1957 Davis Cup America Zone

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

Israel

Montreal, Canada (grass)

bye

Israel

0

Montreal, Canada (grass)

Brazil

5

Canada

2

Boston, MA, United States (grass)

Brazil

3

Brazil

0

5

3

Cuba

2

Venezuela

1

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)

United States

4

Caribbean/West Indies

0

United States

5

Quarterfinals

Canada vs. Brazil

Canada
2

Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada^[3]
19–21 July 1957
Grass

Brazil
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Robert Bédard Carlos Alberto Fernandes	7 9	8 6	3 6	6 3	5 7
2	Don Fontana Armando Vieira	4 6	6 2	6 3	3 6	6 3
3	Don Fontana / Paul Willey Carlos Alberto Fernandes / Armando Vieira	6 8	2 6	9 7	4 6
4	Don Fontana Carlos Alberto Fernandes	2 6	3 6	8 10
5	Paul Willey José Agüero	6 3	6 3	4 6	6 3

Venezuela vs. Cuba

Venezuela
3

Caracas, Venezuela^[4]
27–29 April 1957

Cuba
2

		1	2	3	4
1	Ricardo López Reynaldo Garrido	5 7	6 8	4 6
2	Isaías Pimentel Orlando Garrido	4 6	6 2	6 4	6 1
3	Ricardo López / Isaías Pimentel Reynaldo Garrido / Raul Karman	7 5	9 7	6 2
4	Isaías Pimentel Reynaldo Garrido	6 0	6 3	6 2
5	Wolfgang Ploch Orlando Garrido	2 6	2 6	3 6

Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States

Caribbean/West Indies
0

Tranquility Square Lawn Tennis Club, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago^[5]
17–19 May 1957
Clay

United States
5

		1	2	3	4
1	Peter Philips Vic Seixas	0 6	2 6	0 6
2	Ian McDonald Tut Bartzen	1 6	0 6	1 6
3	Ian McDonald / Peter Philips Grant Golden / Vic Seixas	4 6	0 6	0 6
4	Ian McDonald Grant Golden	6 8	4 6	6 4	2 6
5	Peter Valdez Tut Bartzen	1 6	1 6	1 6

Semifinals

Brazil vs. Israel

Brazil
5

Montreal, Canada^[6]
27–29 July 1957
Grass

Israel
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Armando Vieira Arie Avidan-Weiss	6 1	6 3	12 10
2	Carlos Alberto Fernandes Eleazar Davidman	6 4	6 4	6 2
3	Carlos Alberto Fernandes / Armando Vieira Arie Avidan-Weiss / Eleazar Davidman	1 6	4 6	6 4	6 2	23 21
4	Armando Vieira Eleazar Davidman	4 6	6 4	6 3	6 2
5	Carlos Alberto Fernandes Arie Avidan-Weiss	7 5	6 3	9 7

Venezuela vs. United States

Venezuela
1

Altamira Tennis Club, Caracas, Venezuela^[7]
24–26 May 1957

United States
4

		1	2	3	4
1	Isaías Pimentel Grant Golden	6 8	6 4	6 3	6 3
2	Ricardo López Vic Seixas	1 6	0 6	4 6
3	Ricardo López / Isaías Pimentel Tut Bartzen / Vic Seixas	4 6	3 6	3 6
4	Isaías Pimentel Vic Seixas	4 6	4 6	2 6
5	Ricardo López Tut Bartzen	3 6	3 6	2 6

Final

United States vs. Brazil

United States
5

Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States^[2]
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

References

^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ ^a ^b "United States v Brazil". daviscup.com.
^ "Canada v Brazil". daviscup.com.
^ "Venezuela v Cuba". daviscup.com.
^ "Caribbean/West Indies v United States". daviscup.com.
^ "Brazil v Israel". daviscup.com.
^ "Venezuela v United States". daviscup.com.

External links

Davis Cup official website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[America_Final-2] "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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