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1956 Davis Cup America Zone

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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

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Quarterfinals
2–4 May		Semifinals
6–29 July		Final
3–5 August
  United States
Victoria, Canada (grass)
bye
  United States4
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (clay)
  Canada1
  Canada5
Rye, NY, United States (grass)
  Caribbean/West Indies0
  United States4
  Mexico1
bye
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
  Mexico
  Mexico4
  Brazil1
bye
  Brazil

Quarterfinals

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Caribbean/West Indies vs. Canada

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Caribbean/West Indies
0 		Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago[3]
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

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Canada vs. United States

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Canada
1 		Victoria Lawn Tennis Club, Victoria, Canada[4]
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 		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 		14
16 		6
4 		6
3 		8
6 		   

Mexico vs. Brazil

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Mexico
4 		Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[5]
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

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United States vs. Mexico

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United States
4 		Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States[2]
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
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 		     

References

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  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v Canada". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Canada v United States". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Mexico v Brazil". daviscup.com.
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