# 1956 Davis Cup > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1956_Davis_Cup > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/1956_Davis_Cup.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956_Davis_Cup > Source revision: 1354069170 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1956 edition of the Davis Cup 1956 Davis Cup Details Duration 22 March – 28 December 1956 Edition 45th Teams 33 Champion Winning nation Australia ← 1955 1957 → The **1956 Davis Cup** was the 45th edition of the [Davis Cup](/source/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. The [United States](/source/United_States_Davis_Cup_team) defeated [Mexico](/source/Mexico_Davis_Cup_team) in the America Zone final, [India](/source/India_Davis_Cup_team) defeated [Japan](/source/Japan_Davis_Cup_team) in the Eastern Zone final, and [Italy](/source/Italy_Davis_Cup_team) defeated [Sweden](/source/Sweden_Davis_Cup_team) 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](/source/Australia_Davis_Cup_team). The final was played at [Memorial Drive](/source/Memorial_Drive_Park) in [Adelaide](/source/Adelaide), Australia on 26–28 December.[1][2][3] ## America Zone Further information: [1956 Davis Cup America Zone](/source/1956_Davis_Cup_America_Zone) ### Draw 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 **United States vs. Mexico** United States 4 Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States[4] 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 (tennis) 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 Further information: [1956 Davis Cup Eastern Zone](/source/1956_Davis_Cup_Eastern_Zone) ### Draw Semifinals 22–24 March Final 18–20 May Japan Tokyo, Japan bye Japan 2 Colombo, Ceylon (clay) India 3 Ceylon 0 India 5 ### Final **Japan vs. India** Japan 2 Tokyo, Japan[5] 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 ## Europe Zone Further information: [1956 Davis Cup Europe Zone](/source/1956_Davis_Cup_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 vs. Italy** Sweden 0 Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[6] 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 ## Inter-Zonal Zone ### Draw 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 **United States vs. Italy** United States 4 West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States[7] 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 **United States vs. India** United States 4 Royal King's Park, Perth, Australia[8] 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 ## Challenge Round **Australia vs. United States** Australia 5 Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia[3] 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 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Collins_1-0)** Bud Collins (2010). *The Bud Collins History of Tennis* (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0942257700](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0942257700). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Max Robertson (1974). *The Encyclopedia of Tennis*. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0047960426](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0047960426). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Challenge_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Challenge_3-1) ["Australia v United States"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-WG-CHR-AUS-USA-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["United States v Mexico"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-AME-M-USA-MEX-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Japan v India"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-EAS-M-JPN-IND-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Sweden v Italy"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-EUR-M-SWE-ITA-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["United States v Italy"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-INZ-M-USA-ITA-01). daviscup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["United States v India"](https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1956-INZ-M-USA-IND-01). daviscup.com. ## External links - [Davis Cup official website](http://www.daviscup.com) v t e Davis Cup Current champions (2025): Italy Editions 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 World Groups / Finals 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 World Groups play-offs 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Qualifying rounds 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 (1R, 2R) 2026 (1R, 2R) 2025 Davis Cup Finals teams Argentina Austria Belgium Czech Republic France Germany Italy Spain Former World Group / Finals teams Australia Belarus Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Croatia Cuba Czechoslovakia Denmark Ecuador Finland Great Britain Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Israel Japan Kazakhstan Mexico Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Paraguay Peru Poland Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia South Korea South Africa Sweden Switzerland United States Yugoslavia Zimbabwe Players American Argentine Australian Austrian Belarusian Belgian Brazilian British Canadian Chilean Croatian Cuban Czech Czechoslovak Danish Dutch Ecuadorian Finnish French German Hungarian Indian Indonesian Irish Israeli Italian Japanese Kazakhstani Korean Kosovar Mexican Montenegrin Moroccan New Zealand Peruvian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak South African Soviet Spanish Swedish Swiss Yugoslav Zimbabwean List of champions Winning players v t e « 1955 1956 in tennis 1957 » Grand Slam Australian Championships French Championships Wimbledon Championships U.S. Championships National teams Davis Cup Wightman Cup --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [1956 Davis Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956_Davis_Cup) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956_Davis_Cup?action=history)). 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