1954 Davis Cup

{{Short description|1954 edition of the Davis Cup}} {{Davis Cup season  | name = 1954 Davis Cup | image = | image_caption = | image_alt = | image_size = | duration = 30 April – 29 December 1954 | edition = 43rd | teams = 31 | categories =  | winning nation= {{davis|USA|1912}} | previous = [[1953 Davis Cup|1953]] | next = [[1955 Davis Cup|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 Davis Cup team|India]], the sole competing country, was moved to the Europe Zone.

The [[United States Davis Cup team|United States]] defeated [[Mexico Davis Cup team|Mexico]] in the America Zone final, and [[Sweden Davis Cup team|Sweden]] defeated [[France Davis Cup team|France]] in the Europe Zone final. The United States defeated Sweden in the Inter-Zonal Final, and then defeated the defending champions [[Australia Davis Cup team|Australia]] in the Challenge Round, ending Australia's four-year championship run. The final was played at [[White City Stadium (Sydney)|White City Stadium]] in [[Sydney]], Australia on 27–29 December.<ref name=Collins>{{cite book|author=Bud Collins|title=The Bud Collins History of Tennis|year=2010|publisher=New Chapter Press|location=[New York]|isbn=978-0942257700|pages=495–496, 499|edition=2nd}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The Encyclopedia of Tennis|year=1974|publisher=Allen & Unwin|location=London|isbn=0047960426|author=Max Robertson|page=384}}</ref><ref name="Challenge" />

==America Zone== {{details|1954 Davis Cup America Zone}}

===Draw=== {{8TeamBracket-info | RD1-date=9–18 July | RD2-date=31 July–22 August | RD3-date=1–3 October

| RD1T1-loc= | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1={{davis|CUB}} | RD1-score1= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=bye | RD1-score2=

| RD1T2-loc=[[Port of Spain]], Trinidad and Tobago (clay) | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{davis|USA|1912}} | RD1-score3=5 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{davis|Caribbean/West Indies}} | RD1-score4=0

| RD1T3-loc=[[Mexico City]], Mexico (clay) | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5={{davis|MEX|1934}} | RD1-score5=3 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{davis|JPN|1947}} | RD1-score6=2

| RD1T4-loc=[[Toronto]], Canada (grass) | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{davis|CHI}} | RD1-score7=2 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{davis|CAN|1921}} | RD1-score8=3

| RD2T1-loc=[[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg, FL]], United States (grass) | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|CUB}} | RD2-score1=0 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|USA|1912}} | RD2-score2=5

| RD2T2-loc=[[Mexico City]], Mexico (clay) | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|MEX|1934}} | RD2-score3=4 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|CAN|1921}} | RD2-score4=1

| RD3T1-loc=[[Mexico City]], Mexico (clay) | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{davis|USA|1912}} | RD3-score1=4 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|MEX|1934}} | RD3-score2=1 }}<section end=Finals/> ===Final=== '''Mexico vs. United States''' {{DavisCupbox |team1=Mexico |team1-var=1934 |team2=United States |team2-var=1912 |venue=Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, [[Mexico City]], Mexico<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-AME-M-MEX-USA-01|title=Mexico v United States|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=1–3 October 1954 |surface=Clay |score1=1 |score2=4 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Gustavo Palafox]] |6 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=[[Vic Seixas]] |4 |4 |5 | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Mario Llamas]] |4 |3 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Tony Trabert]] |6 |6 |8 | | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Mario Llamas]] |T1P2=[[Gustavo Palafox]] |2 |6 |1 |4 | |T2P1=[[Vic Seixas]] |T2P2=[[Tony Trabert]] |6 |3 |6 |6 | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Mario Llamas]] |4 |6 |3 |2 | |T2P1=[[Vic Seixas]] |6 |2 |6 |6 | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Gustavo Palafox]] |12 |1 |2 | | |T2P1=[[Tony Trabert]] |14 |6 |6 | | }} }}

==Europe Zone== {{details|1954 Davis Cup Europe Zone}}

===Draw=== {{32TeamBracket-Info|compact=y | RD1-date=30 April–8 May | RD2-date=13–17 May | RD3-date=10–15 June | RD4-date=9–19 July | RD5-date=24–26 July | RD1-name=First Round | RD2-name=Second Round | seed-width=25 | team-width=150

| RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01={{davis|DEN}} | RD1-score01= | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=bye | RD1-score02=

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03={{davis|LUX}} | RD1-score03= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=bye | RD1-score04=

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05={{davis|FRG}} | RD1-score05= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=bye | RD1-score06=

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07={{davis|HUN|1949}} | RD1-score07=3 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08={{davis|NZL}} | RD1-score08=2

| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09={{davis|IND}} | RD1-score09= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=bye | RD1-score10=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11={{davis|AUT}} | RD1-score11=3 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12={{davis|IRL}} | RD1-score12=2

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{davis|FRA|1830}} | RD1-score13= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=bye | RD1-score14=

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15={{davis|FIN}} | RD1-score15=2 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16={{davis|NOR}} | RD1-score16=3

| RD1-seed17= | RD1-team17={{davis|NED}} | RD1-score17=1 | RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18={{davis|ESP|1945}} | RD1-score18=4

| RD1-seed19= | RD1-team19=bye | RD1-score19= | RD1-seed20= | RD1-team20={{davis|ITA}} | RD1-score20=

| RD1-seed21= | RD1-team21={{davis|EGY|1922}} | RD1-score21=4 | RD1-seed22= | RD1-team22={{davis|TUR}} | RD1-score22=1

| RD1-seed23= | RD1-team23=bye | RD1-score23= | RD1-seed24= | RD1-team24={{davis|SWE}} | RD1-score24=

| RD1-seed25= | RD1-team25={{davis|MON}} | RD1-score25=1 | RD1-seed26= | RD1-team26={{davis|YUG}} | RD1-score26=4

| RD1-seed27= | RD1-team27=bye | RD1-score27= | RD1-seed28= | RD1-team28={{davis|BEL}} | RD1-score28=

| RD1-seed29= | RD1-team29={{davis|SUI}} | RD1-score29=1 | RD1-seed30= | RD1-team30={{davis|BRA|1889}} | RD1-score30=3

| RD1-seed31= | RD1-team31=bye | RD1-score31= | RD1-seed32= | RD1-team32={{davis|GBR}} | RD1-score32=

| RD2T1-loc=[[Mondorf-les-Bains]], Luxembourg (clay) | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01={{davis|DEN}} | RD2-score01=5 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02={{davis|LUX}} | RD2-score02=0

| RD2T2-loc=[[Budapest]], Hungary | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03={{davis|FRG}} | RD2-score03=1 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04={{davis|HUN|1949}} | RD2-score04=4

| RD2T3-loc=[[Vienna]], Austria | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05={{davis|IND}} | RD2-score05=3 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06={{davis|AUT}} | RD2-score06=0

| RD2T4-loc=[[Oslo]], Norway (clay) | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07={{davis|FRA|1830}} | RD2-score07=5 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08={{davis|NOR}} | RD2-score08=0

| RD2T5-loc=[[Madrid]], Spain (clay) | RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09={{davis|ESP|1945}} | RD2-score09=0 | RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10={{davis|ITA}} | RD2-score10=5

| RD2T6-loc=[[Cairo]], Egypt (clay) | RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11={{davis|EGY|1922}} | RD2-score11=0 | RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12={{davis|SWE}} | RD2-score12=5

| RD2T7-loc=[[Brussels]], Belgium | RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13={{davis|YUG}} | RD2-score13=0 | RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14={{davis|BEL}} | RD2-score14=5

| RD2T8-loc=[[Eastbourne]], England (grass) | RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15={{davis|BRA|1889}} | RD2-score15=1 | RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16={{davis|GBR}} | RD2-score16=4

| RD3T1-loc=[[Copenhagen]], Denmark (clay) | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01={{davis|DEN}} | RD3-score01=4 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02={{davis|HUN|1949}} | RD3-score02=1

| RD3T2-loc=[[Paris]], France (clay) | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03={{davis|IND}} | RD3-score03=1 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04={{davis|FRA|1830}} | RD3-score04=4

| RD3T3-loc=[[Solna Municipality|Solna]], Sweden (clay) | RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05={{davis|ITA}} | RD3-score05=0 | RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06={{davis|SWE}} | RD3-score06=5

| RD3T4-loc=[[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]], England (grass) | RD3-seed07= | RD3-team07={{davis|BEL}} | RD3-score07=3 | RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08={{davis|GBR}} | RD3-score08=2

| RD4T1-loc=[[Copenhagen]], Denmark (clay) | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01={{davis|DEN}} | RD4-score01=1 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02={{davis|FRA|1830}} | RD4-score02=4

| RD4T2-loc=[[Båstad]], Sweden (clay) | RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03={{davis|SWE}} | RD4-score03=3 | RD4-seed04= | RD4-team04={{davis|BEL}} | RD4-score04=2

| RD5T1-loc=[[Paris]], France (clay) | RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01={{davis|FRA|1830}} | RD5-score01=0 | RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02={{davis|SWE}} | RD5-score02=5 }}<section end=Finals/> ===Final=== '''France vs. Sweden''' {{DavisCupbox |team1=France |team1-var=1830 |team2=Sweden |venue=[[Stade Roland Garros]], [[Paris]], France<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-EUR-M-FRA-SWE-01|title=France v Sweden|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=24–26 July 1954 |surface=Clay |score1=0 |score2=5 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Robert Haillet]] |6 |5 |6 |3 |0 |T2P1=[[Lennart Bergelin]] |4 |7 |3 |6 |6 }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Paul Rémy]] |1 |6 |3 |4 | |T2P1=[[Sven Davidson]] |6 |3 |6 |6 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Jean Ducos de la Haille]] |T1P2=[[Paul Rémy]] |3 |4 |6 |7 | |T2P1=[[Sven Davidson]] |T2P2=[[Torsten Johansson (tennis)|Torsten Johansson]] |6 |6 |3 |9 | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Paul Rémy]] |2 |3 |8 |4 | |T2P1=[[Lennart Bergelin]] |6 |6 |6 |6 | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Robert Haillet]] |4 |4 |6 |3 | |T2P1=[[Sven Davidson]] |6 |6 |4 |6 | }} }}

==Inter-Zonal Final== '''United States vs. Sweden''' {{DavisCupbox |team1=United States |team1-var=1912 |team2=Sweden |venue=[[Milton Courts]], [[Brisbane]], Australia<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-INZ-M-USA-SWE-01|title=United States v Belgium|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=16–18 December 1954 |surface=Grass |score1=5 |score2=0 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Tony Trabert]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Sven Davidson]] |4 |3 |4 | | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Vic Seixas]] |5 |6 |6 |5 |6 |T2P1=[[Lennart Bergelin]] |7 |2 |4 |7 |2 }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Vic Seixas]] |T1P2=[[Tony Trabert]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Lennart Bergelin]] |T2P2=[[Sven Davidson]] |3 |4 |3 | | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Tony Trabert]] |6 |6 |3 |6 | |T2P1=[[Lennart Bergelin]] |2 |2 |6 |2 | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ham Richardson]] |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Sven Davidson]] |0 |3 |3 | | }} }}

==Challenge Round== '''Australia vs. United States''' {{DavisCupbox |team1=Australia |team2=United States |team2-var=1912 |venue=[[White City Stadium (Sydney)|White City Stadium]], [[Sydney]], Australia<ref name="Challenge">{{cite news|url=https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-1954-WG-CHR-AUS-USA-01|title=Australia v United States|publisher=daviscup.com}}</ref> |date=27–29 December 1954 |surface=Grass |score1=2 |score2=3 |R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Lew Hoad]] |4 |6 |10 |3 | |T2P1=[[Tony Trabert]] |6 |2 |12 |6 | }} |R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ken Rosewall]] |6 |8 |4 |3 | |T2P1=[[Vic Seixas]] |8 |6 |6 |6 | }} |R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Lew Hoad]] |T1P2=[[Ken Rosewall]] |2 |6 |2 |8 | |T2P1=[[Vic Seixas]] |T2P2=[[Tony Trabert]] |6 |4 |6 |10 | }} |R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Ken Rosewall]] |9 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=[[Tony Trabert]] |7 |5 |3 | | }} |R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=[[Rex Hartwig]] |4 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=[[Vic Seixas]] |6 |3 |2 |3 | }} }}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.daviscup.com Davis Cup official website]