1956 Davis Cup America Zone

The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1956 Davis Cup.

Main article: 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  
   bye     Victoria, Canada (grass)
      United States 4  
  Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)     Canada 1  
    Canada 5
    Caribbean/West Indies 0     Rye, NY, United States (grass)
      United States 4
        Mexico 1
   bye  
    Mexico     Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
      Mexico 4
      Brazil 1  
   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		 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		 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
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. "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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