   Vic Seixas
Raymundo Deyro		 6
2		 6
4		 6
3		      

Final


United States
3		 Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia
12–14 December 1957
Grass
Belgium
2
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Herbie Flam
Jacques Brichant		 6
3		 4
6 		1
6 		6
3		 6
3		  
2   Vic Seixas
Philippe Washer		 6
0		 6
3		 6
4		      
3   Gardnar Mulloy / Vic Seixas
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer		 5
7 		3
6 		6
4		 3
6 		   
4   Herbie Flam
Philippe Washer		 2
6 		3
6 		6
0		 3
6 		   
5   Vic Seixas
Jacques Brichant		 10
8		 6
0		 6
1		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Herbie Flam
Jacques Brichant		 6
3		 4
6 		1
6 		6
3		 6
3		  
2   Vic Seixas
Philippe Washer		 6
0		 6
3		 6
4		      
3   Gardnar Mulloy / Vic Seixas
Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer		 5
7 		3
6 		6
4		 3
6 		   
4   Herbie Flam
Philippe Washer		 2
6 		3
6 		6
0		 3
6 		   
5   Vic Seixas
Jacques Brichant		 10
8		 6
0		 6
1		      

Challenge Round


Australia
3		 Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
26–28 December 1957
Grass
United States
2
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Mal Anderson
Barry MacKay		 6
3		 7
5		 3
6 		7
9 		6
3		  
2   Ashley Cooper
Vic Seixas		 3
6 		7
5		 6
1		 1
6 		6
3		  
3   Mal Anderson / Mervyn Rose
Barry MacKay / Vic Seixas		 6
4		 6
4		 8
6		      
4   Mal Anderson
Vic Seixas		 3
6 		6
4		 3
6 		6
0		 11
13 		 
5   Ashley Cooper
Barry MacKay		 4
6 		6
1		 6
4		 4
6 		3
6 		 
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Mal Anderson
Barry MacKay		 6
3		 7
5		 3
6 		7
9 		6
3		  
2   Ashley Cooper
Vic Seixas		 3
6 		7
5		 6
1		 1
6 		6
3		  
3   Mal Anderson / Mervyn Rose
Barry MacKay / Vic Seixas		 6
4		 6
4		 8
6		      
4   Mal Anderson
Vic Seixas		 3
6 		6
4		 3
6 		6
0		 11
13 		 
5   Ashley Cooper
Barry MacKay		 4
6 		6
1		 6
4		 4
6 		3
6 		 
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