1957 Davis Cup
# 1957 Davis Cup

The 1957 Davis Cup was the 46th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 24 teams entered the Europe Zone, 7 teams entered the America Zone, and 5 teams entered the Eastern Zone. Malaya, Lebanon and Venezuela made their first appearances in the competition.

The United States defeated Brazil in the America Zone final, the Philippines defeated Japan in the Eastern Zone final, and Belgium defeated Italy in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the United States defeated the Philippines in the semifinal and then defeated Belgium in the final. In the Challenge Round the United States were defeated by defending champions Australia. The final was played at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on 26–28 December.

## America Zone

### Draw

| Quarterfinals 27–29 April; 17–19 May; 19–21 July | Quarterfinals 27–29 April; 17–19 May; 19–21 July | Quarterfinals 27–29 April; 17–19 May; 19–21 July | Semifinals 24–26 May; 27–29 July | Semifinals 24–26 May; 27–29 July | Semifinals 24–26 May; 27–29 July | Final 2–4 August | Final 2–4 August | Final 2–4 August |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Israel | Israel | | | | | | | |
| Israel | Israel | | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Israel | Israel | 0 | | | |
| Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Israel | Israel | 0 | | | |
| Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Montreal, Canada (grass) | Brazil | Brazil | 5 | | | |
| Canada | Canada | 2 | Brazil | Brazil | 5 | | | |
| Canada | Canada | 2 | | | | Boston, MA, United States (grass) | Boston, MA, United States (grass) | Boston, MA, United States (grass) |
| Brazil | Brazil | 3 | | | | Boston, MA, United States (grass) | Boston, MA, United States (grass) | Boston, MA, United States (grass) |
| Brazil | Brazil | 3 | | | | Brazil | Brazil | 0 |
| Caracas, Venezuela | Caracas, Venezuela | Caracas, Venezuela | | | | Brazil | Brazil | 0 |
| Caracas, Venezuela | Caracas, Venezuela | Caracas, Venezuela | | | | United States | United States | 5 |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 3 | | | | United States | United States | 5 |
| Venezuela | Venezuela | 3 | Caracas, Venezuela | Caracas, Venezuela | Caracas, Venezuela | | | |
| Cuba | Cuba | 2 | Caracas, Venezuela | Caracas, Venezuela | Caracas, Venezuela | | | |
| Cuba | Cuba | 2 | Venezuela | Venezuela | 1 | | | |
| Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) | Venezuela | Venezuela | 1 | | | |
| Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) | United States | United States | 4 | | | |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | United States | United States | 4 | | | |
| United States | United States | 5 | | | | | | |

### Final

United States vs. Brazil

| United States 5 | Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States 2–4 August 1957 Grass | Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States 2–4 August 1957 Grass | Brazil 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sam Giammalva Armando Vieira 4 6 7 5 6 4 4 6 6 4   2 Vic Seixas Carlos Alberto Fernandes 6 3 6 3 6 2       3 Barry MacKay / Vic Seixas Carlos Alberto Fernandes / Armando Vieira 7 5 9 7 11 13 7 5     4 Michael Green José Agüero 8 6 5 7 6 3 4 6 6 3   5 Barry MacKay Carlos Alberto Fernandes 7 5 6 3 6 0 ||||

## Eastern Zone

### Draw

| Quarterfinals 1–3 March | Quarterfinals 1–3 March | Quarterfinals 1–3 March | Semifinals 26–28 April | Semifinals 26–28 April | Semifinals 26–28 April | Final 17–19 May | Final 17–19 May | Final 17–19 May |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madras, India | Madras, India | Madras, India | | | | | | |
| India | India | 5 | | | | | | |
| India | India | 5 | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | | | |
| Malaya | Malaya | 0 | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | | | |
| Malaya | Malaya | 0 | India | India | 2 | | | |
| | | | Philippines | Philippines | 3 | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | | Philippines | Philippines | 3 | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | | | | | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines |
| bye | bye | | | | | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines | Manila, Philippines |
| bye | bye | | | | | Philippines | Philippines | 3 |
| | | | | | | Japan | Japan | 2 |
| bye | bye | | | | | Japan | Japan | 2 |
| bye | bye | | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | | | |
| Ceylon | Ceylon | | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Tokyo, Japan | | | |
| Ceylon | Ceylon | | Ceylon | Ceylon | 0 | | | |
| | | | Japan | Japan | 5 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Japan | Japan | 5 | | | |
| Japan | Japan | | | | | | | |

### Final

Philippines vs. Japan

| Philippines 3 | Manila, Philippines 17–19 May 1957 | Manila, Philippines 17–19 May 1957 | Japan 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Felicisimo Ampon Atsushi Miyagi 3 6 6 4 6 1 6 4     2 Raymundo Deyro Kosei Kamo 6 2 4 6 6 1 2 6 6 3   3 Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi 4 6 6 4 5 7 2 6     4 Felicisimo Ampon Kosei Kamo 6 1 4 6 5 7 6 3 6 1   5 Eduardo Dungo Atsushi Miyagi 6 4 1 6 1 6 4 6 ||||

## Europe Zone

### Draw

| First Round 19–29 April | First Round 19–29 April | First Round 19–29 April | Second Round 10–20 May | Second Round 10–20 May | Second Round 10–20 May | Quarterfinals 7–10 June | Quarterfinals 7–10 June | Quarterfinals 7–10 June | Semifinals 19–22 July | Semifinals 19–22 July | Semifinals 19–22 July | Final 2–5 August | Final 2–5 August | Final 2–5 August |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sweden | Sweden | | Vienna, Austria (clay) | Vienna, Austria (clay) | Vienna, Austria (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Romania | Romania | 0 | Austria | Austria | 1 | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 5 | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 4 | | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Denmark | Denmark | 1 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Denmark | Denmark | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Spain | Spain | 0 | South Africa | South Africa | 1 | | | | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | Milan, Italy (clay) | | | |
| South Africa | South Africa | 5 | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 1 | |
| Chile | Chile | | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | Warsaw, Poland | | | | Italy | Italy | 3 | |
| bye | bye | | Chile | Chile | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | Poland | Poland | 3 | Palermo, Italy (clay) | Palermo, Italy (clay) | Palermo, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 5 | | | | Poland | Poland | 1 | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Italy | Italy | 4 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 4 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 0 | | | | | | | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium |
| Norway | Norway | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Italy | Italy | 2 |
| Hungary | Hungary | w/o | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | | | | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 3 |
| Ireland | Ireland | | Hungary | Hungary | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Belgium | Belgium | 4 | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 3 | | | | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 0 | Cologne, West Germany | Cologne, West Germany | Cologne, West Germany | Mexico | Mexico | 2 | | | | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 5 | Mexico | Mexico | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | West Germany | West Germany | 1 | | | | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | | | | | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 3 | | | |
| Lebanon | Lebanon | 0 | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 2 | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 5 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 1 | Lyon, France (clay) | Lyon, France (clay) | Lyon, France (clay) | France | France | 2 | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 4 | Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | France | France | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| France | France | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final

Belgium vs. Italy

| Belgium 3 | Brussels, Belgium 2–5 August 1957 | Brussels, Belgium 2–5 August 1957 | Italy 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jacques Brichant Nicola Pietrangeli 4 6 4 6 3 6       2 Philippe Washer Giuseppe Merlo 6 2 8 6 6 2       3 Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 3 6 2 6 5 7       4 Jacques Brichant Giuseppe Merlo 6 8 7 5 6 8 7 5 6 1   5 Philippe Washer Nicola Pietrangeli 6 4 3 6 6 8 7 5 6 2 ||||

## Inter-Zonal Zone

### Draw

| Semifinals 5–7 December | Semifinals 5–7 December | Semifinals 5–7 December | Final 12–14 December | Final 12–14 December | Final 12–14 December |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| EUR | Belgium | | | | |
| EUR | Belgium | | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) |
| | bye | | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) | Brisbane, Australia (grass) |
| | bye | | EUR | Belgium | 2 |
| Adelaide, Australia (grass) | Adelaide, Australia (grass) | Adelaide, Australia (grass) | EUR | Belgium | 2 |
| Adelaide, Australia (grass) | Adelaide, Australia (grass) | Adelaide, Australia (grass) | AME | United States | 3 |
| EAS | Philippines | 0 | AME | United States | 3 |
| AME | United States | 5 | | | |

### Semifinals

United States vs. Philippines

| United States 5 | Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, Australia 5–7 December 1957 Grass | Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, Australia 5–7 December 1957 Grass | Philippines 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vic Seixas Felicisimo Ampon 6 1 6 1 6 2       2 Herbie Flam Raymundo Deyro 6 3 6 2 6 2       3 Gardnar Mulloy / Vic Seixas Felicisimo Ampon / Raymundo Deyro 6 1 6 3 6 2       4 Herbie Flam Felicisimo Ampon 6 3 6 2 6 4       5 Vic Seixas Raymundo Deyro 6 2 6 4 6 3 ||||

### Final

United States vs. Belgium

| United States 3 | Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia 12–14 December 1957 Grass | Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia 12–14 December 1957 Grass | Belgium 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Herbie Flam Jacques Brichant 6 3 4 6 1 6 6 3 6 3   2 Vic Seixas Philippe Washer 6 0 6 3 6 4       3 Gardnar Mulloy / Vic Seixas Jacques Brichant / Philippe Washer 5 7 3 6 6 4 3 6     4 Herbie Flam Philippe Washer 2 6 3 6 6 0 3 6     5 Vic Seixas Jacques Brichant 10 8 6 0 6 1 ||||

## Challenge Round

Australia vs. United States

| Australia 3 | Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia 26–28 December 1957 Grass | Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia 26–28 December 1957 Grass | United States 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mal Anderson Barry MacKay 6 3 7 5 3 6 7 9 6 3   2 Ashley Cooper Vic Seixas 3 6 7 5 6 1 1 6 6 3   3 Mal Anderson / Mervyn Rose Barry MacKay / Vic Seixas 6 4 6 4 8 6       4 Mal Anderson Vic Seixas 3 6 6 4 3 6 6 0 11 13   5 Ashley Cooper Barry MacKay 4 6 6 1 6 4 4 6 3 6 ||||
