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1957 Davis Cup America Zone

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The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 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

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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

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Canada vs. Brazil

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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

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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

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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

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Brazil vs. Israel

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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

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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

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United States vs. Brazil

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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

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  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "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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