1954 Davis Cup America Zone

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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

St. Petersburg, FL, United States (grass)

bye

Cuba

0

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)

United States

5

United States

5

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Caribbean/West Indies

0

United States

4

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Mexico

1

Mexico

3

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Japan

2

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 6

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.

External links

• Davis Cup official website