# 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. The United States defeated Mexico in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.

## Draw

| Quarterfinals 2–4 May | Quarterfinals 2–4 May | Quarterfinals 2–4 May | Semifinals 6–29 July | Semifinals 6–29 July | Semifinals 6–29 July | Final 3–5 August | Final 3–5 August | Final 3–5 August |
| United States | United States | | | | | | | |
| United States | United States | | Victoria, Canada (grass) | Victoria, Canada (grass) | Victoria, Canada (grass) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Victoria, Canada (grass) | Victoria, Canada (grass) | Victoria, Canada (grass) | | | |
| bye | bye | | United States | United States | 4 | | | |
| Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) | United States | United States | 4 | | | |
| Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) | Canada | Canada | 1 | | | |
| Canada | Canada | 5 | Canada | Canada | 1 | | | |
| Canada | Canada | 5 | | | | Rye, NY, United States (grass) | Rye, NY, United States (grass) | Rye, NY, United States (grass) |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | | | | Rye, NY, United States (grass) | Rye, NY, United States (grass) | Rye, NY, United States (grass) |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | | | | United States | United States | 4 |
| | | | | | | Mexico | Mexico | 1 |
| bye | bye | | | | | Mexico | Mexico | 1 |
| bye | bye | | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | | Mexico | Mexico | 4 | | | |
| | | | Brazil | Brazil | 1 | | | |
| bye | bye | | Brazil | Brazil | 1 | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | | | | | | | |

## Quarterfinals
### Caribbean/West Indies vs. Canada

| Caribbean/West Indies 0 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2–4 May 1956 Clay | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2–4 May 1956 Clay | Canada 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Peter Philips Robert Bédard 1 6 1 6 4 6       2 Ian McDonald Don Fontana 5 7 1 6 6 4 3 6     3 Ralph Legall / Peter Waddell Robert Bédard / Don Fontana 0 6 1 6 4 6       4 Peter Philips Henri Rochon 3 6 2 6 4 6       5 Ian McDonald Robert Bédard 0 6 1 6 0 6 ||||

## Semifinals
### Canada vs. United States

| Canada 1 | Victoria Lawn Tennis Club, Victoria, Canada 27–29 July 1956 Grass | Victoria Lawn Tennis Club, Victoria, Canada 27–29 July 1956 Grass | United States 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Don Fontana Ham Richardson 1 6 2 6 2 6       2 Robert Bédard Herbie Flam 6 2 2 6 1 6 9 11     3 Robert Bédard / Don Fontana Ron Holmberg / Barry MacKay (tennis) 3 6 6 3 12 10 4 6 3 6   4 Robert Bédard Ham Richardson 4 6 4 6 11 13       5 Paul Willey Barry MacKay (tennis) 14 16 6 4 6 3 8 6 ||||

### Mexico vs. Brazil

| Mexico 4 | Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico 6–8 July 1956 Clay | Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico 6–8 July 1956 Clay | Brazil 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mario Llamas José Agüero 3 6 6 2 6 1 6 1     2 Gustavo Palafox Armando Vieira 3 6 1 6 7 5 6 1 6 4   3 Mario Llamas / Gustavo Palafox Eugenio Saller / Armando Vieira 6 3 6 3 9 7       4 Gustavo Palafox José Agüero 6 4 5 7 4 6 3 6     5 Antonio Palafox Pedro Bueno Nete 6 3 9 7 6 1 ||||

## Final
### United States vs. Mexico

| United States 4 | Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States 3–5 August 1956 Grass | Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States 3–5 August 1956 Grass | Mexico 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Vic Seixas Mario Llamas 6 4 6 2 6 4       2 Ham Richardson Francisco Contreras 6 3 6 4 6 4       3 Sam Giammalva / Barry MacKay (tennis) Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas 13 11 4 6 6 1 6 8 3 6   4 Ham Richardson Mario Llamas 6 3 6 3 6 1       5 Sam Giammalva Esteban Reyes Jr. 6 4 6 1 6 3 ||||