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.
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| Duration | 22 March – 28 December 1956 |
| Edition | 45th |
| Teams | 33 |
| Champion | |
| Winning nation |  Australia |
← 1955 1957 → | |
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.[1][2][3]
America Zone
editDraw
edit| Quarterfinals 2–4 May | Semifinals 6–29 July | Final 3–5 August | |||||||||||
 United States | |||||||||||||
| Victoria, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| United States | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) | |||||||||||||
 Canada | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Canada | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Rye, NY, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
 Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 4 | ||||||||||||
 Mexico | 1 | ||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | |||||||||||||
| Mexico | |||||||||||||
| Mexico | 4 | ||||||||||||
 Brazil | 1 | ||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | |||||||||||||
Final
editUnited States vs. Mexico
 United States 4 |
Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States[4] 3–5 August 1956 Grass |
 Mexico 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eastern Zone
editDraw
edit| Semifinals 22–24 March | Final 18–20 May | |||||||
 Japan | ||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||
| bye | ||||||||
 Japan | 2 | |||||||
| Colombo, Ceylon (clay) | ||||||||
 India | 3 | |||||||
 Ceylon | 0 | |||||||
| India | 5 | |||||||
Final
editJapan vs. India
 Japan 2 |
Tokyo, Japan[5] 18–20 May 1956 |
 India 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
editDraw
edit| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
editSweden vs. Italy
 Sweden 0 |
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[6] 20–22 July 1956 Clay |
 Italy 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Zone
editDraw
edit| Semifinals 29 September–1 October | Final 14–16 December | |||||||
| EAS | India | |||||||
| Perth, Australia (grass) | ||||||||
| bye | ||||||||
| EAS | India | 1 | ||||||
| Forest Hills, NY, United States (grass) | ||||||||
| AME | United States | 4 | ||||||
| EUR | Italy | 1 | ||||||
| AME | United States | 4 | ||||||
Semifinals
editUnited States vs. Italy
| United States 4 |
West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States[7] 29 September–1 October 1956 Grass |
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United States vs. India
| United States 4 |
Royal King's Park, Perth, Australia[8] 14–16 December 1956 Grass |
India 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
editAustralia vs. United States
 Australia 5 |
Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia[3] 26–28 December 1956 Grass |
United States 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
- ^ a b "Australia v United States". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Sweden v Italy". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Italy". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v India". daviscup.com.