1956 Davis Cup America Zone

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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
 United States
Victoria, Canada (grass)
bye
 United States4
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)
 Canada1
 Canada5
Rye, NY, United States (grass)
 Caribbean/West Indies0
 United States4
 Mexico1
bye
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
 Mexico
 Mexico4
 Brazil1
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
1 2 3 4 5
1
Peter Philips
Robert Bédard 		1
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
2
Ian McDonald
Don Fontana 		5
7 		1
6 		6
4 		3
6 		   
3
Ralph Legall / Peter Waddell
Robert Bédard / Don Fontana 		0
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
4
Peter Philips
Henri Rochon 		3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
5
Ian McDonald
Robert Bédard 		0
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     

Semifinals

Canada vs. United States


Canada
1 		Victoria Lawn Tennis Club, Victoria, Canada[4]
27–29 July 1956
Grass
United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Don Fontana
Ham Richardson 		1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2
Robert Bédard
Herbie Flam 		6
2 		2
6 		1
6 		9
11 		   
3
Robert Bédard / Don Fontana
Ron Holmberg / Barry MacKay (tennis) 		3
6 		6
3 		12
10 		4
6 		3
6 		 
4
Robert Bédard
Ham Richardson 		4
6 		4
6 		11
13 		     
5
Paul Willey
Barry MacKay (tennis) 		14
16 		6
4 		6
3 		8
6 		   

Mexico vs. Brazil


Mexico
4 		Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[5]
6–8 July 1956
Clay
Brazil
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Mario Llamas
José Agüero 		3
6 		6
2 		6
1 		6
1 		   
2
Gustavo Palafox
Armando Vieira 		3
6 		1
6 		7
5 		6
1 		6
4 		 
3
Mario Llamas / Gustavo Palafox
Eugenio Saller / Armando Vieira 		6
3 		6
3 		9
7 		     
4
Gustavo Palafox
José Agüero 		6
4 		5
7 		4
6 		3
6 		   
5
Antonio Palafox
Pedro Bueno Nete 		6
3 		9
7 		6
1 		     

Final

United States vs. Mexico


United States
4 		Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States[2]
3–5 August 1956
Grass
Mexico
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Vic Seixas
Mario Llamas 		6
4 		6
2 		6
4 		     
2
Ham Richardson
Francisco Contreras 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
3
Sam Giammalva / Barry MacKay (tennis)
Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas 		13
11 		4
6 		6
1 		6
8 		3
6 		 
4
Ham Richardson
Mario Llamas 		6
3 		6
3 		6
1 		     
5
Sam Giammalva
Esteban Reyes Jr. 		6
4 		6
1 		6
3 		     

References

  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 "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v Canada". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Canada v United States". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Mexico v Brazil". daviscup.com.
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