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

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

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Canada


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

Semifinals

Canada vs. United States


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

Mexico vs. Brazil


Mexico
4		 Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[5]
6–8 July 1956
Clay
Brazil
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
Brazil		 Mario Llamas
José Agüero		 3
6 		6
2		 6
1		 6
1		    
2 Mexico
Brazil		 Gustavo Palafox
Armando Vieira		 3
6 		1
6 		7
5		 6
1		 6
4		  
3 Mexico
Brazil		 Mario Llamas / Gustavo Palafox
Eugenio Saller / Armando Vieira		 6
3		 6
3		 9
7		      
4 Mexico
Brazil		 Gustavo Palafox
José Agüero		 6
4		 5
7 		4
6 		3
6 		   
5 Mexico
Brazil		 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[2]
3–5 August 1956
Grass
Mexico
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Mexico		 Vic Seixas
Mario Llamas		 6
4		 6
2		 6
4		      
2 United States
Mexico		 Ham Richardson
Francisco Contreras		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		      
3 United States
Mexico		 Sam Giammalva / Barry MacKay
Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas		 13
11		 4
6 		6
1		 6
8 		3
6 		 
4 United States
Mexico		 Ham Richardson
Mario Llamas		 6
3		 6
3		 6
1		      
5 United States
Mexico		 Sam Giammalva
Esteban Reyes Jr.		 6
4		 6
1		 6
3		      

References

  1. ↑ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. 1 2 "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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