1954 Davis Cup
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| Duration | 30 April – 29 December 1954 |
| Edition | 43rd |
| Teams | 31 |
| Champion | |
| Winning nation |  United States |
← 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.[1][2][3]
America Zone
[edit]Draw
[edit]| Quarterfinals 9–18 July | Semifinals 31 July–22 August | Final 1–3 October | |||||||||||
 Cuba | |||||||||||||
| St. Petersburg, FL, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| Cuba | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) | |||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | |||||||||||||
 Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | |||||||||||||
 Mexico | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Mexico | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | |||||||||||||
 Japan | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Mexico | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Toronto, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
 Canada | 1 | ||||||||||||
 Chile | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Canada | 3 | ||||||||||||
Final
[edit]Mexico vs. United States
 Mexico 1 |
Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[4] 1–3 October 1954 Clay |
 United States 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Europe Zone
[edit]Draw
[edit]| First Round 30 April–8 May | Second Round 13–17 May | Quarterfinals 10–15 June | Semifinals 9–19 July | Final 24–26 July | |||||||||||||||||||
 Denmark | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Denmark | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Denmark | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 West Germany | Budapest, Hungary |  Hungary | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | West Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 3 | Hungary | 4 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
 New Zealand | 2 | Denmark | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 India | Vienna, Austria |  France | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | India | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Austria | 3 | Austria | 0 | Paris, France (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
 Ireland | 2 | India | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| France | Oslo, Norway (clay) | France | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | France | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Finland | 2 |  Norway | 0 | Paris, France (clay) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Norway | 3 | France | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Netherlands | 1 | Madrid, Spain (clay) |  Sweden | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Spain | 4 | Spain | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye |  Italy | 5 | Solna, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | Italy | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Egypt | 4 | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Sweden | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Turkey | 1 | Egypt | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Sweden | 5 | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | Sweden | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Monaco | 1 | Brussels, Belgium |  Belgium | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Yugoslavia | 4 | Yugoslavia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Belgium | 5 | Scarborough, England (grass) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | Belgium | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Switzerland | 1 | Eastbourne, England (grass) |  Great Britain | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Brazil | 3 | Brazil | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | Great Britain | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
[edit]France vs. Sweden
 France 0 |
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[5] 24–26 July 1954 Clay |
 Sweden 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Final
[edit]United States vs. Sweden
United States 5 |
Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[6] 16–18 December 1954 Grass |
Sweden 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
[edit]Australia vs. United States
 Australia 2 |
White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia[3] 27–29 December 1954 Grass |
United States 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–496, 499. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ Max Robertson (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 384. ISBN 0047960426.
- ^ a b "Australia v United States". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Mexico v United States". daviscup.com.
- ^ "France v Sweden". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Belgium". daviscup.com.
