1954 Davis Cup

The 1954 Davis Cup was the 43rd edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. The Eastern Zone was abandoned for this year, and India moved to the Europe Zone. 30 teams would enter the competition, 23 in the Europe Zone and 7 in the Americas Zone.

The United States defeated Mexico in the Americas Zone final, and Sweden defeated France in the Europe Zone final. In the Inter-Zonal Zone, the USA defeated Sweden. The USA defeated defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round, ending Australia's four-year run at the top. The final was played at White City Stadium in Sydney, Australia on 27-29 December.

Americas Zone

Draw

8TeamBracket-info
RD1date=9-18 July
RD2date=August
RD3date=1-3 October

teamwidth=14

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=noflag|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 | 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, 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=Montreal, Canada (grass)
RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=davis|MEX|1934 | RD2-score3=2
RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=davis|CAN|1921 | RD2-score4=3

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

Final

DavisCupbox
team1=Mexico |team1-var=1934
team2=United States |team2-var=1912
venue=Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico
date=1 October - 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

Draw

32TeamBracket-Compact-info
RD1-date=30 April-8 May
RD2-date=13-17 May
RD3-date=10-13 June
RD4-date=9-19 July
RD5-date=24-26 July

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|GER | 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 | 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|ESP|1939 | RD1-score17=4
RD1-seed18= | RD1-team18=davis|NED | RD1-score18=1

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

RD1-seed21= | RD1-team21=davis|EGY|UAR | 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 | 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|GER | 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 | RD2-score07=5
RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=davis|NOR | RD2-score08=0

RD2T5-loc=Madrid, Spain (clay)
RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09=davis|ESP|1939 | RD2-score09=0
RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10=davis|ITA | RD2-score10=5

RD2T6-loc=Cairo, Egypt (clay)
RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11=davis|EGY|UAR | 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 | 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 | RD3-score04=4

RD3T3-loc=Stockholm, Sweden (clay)
RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05=davis|ITA | RD3-score05=0
RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06=davis|SWE | RD3-score06=5

RD3T4-loc=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 | 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 | RD5-score01=0
RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02=davis|SWE | RD5-score02=5

Final

DavisCupbox
team1=France
team2=Sweden
venue=Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France
date=24 July - 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 Remy |1 |6 |3 |4 | |T2P1=Sven Davidson |6 |3 |6 |6 |
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Jean Ducos de la Haille |T1P2=Paul Remy |3 |4 |6 |7 | |T2P1=Sven Davidson |T2P2=Torsten Johansson |6 |6 |3 |9 |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Paul Remy |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 Zone

DavisCupbox
team1=Sweden
team2=United States |team2-var=1912
venue=Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia
date=16 December - 18 December 1954
surface=grass
score1=0
score2=5
R1= TennisMatch |T1P1=Sven Davidson |4 |3 |4 | | |T2P1=Tony Trabert |6 |6 |6 | |
R2= TennisMatch |T1P1=Lennart Bergelin |7 |2 |4 |7 |2 |T2P1=Vic Seixas |5 |6 |6 |5 |6
R3= TennisMatch |T1P1=Lennart Bergelin |T1P2=Sven Davidson |3 |4 |3 | | |T2P1=Vic Seixas |T2P2=Tony Trabert |6 |6 |6 | |
R4= TennisMatch |T1P1=Lennart Bergelin |2 |2 |6 |2 | |T2P1=Tony Trabert |6 |6 |3 |6 |
R5= TennisMatch |T1P1=Sven Davidson |0 |3 |3 | | |T2P1=Ham Richardson |6 |6 |6 | |

Challenge Round

DavisCupbox
team1=Australia
team2=United States |team2-var=1912
venue=White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia
date=27 December - 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 |