1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

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The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

Due to an increase in South American entries, the America Zone was split into the North & Central America Zone and the South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play against each other to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal Final to compete against the winner of the Europe Zone. 8 teams entered the America Zone: 3 teams competed in the North & Central America Zone, while 5 teams competed in the South America Zone.[1]

The United States defeated Canada in the North & Central America Zone final, and Argentina defeated Chile in the South America Zone final.[2][3] In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, the United States defeated Argentina and went on to face Great Britain in the Inter-Zonal Final.[4]

North & Central America Zone[]

Draw[]

  Semifinals
1–3 May 		Final
21–23 May
                 
  Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
    United States 5  
    Mexico 0     Montreal, Canada (grass)
      United States 4
      Canada 1
   bye
    Canada  

Semifinals[]

Mexico vs. United States[]


Mexico
0 		Club Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[5]
1–3 May 1931
Clay
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
United States 		Alfonso Unda
Wilmer Allison 		3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
2 Mexico
United States 		Ricardo Tapia
Frank Shields 		4
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
3 Mexico
United States 		Manuel Llano / Ricardo Tapia
Frank Shields / Sidney Wood 		3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Mexico
United States
Frank Shields 		3
6 		0
6 		3
6 		     
5 Mexico
United States 		Ricardo Tapia
Wilmer Allison 		4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     

Final[]

Canada vs. United States[]


Canada
1 		Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[2]
21–23 May 1931
Grass
United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
United States 		f
Frank Shields 		6
8 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2 Canada
United States
Sidney Wood 		4
6 		6
4 		6
3 		2
6 		6
4 		 
3 Canada
United States 		 / Jack Wright
Frank Shields / Sidney Wood 		6
8 		4
6 		2
6 		     
4 Canada
United States 		Jack Wright
Sidney Wood 		6
8 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5 Canada
United States
Frank Shields 		1
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     

South America Zone[]

Draw[]

  Quarterfinals
26–28 March 		Semifinals
2–4 April 		Final
24–26 April
                           
  Asunción, Paraguay (hard)
    Paraguay 0  
    Argentina 5     Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
      Argentina 5  
      Uruguay 0  
    Uruguay
   bye     Santiago, Chile
      Argentina 3
        Chile 0
   bye  
    Brazil    
      Brazil
      Chile [6] w/o  
   bye
    Chile  

Quarterfinals[]

Paraguay vs. Argentina[]


Paraguay
0 		Asunción, Paraguay[7]
26–28 March 1931
Hard
Argentina
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Paraguay
Argentina
3
6 		0
6 		2
6 		     
2 Paraguay
Argentina
1
6 		1
6 		1
6 		     
3 Paraguay
Argentina 		 / 
Guillermo Robson /  		0
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
4 Paraguay
Argentina
0
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
5 Paraguay
Argentina
2
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     

Semifinals[]

Argentina vs. Uruguay[]


Argentina
5 		Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[8]
2–4 April 1931
Clay
Uruguay
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Uruguay
6
1 		6
2 		6
0 		     
2 Argentina
Uruguay
6
2 		6
1 		6
3 		     
3 Argentina
Uruguay 		Guillermo Robson / 
 /  		6
1 		6
2 		6
1 		     
4 Argentina
Uruguay
6
0 		6
0 		6
1 		     
5 Argentina
Uruguay
6
0 		6
0 		6
1 		     

Final[]

Chile vs. Argentina[]


Chile
0 		Santiago, Chile[3]
24–26 April 1931
Argentina
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Chile
Argentina
6
2 		2
6 		0
6 		0
6 		   
2 Chile
Argentina
Guillermo Robson 		2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3 Chile
Argentina 		 / 
 /  		1
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
4 Chile
Argentina
          not
played
5 Chile
Argentina
Guillermo Robson 		          not
played

Americas Inter-Zonal Final[]

United States vs. Argentina[]


United States
5 		Chevy Chase Lawn Tennis Club, Chevy Chase, MD, United States[4]
28–30 May 1931
Clay
Argentina
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Argentina 		Frank Shields
Guillermo Robson 		3
6 		6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		   
2 United States
Argentina 		Sidney Wood
 6
4 		6
1 		6
2 		     
3 United States
Argentina 		Frank Shields / Sidney Wood
 /  		6
4 		8
6 		2
6 		4
2 		   
4 United States
Argentina 		Frank Shields
 6
2 		6
2 		6
2 		     
5 United States
Argentina 		Cliff Sutter
Guillermo Robson 		3
6 		6
4 		6
3 		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. ^ a b "Canada v United States". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Chile v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "United States v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Mexico v United States". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Chile v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Paraguay v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Argentina v Uruguay". daviscup.com.

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