1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

Main article: 1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

5 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] The United States defeated Cuba in the final, and went on to face Germany in the Inter-Zonal Final. ^[2]

Draw

Quarterfinals 16–18 May

Semifinals 17–25 May

Final 30 May–1 June

Montreal, Canada (grass)

United States

5

Chevy Chase, MD, United States (clay)

Canada

0

United States

4

Japan

1

Japan

Detroit, MI, United States (clay)

bye

United States

5

Cuba

0

bye

Havana, Cuba (clay)

Cuba

Cuba

4

Mexico

1

bye

Mexico

Quarterfinals

Canada vs. United States

Canada 0	Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada [3] 16–18 May 1929 Grass		United States 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Willard Crocker John Van Ryn 7 9 2 6 3 6       2 Jack Wright John Hennessey 3 6 6 4 1 6 5 7     3 Arthur Ham  /  Jack Wright John Hennessey  /  John Van Ryn 1 6 1 6 6 1 2 6     4 Jack Wright John Van Ryn 1 6 0 6 1 6       5 Willard Crocker Wilmer Allison 6 2 4 6 7 9 6 4 2 6

Semifinals

United States vs. Japan

United States 4	Chevy Chase Lawn Tennis Club, Chevy Chase, MD, United States [4] 23–25 May 1929 Clay		Japan 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 John Van Ryn Tamio Abe 6 2 4 6 6 3 6 2     2 John Hennessey Yoshiro Ota 6 2 6 2 6 3       3 John Hennessey  /  John Van Ryn Tamio Abe  /  Yoshiro Ota 6 3 6 4 6 2       4 John Van Ryn Yoshiro Ota 4 6 7 5 6 2 4 6 5 7   5 John Hennessey Tamio Abe 8 6 6 1 3 6 6 1

Cuba vs. Mexico

Cuba 4	Havana, Cuba [5] 17–20 May 1929 Clay		Mexico 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Vicente Banet Ignacio de la Borbolla 6 2 6 3 8 6       2 Gustavo Vollmer Ricardo Tapia 6 2 6 3 6 1       3 Ricardo Morales  /  Germán Upmann Robert Kinsey  /  Alfonso Unda 2 6 12 10 4 6 3 6     4 Gustavo Vollmer Ignacio de la Borbolla 6 3 6 3 8 6       5 Vicente Banet Ricardo Tapia 6 3 2 6 9 7 6 3

Final

United States vs. Cuba

United States 5	Detroit Tennis Club, Detroit, MI, United States [2] 30 May–1 June 1929 Clay		Cuba 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 John Hennessey Ricardo Morales 6 0 6 3 6 4       2 John Van Ryn Gustavo Vollmer 6 0 6 1 6 1       3 Wilmer Allison  /  John Van Ryn Ricardo Morales  /  Germán Upmann 6 2 6 0 6 1       4 Wilmer Allison Gustavo Vollmer 6 3 6 2 6 5       5 George Lott Germán Upmann 6 4 6 3 6 3

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. "United States v Cuba". daviscup.com.
3. "Canada v United States". daviscup.com.
4. "United States v Japan". daviscup.com.
5. "Cuba v Mexico". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website