1953 Davis Cup America Zone

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

Kingston, Jamaica (grass)

United States

5

United States

5

Caribbean/West Indies

0

Caribbean/West Indies

Montreal, Canada (grass)

bye

United States

5

Canada

0

bye

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	Tony Trabert Kosei Kamo	4 6	1 6	6 1	6 2	6 2
2	Ham Richardson Atsushi Miyagi	6 0	6 3	8 6
3	Tom Brown / Tony Trabert Kosei Kamo / Atsushi Miyagi	6 2	6 2	3 6	6 3
4	Tom Brown Masanobu Kimura	6 2	6 0	6 1
5	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
1	Henri Rochon Mario Llamas	6 2	6 3	6 4
2	Lorne Main Francisco Contreras	9 11	8 6	6 3	8 6
3	Robert Bédard / Henri Rochon Francisco Contreras / Mario Llamas	2 6	4 6	6 2	2 6
4	Lorne Main Mario Llamas	6 2	6 3	6 3
5	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
1	Ronald Cooper Tut Bartzen	1 6	2 6	2 6
2	Ian McDonald Gardnar Mulloy	1 6	3 6	0 6
3	Edward Aris / Ian McDonald Gardnar Mulloy / Bob Perry	2 6	2 6	3 6
4	Ian McDonald Tut Bartzen	3 6	1 6	3 6
5	Ronald Cooper 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
1	Henri Rochon Reynaldo Garrido	6 2	6 1	6 4
2	Lorne Main Orlando Garrido	6 2	5 7	6 3	6 2
3	Lorne Main / Paul Willey Orlando Garrido / Reynaldo Garrido	6 3	6 4	6 2
4	Paul Willey Reynaldo Garrido	3 6	4 6	6 3	9 11
5	Robert Bédard Orlando Garrido	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
1	Henri Rochon Tony Trabert	2 6	3 6	6 8
2	Lorne Main Vic Seixas	1 6	1 6	4 6
3	Lorne Main / Paul Willey Vic Seixas / Tony Trabert	6 3	2 6	3 6	2 6
4	Paul Willey Straight Clark	5 7	2 6	0 6
5	Robert Bédard Tut Bartzen	4 6	5 7	6 1	0 6

References

^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ ^a ^b "Canada v United States". daviscup.com.
^ "United States v Japan". daviscup.com.
^ "Canada v Mexico". daviscup.com.
^ "Caribbean/West Indies v United States". daviscup.com.
^ "Canada v Cuba". daviscup.com.

External links

Davis Cup official website

[Collins-1] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[America_Final-2] "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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