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1966 Davis Cup America Zone

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The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1966 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 Mexico in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw

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Quarterfinals
8 April–3 May		Semifinals
19–30 May		Final
13–15 August
  Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
bye
  Mexico4
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
  Argentina1
  Argentina3
Cleveland, OH, United States (hard)
  Chile2
  Mexico0
Caracas, Venezuela (hard)
  United States5
  Venezuela2
Kingston, Jamaica
  Caribbean/West Indies3
  Caribbean/West Indies1
  United States4
bye
  United States

Quarterfinals

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Argentina vs. Chile

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Argentina
3 		Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[3]
8–10 April 1966
Clay 		 
Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Eduardo Soriano
Patricio Rodríguez 		6
1 		5
7 		4
6 		3
6 		   
2  
  		Roberto Aubone
Patricio Cornejo 		8
6 		6
1 		3
6 		5
7 		6
2 		 
3  
  		Roberto Aubone / Eduardo Soriano
Omar Pabst / Patricio Rodríguez 		3
6 		5
7 		6
2 		7
5 		6
2 		 
4  
  		Eduardo Soriano
Patricio Cornejo 		6
2 		9
7 		6
2 		     
5  
  		Roberto Aubone
Patricio Rodríguez 		1
6 		1
6 		0
6 		     

Venezuela vs. Caribbean/West Indies

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Venezuela
2 		Caracas, Venezuela[4]
1–3 May 1966
Hard 		 
Caribbean/West Indies
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Humphrey Hose
Richard Russell 		6
4 		3
6 		7
5 		6
8 		0
6 		 
2  
  		Isaías Pimentel
Lance Lumsden 		7
5 		6
0 		6
2 		     
3  
  		Eduardo Álvarez / Isaías Pimentel
Lance Lumsden / Richard Russell 		5
7 		6
2 		5
7 		6
4 		6
3 		 
4  
  		Humphrey Hose
Lance Lumsden 		4
6 		7
9 		6
1 		0
6 		   
5  
  		Isaías Pimentel
Richard Russell 		4
6 		7
9 		6
1 		6
2 		6
8 		 

Semifinals

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Mexico vs. Argentina

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Mexico
4 		Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[5]
28–30 May 1966
Clay 		 
Argentina
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Rafael Osuna
Roberto Aubone 		6
2 		6
2 		7
5 		     
2  
  		Luis-Augusto García
Eduardo Soriano 		6
2 		6
3 		6
1 		     
3  
  		Marcello Lara / Rafael Osuna
Roberto Aubone / Eduardo Soriano 		5
7 		6
3 		10
12 		8
6 		12
14 		 
4  
  		Luis-Augusto García
Roberto Aubone 		6
2 		6
4 		6
3 		     
5  
  		Rafael Osuna
Eduardo Soriano 		9
7 		4
6 		14
12 		4
6 		7
5 		 

Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States

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Caribbean/West Indies
1 		St. Andrew Club, Kingston, Jamaica[6]
19–21 May 1966
  
United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Lance Lumsden
Arthur Ashe 		0
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
2  
  		Richard Russell
Cliff Richey 		2
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     
3  
  		Lance Lumsden / Richard Russell
Arthur Ashe / Charlie Pasarell 		6
4 		7
9 		14
12 		4
6 		6
4 		 
4  
  		Lance Lumsden
Cliff Richey 		3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5  
  		Richard Russell
Arthur Ashe 		6
8 		4
6 		6
8 		     

Final

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United States vs. Mexico

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United States
5 		Harold Clark Courts, Cleveland, OH, United States[2]
13–15 August 1966
Hard 		 
Mexico
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Clark Graebner
Joaquín Loyo Mayo 		6
0 		4
6 		6
1 		3
6 		6
3 		 
2  
  		Dennis Ralston
Rafael Osuna 		6
4 		2
6 		7
5 		6
1 		   
3  
  		Clark Graebner / Dennis Ralston
Joaquín Loyo Mayo / Rafael Osuna 		6
1 		6
4 		6
0 		     
4  
  		Cliff Richey
Marcello Lara 		11
13 		6
0 		12
10 		6
4 		   
5  
  		Clark Graebner
Rafael Osuna 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     

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. ^ "Argentina v Chile". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Venezuela v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Mexico v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v United States". daviscup.com.
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