# 1954 Davis Cup

The 1954 Davis Cup was the 43rd edition of the Davis Cup, the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. 23 teams entered the Europe Zone and 7 teams entered the America Zone. The Eastern Zone was abandoned for this year and India, the sole competing country, was moved to the Europe Zone.
The United States defeated Mexico in the America Zone final, and Sweden defeated France in the Europe Zone final. The United States defeated Sweden in the Inter-Zonal Final, and then defeated the defending champions Australia in the Challenge Round, ending Australia's four-year championship run. The final was played at White City Stadium in Sydney, Australia on 27–29 December.

## America Zone
### Draw

| Quarterfinals 9–18 July | Quarterfinals 9–18 July | Quarterfinals 9–18 July | Semifinals 31 July–22 August | Semifinals 31 July–22 August | Semifinals 31 July–22 August | Final 1–3 October | Final 1–3 October | Final 1–3 October |
| Cuba | Cuba | | | | | | | |
| Cuba | Cuba | | St. Petersburg, FL, United States (grass) | St. Petersburg, FL, United States (grass) | St. Petersburg, FL, United States (grass) | | | |
| bye | bye | | St. Petersburg, FL, United States (grass) | St. Petersburg, FL, United States (grass) | St. Petersburg, FL, United States (grass) | | | |
| bye | bye | | Cuba | Cuba | 0 | | | |
| Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay) | Cuba | Cuba | 0 | | | |
| 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 | 5 | | | |
| United States | United States | 5 | United States | United States | 5 | | | |
| United States | United States | 5 | | | | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | | | | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) |
| Caribbean/West Indies | Caribbean/West Indies | 0 | | | | United States | United States | 4 |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | | | | United States | United States | 4 |
| Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | | | | Mexico | Mexico | 1 |
| Mexico | Mexico | 3 | | | | Mexico | Mexico | 1 |
| Mexico | Mexico | 3 | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 2 | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | Mexico City, Mexico (clay) | | | |
| Japan | Japan | 2 | Mexico | Mexico | 4 | | | |
| Toronto, Canada (grass) | Toronto, Canada (grass) | Toronto, Canada (grass) | Mexico | Mexico | 4 | | | |
| Toronto, Canada (grass) | Toronto, Canada (grass) | Toronto, Canada (grass) | Canada | Canada | 1 | | | |
| Chile | Chile | 2 | Canada | Canada | 1 | | | |
| Canada | Canada | 3 | | | | | | |

### Final

Mexico vs. United States
| Mexico 1 | Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico 1–3 October 1954 Clay | Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico 1–3 October 1954 Clay | United States 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gustavo Palafox Vic Seixas 6 4 6 4 7 5       2 Mario Llamas Tony Trabert 4 6 3 6 6 8       3 Mario Llamas / Gustavo Palafox Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert 2 6 6 3 1 6 4 6     4 Mario Llamas Vic Seixas 4 6 6 2 3 6 2 6     5 Gustavo Palafox Tony Trabert 12 14 1 6 2 6 ||||

## Europe Zone
### Draw

| First Round 30 April–8 May | First Round 30 April–8 May | First Round 30 April–8 May | Second Round 13–17 May | Second Round 13–17 May | Second Round 13–17 May | Quarterfinals 10–15 June | Quarterfinals 10–15 June | Quarterfinals 10–15 June | Semifinals 9–19 July | Semifinals 9–19 July | Semifinals 9–19 July | Final 24–26 July | Final 24–26 July | Final 24–26 July |
| Denmark | Denmark | | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg (clay) | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Denmark | Denmark | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg | | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0 | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 4 | | | | |
| West Germany | West Germany | | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Budapest, Hungary | Hungary | Hungary | 1 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | West Germany | West Germany | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hungary | Hungary | 3 | Hungary | Hungary | 4 | | | | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | Copenhagen, Denmark (clay) | | | |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 2 | | | | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 1 | |
| India | India | | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | Vienna, Austria | | | | France | France | 4 | |
| bye | bye | | India | India | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Austria | Austria | 3 | Austria | Austria | 0 | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | | | | | | |
| Ireland | Ireland | 2 | | | | India | India | 1 | | | | |
| France | France | | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | Oslo, Norway (clay) | France | France | 4 | | | | |
| bye | bye | | France | France | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 2 | Norway | Norway | 0 | | | | | | | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) | Paris, France (clay) |
| Norway | Norway | 3 | | | | | | | | | | France | France | 0 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | Madrid, Spain (clay) | Madrid, Spain (clay) | Madrid, Spain (clay) | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 5 |
| Spain | Spain | 4 | Spain | Spain | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | 5 | Solna, Sweden (clay) | Solna, Sweden (clay) | Solna, Sweden (clay) | | | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | | | | | Italy | Italy | 0 | | | | | | |
| Egypt | Egypt | 4 | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | | | | | | |
| Turkey | Turkey | 1 | Egypt | Egypt | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Sweden | Sweden | 5 | | | | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | | | | | | | | Sweden | Sweden | 3 | | | |
| Monaco | Monaco | 1 | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | Brussels, Belgium | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 2 | | | |
| Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 4 | Yugoslavia | Yugoslavia | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Belgium | Belgium | 5 | Scarborough, England (grass) | Scarborough, England (grass) | Scarborough, England (grass) | | | | | | |
| Belgium | Belgium | | | | | Belgium | Belgium | 3 | | | | | | |
| Switzerland | Switzerland | 1 | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Eastbourne, England (grass) | Great Britain | Great Britain | 2 | | | | | | |
| Brazil | Brazil | 3 | Brazil | Brazil | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Great Britain | Great Britain | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final

France vs. Sweden
| France 0 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 24–26 July 1954 Clay | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France 24–26 July 1954 Clay | Sweden 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Robert Haillet Lennart Bergelin 6 4 5 7 6 3 3 6 0 6   2 Paul Rémy Sven Davidson 1 6 6 3 3 6 4 6     3 Jean Ducos de la Haille / Paul Rémy Sven Davidson / Torsten Johansson 3 6 4 6 6 3 7 9     4 Paul Rémy Lennart Bergelin 2 6 3 6 8 6 4 6     5 Robert Haillet Sven Davidson 4 6 4 6 6 4 3 6 ||||

## Inter-Zonal Final

United States vs. Sweden
| United States 5 | Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia 16–18 December 1954 Grass | Milton Courts, Brisbane, Australia 16–18 December 1954 Grass | Sweden 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Tony Trabert Sven Davidson 6 4 6 3 6 4       2 Vic Seixas Lennart Bergelin 5 7 6 2 6 4 5 7 6 2   3 Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert Lennart Bergelin / Sven Davidson 6 3 6 4 6 3       4 Tony Trabert Lennart Bergelin 6 2 6 2 3 6 6 2     5 Ham Richardson Sven Davidson 6 0 6 3 6 3 ||||

## Challenge Round

Australia vs. United States
| Australia 2 | White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia 27–29 December 1954 Grass | White City Stadium, Sydney, Australia 27–29 December 1954 Grass | United States 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lew Hoad Tony Trabert 4 6 6 2 10 12 3 6     2 Ken Rosewall Vic Seixas 6 8 8 6 4 6 3 6     3 Lew Hoad / Ken Rosewall Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert 2 6 6 4 2 6 8 10     4 Ken Rosewall Tony Trabert 9 7 7 5 6 3       5 Rex Hartwig Vic Seixas 4 6 6 3 6 2 6 3 ||||