1951 Davis Cup America Zone

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The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1951 Davis Cup.

5 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 Canada in the final, and went on to face Sweden in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw[]

  Quarterfinals
20–22 July 		Semifinals
3–5 August 		Final
10–12 August
                           
  Louisville, KY, United States (grass)
    Japan 0  
    United States 5     Rye, NY, United States (grass)
      United States 5  
      Mexico 0  
    Mexico
   bye     Montreal, Canada (grass)
      United States 5
        Canada 0
   bye  
    Cuba     Montreal, Canada (grass)
      Cuba 0
      Canada 5  
   bye
    Canada  

Quarterfinals[]

United States vs. Japan[]


United States
5 		Louisville Boat Club, Louisville, KY, United States[3]
20–22 July 1951
Grass
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Japan 		Dick Savitt
Fumiteru Nakano 		7
5 		6
3 		6
2 		     
2 United States
Japan 		Herbie Flam
 7
5 		6
0 		7
5 		     
3 United States
Japan 		Bill Talbert / Tony Trabert
 / Fumiteru Nakano 		6
0 		6
2 		10
8 		     
4 United States
Japan 		Tony Trabert
Fumiteru Nakano 		6
4 		7
5 		6
0 		     
5 United States
Japan 		Dick Savitt
 6
4 		6
2 		3
6 		6
1 		   

Semifinals[]

United States vs. Mexico[]


United States
5 		Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY, United States[4]
3–5 August 1951
Grass
Mexico
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Mexico 		Art Larsen
 7
5 		6
3 		4
6 		7
5 		   
2 United States
Mexico 		Herbie Flam
Mario Llamas 		6
1 		6
2 		6
4 		     
3 United States
Mexico 		Herbie Flam / Vic Seixas
 /  		6
4 		6
2 		6
0 		     
4 United States
Mexico 		Herbie Flam
 6
3 		6
3 		6
3 		     
5 United States
Mexico 		Vic Seixas
Mario Llamas 		6
3 		8
6 		6
1 		     

Canada vs. Cuba[]


Canada
5 		Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[5]
3–5 August 1951
Grass
Cuba
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Cuba 		Lorne Main
José Agüero 		6
4 		6
0 		7
5 		     
2 Canada
Cuba 		Brendan Macken
Juan Weiss 		3
6 		6
4 		6
1 		6
4 		   
3 Canada
Cuba 		Lorne Main / Henri Rochon
José Agüero / Juan Weiss 		6
4 		6
0 		6
4 		     
4 Canada
Cuba 		Henri Rochon
 6
1 		6
3 		6
2 		     
5 Canada
Cuba 		Brendan Macken
Reynaldo Garrido 		6
2 		6
4 		6
2 		     

Final[]

Canada vs. United States[]


Canada
0 		Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[2]
10–12 August 1951
Grass
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
United States 		Lorne Main
Tony Trabert 		1
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2 Canada
United States 		Brendan Macken
Dick Savitt 		3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
3 Canada
United States 		Brendan Macken / Henri Rochon
Budge Patty / Tony Trabert 		4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4 Canada
United States 		Henri Rochon
Art Larsen 		2
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
5 Canada
United States 		Lorne Main
Budge Patty 		3
6 		3
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 "Canada v United States". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "United States v Japan". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Canada v Cuba". daviscup.com.

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