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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

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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

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Caribbean/West Indies vs. Canada

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Caribbean/West Indies
0
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago[3]
2–4 May 1956
Clay

Canada
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Cricket West Indies
Canada
Peter Philips
Robert Bédard
1
6
1
6
4
6
     
2 Cricket West Indies
Canada
Ian McDonald
Don Fontana
5
7
1
6
6
4
3
6
   
3 Cricket West Indies
Canada
Ralph Legall / Peter Waddell
Robert Bédard / Don Fontana
0
6
1
6
4
6
     
4 Cricket West Indies
Canada
Peter Philips
Henri Rochon
3
6
2
6
4
6
     
5 Cricket West Indies
Canada
Ian McDonald
Robert Bédard
0
6
1
6
0
6
     

Semifinals

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Canada vs. United States

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Canada
1
Victoria Lawn Tennis Club, Victoria, Canada[4]
27–29 July 1956
Grass

United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
United States
Don Fontana
Ham Richardson
1
6
2
6
2
6
     
2 Canada
United States
Robert Bédard
Herbie Flam
6
2
2
6
1
6
9
11
   
3 Canada
United States
Robert Bédard / Don Fontana
Ron Holmberg / Barry MacKay
3
6
6
3
12
10
4
6
3
6
 
4 Canada
United States
Robert Bédard
Ham Richardson
4
6
4
6
11
13
     
5 Canada
United States
Paul Willey
Barry MacKay
14
16
6
4
6
3
8
6
   

Mexico vs. Brazil

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Mexico
4
Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[5]
6–8 July 1956
Clay

Brazil
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
Brazil
Mario Llamas
José Agüero
3
6
6
2
6
1
6
1
   
2 Mexico
Brazil
Gustavo Palafox
Armando Vieira
3
6
1
6
7
5
6
1
6
4
 
3 Mexico
Brazil
Mario Llamas / Gustavo Palafox
Eugenio Saller / Armando Vieira
6
3
6
3
9
7
     
4 Mexico
Brazil
Gustavo Palafox
José Agüero
6
4
5
7
4
6
3
6
   
5 Mexico
Brazil
Antonio Palafox
Pedro Bueno Nete
6
3
9
7
6
1
     

Final

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United States vs. Mexico

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United States
4
Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States[2]
3–5 August 1956
Grass

Mexico
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Mexico
Vic Seixas
Mario Llamas
6
4
6
2
6
4
     
2 United States
Mexico
Ham Richardson
Francisco Contreras
6
3
6
4
6
4
     
3 United States
Mexico
Sam Giammalva / Barry MacKay
Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas
13
11
4
6
6
1
6
8
3
6
 
4 United States
Mexico
Ham Richardson
Mario Llamas
6
3
6
3
6
1
     
5 United States
Mexico
Sam Giammalva
Esteban Reyes Jr.
6
4
6
1
6
3
     

References

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  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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