1923 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

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The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1923 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

For the first time, the competition would be split into two zones: the America Zone and the Europe Zone. This change was necessitated by having more than 16 teams compete for the cup (thus not fitting into one easily workable draw). The past several years had also seen a rise in the number of defaults, as teams from around the globe tried to work out the logistics of playing such an international tournament. Regional zones would help alleviate these problems.

4 teams entered the America Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Final against the winner of the Europe Zone. ^[1] Australia defeated Japan in the final, and went on to face France in the Inter-Zonal Final. ^[2]

Draw

	Semifinals 26–28 July					Final 9–12 August
	Orange, NJ, United States (grass)
		Australia	4
		Hawaii	1			Chicago, IL, United States (grass)
							Australia	4
	Montreal, Canada (grass)						Japan	1
		Canada	0
		Japan	5

Semifinals

Hawaii vs. Australia

Hawaii 1	Orange Lawn Tennis Club, Orange, NJ, United States [3] 26–28 July 1923 Grass		Australia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Bowie Detrick James Anderson 1 6 3 6 3 6       2 William Eklund John Hawkes 2 6 1 6 4 6       3 Bowie Detrick  /  William Eklund James Anderson  /  John Hawkes 0 6 6 8 5 7       4 Bowie Detrick John Hawkes 3 6 1 6 1 6       5 William Eklund Richard Schlesinger 6 4 4 6 6 1 6 4

Canada vs. Japan

Canada 0	Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada [4] 26–28 July 1923 Grass		Japan 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Willard Crocker Zenzo Shimizu 6 3 7 9 1 6 6 8     2 Leroy Rennie Masanosuke Fukuda 2 6 0 6 0 6       3 Willard Crocker  /  Jack Wright Seiichiro Kashio  /  Zenzo Shimizu 1 6 2 6 2 6       4 Leroy Rennie Zenzo Shimizu 2 6 3 6 0 6       5 Willard Crocker Masanosuke Fukuda 2 6 3 6 2 6

Final

Australia vs. Japan

Australia 4	South Side Tennis Club, Chicago, IL, United States [2] 9–12 August 1923 Grass		Japan 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 James Anderson Zenzo Shimizu 6 0 6 3 6 3       2 John Hawkes Masanosuke Fukuda 6 3 6 4 6 3       3 James Anderson  /  John Hawkes Seiichiro Kashio  /  Zenzo Shimizu 6 1 6 2 6 2       4 John Hawkes Zenzo Shimizu 4 6 6 3 6 2 1 6 4 6   5 James Anderson Masanosuke Fukuda 6 1 3 6 6 2 6 1

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. "Australia v Japan". daviscup.com.
3. "Hawaii v Australia". daviscup.com.
4. "Canada v Japan". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website