Davis Cup 1954

The Davis Cup in 1954 was the 43rd edition of the competition organized by the ITF for men's national teams in tennis . The competition was held in two continental zones, the European and American zones . The winners of the zones played for the finals.

In the playoff, the USA clearly beat Sweden 5-0 and defeated defending champions Australia 3-2 in the final from December 27th to 29th . It was the US's 18th title so far.

Attendees

Including the defending champion, 31 countries took part in the competition. The following teams played for a final ticket against the defending champion.

European zone

Egypt  Belgium  Brazil  BR Germany  Denmark  Finland

France  Great Britain  India  Ireland  Italy  Yugoslavia

Luxembourg  Monaco  New Zealand  Netherlands  Norway  Austria

Sweden  Switzerland  Spain  Turkey  Hungary

America Zone

British West Indies  Chile

Japan  Canada

Cuba  Mexico

United States

The tournament

In the following illustrations, the host of each game is in italics and the winner is printed in bold . Games without a marked host took place on neutral ground.

Preliminary round

European zone

1st round April 30th-8th May

2nd round 13-17 May

Quarter-finals 10-13 June

Semi-finals 9-19 July

Final 24-26 July

Denmark

bye

Denmark

5

Luxembourg

0

bye

Luxembourg

Denmark

4th

Hungary

1

BR Germany

bye

BR Germany

1

Hungary

4th

Hungary

3

New Zealand

2

Denmark

1

France

4th

India

bye

India

3

Austria

0

Austria

3

Ireland

2

India

1

France

4th

France

bye

France

5

Norway

0

Finland

2

Norway

3

France

0

Sweden

5

Spain

4th

Netherlands

1

Spain

0

Italy

5

bye

Italy

Italy

0

Sweden

5

Egypt

4th

Turkey

1

Egypt

0

Sweden

5

bye

Sweden

Sweden

3

Belgium

2

Monaco

1

Yugoslavia

4th

Yugoslavia

0

Belgium

5

bye

Belgium

Belgium

3

Great Britain

2

Switzerland

1

Brazil

3

Brazil

1

Great Britain

4th

bye

Great Britain

America Zone

Quarter-finals 9-18 July

Semi-finals July 31–22 August

Final 1st – 3rd October

Cuba

bye

Cuba

0

United States

5

United States

5

British West Indies

0

United States

4th

Canada

1

Mexico

3

Japan

2

Mexico

2

Canada

3

Chile

2

Canada

3

Playoff

In the playoff between the winners of the continental zones, the USA triumphed over Sweden.

5 0 Venue: Brisbane ( Australia ) Date: 16 to 18 December 1954 playing surface: grass
player	player	Result
Tony Trabert	Sven Davidson	6: 4, 6: 3, 6: 4
Vic Seixas	Lennart Bergelin	5: 7, 6: 2, 6: 4, 5: 7, 6: 2
Vic Seixas Tony Trabert	Lennart Bergelin Sven Davidson	6: 3, 6: 4, 6: 3
Tony Trabert	Lennart Bergelin	6: 2, 6: 2, 3: 6, 6: 2
Hamilton Richardson	Sven Davidson	6: 0, 6: 3, 6: 3

final

In the final between defending champion Australia and the USA, the USA prevailed 3-2. It was the US's eleventh final against Australia in a row. The USA won their 18th title so far.

Australia	final	United States
Team Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall Rex Hartwig Captain Harry Hopman	Date: December 28 to 31 1953 Location: Sydney ( Australia ) Surface: Grass Lew Hoad 4: 6, 6: 2, 10:12, 3: 6 Tony Trabert Ken Rosewall 6: 8, 8: 6, 4: 6, 3: 6 Vic Seixas Lew Hoad Ken Rosewall 2: 6, 6: 4, 2: 6, 8:10 Vic Seixas Tony Trabert Ken Rosewall 9: 7, 7: 5, 6: 3 Tony Trabert Rex Hartwig 4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 2, 6: 3 Vic Seixas Result: 2: 3	Team Vic Seixas Tony Trabert Captain Bill Talbert

Web links

• Official website of the Davis Cup

credentials

1. ^ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1954 - USA v Sweden ( English ) Retrieved September 6, 2012.
2. ↑ Davis Cup - Tie details - 1954 - Australia v USA ( English ) Retrieved September 6, 2012.