1954 Davis Cup America Zone

The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1954 Davis Cup.

7 teams entered the America Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the Europe Zone.[1] The United States defeated Mexico in the final, and went on to face Sweden in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw

  Quarterfinals
9–18 July
Semifinals
31 July–22 August
Final
1–3 October
                           
 
    Cuba  
   bye     St. Petersburg, FL, United States (grass)
      Cuba 0  
  Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)     United States 5  
    United States 5
    Caribbean/West Indies 0     Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
      United States 4
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)       Mexico 1
    Mexico 3  
    Japan 2     Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
      Mexico 4
  Toronto, Canada (grass)     Canada 1  
    Chile 2
    Canada 3  

Quarterfinals

Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States


Caribbean/West Indies
0
Tranquillity Square Lawn Tennis Club, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago [3]
16–18 July 1954
Clay

United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Geoffrey Inglefield
Ham Richardson
2
6
2
6
0
6
     
2
Ralph Legall
Straight Clark
2
6
0
6
3
6
     
3
Ralph Legall / Harold Nothnagel
Harold Burrows / Straight Clark
0
6
1
6
3
6
     
4
Derek Phang
Ham Richardson
0
6
0
6
2
6
     
5
Geoffrey Inglefield
Harold Burrows
0
6
0
6
3
6
     

Mexico vs. Japan


Mexico
3
Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico [4]
9–11 July 1954
Clay

Japan
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Francisco Contreras
Atsushi Miyagi
5
7
1
6
6
3
3
6
   
2
Mario Llamas
Kosei Kamo
4
6
7
5
7
5
6
1
   
3
Francisco Contreras / Gustavo Palafox
Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi
11
9
4
6
4
6
6
2
6
4
 
4
Mario Llamas
Atsushi Miyagi
6
3
6
2
8
6
     
5
Rafael Ortega
Kosei Kamo
5
7
4
6
7
5
4
6
   

Canada vs. Chile


Canada
3
Toronto CS&C Club, Toronto, Canada [5]
16–18 July 1954
Grass

Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lorne Main
Luis Ayala
4
6
6
3
4
6
8
6
6
3
 
2
Robert Bédard
Ricardo Balbiers
6
3
7
5
7
5
     
3
Lorne Main / Paul Willey
Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley
11
13
3
6
0
6
     
4
Lorne Main
Andrés Hammersley
6
4
11
13
3
6
6
4
6
3
 
5
Robert Bédard
Luis Ayala
1
6
3
6
1
6
     

Semifinals

United States vs. Cuba


United States
5
St. Petersburg Tennis Club, St. Petersburg, FL, United States [6]
31 July–2 August 1954
Grass

Cuba
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Straight Clark
Reynaldo Garrido
6
0
9
7
7
5
     
2
Ham Richardson
Orlando Garrido
6
2
6
3
6
1
     
3
Harold Burrows / Straight Clark
Orlando Garrido / Reynaldo Garrido
6
2
6
4
6
3
     
4
Harold Burrows
Orlando Garrido
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
5
Ham Richardson
Reynaldo Garrido
6
1
6
2
6
2
     

Mexico vs. Canada


Mexico
4
Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico [7]
20–22 August 1954
Clay

Canada
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Mario Llamas
Lorne Main
6
3
6
4
6
3
     
2
Gustavo Palafox
Robert Bédard
8
6
6
3
3
6
6
0
   
3
Francisco Contreras / Francisco Guerrero Arcocha
Brendan Macken / Lorne Main
5
7
7
5
3
6
2
6
   
4
Gustavo Palafox
Lorne Main
8
6
3
6
6
3
1
6
6
4
 
5
Mario Llamas
Paul Willey
6
1
6
1
6
4
     

Final

Mexico vs. United States


Mexico
1
Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico [2]
1–3 October 1954
Clay

United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Gustavo Palafox
Vic Seixas
6
4
6
4
7
5
     
2
Mario Llamas
Tony Trabert
4
6
3
6
6
8
     
3
Mario Llamas / Gustavo Palafox
Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert
2
6
6
3
1
6
4
6
   
4
Mario Llamas
Vic Seixas
4
6
6
2
3
6
2
6
   
5
Gustavo Palafox
Tony Trabert
12
14
1
6
2
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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. "Mexico v United States". daviscup.com.
  3. "Caribbean/West Indies v United States". daviscup.com.
  4. "Mexico v Japan". daviscup.com.
  5. "Canada v Chile". daviscup.com.
  6. "United States v Cuba". daviscup.com.
  7. "Mexico v Canada". daviscup.com.
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