1956 Davis Cup

The 1956 Davis Cup was the 45th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 32 teams would enter the competition, 24 in the Europe Zone, 5 in the Americas Zone, and 3 in the Eastern Zone.

The United States defeated Mexico in the Americas Zone final, India defeated Japan in the Eastern Zone final, Italy defeated Sweden in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the USA defeated Italy, and then defeated India. The USA then fell to defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Memorial Drive Tennis Centre in Adelaide, Australia on 26-28 December.

Americas Zone

Draw

8TeamBracket-info
RD1date=2-4 May
RD2date=July
RD3date=3-5 August

teamwidth=14

RD1T1-loc=
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|USA|1912 | RD1-score1=
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

RD1T2-loc=Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|CAN|1921 | RD1-score3=5
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=noflag|Caribbean/West Indies | RD1-score4=0

RD1T3-loc=
RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=bye | RD1-score5=
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=davis|MEX|1934 | RD1-score6=

RD1T4-loc=
RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=bye | RD1-score7=
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=davis|BRA | RD1-score8=

RD2T1-loc=Victoria, Canada (grass)
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|USA|1912 | RD2-score1=4
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|CAN|1921 | RD2-score2=1

RD2T2-loc=Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|MEX|1934 | RD2-score3=4
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|BRA | RD2-score4=1

RD3T1-loc=Rye, NY, United States (grass)
RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=davis|USA|1912 | RD3-score1=4
RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=davis|MEX|1934 | RD3-score2=1

Final

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team1=United States |team1-var=1912
team2=Mexico |team2-var=1934
venue=Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States
date=3 August - 5 August 1956
surface=grass
score1=4
score2=1
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Vic Seixas |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Mario Llamas |4 |2 |4 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ham Richardson |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Francisco Contreras |3 |4 |4 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Sam Giammalva |T1P2=Barry MacKay |13 |4 |6 |6 |3 |T2P1=Francisco Contreras |T2P2=Mario Llamas |11 |6 |1 |8 |6
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ham Richardson |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Mario Llamas |3 |3 |1 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Sam Giammalva |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Esteban Reyes |4 |1 |3 | |

Eastern Zone

Draw

4TeamBracket-info
RD1date=22-24 March
RD2date=18-20 May

RD1T1-loc=
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|JPN | RD1-score1=
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

RD1T2-loc=Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|Ceylon|1951 | RD1-score3=0
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|IND | RD1-score4=5

RD2T1-loc=Tokyo, Japan
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|JPN | RD2-score1=2
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|IND | RD2-score2=3

Final

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team1=Japan
team2=India
venue=Tokyo, Japan
date=18 May - 20 May 1956
surface=
score1=2
score2=3
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Atsushi Miyagi |3 |0 |3 | | |T2P1=Ramanathan Krishnan |6 |6 |6 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Kosei Kamo |6 |4 |2 |6 |6 |T2P1=Naresh Kumar |2 |6 |6 |4 |0
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Kosei Kamo |T1P2=Atsushi Miyagi |4 |3 |1 | | |T2P1=Ramanathan Krishnan |T2P2=Naresh Kumar |6 |6 |6 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Atsushi Miyagi |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Naresh Kumar |4 |1 |1 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Kosei Kamo |8 |3 |4 |5 | |T2P1=Ramanathan Krishnan |6 |6 |6 |7 |

Europe Zone

Draw

32TeamBracket-Compact-info
RD1-date=27-30 April
RD2-date=10-15 May
RD3-date=31 May-4 June
RD4-date=15-17 July
RD5-date=20-22 July

RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=davis|ITA | RD1-score01=
RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=bye | RD1-score02=

RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=davis|POL | RD1-score03=3
RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=davis|AUT | RD1-score04=2

RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=davis|DEN | RD1-score05=
RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=bye | RD1-score06=

RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=davis|TCH | RD1-score07=5
RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=davis|PAK | RD1-score08=0

RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=davis|FRA | RD1-score09=
RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=bye | RD1-score10=

RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=davis|LUX | RD1-score11=2
RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=davis|SUI | RD1-score12=3

RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=davis|GER | RD1-score13=
RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=bye | RD1-score14=

RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=davis|IRL | RD1-score15=4
RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=davis|FIN | RD1-score16=1

RD1-seed17= | RD1-team17=davis|TUR | RD1-score17=0
RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18=davis|NED | RD1-score18=5

RD1-seed19= | RD1-team19=bye | RD1-score19=
RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20=davis|CHI | RD1-score20=

RD1-seed21= | RD1-team21=davis|YUG | RD1-score21=4
RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22=davis|EGY|UAR | RD1-score22=1

RD1-seed23= | RD1-team23=bye | RD1-score23=
RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24=davis|GBR | RD1-score24=

RD1-seed25= | RD1-team25=davis|MON | RD1-score25=2
RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26=davis|ESP|1939 | RD1-score26=3

RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27=bye | RD1-score27=
RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28=davis|BEL | RD1-score28=

RD1-seed29= | RD1-team29=davis|NOR | RD1-score29=4
RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30=davis|ISR | RD1-score30=1

RD1-seed31= | RD1-team31=bye | RD1-score31=
RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32=davis|SWE | RD1-score32=

RD2T1-loc=Warsaw, Poland
RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=davis|ITA | RD2-score01=5
RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=davis|POL | RD2-score02=0

RD2T2-loc=Prague, Czechoslovakia (clay)
RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=davis|DEN | RD2-score03=4
RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=davis|TCH | RD2-score04=1

RD2T3-loc=Lausanne, Switzerland
RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=davis|FRA | RD2-score05=5
RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=davis|SUI | RD2-score06=0

RD2T4-loc=Dublin, Ireland
RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=davis|GER | RD2-score07=4
RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=davis|IRL | RD2-score08=1

RD2T5-loc=Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09=davis|NED | RD2-score09=0
RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10=davis|CHI | RD2-score10=5

RD2T6-loc=Belgrade, Yugoslavia (clay)
RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11=davis|YUG | RD2-score11=0
RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12=davis|GBR | RD2-score12=5

RD2T7-loc=Barcelona, Spain (clay)
RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13=davis|ESP|1939 | RD2-score13=1
RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14=davis|BEL | RD2-score14=4

RD2T8-loc=Oslo, Norway (clay)
RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15=davis|NOR | RD2-score15=0
RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16=davis|SWE | RD2-score16=5

RD3T1-loc=Bologna, Italy (clay)
RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=davis|ITA | RD3-score01=4
RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=davis|DEN | RD3-score02=1

RD3T2-loc=Duisburg, Germany (clay)
RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=davis|FRA | RD3-score03=4
RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=davis|GER | RD3-score04=1

RD3T3-loc=Bristol, England (grass)
RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05=davis|CHI | RD3-score05=2
RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06=davis|GBR | RD3-score06=3

RD3T4-loc=Brussels, Belgium
RD3-seed07= | RD3-team07=davis|BEL | RD3-score07=1
RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08=davis|SWE | RD3-score08=4

RD4T1-loc=Paris, France (clay)
RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=davis|ITA | RD4-score01=3
RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=davis|FRA | RD4-score02=2

RD4T2-loc=Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03=davis|GBR | RD4-score03=1
RD4-seed04= | RD4-team04=davis|SWE | RD4-score04=4

RD5T1-loc=Båstad, Sweden (clay)
RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01=davis|ITA | RD5-score01=5
RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02=davis|SWE | RD5-score02=0

Final

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team1=Sweden
team2=Italy
venue=Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden
date=20 July - 22 July 1956
surface=clay
score1=0
score2=5
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Sven Davidson |4 |6 |1 |4 | |T2P1=Nicola Pietrangeli |6 |3 |6 |6 |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ulf Schmidt |7 |2 |5 |1 | |T2P1=Giuseppe Merlo |5 |6 |7 |6 |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Sven Davidson |T1P2=Torsten Johansson |4 |7 |2 |3 | |T2P1=Nicola Pietrangeli |T2P2=Orlando Sirola |6 |5 |6 |6 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Torsten Johansson |4 |6 |2 |1 | |T2P1=Orlando Sirola |6 |1 |6 |6 |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ulf Schmidt |5 |3 |6 |3 | |T2P1=Nicola Pietrangeli |7 |6 |1 |6 |

Inter-Zonal Zone

4TeamBracket-info
RD1date=29 September-1 October
RD2date=14-16 December

RD1T1-loc=
RD1-seed1=EAS | RD1-team1=davis|IND | RD1-score1=
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

RD1T2-loc=Forest Hills, NY, United States (grass)
RD1-seed3=EUR | RD1-team3=davis|ITA | RD1-score3=1
RD1-seed4=AME | RD1-team4=davis|USA|1912 | RD1-score4=4

RD2T1-loc=Perth, Australia (grass)
RD2-seed1=EAS | RD2-team1=davis|IND | RD2-score1=1
RD2-seed2=AME | RD2-team2=davis|USA|1912 | RD2-score2=4

DavisCupbox
team1=United States |team1-var=1912
team2=Italy
venue=West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States
date=29 September - 1 October 1956
surface=grass
score1=4
score2=1
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ham Richardson |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Nicola Pietrangeli |3 |2 |3 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Vic Seixas |6 |11 |6 | | |T2P1=Orlando Sirola |3 |9 |4 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ham Richardson |T1P2=Vic Seixas |1 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Nicola Pietrangeli |T2P2=Orlando Sirola |6 |3 |4 |2 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Michael Green |6 |4 |3 |4 | |T2P1=Nicola Pietrangeli |3 |6 |6 |6 |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Sam Giammalva |12 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Orlando Sirola |10 |3 |2 | |

DavisCupbox
team1=India
team2=United States |team2-var=1912
venue=Royal King's Park, Perth, Australia
date=14 December - 16 December 1956
surface=grass
score1=1
score2=4
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ramanathan Krishnan |5 |6 |8 |6 |4 |T2P1=Herbie Flam |7 |4 |10 |6 |2
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Naresh Kumar |4 |1 |2 | | |T2P1=Vic Seixas |6 |6 |6 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ramanathan Krishnan |T1P2=Naresh Kumar |2 |6 |4 |4 | |T2P1=Sam Giammalva |T2P2=Vic Seixas |6 |3 |6 |6 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ramanathan Krishnan |7 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Michael Green |5 |4 |4 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Naresh Kumar |3 |4 |2 | | |T2P1=Sam Giammalva |6 |6 |6 | |

Challenge Round

DavisCupbox
team1=Australia
team2=United States |team2-var=1912
venue=Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, Adelaide, Australia
date=26 December - 28 December 1956
surface=grass
score1=5
score2=0
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Lew Hoad |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Herbie Flam |2 |3 |3 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ken Rosewall |6 |6 |4 |6 | |T2P1=Vic Seixas |1 |4 |6 |1 |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Lew Hoad |T1P2=Ken Rosewall |1 |6 |7 |6 | |T2P1=Sam Giammalva |T2P2=Vic Seixas |6 |1 |5 |4 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ken Rosewall |4 |6 |8 |7 | |T2P1=Sam Giammalva |6 |1 |6 |5 |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Lew Hoad |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=Vic Seixas |2 |5 |3 | |