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1959 Davis Cup America Zone

Main article: 1959 Davis Cup

The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1959 Davis Cup.

7 teams entered the America Zone: 3 teams competed in the North & Central America Zone, while 4 teams competed in the South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play against each other to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal Zone to compete against the winners of the Eastern Zone and Europe Zone.[1]

Australia defeated Canada in the North & Central America Zone final, and Cuba received a walkover in the South America Zone final after Argentina withdrew.[2][3] In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, Australia defeated Cuba and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[4]

North & Central America Zone edit

Draw edit

Semifinals
18–20 July		Final
24–26 July
  Canada
Montreal, Canada (grass)
bye
  Canada0
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
  Australia5
  Mexico1
  Australia4

Semifinals edit

Mexico vs. Australia edit

 
Mexico
1 		Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[5]
18–20 July 1959
Clay 		 
Australia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Antonio Palafox
Neale Fraser 		6
8 		0
6 		6
2 		6
4 		3
6 		 
2  
  		Mario Llamas
Rod Laver 		6
4 		6
4 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Mario Llamas / Antonio Palafox
Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser 		3
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
4  
  		Antonio Palafox
Rod Laver 		3
6 		8
6 		6
4 		5
7 		3
6 		 
5  
  		Mario Llamas
Roy Emerson 		4
6 		2
6 		6
4 		6
4 		0
6 		 

Final edit

Canada vs. Australia edit

 
Canada
0 		Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[2]
24–26 July 1959
Grass 		 
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Don Fontana
Roy Emerson 		2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
2  
  		Robert Bédard
Rod Laver 		6
8 		3
6 		4
6 		     
3  
  		Robert Bédard / Don Fontana
Roy Emerson / Neale Fraser 		3
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
4  
  		Robert Bédard
Roy Emerson 		6
4 		4
6 		5
7 		4
6 		   
5  
  		François Godbout
Rod Laver 		9
7 		4
6 		2
6 		1
6 		   

South America Zone edit

Draw edit

Semifinals
2–4 May		Final
Bridgetown, Barbados
  Caribbean/West Indies0
  Cuba4
  Cubaw/o
  Argentina
  Argentinaw/o
  Venezuela

Semifinals edit

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Cuba edit

 
Caribbean/West Indies
0 		Bridgetown, Barbados[6]
2–4 May 1959
Grass 		 
Cuba
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Ian McDonald
Reynaldo Garrido 		4
6 		5
7 		6
3 		3
6 		   
2  
  		Peter Philips
Orlando Garrido 		1
6 		2
6 		7
9 		     
3  
  		Alan Price / Peter Valdez
Orlando Garrido / Reynaldo Garrido 		2
6 		2
6 		6
2 		2
6 		   
4  
  		Ian McDonald
Orlando Garrido 		6
0 		6
4 		3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		 
5  
  		Peter Philips
Reynaldo Garrido 		6
4 		4
6 		7
5 		1
3 		  not
completed

Final edit

Cuba vs. Argentina edit

Cuba defeated Argentina by walkover.[3]

Americas Inter-Zonal Final edit

Australia vs. Cuba edit

 
Australia
5 		Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4]
31 July–2 August 1959
Grass 		 
Cuba
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Roy Emerson
Reynaldo Garrido 		6
0 		6
4 		6
4 		     
2  
  		Neale Fraser
Orlando Garrido 		6
1 		7
5 		6
3 		     
3  
  		Roy Emerson / Rod Laver
Orlando Garrido / Reynaldo Garrido 		6
4 		6
4 		6
4 		     
4  
  		Bob Mark
Orlando Garrido 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Neale Fraser
Reynaldo Garrido 		6
3 		6
2 		6
4 		     

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 Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Cuba v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "Australia v Cuba". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Mexico v Australia". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v Cuba". daviscup.com.

External links edit

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