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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
     
Milla Backhouse