1954 Davis Cup America Zone

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

Main article: 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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