1956 Davis Cup America Zone
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
| Quarterfinals 2–4 May | Semifinals 6–29 July | Final 3–5 August | |||||||||||
 United States | |||||||||||||
| Victoria, Canada (grass) | |||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| United States | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) | |||||||||||||
 Canada | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Canada | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Rye, NY, United States (grass) | |||||||||||||
 Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | ||||||||||||
| United States | 4 | ||||||||||||
 Mexico | 1 | ||||||||||||
| bye | |||||||||||||
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | |||||||||||||
| Mexico | |||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
Canada vs. United States
Canada 1 |
Victoria Lawn Tennis Club, Victoria, Canada [4] 27–29 July 1956 Grass |
 United States 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mexico vs. Brazil
 Mexico 4 |
Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico [5] 6–8 July 1956 Clay |
 Brazil 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
United States vs. Mexico
United States 4 |
Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States [2] 3–5 August 1956 Grass |
Mexico 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
- ^ a b "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v Canada". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Canada v United States". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Mexico v Brazil". daviscup.com.