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[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
 Israel0
Montreal, Canada (grass)
 Brazil5
 Canada2
Boston, MA, United States (grass)
 Brazil3
 Brazil0
Caracas, Venezuela
 United States5
 Venezuela3
Caracas, Venezuela
 Cuba2
 Venezuela1
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)
 United States4
 Caribbean/West Indies0
 United States5

Quarterfinals[edit]

Canada vs. Brazil[edit]


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


Venezuela
3 		Caracas, Venezuela[4]
27–29 April 1957
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[edit]


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 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[edit]

Brazil vs. Israel[edit]


Brazil
5 		Montreal, Canada[6]
27–29 July 1957
Grass
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[edit]


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

United States vs. Brazil[edit]


United States
5 		Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, MA, United States[2]
2–4 August 1957
Grass
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[edit]

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