The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1937 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.
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] The United States defeated Australia in the final, and went on to face Germany in the Inter-Zonal Final. [2]
| Semifinals 30 April–2 May | Final 29–31 May | |||||||||
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 Australia | 5 | |||||||||
 Mexico | 0 | Forest Hills, NY, United States (grass) | ||||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||||||
| San Francisco, CA, United States (clay) |  United States | 5 | ||||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||||||
 Japan | 0 | |||||||||
 Mexico 0 | Club Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico [3] 30 April–2 May 1937 Clay |  Australia 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 United States 5 | Lakeside Country Club, San Francisco, CA, United States [4] 30 April–2 May 1937 Clay |  Japan 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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United States 5 | West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, NY, United States [2] 29–31 May 1937 Grass | Australia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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