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
St. Petersburg, FL, United States (grass)
bye
 Cuba0
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)
 United States5
 United States5
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Caribbean/West Indies0
 United States4
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Mexico1
 Mexico3
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Japan2
 Mexico4
Toronto, Canada (grass)
 Canada1
 Chile2
 Canada3

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 Cricket West Indies
United States
Geoffrey Inglefield
Ham Richardson
2
6
2
6
0
6
     
2 Cricket West Indies
United States
Ralph Legall
Straight Clark
2
6
0
6
3
6
     
3 Cricket West Indies
United States
Ralph Legall / Harold Nothnagel
Harold Burrows / Straight Clark
0
6
1
6
3
6
     
4 Cricket West Indies
United States
Derek Phang
Ham Richardson
0
6
0
6
2
6
     
5 Cricket West Indies
United States
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 Mexico
Japan
Francisco Contreras
Atsushi Miyagi
5
7
1
6
6
3
3
6
   
2 Mexico
Japan
Mario Llamas
Kosei Kamo
4
6
7
5
7
5
6
1
   
3 Mexico
Japan
Francisco Contreras / Gustavo Palafox
Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi
11
9
4
6
4
6
6
2
6
4
 
4 Mexico
Japan
Mario Llamas
Atsushi Miyagi
6
3
6
2
8
6
     
5 Mexico
Japan
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 Canada
Chile
Lorne Main
Luis Ayala
4
6
6
3
4
6
8
6
6
3
 
2 Canada
Chile
Robert Bédard
Ricardo Balbiers
6
3
7
5
7
5
     
3 Canada
Chile
Lorne Main / Paul Willey
Luis Ayala / Andrés Hammersley
11
13
3
6
0
6
     
4 Canada
Chile
Lorne Main
Andrés Hammersley
6
4
11
13
3
6
6
4
6
3
 
5 Canada
Chile
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 United States
Cuba
Straight Clark
Reynaldo Garrido
6
0
9
7
7
5
     
2 United States
Cuba
Ham Richardson
Orlando Garrido
6
2
6
3
6
1
     
3 United States
Cuba
Harold Burrows / Straight Clark
Orlando Garrido / Reynaldo Garrido
6
2
6
4
6
3
     
4 United States
Cuba
Harold Burrows
Orlando Garrido
6
4
6
4
6
4
     
5 United States
Cuba
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 Mexico
Canada
Mario Llamas
Lorne Main
6
3
6
4
6
3
     
2 Mexico
Canada
Gustavo Palafox
Robert Bédard
8
6
6
3
3
6
6
0
   
3 Mexico
Canada
Francisco Contreras / Francisco Guerrero Arcocha
Brendan Macken / Lorne Main
5
7
7
5
3
6
2
6
   
4 Mexico
Canada
Gustavo Palafox
Lorne Main
8
6
3
6
6
3
1
6
6
4
 
5 Mexico
Canada
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 Mexico
United States
Gustavo Palafox
Vic Seixas
6
4
6
4
7
5
     
2 Mexico
United States
Mario Llamas
Tony Trabert
4
6
3
6
6
8
     
3 Mexico
United States
Mario Llamas / Gustavo Palafox
Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert
2
6
6
3
1
6
4
6
   
4 Mexico
United States
Mario Llamas
Vic Seixas
4
6
6
2
3
6
2
6
   
5 Mexico
United States
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.
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