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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

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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

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Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States

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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

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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

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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

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United States vs. Cuba

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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

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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

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Mexico vs. United States

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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

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  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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