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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
 Morocco
Casablanca, Morocco
bye
 Morocco0
Quebec City, Canada (clay)
 Mexico5
 Canada2
Cleveland, OH, United States (clay)
 Mexico3
 Mexico2
Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
 United States3
 Ecuador5
St. Louis, MO, United States (clay)
 Colombia0
 Ecuador0
Bridgetown, Barbados (grass)
 United States5
 Caribbean/West Indies0
 United States5

Quarterfinals

Canada vs. Mexico


Canada
2
Civil Employees Tennis Club, Quebec City, Canada [3]
28–31 July 1961
Clay

Mexico
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
Mexico
Robert Bédard
Mario Llamas
8
6
6
4
6
0
     
2 Canada
Mexico
François Godbout
Antonio Palafox
4
6
6
2
1
6
1
6
   
3 Canada
Mexico
Robert Bédard / François Godbout
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox
12
10
7
9
6
8
4
6
   
4 Canada
Mexico
François Godbout
Mario Llamas
0
6
3
6
1
6
     
5 Canada
Mexico
Robert Bédard
Rafael Osuna
5
7
6
3
6
1
6
2
   

Ecuador vs. Colombia


Ecuador
5
Guayaquil Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador [4]
29 April–1 May 1961
Clay

Colombia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ecuador
Colombia
Miguel Olvera
William Álvarez
3
6
6
2
6
3
2
6
7
5
 
2 Ecuador
Colombia
Eduardo Zuleta
José Alejandro Cortes
6
2
6
3
6
3
     
3 Ecuador
Colombia
Miguel Olvera / Eduardo Zuleta
William Álvarez / José Alejandro Cortes
6
3
6
3
10
8
     
4 Ecuador
Colombia
Eduardo Zuleta
William Álvarez
6
0
6
8
3
6
7
5
6
4
 
5 Ecuador
Colombia
Miguel Olvera
José Alejandro Cortes
6
4
4
6
6
0
6
0
   

Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States


Caribbean/West Indies
0
Bridgetown, Barbados [5]
27–29 May 1961
Grass

United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Cricket West Indies
United States
Ian McDonald
Christopher Crawford
1
6
3
6
2
6
     
2 Cricket West Indies
United States
Peter Valdez
Jon Douglas
2
6
1
6
2
6
     
3 Cricket West Indies
United States
Ian McDonald / Peter Philips
Jon Douglas / Hugh Stewart
3
6
3
6
7
5
3
6
   
4 Cricket West Indies
United States
Peter Philips
Christopher Crawford
0
6
0
6
2
6
     
5 Cricket West Indies
United States
Peter Valdez
Jon Douglas
2
6
0
6
1
6
     

Semifinals

Morocco vs. Mexico


Morocco
0
Casablanca, Morocco [6]
4–6 August 1961

Mexico
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Morocco
Mexico
Ahmed Douglas
Antonio Palafox
0
6
2
6
1
6
     
2 Morocco
Mexico
Lahcen Chadli
Francisco Contreras
3
6
4
6
3
6
     
3 Morocco
Mexico
Lahcen Chadli / Maurice Cohen
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox
2
6
2
6
1
6
     
4 Morocco
Mexico
Ahmed Douglas
Mario Llamas
1
6
0
6
0
6
     
5 Morocco
Mexico
Lahcen Chadli
Rafael Osuna
1
6
5
7
5
7
     

United States vs. Ecuador


United States
5
Triple A Club, St. Louis, MO, United States [7]
15–17 July 1961
Clay

Ecuador
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Ecuador
Chuck McKinley
Miguel Olvera
6
4
1
6
6
4
6
2
   
2 United States
Ecuador
Tut Bartzen
Eduardo Zuleta
6
0
6
1
6
1
     
3 United States
Ecuador
Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston
Miguel Olvera / Eduardo Zuleta
6
1
6
2
7
5
     
4 United States
Ecuador
Chuck McKinley
Eduardo Zuleta
6
4
6
4
1
6
7
5
   
5 United States
Ecuador
Dennis Ralston
Miguel Olvera
6
2
6
4
6
2
     

Final

United States vs. Mexico


United States
3
Cleveland Skating Club, Cleveland, OH, United States [2]
18–20 August 1961
Clay

Mexico
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Mexico
Chuck McKinley
Rafael Osuna
3
6
3
6
3
6
     
2 United States
Mexico
Tut Bartzen
Mario Llamas
4
6
6
4
6
4
6
4
   
3 United States
Mexico
Chuck McKinley / Dennis Ralston
Rafael Osuna / Antonio Palafox
4
6
6
2
4
6
3
6
   
4 United States
Mexico
Chuck McKinley
Mario Llamas
6
4
7
5
10
8
     
5 United States
Mexico
Tut Bartzen
Rafael Osuna
6
3
6
3
7
5
     

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. ^ "Morocco v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "Ecuador v Colombia". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Caribbean/West Indies v United States". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Morocco v Mexico". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "United States v Ecuador". daviscup.com.