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
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. ^ 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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