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1958 edition of the Davis Cup From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1958 Davis Cup was the 47th edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 24 teams entered the Europe Zone, 7 teams entered the America Zone, and 5 teams entered the Eastern Zone. Thailand made its first appearance in the competition.
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Duration | 28 March – 31 December 1958 |
Edition | 47th |
Teams | 37 |
Champion | |
Winning nation | United States |
← 1957 1959 → |
The United States defeated Argentina in the America Zone final, the Philippines defeated Ceylon in the Eastern Zone final, and Italy defeated Great Britain in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, Italy defeated the Philippines in the semifinal, and then the United States defeated Italy in the final. The United States then defeated the defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round. The final was played at the Milton Courts in Brisbane, Australia on 29–31 December.[1][2][3]
The US team was composed of Alex Olmedo, Ham Richardson, Barry MacKay, and captain Perry T. Jones. Jack Kramer and Pancho Gonzales acted as advisors to Jones.[1][3]
Quarterfinals 16–18 May; 4–12 July | Semifinals 11–21 July | Final 15–18 August | |||||||||||
Israel | |||||||||||||
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Israel | 0 | ||||||||||||
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | |||||||||||||
Argentina | 5 | ||||||||||||
Argentina | 5 | ||||||||||||
Rye, NY, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | ||||||||||||
Argentina | 0 | ||||||||||||
Toronto, Canada (clay) | |||||||||||||
United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
Canada | 5 | ||||||||||||
Toronto, Canada (clay) | |||||||||||||
Cuba | 0 | ||||||||||||
Canada | 0 | ||||||||||||
Caracas, Venezuela | |||||||||||||
United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
Venezuela | 0 | ||||||||||||
United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
United States vs. Argentina
United States 5 |
Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States[4] 15–18 August 1958 Grass |
Argentina 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals 28–30 March | Semifinals 23 April–4 May | Final 21–23 May | |||||||||||
Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||
Japan | 5 | ||||||||||||
Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||
Thailand | 0 | ||||||||||||
Japan | 2 | ||||||||||||
Philippines | 3 | ||||||||||||
Philippines | |||||||||||||
Manila, Philippines | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Philippines | 5 | ||||||||||||
Ceylon | 0 | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Singapore (grass) | |||||||||||||
Ceylon | |||||||||||||
Ceylon | 3 | ||||||||||||
Malaya | 1 | ||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
Malaya | |||||||||||||
Philippines vs. Ceylon
Philippines 5 |
Manila, Philippines[5] 21–23 May 1958 |
Ceylon 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First Round 25 April–4 May | Second Round 15–20 May | Quarterfinals 5–8 June | Semifinals 18–21 July | Final 1–3 August | |||||||||||||||||||
Italy | Florence, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Italy | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Monaco | 0 | India | 2 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
India | 5 | Italy | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Denmark | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Denmark | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia | 0 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | Warsaw, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia | 5 | Italy | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mexico | Helsinki, Finland | Poland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Mexico | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Luxembourg | 0 | Finland | 0 | Warsaw, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||
Finland | 5 | Mexico | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Poland | Lausanne, Switzerland | Poland | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Poland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Switzerland | 3 | Switzerland | 1 | Milan, Italy (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
Austria | 2 | Italy | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Turkey | 1 | Paris, France (clay) | Great Britain | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Chile | 4 | Chile | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | France | 4 | Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
France | France | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Egypt | 1 | Barcelona, Spain (clay) | Sweden | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Spain | 4 | Spain | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Sweden | 3 | Manchester, England (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sweden | France | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Hungary | 2 | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Great Britain | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Brazil | 3 | Brazil | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Great Britain | 5 | Scarborough, England (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Great Britain | Great Britain | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
West Germany | 4 | Cologne, West Germany | West Germany | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 0 | West Germany | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | Belgium | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Italy vs. Great Britain
Italy 4 |
Milan, Italy[6] 1–3 August 1958 Clay |
Great Britain 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals 6–8 December | Final 19–21 December | |||||||
AME | United States | |||||||
Perth, Australia (grass) | ||||||||
bye | ||||||||
AME | United States | 5 | ||||||
Sydney, Australia (grass) | ||||||||
EUR | Italy | 0 | ||||||
EAS | Philippines | 0 | ||||||
EUR | Italy | 5 | ||||||
Philippines vs. Italy
Philippines 0 |
Sydney, Australia[7] 6–8 December 1958 Grass |
Italy 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States vs. Italy
United States 5 |
Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth, Australia[8] 19–21 December 1958 Grass |
Italy 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia vs. United States
Australia 2 |
Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[3] 29–31 December 1958 Grass |
United States 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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