1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

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The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1928 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

6 teams entered the America Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the Europe Zone.[1] The United States defeated Japan in the final, and went on to face Italy in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw[]

  Quarterfinals
9 April–2 May 		Semifinals
25–28 May 		Final
1–3 June
                           
 
    China  
   bye     Kansas City, MO, United States (clay)
      China 0  
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)     United States 5  
    United States 5
    Mexico 0     Chicago, IL, United States (clay)
      United States 5
  Havana, Cuba       Japan 0
    Japan 3  
    Cuba 0     Montreal, Canada (grass)
      Japan 3
      Canada 1  
   bye
    Canada  

Quarterfinals[]

Mexico vs. United States[]


Mexico
0 		Club Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[3]
9–11 April 1928
Clay
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
United States 		Ricardo Tapia
John Hennessey 		2
6 		7
9 		1
6 		     
2 Mexico
United States 		Robert Kinsey
Bill Tilden 		1
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3 Mexico
United States 		Robert Kinsey / Alfonso Unda
 / Bill Tilden 		2
6 		6
4 		3
6 		3
6 		   
4 Mexico
United States 		Robert Kinsey
John Hennessey 		2
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
5 Mexico
United States 		Alfonso Unda
Wilmer Allison 		6
4 		3
6 		6
8 		5
7 		   

Cuba vs. Japan[]


Cuba
0 		Havana, Cuba[4]
30 April–2 May 1928
Japan
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Cuba
Japan 		Vicente Banet
 1
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
2 Cuba
Japan
1
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3 Cuba
Japan 		Vicente Banet / 
 /  		3
6 		3
6 		6
4 		7
9 		   
4 Cuba
Japan 		Vicente Banet
           not
played
5 Cuba
Japan
          not
played

Semifinals[]

United States vs. China[]


United States
5 		Rockhill Tennis Club, Kansas City, MO, United States[5]
25–27 May 1928
Clay
China
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Taiwan 		John Hennessey
Lum Pao-Hua 		6
3 		6
4 		6
0 		     
2 United States
Taiwan 		George Lott
 6
0 		6
0 		6
0 		     
3 United States
Taiwan 		Wilbur Coen / Bill Tilden
 / Lum Pao-Hua 		6
2 		6
1 		6
3 		     
4 United States
Taiwan 		John Hennessey
 6
1 		6
0 		6
1 		     
5 United States
Taiwan 		George Lott
Lum Pao-Hua 		6
3 		6
2 		6
0 		     

Canada vs. Japan[]


Canada
1 		Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[6]
25–28 May 1928
Grass
Japan
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Japan 		Willard Crocker
 6
0 		6
2 		4
6 		6
3 		   
2 Canada
Japan 		Jack Wright
 6
4 		4
6 		6
1 		4
6 		1
6 		 
3 Canada
Japan 		Arthur Ham / Jack Wright
 /  		7
5 		6
2 		3
6 		4
6 		8
10 		 
4 Canada
Japan 		Jack Wright
 9
7 		6
3 		3
6 		0
6 		4
6 		 
5 Canada
Japan 		Willard Crocker
 6
2 		6
0 		3
6 		9
11 		  not
completed

Final[]

United States vs. Japan[]


United States
5 		Town & Tennis Club, Chicago, IL, United States[2]
1–3 June 1928
Clay
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Japan 		Bill Tilden
 6
2 		6
3 		6
0 		     
2 United States
Japan 		John Hennessey
 8
6 		6
3 		6
3 		     
3 United States
Japan 		George Lott / Bill Tilden
 /  		6
1 		10
8 		6
2 		     
4 United States
Japan 		Wilbur Coen
 7
9 		6
2 		6
4 		7
5 		   
5 United States
Japan 		Bill Tilden
 6
8 		6
3 		6
1 		6
0 		   

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. ^ a b "United States v Japan". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Mexico v United States". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Cuba v Japan". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "United States v China". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Canada v Japan". daviscup.com.

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