1954 Davis Cup

1954 edition of the Davis Cup 1954 Davis Cup 30 April – 29 December 1954 43rd 31 USA 1912 1953 1955 The 1954 Davis Cup was the 43rd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 23 teams entered the Europe Zone and 7 teams entered the America Zone. The Eastern Zone was abandoned for this year and India, the sole competing country, was moved to the Europe Zone. The United States defeated Mexico in the America Zone final, and Sweden defeated France in the Europe Zone final. The United States defeated Sweden in the Inter-Zonal Final, and then defeated the defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round, ending Australia's four-year championship run. The final was played at White City Stadium in Sydney, Australia on 27–29 December.Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press [New York] 978-0942257700 495–496, 499 2ndThe Encyclopedia of Tennis 1974 Allen & Unwin London 0047960426 Max Robertson 384 America Zone 1954 Davis Cup America Zone Draw 9–18 July 31 July–22 August 1–3 October CUB bye Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) USA 1912 5 Caribbean/West Indies 0 Mexico City, Mexico (clay) MEX 1934 3 JPN 1947 2 Toronto, Canada (grass) CHI 2 CAN 1921 3 St. Petersburg, FL, United States (grass) CUB 0 USA 1912 5 Mexico City, Mexico (clay) MEX 1934 4 CAN 1921 1 Mexico City, Mexico (clay) USA 1912 4 MEX 1934 1 Final Mexico vs. United States Mexico 1934 United States 1912 Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexicohttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-AME-M-MEX-USA-01 Mexico v United States daviscup.com 1–3 October 1954 Clay 1 4 Gustavo Palafox 6 6 7 Vic Seixas 4 4 5 Mario Llamas 4 3 6 Tony Trabert 6 6 8 Mario Llamas Gustavo Palafox 2 6 1 4 Vic Seixas Tony Trabert 6 3 6 6 Mario Llamas 4 6 3 2 Vic Seixas 6 2 6 6 Gustavo Palafox 12 1 2 Tony Trabert 14 6 6 Europe Zone 1954 Davis Cup Europe Zone Draw y 30 April–8 May 13–17 May 10–15 June 9–19 July 24–26 July First Round Second Round 25 150 DEN bye LUX bye FRG bye HUN 1949 3 NZL 2 IND bye AUT 3 IRL 2 FRA 1830 bye FIN 2 NOR 3 NED 1 ESP 1945 4 bye ITA EGY 1922 4 TUR 1 bye SWE MON 1 YUG 4 bye BEL SUI 1 BRA 1889 3 bye GBR Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) DEN 5 LUX 0 Budapest, Hungary FRG 1 HUN 1949 4 Vienna, Austria IND 3 AUT 0 Oslo, Norway (clay) FRA 1830 5 NOR 0 Madrid, Spain (clay) ESP 1945 0 ITA 5 Cairo, Egypt (clay) EGY 1922 0 SWE 5 Brussels, Belgium YUG 0 BEL 5 Eastbourne, England (grass) BRA 1889 1 GBR 4 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) DEN 4 HUN 1949 1 Paris, France (clay) IND 1 FRA 1830 4 Solna, Sweden (clay) ITA 0 SWE 5 Scarborough, England (grass) BEL 3 GBR 2 Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) DEN 1 FRA 1830 4 Båstad, Sweden (clay) SWE 3 BEL 2 Paris, France (clay) FRA 1830 0 SWE 5 Final France vs. Sweden France 1830 Sweden Stade Roland Garros, Paris, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-EUR-M-FRA-SWE-01 France v Sweden daviscup.com 24–26 July 1954 Clay 0 5 Robert Haillet 6 5 6 3 0 Lennart Bergelin 4 7 3 6 6 Paul Rémy 1 6 3 4 Sven Davidson 6 3 6 6 Jean Ducos de la Haille Paul Rémy 3 4 6 7 Sven Davidson Torsten Johansson 6 6 3 9 Paul Rémy 2 3 8 4 Lennart Bergelin 6 6 6 6 Robert Haillet 4 4 6 3 Sven Davidson 6 6 4 6 Inter-Zonal Final United States vs. Sweden United States 1912 Sweden Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-INZ-M-USA-SWE-01 United States v Belgium daviscup.com 16–18 December 1954 Grass 5 0 Tony Trabert 6 6 6 Sven Davidson 4 3 4 Vic Seixas 5 6 6 5 6 Lennart Bergelin 7 2 4 7 2 Vic Seixas Tony Trabert 6 6 6 Lennart Bergelin Sven Davidson 3 4 3 Tony Trabert 6 6 3 6 Lennart Bergelin 2 2 6 2 Ham Richardson 6 6 6 Sven Davidson 0 3 3 Challenge Round Australia vs. United States Australia United States 1912 White City Stadium, Sydney, Australiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-WG-CHR-AUS-USA-01 Australia v United States daviscup.com 27–29 December 1954 Grass 2 3 Lew Hoad 4 6 10 3 Tony Trabert 6 2 12 6 Ken Rosewall 6 8 4 3 Vic Seixas 8 6 6 6 Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall 2 6 2 8 Vic Seixas Tony Trabert 6 4 6 10 Ken Rosewall 9 7 6 Tony Trabert 7 5 3 Rex Hartwig 4 6 6 6 Vic Seixas 6 3 2 3 References External links Davis Cup official website https://web.archive.org/web/20101018182625/http://www.daviscup.com/ 2010-10-18 Category:Davis Cups by year Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup Davis Cup