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.
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| Duration | 1 March – 28 December 1957 |
| Edition | 46th |
| Teams | 36 |
| Champion | |
| Winning Nation |  Australia |
← 1956 1958 → | |
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.[1][2][3]
America Zone edit
Draw edit
| Quarterfinals 27–29 April; 17–19 May; 19–21 July | Semifinals 24–26 May; 27–29 July | Final 2–4 August | |||||||||||
 Israel | |||||||||||||
| Montreal, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| Israel | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Montreal, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
 Brazil | 5 | ||||||||||||
 Canada | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Boston, MA, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Brazil | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Caracas, Venezuela | |||||||||||||
 United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
 Venezuela | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Caracas, Venezuela | |||||||||||||
 Cuba | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Venezuela | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) | |||||||||||||
| United States | 4 | ||||||||||||
 Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
Final edit
United States vs. Brazil
 United States 5 |
Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States[4] 2–4 August 1957 Grass |
 Brazil 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eastern Zone edit
Draw edit
| Quarterfinals 1–3 March | Semifinals 26–28 April | Final 17–19 May | |||||||||||
| Madras, India | |||||||||||||
 India | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Manila, Philippines | |||||||||||||
 Malaya | 0 | ||||||||||||
| India | 2 | ||||||||||||
 Philippines | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Philippines | |||||||||||||
| Manila, Philippines | |||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| Philippines | 3 | ||||||||||||
 Japan | 2 | ||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||
 Ceylon | |||||||||||||
| Ceylon | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Japan | 5 | ||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| Japan | |||||||||||||
Final edit
Philippines vs. Japan
 Philippines 3 |
Manila, Philippines[5] 17–19 May 1957 |
 Japan 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone edit
Draw edit
| First Round 19–29 April | Second Round 10–20 May | Quarterfinals 7–10 June | Semifinals 19–22 July | Final 2–5 August | |||||||||||||||||||
 Sweden | Vienna, Austria (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Sweden | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Romania | 0 |  Austria | 1 | Stockholm, Sweden (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 5 | Sweden | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Denmark | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Denmark | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Spain | 0 |  South Africa | 1 | Milan, Italy (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 5 | Sweden | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Chile | Warsaw, Poland |  Italy | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Chile | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Luxembourg | 0 |  Poland | 3 | Palermo, Italy (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 5 | Poland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay) | Italy | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Italy | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands | 4 | Netherlands | 0 | Brussels, Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||
 Norway | 1 | Italy | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary | w/o | Brussels, Belgium |  Belgium | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | Hungary | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Belgium | 4 | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | Belgium | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Yugoslavia | 0 | Cologne, West Germany |  Mexico | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 5 | Mexico | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  West Germany | 1 | Brussels, Belgium (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany | Belgium | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Lebanon | 0 | Eastbourne, England (grass) |  Great Britain | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 New Zealand | 5 | New Zealand | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Great Britain | 5 | Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Switzerland | 1 | Lyon, France (clay) |  France | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Czechoslovakia | 4 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | France | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Final edit
Belgium vs. Italy
 Belgium 3 |
Brussels, Belgium[6] 2–5 August 1957 |
 Italy 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Zone edit
Draw edit
| Semifinals 5–7 December | Final 12–14 December | |||||||
| EUR | Belgium | |||||||
| Brisbane, Australia (grass) | ||||||||
| bye | ||||||||
| EUR | Belgium | 2 | ||||||
| Adelaide, Australia (grass) | ||||||||
| AME | United States | 3 | ||||||
| EAS | Philippines | 0 | ||||||
| AME | United States | 5 | ||||||
Semifinals edit
United States vs. Philippines
| United States 5 |
Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, Australia[7] 5–7 December 1957 Grass |
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Final edit
United States vs. Belgium
| United States 3 |
Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[8] 12–14 December 1957 Grass |
Belgium 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round edit
Australia vs. United States
 Australia 3 |
Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia[3] 26–28 December 1957 Grass |
United States 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Brazil". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Philippines v Japan". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Belgium v Italy". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Philippines". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Belgium". daviscup.com.