1954 Davis Cup

1954 Davis Cup

Details
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]

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

Mexico vs. United States

Mexico 1	Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[4] 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

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

France vs. Sweden

France 0	Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[5] 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

United States vs. Sweden

United States 5	Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[6] 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

Australia vs. United States

Australia 2	White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia[3] 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

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