1956 Davis Cup America Zone

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The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1956 Davis Cup.

5 teams entered the America Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.[1] The United States defeated Mexico in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw[]

  Quarterfinals
2–4 May 		Semifinals
6–29 July 		Final
3–5 August
                           
 
    United States  
   bye     Victoria, Canada (grass)
      United States 4  
  Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)     Canada 1  
    Canada 5
    Caribbean/West Indies 0     Rye, NY, United States (grass)
      United States 4
        Mexico 1
   bye  
    Mexico     Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
      Mexico 4
      Brazil 1  
   bye
    Brazil  

Quarterfinals[]

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Canada[]


Caribbean/West Indies
0 		Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago[3]
2–4 May 1956
Clay
Canada
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Cricket West Indies
Canada
Robert Bédard 		1
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
2 Cricket West Indies
Canada 		Ian McDonald
Don Fontana 		5
7 		1
6 		6
4 		3
6 		   
3 Cricket West Indies
Canada 		Ralph Legall / 
Robert Bédard / Don Fontana 		0
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
4 Cricket West Indies
Canada
Henri Rochon 		3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5 Cricket West Indies
Canada 		Ian McDonald
Robert Bédard 		0
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     

Semifinals[]

Canada vs. United States[]


Canada
1 		Victoria Lawn Tennis Club, Victoria, Canada[4]
27–29 July 1956
Grass
United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
United States 		Don Fontana
Ham Richardson 		1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2 Canada
United States 		Robert Bédard
Herbie Flam 		6
2 		2
6 		1
6 		9
11 		   
3 Canada
United States 		Robert Bédard / Don Fontana
Ron Holmberg / Barry MacKay 		3
6 		6
3 		12
10 		4
6 		3
6 		 
4 Canada
United States 		Robert Bédard
Ham Richardson 		4
6 		4
6 		11
13 		     
5 Canada
United States
Barry MacKay 		14
16 		6
4 		6
3 		8
6 		   

Mexico vs. Brazil[]


Mexico
4 		Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[5]
6–8 July 1956
Clay
Brazil
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
Brazil 		Mario Llamas
José Agüero 		3
6 		6
2 		6
1 		6
1 		   
2 Mexico
Brazil 		Gustavo Palafox
Armando Vieira 		3
6 		1
6 		7
5 		6
1 		6
4 		 
3 Mexico
Brazil 		Mario Llamas / Gustavo Palafox
Eugenio Saller / Armando Vieira 		6
3 		6
3 		9
7 		     
4 Mexico
Brazil 		Gustavo Palafox
José Agüero 		6
4 		5
7 		4
6 		3
6 		   
5 Mexico
Brazil 		Antonio Palafox
 6
3 		9
7 		6
1 		     

Final[]

United States vs. Mexico[]


United States
4 		Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States[2]
3–5 August 1956
Grass
Mexico
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Mexico 		Vic Seixas
Mario Llamas 		6
4 		6
2 		6
4 		     
2 United States
Mexico 		Ham Richardson
Francisco Contreras 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
3 United States
Mexico 		Sam Giammalva / Barry MacKay
Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas 		13
11 		4
6 		6
1 		6
8 		3
6 		 
4 United States
Mexico 		Ham Richardson
Mario Llamas 		6
3 		6
3 		6
1 		     
5 United States
Mexico 		Sam Giammalva
 6
4 		6
1 		6
3 		     

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 "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v Canada". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Canada v United States". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Mexico v Brazil". daviscup.com.

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