 1958 Davis Cup tennis Challenge Round between Australia and the United States played on the Milton Courts in Brisbane, Australia | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 28 March – 31 December 1958 |
| Edition | 47th |
| Teams | 37 |
| Champion | |
| Winning Nation | .svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_(1912-1959).svg.png){kind=small} United States |
← 1957 1959 → | |
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.
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]
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America Zone
Draw
| 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) | |||||||||||||
.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_West_Indies_Federation_(1958–1962).svg.png){kind=small} Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Toronto, Canada (clay) | |||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_(1957–1965).svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Toronto, Canada (clay) | |||||||||||||
 Cuba | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Caracas, Venezuela | |||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
.svg/23px-Flag_of_Venezuela_(1930–2006).svg.png){kind=small} Venezuela | 0 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
Final
United States vs. Argentina
.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_United_States_(1912-1959).svg.png){kind=small} United States 5 |
Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States[4] 15–18 August 1958 Grass |
 Argentina 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eastern Zone
Draw
| Quarterfinals 28–30 March | Semifinals 23 April–4 May | Final 21–23 May | |||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan_(1870–1999).svg.png){kind=small} Japan | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||
 Thailand | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Japan | 2 | ||||||||||||
.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Philippines_(navy_blue).svg.png){kind=small} Philippines | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Philippines | |||||||||||||
| Manila, Philippines | |||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| Philippines | 5 | ||||||||||||
.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ceylon_(1951–1972).svg.png){kind=small} Ceylon | 0 | ||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| Singapore (grass) | |||||||||||||
| Ceylon | |||||||||||||
| Ceylon | 3 | ||||||||||||
 Malaya | 1 | ||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| Malaya | |||||||||||||
Final
Philippines vs. Ceylon
.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Philippines_(navy_blue).svg.png){kind=small} Philippines 5 |
Manila, Philippines[5] 21–23 May 1958 |
.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ceylon_(1951–1972).svg.png){kind=small} Ceylon 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
Draw
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
.svg/23px-Flag_of_Yugoslavia_(1946-1992).svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 0 |  Czechoslovakia | 2 | Warsaw, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 5 | Italy | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
.svg/23px-Flag_of_Mexico_(1934-1968).svg.png){kind=small} Mexico | Helsinki, Finland | .svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland_(1927–1980).svg.png){kind=small} Poland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Mexico | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Luxembourg | 0 |  Finland | 0 | Warsaw, Poland | |||||||||||||||||||
| Finland | 5 | Mexico | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland | Lausanne, Switzerland | Poland | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Poland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_(Pantone).svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland | 3 | Switzerland | 1 | Milan, Italy (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
 Austria | 2 | Italy | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Turkey | 1 | Paris, France (clay) |  Great Britain | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Chile | 4 | Chile | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | .svg/23px-Flag_of_France_(1794–1815,_1830–1974).svg.png){kind=small} France | 4 | Paris, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| France | France | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Arab_Republic_(1958–1971).svg.png){kind=small} Egypt | 1 | Barcelona, Spain (clay) |  Sweden | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain_(1945–1977).svg.png){kind=small} Spain | 4 | Spain | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Sweden | 3 | Manchester, England (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | France | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary | 2 | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Great Britain | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil_(1889–1960).svg.png){kind=small} 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 | .svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Final
Italy vs. Great Britain
 Italy 4 |
Milan, Italy[6] 1–3 August 1958 Clay |
 Great Britain 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Zone
Draw
| 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 | ||||||
Semifinals
Philippines vs. Italy
 Philippines 0 |
Sydney, Australia[7] 6–8 December 1958 Grass |
Italy 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
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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Challenge Round
Australia vs. United States
.svg/45px-Flag_of_Australia_(converted).svg.png){kind=small} Australia 2 |
Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[3] 29–31 December 1958 Grass |
United States 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_(converted).svg.png){kind=small}
References
- ^ a b Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
- ^ a b c "Australia v United States". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Argentina". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Philippines v Ceylon". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Italy v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Philippines v Italy". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Italy". daviscup.com.
External links
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