1958 Davis Cup

1958 Davis Cup

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
Edition	47th
Teams	37
Champion
Winning Nation	United States
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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]

America Zone[]

Draw[]

Quarterfinals 16–18 May; 4–12 July

Semifinals 11–21 July

Final 15–18 August

Israel

bye

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Israel

0

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Argentina

5

Argentina

5

Caribbean/West Indies

0

Rye, NY, United States (grass)

Argentina

0

Toronto, Canada (clay)

United States

5

Canada

5

Cuba

0

Toronto, Canada (clay)

Canada

0

Caracas, Venezuela

United States

5

Venezuela

0

United States

5

Final[]

United States vs. Argentina

United States 5	Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States[4] 15–18 August 1958 Grass		Argentina 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Barry MacKay Eduardo Soriano 6 2 6 2 3 6 6 3     2 Ham Richardson Enrique Morea 6 1 6 2 7 9 6 2     3 Sam Giammalva / Barry MacKay Enrique Morea / Eduardo Soriano 6 3 6 2 6 2       4 Ham Richardson Eduardo Soriano 6 4 6 2 7 5       5 Barry MacKay Enrique Morea 6 2 6 2 6 2

Eastern Zone[]

Draw[]

Quarterfinals 28–30 March

Semifinals 23 April–4 May

Final 21–23 May

Tokyo, Japan

Japan

5

Thailand

0

Tokyo, Japan

Japan

2

Philippines

3

Philippines

bye

Manila, Philippines

Philippines

5

Ceylon

0

bye

Ceylon

Singapore (grass)

Ceylon

3

Malaya

1

bye

Malaya

Final[]

Philippines vs. Ceylon

Philippines 5	Manila, Philippines[5] 21–23 May 1958		Ceylon 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Felicisimo Ampon 6 1 6 0 6 1       2 Raymundo Deyro 6 2 6 2 6 1       3  /   /  6 1 6 0 6 4       4 6 2 6 3 7 5       5 6 1 6 4 6 3

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

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

Final[]

Italy vs. Great Britain

Italy 4	Milan, Italy[6] 1–3 August 1958 Clay		Great Britain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicola Pietrangeli Mike Davies 4 6 3 6 1 6       2 Orlando Sirola Billy Knight 6 3 7 5 6 3       3 Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola Mike Davies / Billy Knight 6 3 5 7 6 4 4 6 9 7   4 Nicola Pietrangeli Billy Knight 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 1     5 Orlando Sirola Mike Davies 6 3 6 2 6 2

Inter-Zonal Zone[]

Draw[]

	Semifinals 6–8 December					Final 19–21 December
	AME	United States
		bye				Perth, Australia (grass)
						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
1 2 3 4 5 1 Raymundo Deyro Orlando Sirola 6 8 3 6 4 6       2 Felicisimo Ampon Nicola Pietrangeli 2 6 2 6 5 7       3  /  Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 3 6 3 6 5 7       4 Nicola Pietrangeli 2 6 2 6 2 6       5 Giuseppe Merlo 2 6 5 7 1 6

Final[]

United States vs. Italy

United States 5	Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth, Australia[8] 19–21 December 1958 Grass		Italy 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alex Olmedo Nicola Pietrangeli 5 7 10 8 6 0 6 1     2 Ham Richardson Orlando Sirola 6 4 6 2 7 5       3 Alex Olmedo / Ham Richardson Nicola Pietrangeli / Orlando Sirola 7 9 6 4 13 11 7 5     4 Barry MacKay Nicola Pietrangeli 6 4 3 6 5 7 8 6 8 6   5 Alex Olmedo Orlando Sirola 20 18 6 1 6 4

Challenge Round[]

Australia vs. United States

Australia 2	Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[3] 29–31 December 1958 Grass		United States 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mal Anderson Alex Olmedo 6 8 6 2 7 9 6 8     2 Ashley Cooper Barry MacKay 4 6 6 3 6 2 6 4     3 Mal Anderson / Neale Fraser Alex Olmedo / Ham Richardson 12 10 6 3 14 16 3 6 5 7   4 Ashley Cooper Alex Olmedo 3 6 6 4 4 6 6 8     5 Mal Anderson Barry MacKay 7 5 13 11 11 9

References[]

External links[]

• Davis Cup official website