1956 Davis Cup America Zone
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 | |||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} United States | |||||||||||||
| Victoria, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| United States | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) | |||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Canada | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Rye, NY, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 4 | ||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Mexico | 1 | ||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | |||||||||||||
| Mexico | |||||||||||||
| Mexico | 4 | ||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
Canada vs. United States
Canada 1 | Victoria Lawn Tennis Club, Victoria, Canada[4] 27–29 July 1956 Grass | United States 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mexico vs. Brazil
Mexico 4 | Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[5] 6–8 July 1956 Clay | Brazil 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
United States vs. Mexico
United States 4 | Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States[2] 3–5 August 1956 Grass | Mexico 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ a b "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v Canada". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Canada v United States". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Mexico v Brazil". daviscup.com.