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  
   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 Cricket West Indies
United States
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 / 
 / Straight Clark 		0
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
4 Cricket West Indies
United States
Ham Richardson 		0
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
5 Cricket West Indies
United States
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
 6
3 		7
5 		7
5 		     
3 Canada
Chile 		Lorne Main / 
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
 6
2 		6
3 		6
1 		     
3 United States
Cuba 		 / Straight Clark
 / Reynaldo Garrido 		6
2 		6
4 		6
3 		     
4 United States
Cuba
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
 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. ^ a b "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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