1948 Davis Cup America Zone

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The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1948 Davis Cup.

4 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] Australia defeated Mexico in the final, and went on to face Czechoslovakia in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw[]

  Semifinals
8–25 July 		Final
6–8 August
                 
  Havana, Cuba
    Australia 5  
    Cuba 0     Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
      Australia 4
  Montreal, Canada (grass)     Mexico 1
    Canada 1
    Mexico 4  

Semifinals[]

Cuba vs. Australia[]


Cuba
0 		Havana, Cuba[3]
23–25 July 1948
Australia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Cuba
Australia
Adrian Quist 		1
6 		0
6 		0
6 		     
2 Cuba
Australia 		José Agüero
Bill Sidwell 		3
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3 Cuba
Australia 		José Agüero / Ricardo Morales
Colin Long / Bill Sidwell 		5
7 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4 Cuba
Australia 		José Agüero
Adrian Quist 		3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
5 Cuba
Australia
Bill Sidwell 		1
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     

Canada vs. Mexico[]


Canada
1 		Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4]
8–10 July 1948
Grass
Mexico
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Mexico 		Henri Rochon
Francisco Guerrero Arcocha 		6
2 		7
5 		6
4 		     
2 Canada
Mexico 		Brendan Macken
 4
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3 Canada
Mexico 		Brendan Macken / 
Gustavo Palafox /  		2
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Canada
Mexico 		Henri Rochon
 2
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
5 Canada
Mexico
Francisco Guerrero Arcocha 		10
12 		1
6 		2
6 		     

Final[]

Mexico vs. Australia[]


Mexico
1 		Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[2]
6–8 August 1948
Clay
Australia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
Australia
Bill Sidwell 		6
2 		6
8 		6
3 		4
6 		5
7 		 
2 Mexico
Australia 		Gustavo Palafox
Adrian Quist 		4
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3 Mexico
Australia 		Gustavo Palafox / 
Geoff Brown / Colin Long 		0
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
4 Mexico
Australia
Adrian Quist 		9
7 		6
4 		6
2 		     
5 Mexico
Australia 		Francisco Guerrero Arcocha
Bill Sidwell 		1
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     

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 "Mexico v Australia". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Cuba v Australia". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Canada v Mexico". daviscup.com.

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