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1956 Davis Cup

1956 Davis Cup tennis
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Duration 22 March – 28 December
Edition 45th
Teams 33
Champion
Winning Nation Australia
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America Zone

Draw

  Quarterfinals
2–4 May		   Semifinals
6–29 July		   Final
3–5 August
                           
   
    United States    
    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
          Mexico 1
    bye    
    Mexico       Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
      Mexico 4
        Brazil 1  
    bye  
    Brazil    

Final


United States
4		 Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States
3–5 August 1956
Grass
Mexico
1
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Vic Seixas
Mario Llamas		 6
4		 6
2		 6
4		      
2   Ham Richardson
Francisco Contreras		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
3   Sam Giammalva / Barry MacKay
Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas		 13
11		 4
6 		6
1		 6
8 		3
6 		 
4   Ham Richardson
Mario Llamas		 6
3		 6
3		 6
1		      
5   Sam Giammalva
Esteban Reyes Jr.		 6
4		 6
1		 6
3		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Vic Seixas
Mario Llamas		 6
4		 6
2		 6
4		      
2   Ham Richardson
Francisco Contreras		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
3   Sam Giammalva / Barry MacKay
Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas		 13
11		 4
6 		6
1		 6
8 		3
6 		 
4   Ham Richardson
Mario Llamas		 6
3		 6
3		 6
1		      
5   Sam Giammalva
Esteban Reyes Jr.		 6
4		 6
1		 6
3		      

Eastern Zone

Draw

  Semifinals
22–24 March		   Final
18–20 May
                 
   
    Japan    
    bye       Tokyo, Japan
        Japan 2
  Colombo, Ceylon (clay)     India 3
    Ceylon 0
    India 5  

Final


Japan
2		 Tokyo, Japan
18–20 May 1956
India
3
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Atsushi Miyagi
Ramanathan Krishnan		 3
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
2   Kosei Kamo
Naresh Kumar		 6
2		 4
6 		2
6 		6
4		 6
0		  
3   Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar		 4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4   Atsushi Miyagi
Naresh Kumar		 6
4		 6
1		 6
1		      
5   Kosei Kamo
Ramanathan Krishnan		 8
6		 3
6 		4
6 		5
7 		   
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Atsushi Miyagi
Ramanathan Krishnan		 3
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
2   Kosei Kamo
Naresh Kumar		 6
2		 4
6 		2
6 		6
4		 6
0		  
3   Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar		 4
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4   Atsushi Miyagi
Naresh Kumar		 6
4		 6
1		 6
1		      
5   Kosei Kamo
Ramanathan Krishnan		 8
6		 3
6 		4
6 		5
7 		   

Europe Zone

Draw

First Round
27 April–1 May		   Second Round
10–15 May		   Quarterfinals
31 May-4 June		   Semifinals
15–17 July		   Final
20–22 July
                                             
  Italy       Warsaw, Poland
  bye         Italy 5  
  Poland 3     Poland 0     Bologna, Italy (clay)
  Austria 2         Italy 4  
  Denmark       Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)     Denmark 1  
  bye         Denmark 4
  Czechoslovakia 5     Czechoslovakia 1     Paris, France (clay)
  Pakistan 0         Italy 3  
  France       Lausanne, Switzerland     France 2  
  bye         France 5  
  Luxembourg 2     Switzerland 0     Duisburg, West Germany (clay)
  Switzerland 3         France 4
  West Germany       Dublin, Ireland     West Germany 1  
  bye         West Germany 4
  Ireland 4     Ireland 1     Båstad, Sweden (clay)
  Finland 1         Italy 5
  Turkey 0     Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)     Sweden 0
  Netherlands 5       Netherlands 0  
  bye       Chile 5     Bristol, England (grass)
  Chile           Chile 2  
  Yugoslavia 4     Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay)     Great Britain 3  
  Egypt 1       Yugoslavia 0
  bye       Great Britain 5     Solna, Sweden (clay)
  Great Britain           Great Britain 1
  Monaco 2     Barcelona, Spain (clay)     Sweden 4  
  Spain 3       Spain 1  
  bye       Belgium 4     Brussels, Belgium (clay)
  Belgium           Belgium 1
  Norway 4     Oslo, Norway (clay)     Sweden 4  
  Israel 1       Norway 0
  bye       Sweden 5  
  Sweden    

Final


Sweden
0		 Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden
20–22 July 1956
Clay
Italy
5
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Sven Davidson
Nicola Pietrangeli		 4
6 		6
3		 1
6 		4
6 		   
2   Ulf Schmidt
Giuseppe Merlo		 7
5		 2
6 		5
7 		1
6 		   
3   Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 4
6 		7
5		 2
6 		3
6 		   
4   Torsten Johansson
Orlando Sirola		 4
6 		6
1		 2
6 		1
6 		   
5   Ulf Schmidt
Nicola Pietrangeli		 5
7 		3
6 		6
1		 3
6 		   
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Sven Davidson
Nicola Pietrangeli		 4
6 		6
3		 1
6 		4
6 		   
2   Ulf Schmidt
Giuseppe Merlo		 7
5		 2
6 		5
7 		1
6 		   
3   Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 4
6 		7
5		 2
6 		3
6 		   
4   Torsten Johansson
Orlando Sirola		 4
6 		6
1		 2
6 		1
6 		   
5   Ulf Schmidt
Nicola Pietrangeli		 5
7 		3
6 		6
1		 3
6 		   

Inter-Zonal Zone

Draw

  Semifinals
29 September–1 October		   Final
14–16 December
                 
   
  EAS India    
    bye       Perth, Australia (grass)
      EAS India 1
  Forest Hills, NY, United States (grass)   AME United States 4
  EUR Italy 1
  AME United States 4  

Semifinals


United States
4		 West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States
29 September–1 October 1956
Grass
Italy
1
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Ham Richardson
Nicola Pietrangeli		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		      
2   Vic Seixas
Orlando Sirola		 6
3		 11
9		 6
4		      
3   Ham Richardson / Vic Seixas
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 1
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
2		    
4   Michael Green
Nicola Pietrangeli		 6
3		 4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		   
5   Sam Giammalva
Orlando Sirola		 12
10		 6
3		 6
2		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Ham Richardson
Nicola Pietrangeli		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		      
2   Vic Seixas
Orlando Sirola		 6
3		 11
9		 6
4		      
3   Ham Richardson / Vic Seixas
Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola		 1
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
2		    
4   Michael Green
Nicola Pietrangeli		 6
3		 4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		   
5   Sam Giammalva
Orlando Sirola		 12
10		 6
3		 6
2		      

United States
4		 Royal King's Park, Perth, Australia
14–16 December 1956
Grass
India
1
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Herbie Flam
Ramanathan Krishnan		 7
5		 4
6 		10
8		 2
6 		6
4		  
2   Vic Seixas
Naresh Kumar		 6
4		 6
1		 6
2		      
3   Sam Giammalva / Vic Seixas
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar		 6
2		 3
6 		6
4		 6
4		    
4   Michael Green
Ramanathan Krishnan		 5
7 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5   Sam Giammalva
Naresh Kumar		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Herbie Flam
Ramanathan Krishnan		 7
5		 4
6 		10
8		 2
6 		6
4		  
2   Vic Seixas
Naresh Kumar		 6
4		 6
1		 6
2		      
3   Sam Giammalva / Vic Seixas
Ramanathan Krishnan / Naresh Kumar		 6
2		 3
6 		6
4		 6
4		    
4   Michael Green
Ramanathan Krishnan		 5
7 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5   Sam Giammalva
Naresh Kumar		 6
3		 6
4		 6
2		      

Challenge Round


Australia
5		 Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia
26–28 December 1956
Grass
United States
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Lew Hoad
Herbie Flam		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
2   Ken Rosewall
Vic Seixas		 6
1		 6
4		 4
6 		6
1		    
3   Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall
Sam Giammalva / Vic Seixas		 1
6 		6
1		 7
5		 6
4		    
4   Ken Rosewall
Sam Giammalva		 4
6 		6
1		 8
6		 7
5		    
5   Lew Hoad
Vic Seixas		 6
2		 7
5		 6
3		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Lew Hoad
Herbie Flam		 6
2		 6
3		 6
3		      
2   Ken Rosewall
Vic Seixas		 6
1		 6
4		 4
6 		6
1		    
3   Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall
Sam Giammalva / Vic Seixas		 1
6 		6
1		 7
5		 6
4		    
4   Ken Rosewall
Sam Giammalva		 4
6 		6
1		 8
6		 7
5		    
5   Lew Hoad
Vic Seixas		 6
2		 7
5		 6
3		      
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