1961 Davis Cup America Zone
Appearance
The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1961 Davis Cup.
7 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 29 April–1 May; 27–29 May; 28–31 July | Semifinals 15–17 July; 4–6 August | Final 18–20 August | |||||||||||
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Casablanca, Morocco | |||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
Quebec City, Canada (clay) | |||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
Cleveland, OH, United States (clay) | |||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | |||||||||||||
![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||
St. Louis, MO, United States (clay) | |||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
Bridgetown, Barbados (grass) | |||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Canada vs. Mexico
![]() Canada 2 |
Civil Employees Tennis Club, Quebec City, Canada [3] 28–31 July 1961 Clay |
![]() Mexico 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecuador vs. Colombia
![]() Ecuador 5 |
Guayaquil Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador [4] 29 April–1 May 1961 Clay |
![]() Colombia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States
![]() Caribbean/West Indies 0 |
Bridgetown, Barbados [5] 27–29 May 1961 Grass |
![]() United States 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
Morocco vs. Mexico
![]() Morocco 0 |
Casablanca, Morocco [6] 4–6 August 1961 |
![]() Mexico 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States vs. Ecuador
![]() United States 5 |
Triple A Club, St. Louis, MO, United States [7] 15–17 July 1961 Clay |
![]() Ecuador 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
United States vs. Mexico
![]() United States 3 |
Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United States [2] 18–20 August 1961 Clay |
![]() Mexico 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Morocco v Mexico". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Ecuador v Colombia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v United States". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Morocco v Mexico". daviscup.com.
- ^ "United States v Ecuador". daviscup.com.