1965 Davis Cup America Zone

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The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1965 Davis Cup.

5 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 Mexico in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone.[2]

Draw[]

  Quarterfinals
8–10 July 		Semifinals
5–7 June; 17–20 July 		Final
31 July–2 August
                           
  Nassau, Bahamas
    New Zealand 4  
    Caribbean/West Indies 0     Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
      New Zealand 0  
      Mexico 5  
    Mexico
   bye     Dallas, TX, United States (hard)
      Mexico 1
        United States 4
   bye  
    Canada     Bakersfield, CA, United States (hard)
      Canada 0
      United States 5  
   bye
    United States  

Quarterfinals[]

Caribbean/West Indies vs. New Zealand[]


Caribbean/West Indies
0 		Nassau, Bahamas[3]
8–10 July 1965
New Zealand
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Cricket West Indies
New Zealand
Ian Crookenden 		2
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
2 Cricket West Indies
New Zealand 		Richard Russell
Lew Gerrard 		2
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
3 Cricket West Indies
New Zealand 		 / Richard Russell
Ian Crookenden / Lew Gerrard 		3
6 		4
6 		6
3 		1
6 		   
4 Cricket West Indies
New Zealand 		Richard Russell
Ian Crookenden 		6
3 		6
8 		2
6 		6
3 		2
6 		 
5 Cricket West Indies
New Zealand
Lew Gerrard 		          not
played

Semifinals[]

Mexico vs. New Zealand[]


Mexico
5 		Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[4]
17–20 July 1965
Clay
New Zealand
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Mexico
New Zealand 		Rafael Osuna
Lew Gerrard 		6
2 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2 Mexico
New Zealand 		Antonio Palafox
Ian Crookenden 		3
6 		6
2 		6
1 		6
1 		   
3 Mexico
New Zealand 		Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox
Ian Crookenden / Lew Gerrard 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     
4 Mexico
New Zealand 		Rafael Osuna
Ian Crookenden 		1
6 		6
2 		7
9 		6
4 		6
2 		 
5 Mexico
New Zealand 		Antonio Palafox
Lew Gerrard 		6
2 		3
6 		8
6 		6
3 		   

United States vs. Canada[]


United States
5 		Bakersfield Racquet Club, Bakersfield, CA, United States[5]
5–7 June 1965
Hard
Canada
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Canada 		Gene Scott
Henry Fauquier 		6
3 		6
2 		4
6 		6
4 		   
2 United States
Canada 		Arthur Ashe
Keith Carpenter 		6
3 		6
3 		6
1 		     
3 United States
Canada 		Chuck McKinley / Marty Riessen
Keith Carpenter / Henry Fauquier 		9
7 		6
2 		6
3 		     
4 United States
Canada 		Gene Scott
Keith Carpenter 		6
3 		7
5 		7
5 		     
5 United States
Canada 		Arthur Ashe
Henry Fauquier 		6
4 		6
0 		6
4 		     

Final[]

United States vs. Mexico[]


United States
4 		Samuell Grand Park, Dallas, TX, United States[2]
31 July–2 August 1965
Hard
Mexico
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Mexico 		Arthur Ashe
Rafael Osuna 		6
2 		6
3 		9
7 		     
2 United States
Mexico 		Dennis Ralston
Antonio Palafox 		6
2 		6
3 		6
2 		     
3 United States
Mexico 		Dennis Ralston / Ham Richardson
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox 		6
8 		4
6 		5
7 		     
4 United States
Mexico 		Arthur Ashe
Antonio Palafox 		6
1 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5 United States
Mexico 		Dennis Ralston
Rafael Osuna 		6
0 		6
2 		6
4 		     

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 Mexico". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Mexico v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "United States v Canada". daviscup.com.

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