1957 Davis Cup

The 1957 Davis Cup was the 46th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 36 teams would enter the competition, 24 in the Europe Zone, 7 in the Americas Zone, and 5 in the Eastern Zone.

The United States defeated Brazil in the Americas 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 USA defeated the Philippines, and then defeated Belgium. The USA then fell to defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on 26-28 December.

Americas Zone

Draw

8TeamBracket-info
RD1date=
RD2date=
RD3date=2-4 August

teamwidth=14

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

RD1T2-loc=Montreal, Canada (grass)
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|CAN|1957 | RD1-score3=2
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=davis|BRA | RD1-score4=3

RD1T3-loc=Caracas, Venezuela
RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=davis|VEN|1930 | RD1-score5=3
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=davis|CUB | RD1-score6=2

RD1T4-loc=Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)
RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=noflag|Caribbean/West Indies | RD1-score7=0
RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=davis|USA|1912 | RD1-score8=5

RD2T1-loc=Montreal, Canada (grass)
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|ISR | RD2-score1=0
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|BRA | RD2-score2=5

RD2T2-loc=Caracas, Venezuela
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|VEN|1930 | RD2-score3=1
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|USA|1912 | RD2-score4=4

RD3T1-loc=Boston, MA, United States (grass)
RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=davis|BRA | RD3-score1=0
RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=davis|USA|1912 | RD3-score2=5

Final

DavisCupbox
team1=United States |team1-var=1912
team2=Brazil
venue=Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States
date=2 August - 4 August 1957
surface=grass
score1=5
score2=0
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Sam Giammalva |4 |7 |6 |4 |6 |T2P1=Armando Viera |6 |5 |4 |6 |4
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Vic Seixas |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Carlos-Alberto Fernandes |3 |3 |2 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Barry MacKay |T1P2=Vic Seixas |7 |9 |11 |7 | |T2P1=Carlos-Alberto Fernandes |T2P2=Armando Viera |5 |7 |13 |5 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Michael Green |8 |5 |6 |4 |6 |T2P1=Jose Aguero |6 |7 |3 |6 |3
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Barry MacKay |7 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Carlos-Alberto Fernandes |5 |3 |0 | |

Eastern Zone

Draw

8TeamBracket-info
RD1date=1-3 March
RD2date=26-28 April
RD3date=17-19 May

RD1T1-loc=Madras, India
RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=davis|IND | RD1-score1=5
RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=davis|Malaya | RD1-score2=0

RD1T2-loc=
RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=davis|PHI | RD1-score3=
RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=bye | RD1-score4=

RD1T3-loc=
RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=bye | RD1-score5=
RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=davis|Ceylon|1951 | RD1-score6=

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

RD2T1-loc=Manila, Philippines
RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=davis|IND | RD2-score1=2
RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=davis|PHI | RD2-score2=3

RD2T2-loc=Tokyo, Japan
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|Ceylon|1951 | RD2-score3=0
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|JPN | RD2-score4=5

RD3T1-loc=Manila, Philippines
RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=davis|PHI | RD3-score1=3
RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=davis|JPN | RD3-score2=2

Final

DavisCupbox
team1=Philippines
team2=Japan
venue=Manila, Philippines
date=17 May - 19 May 1957
surface=
score1=3
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Felicisimo Ampon |3 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Atsushi Miyagi |6 |4 |1 |4 |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Raymundo Deyro |6 |4 |6 |2 |6 |T2P1=Kosei Kamo |2 |6 |1 |6 |3
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Felicisimo Ampon |T1P2=Raymundo Deyro |4 |6 |5 |2 | |T2P1=Kosei Kamo |T2P2=Atsushi Miyagi |6 |4 |7 |6 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Felicisimo Ampon |6 |4 |5 |6 |6 |T2P1=Kosei Kamo |1 |6 |7 |3 |1
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Eduardo Dungo |6 |1 |1 |4 | |T2P1=Atsushi Miyagi |4 |6 |6 |6 |

Europe Zone

Draw

32TeamBracket-Compact-info
RD1-date=19-29 April
RD2-date=11-20 May
RD3-date=7-10 June
RD4-date=19-22 July
RD5-date=2-5 August

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

RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=davis|ROU|1952 | RD1-score03=0
RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=davis|AUT | RD1-score04=5

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

RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=davis|ESP|1939 | RD1-score07=0
RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=davis|RSA|1928 | RD1-score08=5

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

RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=davis|LUX | RD1-score11=5
RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=davis|POL | RD1-score12=0

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

RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=davis|NED | RD1-score15=4
RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=davis|NOR | RD1-score16=1

RD1-seed17= | RD1-team17=davis|HUN | RD1-score17=w/o
RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18=davis|IRL | RD1-score18=

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

RD1-seed21= | RD1-team21=davis|YUG | RD1-score21=0
RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22=davis|MEX|1934 | RD1-score22=5

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

RD1-seed25= | RD1-team25=davis|NZL | RD1-score25=5
RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26=davis|LIB | RD1-score26=0

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

RD1-seed29= | RD1-team29=davis|SUI | RD1-score29=1
RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30=davis|TCH | RD1-score30=4

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

RD2T1-loc=Vienna, Austria
RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=davis|SWE | RD2-score01=4
RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=davis|AUT | RD2-score02=1

RD2T2-loc=Copenhagen, Denmark (clay)
RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=davis|DEN | RD2-score03=4
RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=davis|RSA|1928 | RD2-score04=1

RD2T3-loc=Warsaw, Poland
RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=davis|CHI | RD2-score05=2
RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=davis|POL | RD2-score06=3

RD2T4-loc=Scheveningen, Netherlands (clay)
RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=davis|ITA | RD2-score07=5
RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=davis|NED | RD2-score08=0

RD2T5-loc=Brussels, Belgium
RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09=davis|HUN | RD2-score09=1
RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10=davis|BEL | RD2-score10=4

RD2T6-loc=Cologne, Germany
RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11=davis|MEX|1934 | RD2-score11=3
RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12=davis|FRG | RD2-score12=1

RD2T7-loc=Eastbourne, England (grass)
RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13=davis|NZL | RD2-score13=0
RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14=davis|GBR | RD2-score14=5

RD2T8-loc=Lyon, France (clay)
RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15=davis|TCH | RD2-score15=0
RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16=davis|FRA | RD2-score16=4

RD3T1-loc=Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=davis|SWE | RD3-score01=4
RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=davis|DEN | RD3-score02=1

RD3T2-loc=Palermo, Italy (clay)
RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=davis|POL | RD3-score03=1
RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=davis|ITA | RD3-score04=4

RD3T3-loc=Brussels, Belgium (clay)
RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05=davis|BEL | RD3-score05=3
RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06=davis|MEX|1934 | RD3-score06=2

RD3T4-loc=Paris, France (clay)
RD3-seed07= | RD3-team07=davis|GBR | RD3-score07=3
RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08=davis|FRA | RD3-score08=2

RD4T1-loc=Milan, Italy (clay)
RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=davis|SWE | RD4-score01=1
RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=davis|ITA | RD4-score02=3

RD4T2-loc=Brussels, Belgium (clay)
RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03=davis|BEL | RD4-score03=3
RD4-seed04= | RD4-team04=davis|GBR | RD4-score04=2

RD5T1-loc=Brussels, Belgium
RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01=davis|ITA | RD5-score01=2
RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02=davis|BEL | RD5-score02=3

Final

DavisCupbox
team1=Belgium
team2=Italy
venue=Brussels, Belgium
date=2 August - 5 August 1957
surface=
score1=3
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jacques Brichant |4 |4 |3 | | |T2P1=Nicola Pietrangeli |6 |6 |6 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Philippe Washer |6 |8 |6 | | |T2P1=Giuseppe Merlo |2 |6 |2 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jacques Brichant |T1P2=Philippe Washer |3 |2 |5 | | |T2P1=Nicola Pietrangeli |T2P2=Orlando Sirola |6 |6 |7 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jacques Brichant |6 |7 |6 |7 |6 |T2P1=Giuseppe Merlo |8 |5 |8 |5 |1
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Philippe Washer |6 |3 |6 |7 |6 |T2P1=Nicola Pietrangeli |4 |6 |8 |5 |2

Inter-Zonal Zone

4TeamBracket-info
RD1date=5-7 December
RD2date=12-14 December

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

RD1T2-loc=Adelaide, Australia (grass)
RD1-seed3=EAS | RD1-team3=davis|PHI | RD1-score3=0
RD1-seed4=AME | RD1-team4=davis|USA|1912 | RD1-score4=5

RD2T1-loc=Brisbane, Australia (grass)
RD2-seed1=EUR | RD2-team1=davis|BEL | RD2-score1=2
RD2-seed2=AME | RD2-team2=davis|USA|1912 | RD2-score2=3

DavisCupbox
team1=Philippines
team2=United States |team2-var=1912
venue=Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, Adelaide, Australia
date=5 December - 7 December 1957
surface=grass
score1=0
score2=5
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Felicisimo Ampon |1 |1 |2 | | |T2P1=Vic Seixas |6 |6 |6 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Raymundo Deyro |3 |2 |2 | | |T2P1=Herbie Flam |6 |6 |6 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Felicisimo Ampon |T1P2=Raymundo Deyro |1 |3 |2 | | |T2P1=Gardnar Mulloy |T2P2=Vic Seixas |6 |6 |6 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Felicisimo Ampon |3 |2 |4 | | |T2P1=Herbie Flam |6 |6 |6 | |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Raymundo Deyro |2 |4 |3 | | |T2P1=Vic Seixas |6 |6 |6 | |

DavisCupbox
team1=Belgium
team2=United States |team2-var=1912
venue=Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia
date=12 December - 14 December 1957
surface=grass
score1=2
score2=3
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jacques Brichant |3 |6 |6 |3 |3 |T2P1=Herbie Flam |6 |4 |1 |6 |6
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Philippe Washer |0 |3 |4 | | |T2P1=Vic Seixas |6 |6 |6 | |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jacques Brichant |T1P2=Philippe Washer |7 |6 |4 |6 | |T2P1=Gardnar Mulloy |T2P2=Vic Seixas |5 |3 |6 |3 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Philippe Washer |6 |6 |0 |6 | |T2P1=Herbie Flam |2 |3 |6 |3 |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jacques Brichant |8 |0 |1 | | |T2P1=Vic Seixas |10 |6 |6 | |

Challenge Round

DavisCupbox
team1=Australia
team2=United States |team2-var=1912
venue=Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
date=26 December - 28 December 1957
surface=grass
score1=3
score2=2
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Mal Anderson |6 |7 |3 |7 |6 |T2P1=Barry MacKay |3 |5 |9 |6 |3
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ashley Cooper |3 |7 |6 |1 |6 |T2P1=Vic Seixas |6 |5 |1 |6 |3
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Mal Anderson |T1P2=Mervyn Rose |6 |6 |8 | | |T2P1=Barry MacKay |T2P2=Vic Seixas |4 |4 |6 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Mal Anderson |3 |6 |3 |6 |11 |T2P1=Vic Seixas |6 |4 |6 |0 |13
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Ashley Cooper |4 |6 |6 |4 |3 |T2P1=Barry MacKay |6 |1 |4 |6 |6