1957 Davis Cup America Zone

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The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1957 Davis Cup. 7 teams entered the America Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.[1] The United States defeated Brazil in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw

Quarterfinals
27–29 April; 17–19 May; 19–21 July
Semifinals
24–26 May; 27–29 July
Final
2–4 August
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel
Montreal, Canada (grass)
bye
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel0
Montreal, Canada (grass)
File:Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg Brazil5
File:Canadian Red Ensign (1957–1965).svg Canada2
Boston, MA, United States (grass)
File:Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg Brazil3
File:Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg Brazil0
Caracas, Venezuela
File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States5
File:Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg Venezuela3
Caracas, Venezuela
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba2
File:Flag of Venezuela (1930–1954).svg Venezuela1
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)
File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States4
File:Flag of the West Indies Federation (1958–1962).svg Caribbean/West Indies0
File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States5

Quarterfinals

Canada vs. Brazil

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Canada
2
Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[3]
19–21 July 1957
Grass
File:Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg
Brazil
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Brazil
Robert Bédard
Carlos Alberto Fernandes
7
9
8
6
3
6
6
3
5
7
 
2 Canada
Brazil
Don Fontana
Armando Vieira
4
6
6
2
6
3
3
6
6
3
 
3 Canada
Brazil
Don Fontana / Paul Willey
Carlos Alberto Fernandes / Armando Vieira
6
8
2
6
9
7
4
6
   
4 Canada
Brazil
Don Fontana
Carlos Alberto Fernandes
2
6
3
6
8
10
     
5 Canada
Brazil
Paul Willey
José Agüero
6
3
6
3
4
6
6
3
   

Venezuela vs. Cuba

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Venezuela
3
Caracas, Venezuela[4]
27–29 April 1957
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Cuba
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Venezuela
Cuba
Ricardo López
Reynaldo Garrido
5
7
6
8
4
6
     
2 Venezuela
Cuba
Isaías Pimentel
Orlando Garrido
4
6
6
2
6
4
6
1
   
3 Venezuela
Cuba
Ricardo López / Isaías Pimentel
Reynaldo Garrido / Raul Karman
7
5
9
7
6
2
     
4 Venezuela
Cuba
Isaías Pimentel
Reynaldo Garrido
6
0
6
3
6
2
     
5 Venezuela
Cuba
Wolfgang Ploch
Orlando Garrido
2
6
2
6
3
6
     

Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States

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Caribbean/West Indies
0
Tranquility Square Lawn Tennis Club, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago[5]
17–19 May 1957
Clay
File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Cricket West Indies
United States
Peter Philips
Vic Seixas
0
6
2
6
0
6
     
2 Cricket West Indies
United States
Ian McDonald
Tut Bartzen
1
6
0
6
1
6
     
3 Cricket West Indies
United States
Ian McDonald / Peter Philips
Grant Golden / Vic Seixas
4
6
0
6
0
6
     
4 Cricket West Indies
United States
Ian McDonald
Grant Golden
6
8
4
6
6
4
2
6
   
5 Cricket West Indies
United States
Peter Valdez
Tut Bartzen
1
6
1
6
1
6
     

Semifinals

Brazil vs. Israel

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Brazil
5
Montreal, Canada[6]
27–29 July 1957
Grass
File:Flag of Israel.svg
Israel
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Brazil
Israel
Armando Vieira
Arie Avidan-Weiss
6
1
6
3
12
10
     
2 Brazil
Israel
Carlos Alberto Fernandes
Eleazar Davidman
6
4
6
4
6
2
     
3 Brazil
Israel
Carlos Alberto Fernandes / Armando Vieira
Arie Avidan-Weiss / Eleazar Davidman
1
6
4
6
6
4
6
2
23
21
 
4 Brazil
Israel
Armando Vieira
Eleazar Davidman
4
6
6
4
6
3
6
2
   
5 Brazil
Israel
Carlos Alberto Fernandes
Arie Avidan-Weiss
7
5
6
3
9
7
     

Venezuela vs. United States

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Venezuela
1
Altamira Tennis Club, Caracas, Venezuela[7]
24–26 May 1957
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United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Venezuela
United States
Isaías Pimentel
Grant Golden
6
8
6
4
6
3
6
3
   
2 Venezuela
United States
Ricardo López
Vic Seixas
1
6
0
6
4
6
     
3 Venezuela
United States
Ricardo López / Isaías Pimentel
Tut Bartzen / Vic Seixas
4
6
3
6
3
6
     
4 Venezuela
United States
Isaías Pimentel
Vic Seixas
4
6
4
6
2
6
     
5 Venezuela
United States
Ricardo López
Tut Bartzen
3
6
3
6
2
6
     

Final

United States vs. Brazil

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United States
5
Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States[2]
2–4 August 1957
Grass
File:Flag of Brazil (1889–1960).svg
Brazil
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Brazil
Sam Giammalva
Armando Vieira
4
6
7
5
6
4
4
6
6
4
 
2 United States
Brazil
Vic Seixas
Carlos Alberto Fernandes
6
3
6
3
6
2
     
3 United States
Brazil
Barry MacKay / Vic Seixas
Carlos Alberto Fernandes / Armando Vieira
7
5
9
7
11
13
7
5
   
4 United States
Brazil
Michael Green
José Agüero
8
6
5
7
6
3
4
6
6
3
 
5 United States
Brazil
Barry MacKay
Carlos Alberto Fernandes
7
5
6
3
6
0
     

References

  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "United States v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  3. "Canada v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  4. "Venezuela v Cuba". daviscup.com.
  5. "Caribbean/West Indies v United States". daviscup.com.
  6. "Brazil v Israel". daviscup.com.
  7. "Venezuela v United States". daviscup.com.

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