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.
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| Duration | 30 April – 29 December 1954 |
| Edition | 43rd |
| Teams | 31 |
| Champion | |
| Winning nation |  United States |
← 1953 1955 → | |
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
editDraw
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
editMexico 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
editDraw
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Final
editFrance vs. Sweden
 France 0 |
Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France[5] 24–26 July 1954 Clay |
 Sweden 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inter-Zonal Final
editUnited States vs. Sweden
| United States 5 |
Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia[6] 16–18 December 1954 Grass |
Sweden 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Challenge Round
editAustralia 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.