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1958 Davis Cup

1958 Davis Cup tennis
Details 1958 Davis Cup tennis Challenge Round between Australia and the United States played on the Milton Courts in Brisbane, Australia
Duration 28 March – 31 December
Edition 47th
Teams 37
Champion
Winning Nation United States
← 1957 1959 →

America Zone

Draw

  Quarterfinals
16–18 May; 4–12 July		   Semifinals
11–21 July		   Final
15–18 August
                           
   
    Israel    
    bye       Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
      Israel 0  
  Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)     Argentina 5  
    Argentina 5
    Caribbean/West Indies 0     Rye, NY, United States (grass)
      Argentina 0
  Toronto, Canada (clay)       United States 5
    Canada 5  
    Cuba 0     Toronto, Canada (clay)
      Canada 0
  Caracas, Venezuela     United States 5  
    Venezuela 0
    United States 5  

Final


United States
5		 Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States
15–18 August 1958
Grass
Argentina
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Barry MacKay
Eduardo Soriano		 6
2		 6
2		 3
6 		6
3		    
2   Ham Richardson
Enrique Morea		 6
1		 6
2		 7
9 		6
2		    
3   Sam Giammalva / Barry MacKay
Enrique Morea / Eduardo Soriano		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
4   Ham Richardson
Eduardo Soriano		 6
4		 6
2		 7
5		      
5   Barry MacKay
Enrique Morea		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Barry MacKay
Eduardo Soriano		 6
2		 6
2		 3
6 		6
3		    
2   Ham Richardson
Enrique Morea		 6
1		 6
2		 7
9 		6
2		    
3   Sam Giammalva / Barry MacKay
Enrique Morea / Eduardo Soriano		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
4   Ham Richardson
Eduardo Soriano		 6
4		 6
2		 7
5		      
5   Barry MacKay
Enrique Morea		 6
2		 6
2		 6
2		      

Eastern Zone

Draw

  Quarterfinals
28–30 March		   Semifinals
23 April–4 May		   Final
21–23 May
                           
  Tokyo, Japan
    Japan 5  
    Thailand 0     Tokyo, Japan
      Japan 2  
        Philippines 3  
    Philippines  
    bye       Manila, Philippines
      Philippines 5
          Ceylon 0
    bye    
    Ceylon       Singapore (grass)
      Ceylon 3
        Malaya 1  
    bye  
    Malaya    

Final


Philippines
5		 Manila, Philippines
21–23 May 1958
Ceylon
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Felicisimo Ampon
Bernard Pinto		 6
1		 6
0		 6
1		      
2   Raymundo Deyro
Rupert Ferdinands		 6
2		 6
2		 6
1		      
3   Miguel Dungo / Juan-Johnson José
Rupert Ferdinands / Bernard Pinto		 6
1		 6
0		 6
4		      
4   Miguel Dungo
Raja Praesody		 6
2		 6
3		 7
5		      
5   Juan-Johnson José
Rupert Ferdinands		 6
1		 6
4		 6
3		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Felicisimo Ampon
Bernard Pinto		 6
1		 6
0		 6
1		      
2   Raymundo Deyro
Rupert Ferdinands		 6
2		 6
2		 6
1		      
3   Miguel Dungo / Juan-Johnson José
Rupert Ferdinands / Bernard Pinto		 6
1		 6
0		 6
4		      
4   Miguel Dungo
Raja Praesody		 6
2		 6
3		 7
5		      
5   Juan-Johnson José
Rupert Ferdinands		 6
1		 6
4		 6
3		      

Europe Zone

Draw

First Round
25 April–4 May		   Second Round
15–20 May		   Quarterfinals
5–8 June		   Semifinals
18–21 July		   Final
1–3 August
                                             
  Italy       Florence, Italy (clay)
  bye         Italy 3  
  Monaco 0     India 2     Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
  India 5         Italy 5  
  Denmark       Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)     Denmark 0  
  bye         Denmark 3
  Yugoslavia 0     Czechoslovakia 2     Warsaw, Poland
  Czechoslovakia 5         Italy 4  
  Mexico       Helsinki, Finland     Poland 1  
  bye         Mexico 5  
  Luxembourg 0     Finland 0     Warsaw, Poland
  Finland 5         Mexico 2
  Poland       Lausanne, Switzerland     Poland 3  
  bye         Poland 4
  Switzerland 3     Switzerland 1     Milan, Italy (clay)
  Austria 2         Italy 4
  Turkey 1     Paris, France (clay)     Great Britain 1
  Chile 4       Chile 1  
  bye       France 4     Paris, France (clay)
  France           France 3  
  Egypt 1     Barcelona, Spain (clay)     Sweden 2  
  Spain 4       Spain 2
  bye       Sweden 3     Manchester, England (grass)
  Sweden           France 0
  Hungary 2     Eastbourne, England (grass)     Great Britain 5  
  Brazil 3       Brazil 0  
  bye       Great Britain 5     Scarborough, England (grass)
  Great Britain           Great Britain 5
  West Germany 4     Cologne, West Germany     West Germany 0  
  Netherlands 0       West Germany 3
  bye       Belgium 2  
  Belgium    

Final


Italy
4		 Milan, Italy
1–3 August 1958
Clay
Great Britain
1
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Nicola Pietrangeli
Mike Davies		 4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
2   Orlando Sirola
Billy Knight		 6
3		 7
5		 6
3		      
3   Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Mike Davies / Billy Knight		 6
3		 5
7 		6
4		 4
6 		9
7		  
4   Nicola Pietrangeli
Billy Knight		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
1		    
5   Orlando Sirola
Mike Davies		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Nicola Pietrangeli
Mike Davies		 4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
2   Orlando Sirola
Billy Knight		 6
3		 7
5		 6
3		      
3   Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola
Mike Davies / Billy Knight		 6
3		 5
7 		6
4		 4
6 		9
7		  
4   Nicola Pietrangeli
Billy Knight		 4
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
1		    
5   Orlando Sirola
Mike Davies		 6
3		 6
2		 6
2		      

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

  Semifinals
6–8 December		   Final
19–21 December
                 
   
  AME United States    
    bye       Perth, Australia (grass)
      AME United States 5
  Sydney, Australia (grass)   EUR Italy 0
  EAS Philippines 0
  EUR Italy 5  

Semifinals


Philippines
0		 Sydney, Australia
6–8 December 1958
Grass
Italy
5
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Raymundo Deyro
Orlando Sirola		 6
8 		3
6 		4
6 		     
2   Felicisimo Ampon
Nicola Pietrangeli		 2
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
3   Miguel Dungo / Juan-Johnson José
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 3
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     
4   Miguel Dungo
Nicola Pietrangeli		 2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5   Juan-Johnson José
Giuseppe Merlo		 2
6 		5
7 		1
6 		     
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Raymundo Deyro
Orlando Sirola		 6
8 		3
6 		4
6 		     
2   Felicisimo Ampon
Nicola Pietrangeli		 2
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
3   Miguel Dungo / Juan-Johnson José
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 3
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     
4   Miguel Dungo
Nicola Pietrangeli		 2
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
5   Juan-Johnson José
Giuseppe Merlo		 2
6 		5
7 		1
6 		     

Final


United States
5		 Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth, Australia
19–21 December 1958
Grass
Italy
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Alex Olmedo
Nicola Pietrangeli		 5
7 		10
8		 6
0		 6
1		    
2   Ham Richardson
Orlando Sirola		 6
4		 6
2		 7
5		      
3   Alex Olmedo / Ham Richardson
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 7
9 		6
4		 13
11		 7
5		    
4   Barry MacKay
Nicola Pietrangeli		 6
4		 3
6 		5
7 		8
6		 8
6		  
5   Alex Olmedo
Orlando Sirola		 20
18		 6
1		 6
4		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Alex Olmedo
Nicola Pietrangeli		 5
7 		10
8		 6
0		 6
1		    
2   Ham Richardson
Orlando Sirola		 6
4		 6
2		 7
5		      
3   Alex Olmedo / Ham Richardson
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 7
9 		6
4		 13
11		 7
5		    
4   Barry MacKay
Nicola Pietrangeli		 6
4		 3
6 		5
7 		8
6		 8
6		  
5   Alex Olmedo
Orlando Sirola		 20
18		 6
1		 6
4		      

Challenge Round


Australia
2		 Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia
29–31 December 1958
Grass
United States
3
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Mal Anderson
Alex Olmedo		 6
8 		6
2		 7
9 		6
8 		   
2   Ashley Cooper
Barry MacKay		 4
6 		6
3		 6
2		 6
4		    
3   Mal Anderson / Neale Fraser
Alex Olmedo / Ham Richardson		 12
10		 6
3		 14
16 		3
6 		5
7 		 
4   Ashley Cooper
Alex Olmedo		 3
6 		6
4		 4
6 		6
8 		   
5   Mal Anderson
Barry MacKay		 7
5		 13
11		 11
9		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Mal Anderson
Alex Olmedo		 6
8 		6
2		 7
9 		6
8 		   
2   Ashley Cooper
Barry MacKay		 4
6 		6
3		 6
2		 6
4		    
3   Mal Anderson / Neale Fraser
Alex Olmedo / Ham Richardson		 12
10		 6
3		 14
16 		3
6 		5
7 		 
4   Ashley Cooper
Alex Olmedo		 3
6 		6
4		 4
6 		6
8 		   
5   Mal Anderson
Barry MacKay		 7
5		 13
11		 11
9		      
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