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1953 Davis Cup America Zone

Main article: 1953 Davis Cup

The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1953 Davis Cup.

6 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 Canada in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw edit

Quarterfinals
11–20 July		Semifinals
25 July–10 August		Final
14–16 September
Vancouver, Canada (grass)
  Japan0
Kingston, Jamaica (grass)
  United States5
  United States5
  Caribbean/West Indies0
  Caribbean/West Indies
Montreal, Canada (grass)
bye
  United States5
  Canada0
bye
Montreal, Canada (grass)
  Cuba
  Cuba2
Montreal, Canada (grass)
  Canada3
  Mexico2
  Canada3

Quarterfinals edit

United States vs. Japan edit

 
United States
5 		Vancouver Lawn Tennis Club, Vancouver, Canada[3]
11–13 July 1953
Grass 		 
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Tony Trabert
Kosei Kamo 		4
6 		1
6 		6
1 		6
2 		6
2 		 
2  
  		Ham Richardson
Atsushi Miyagi 		6
0 		6
3 		8
6 		     
3  
  		Tom Brown / Tony Trabert
Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi 		6
2 		6
2 		3
6 		6
3 		   
4  
  		Tom Brown
Masanobu Kimura 		6
2 		6
0 		6
1 		     
5  
  		Ham Richardson
Kosei Kamo 		0
6 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		   

Canada vs. Mexico edit

 
Canada
3 		Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4]
18–20 July 1953
Grass 		 
Mexico
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Henri Rochon
Mario Llamas 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Lorne Main
Francisco Contreras 		9
11 		8
6 		6
3 		8
6 		   
3  
  		Robert Bédard / Henri Rochon
Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas 		2
6 		4
6 		6
2 		2
6 		   
4  
  		Lorne Main
Mario Llamas 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		     
5  
  		Henri Rochon
Francisco Contreras 		4
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     

Semifinals edit

Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States edit

 
Caribbean/West Indies
0 		St. Andrew Club, Kingston, Jamaica[5]
25–27 July 1953
Grass 		 
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Ronald Cooper
Tut Bartzen 		1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Ian McDonald
Gardnar Mulloy 		1
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
3  
  		Edward Aris / Ian McDonald
Gardnar Mulloy / Bob Perry 		2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4  
  		Ian McDonald
Tut Bartzen 		3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
5  
  		Ronald Cooper
Bob Perry 		2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     

Canada vs. Cuba edit

 
Canada
3 		Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[6]
8–10 August 1953
Grass 		 
Cuba
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Henri Rochon
Reynaldo Garrido 		6
2 		6
1 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Lorne Main
Orlando Garrido 		6
2 		5
7 		6
3 		6
2 		   
3  
  		Lorne Main / Paul Willey
Orlando Garrido / Reynaldo Garrido 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		     
4  
  		Paul Willey
Reynaldo Garrido 		3
6 		4
6 		6
3 		9
11 		   
5  
  		Robert Bédard
Orlando Garrido 		7
9 		6
2 		3
6 		2
6 		   

Final edit

Canada vs. United States edit

 
Canada
0 		Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[2]
14–16 September 1953
Grass 		 
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Henri Rochon
Tony Trabert 		2
6 		3
6 		6
8 		     
2  
  		Lorne Main
Vic Seixas 		1
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3  
  		Lorne Main / Paul Willey
Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert 		6
3 		2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
4  
  		Paul Willey
Straight Clark 		5
7 		2
6 		0
6 		     
5  
  		Robert Bédard
Tut Bartzen 		4
6 		5
7 		6
1 		0
6 		   

References edit

  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 "Canada v United States". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "United States v Japan". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Canada v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v United States". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Canada v Cuba". daviscup.com.

External links edit

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