1953 Davis Cup America Zone

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The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1953 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 Canada in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw[]

  Quarterfinals
11–20 July 		Semifinals
25 July–10 August 		Final
14–16 September
                           
  Vancouver, Canada (grass)
    Japan 0  
    United States 5     Kingston, Jamaica (grass)
      United States 5  
      Caribbean/West Indies 0  
    Caribbean/West Indies
   bye     Montreal, Canada (grass)
      United States 5
        Canada 0
   bye  
    Cuba     Montreal, Canada (grass)
      Cuba 2
  Montreal, Canada (grass)     Canada 3  
    Mexico 2
    Canada 3  

Quarterfinals[]

United States vs. Japan[]


United States
5 		Vancouver Lawn Tennis Club, Vancouver, Canada[3]
11–13 July 1953
Grass
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Japan 		Tony Trabert
Kosei Kamo 		4
6 		1
6 		6
1 		6
2 		6
2 		 
2 United States
Japan 		Ham Richardson
Atsushi Miyagi 		6
0 		6
3 		8
6 		     
3 United States
Japan 		Tom Brown / Tony Trabert
Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi 		6
2 		6
2 		3
6 		6
3 		   
4 United States
Japan 		Tom Brown
 6
2 		6
0 		6
1 		     
5 United States
Japan 		Ham Richardson
Kosei Kamo 		0
6 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		   

Canada vs. Mexico[]


Canada
3 		Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[4]
18–20 July 1953
Grass
Mexico
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Mexico 		Henri Rochon
Mario Llamas 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     
2 Canada
Mexico 		Lorne Main
Francisco Contreras 		9
11 		8
6 		6
3 		8
6 		   
3 Canada
Mexico 		Robert Bédard / Henri Rochon
Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas 		2
6 		4
6 		6
2 		2
6 		   
4 Canada
Mexico 		Lorne Main
Mario Llamas 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		     
5 Canada
Mexico 		Henri Rochon
Francisco Contreras 		4
6 		4
6 		5
7 		     

Semifinals[]

Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States[]


Caribbean/West Indies
0 		St. Andrew Club, Kingston, Jamaica[5]
25–27 July 1953
Grass
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Cricket West Indies
United States
Tut Bartzen 		1
6 		2
6 		2
6 		     
2 Cricket West Indies
United States 		Ian McDonald
Gardnar Mulloy 		1
6 		3
6 		0
6 		     
3 Cricket West Indies
United States 		 / Ian McDonald
Gardnar Mulloy / Bob Perry 		2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4 Cricket West Indies
United States 		Ian McDonald
Tut Bartzen 		3
6 		1
6 		3
6 		     
5 Cricket West Indies
United States
Bob Perry 		2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     

Canada vs. Cuba[]


Canada
3 		Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[6]
8–10 August 1953
Grass
Cuba
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Cuba 		Henri Rochon
Reynaldo Garrido 		6
2 		6
1 		6
4 		     
2 Canada
Cuba 		Lorne Main
 6
2 		5
7 		6
3 		6
2 		   
3 Canada
Cuba 		Lorne Main / 
 / Reynaldo Garrido 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		     
4 Canada
Cuba
Reynaldo Garrido 		3
6 		4
6 		6
3 		9
11 		   
5 Canada
Cuba 		Robert Bédard
 7
9 		6
2 		3
6 		2
6 		   

Final[]

Canada vs. United States[]


Canada
0 		Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[2]
14–16 September 1953
Grass
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
United States 		Henri Rochon
Tony Trabert 		2
6 		3
6 		6
8 		     
2 Canada
United States 		Lorne Main
Vic Seixas 		1
6 		1
6 		4
6 		     
3 Canada
United States 		Lorne Main / 
Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert 		6
3 		2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
4 Canada
United States
Straight Clark 		5
7 		2
6 		0
6 		     
5 Canada
United States 		Robert Bédard
Tut Bartzen 		4
6 		5
7 		6
1 		0
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. ^ "Canada v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v United States". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Canada v Cuba". daviscup.com.

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