1957 Davis Cup America Zone

The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1957 Davis Cup.

Main article: 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  
   bye     Montreal, Canada (grass)
      Israel 0  
  Montreal, Canada (grass)     Brazil 5  
    Canada 2
    Brazil 3     Boston, MA, United States (grass)
      Brazil 0
  Caracas, Venezuela       United States 5
    Venezuela 3  
    Cuba 2     Caracas, Venezuela
      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 5
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 5
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 5
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
  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  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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