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
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

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 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

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

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

Brazil vs. Israel

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

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

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 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
  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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