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  
   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
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.
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