1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

Main article: 1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1933 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

9 teams entered the America Zone: 4 teams competed in the North & Central America Zone, while 5 teams competed in the South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play against each other to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal Final to compete against the winner of the Europe Zone. ^[1]

The United States defeated Canada in the North & Central America Zone final, and Argentina defeated Chile in the South America Zone final. ^{[2] [3]} In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, the United States defeated Argentina and went on to face Great Britain in the Inter-Zonal Final. ^[4]

North & Central America Zone

Draw

	Semifinals 5–13 May					Final 18–20 May
	Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
	United States		5
						Montreal, Canada (grass)
	Mexico		0
						United States		5
	Hot Springs, VA, United States (hard)
						Canada		0
	Cuba		1
	Canada		4

Semifinals

Mexico vs. United States

Mexico 0	Club Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico [5] 5–7 May 1933 Clay		United States 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ricardo Tapia Wilmer Allison 6 4 3 6 4 6 4 6     2 Esteban Reyes Cliff Sutter 1 6 0 6 1 6       3 Eduardo Mestre  /  Alfonso Unda George Lott  /  John Van Ryn 0 6 1 6 5 7       4 Ricardo Tapia Cliff Sutter 1 6 6 3 5 7 6 2 1 6   5 Eduardo Mestre Wilmer Allison 0 6 7 9 2 6

Canada vs. Cuba

Canada 4	Hot Springs, VA, United States [6] 11–13 May 1933 Hard		Cuba 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gilbert Nunns Lorenzo Nodarse 6 1 6 2 6 0       2 Jack Wright Ricardo Morales 8 6 2 6 6 1 6 2     3 Marcel Rainville  /  Jack Wright Ricardo Morales  /  Arturo Randin 6 4 6 0 4 6 8 10 4 6   4 Jack Wright Lorenzo Nodarse 6 1 6 2 6 1       5 Gilbert Nunns Ricardo Morales 8 6 6 2 6 4

Final

Canada vs. United States

Canada 0	Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada [2] 18–20 May 1933 Grass		United States 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jack Wright Wilmer Allison 2 6 5 7 2 6       2 Gilbert Nunns Ellsworth Vines 3 6 1 6 3 6       3 Marcel Rainville  /  Jack Wright George Lott  /  John Van Ryn 1 6 3 6 3 6       4 Gilbert Nunns Wilmer Allison 4 6 6 8 4 6       5 Jack Wright Ellsworth Vines 5 7 3 6 5 7

South America Zone

Draw

Quarterfinals

Semifinals 31 March–2 April

Final 8–10 April

Brazil

Montevideo, Uruguay

Chile

w/o

Chile

5

Uruguay

0

Uruguay

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

bye

Chile

0

Argentina

4

bye

Peru

Peru

Argentina

w/o

bye

Argentina

Semifinals

Uruguay vs. Chile

Uruguay 0	Montevideo, Uruguay [7] 31 March–2 April 1933		Chile 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ernesto Hernández Erro Elias Deik 2 6 1 6 0 6       2 Eduardo Stanham Salvador Deik 7 5 0 6 3 6 3 6     3 Juan Carlos da Silva  /  Eduardo Stanham Salvador Deik  /  Egon Schonherr 4 6 6 8 3 6       4 Eduardo Stanham Elias Deik 2 6 2 6 2 6       5 José Francisco Galcerán Egon Schonherr 2 6 2 6 3 6

Final

Argentina vs. Chile

Argentina 4	Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina [3] 8–10 April 1933 Clay		Chile 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Américo Cattaruzza Elias Deik 6 2 6 8 6 3 3 6 6 2   2 Guillermo Robson Salvador Deik 6 1 6 3 6 1       3 Lucilo del Castillo  /  Adriano Zappa Salvador Deik  /  Egon Schonherr 6 4 6 2 6 3       4 Guillermo Robson Elias Deik 6 1 6 1 7 9 6 2     5 Américo Cattaruzza Salvador Deik 6 1 2 6 6 6     not completed

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

United States vs. Argentina

United States 4	Chevy Chase Lawn Tennis Club, Chevy Chase, MD, United States [4] 25–27 May 1933 Clay		Argentina 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ellsworth Vines Adriano Zappa 6 2 6 3 6 4       2 Wilmer Allison Américo Cattaruzza 6 2 6 4 6 3       3 George Lott  /  John Van Ryn Adelmar Echeverria  /  Adriano Zappa 6 1 6 4 6 1       4 Ellsworth Vines Américo Cattaruzza 7 5 6 1 5 7 6 1     5 Wilmer Allison Adriano Zappa 6 2 6 1 2 2     not completed

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. "Canada v United States". daviscup.com.
3. "Argentina v Chile". daviscup.com.
4. "United States v Argentina". daviscup.com.
5. "Mexico v United States". daviscup.com.
6. "Canada v Cuba". daviscup.com.
7. "Uruguay v Chile". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website