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1954 Davis Cup

1954 Davis Cup tennis
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Duration 30 April – 29 December
Edition 43rd
Teams 31
Champion
Winning Nation United States
← 1953 1955 →

America Zone

Draw

  Quarterfinals
9–18 July		   Semifinals
31 July–22 August		   Final
1–3 October
                           
   
    Cuba    
    bye       St. Petersburg, FL, United States (grass)
      Cuba 0  
  Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)     United States 5  
    United States 5
    Caribbean/West Indies 0     Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
      United States 4
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)       Mexico 1
    Mexico 3  
    Japan 2     Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
      Mexico 4
  Toronto, Canada (grass)     Canada 1  
    Chile 2
    Canada 3  

Final


Mexico
1		 Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico
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 		     
      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 		     

Europe Zone

Draw

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  
  Great Britain    

Final


France
0		 Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France
24–26 July 1954
Clay
Sweden
5
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Robert Haillet
Lennart Bergelin		 6
4		 5
7 		6
3		 3
6 		0
6 		 
2   Paul Rémy
Sven Davidson		 1
6 		6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		   
3   Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson		 3
6 		4
6 		6
3		 7
9 		   
4   Paul Rémy
Lennart Bergelin		 2
6 		3
6 		8
6		 4
6 		   
5   Robert Haillet
Sven Davidson		 4
6 		4
6 		6
4		 3
6 		   
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Robert Haillet
Lennart Bergelin		 6
4		 5
7 		6
3		 3
6 		0
6 		 
2   Paul Rémy
Sven Davidson		 1
6 		6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		   
3   Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy
Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson		 3
6 		4
6 		6
3		 7
9 		   
4   Paul Rémy
Lennart Bergelin		 2
6 		3
6 		8
6		 4
6 		   
5   Robert Haillet
Sven Davidson		 4
6 		4
6 		6
4		 3
6 		   

Inter-Zonal Final


United States
5		 Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia
16–18 December 1954
Grass
Sweden
0
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Tony Trabert
Sven Davidson		 6
4		 6
3		 6
4		      
2   Vic Seixas
Lennart Bergelin		 5
7 		6
2		 6
4		 5
7 		6
2		  
3   Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson		 6
3		 6
4		 6
3		      
4   Tony Trabert
Lennart Bergelin		 6
2		 6
2		 3
6 		6
2		    
5   Ham Richardson
Sven Davidson		 6
0		 6
3		 6
3		      
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Tony Trabert
Sven Davidson		 6
4		 6
3		 6
4		      
2   Vic Seixas
Lennart Bergelin		 5
7 		6
2		 6
4		 5
7 		6
2		  
3   Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert
Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson		 6
3		 6
4		 6
3		      
4   Tony Trabert
Lennart Bergelin		 6
2		 6
2		 3
6 		6
2		    
5   Ham Richardson
Sven Davidson		 6
0		 6
3		 6
3		      

Challenge Round


Australia
2		 White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia
27–29 December 1954
Grass
United States
3
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Lew Hoad
Tony Trabert		 4
6 		6
2		 10
12 		3
6 		   
2   Ken Rosewall
Vic Seixas		 6
8 		8
6		 4
6 		3
6 		   
3   Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall
Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert		 2
6 		6
4		 2
6 		8
10 		   
4   Ken Rosewall
Tony Trabert		 9
7		 7
5		 6
3		      
5   Rex Hartwig
Vic Seixas		 4
6 		6
3		 6
2		 6
3		    
      1 2 3 4 5  
1   Lew Hoad
Tony Trabert		 4
6 		6
2		 10
12 		3
6 		   
2   Ken Rosewall
Vic Seixas		 6
8 		8
6		 4
6 		3
6 		   
3   Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall
Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert		 2
6 		6
4		 2
6 		8
10 		   
4   Ken Rosewall
Tony Trabert		 9
7		 7
5		 6
3		      
5   Rex Hartwig
Vic Seixas		 4
6 		6
3		 6
2		 6
3		    
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