1953 Davis Cup America Zone

Main article: 1953 Davis Cup

The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1953 Davis Cup.

6 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 Canada in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. ^[2]

Draw

Quarterfinals 11–20 July

Semifinals 25 July–10 August

Final 14–16 September

Vancouver, Canada (grass)

Japan

0

Kingston, Jamaica (grass)

United States

5

United States

5

Caribbean/West Indies

0

Caribbean/West Indies

Montreal, Canada (grass)

bye

United States

5

Canada

0

bye

Montreal, Canada (grass)

Cuba

Cuba

2

Montreal, Canada (grass)

Canada

3

Mexico

2

Canada

3

Quarterfinals

United States vs. Japan

United States 5	Vancouver Lawn Tennis Club, Vancouver, Canada [3] 11–13 July 1953 Grass		Japan 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tony Trabert Kosei Kamo 4 6 1 6 6 1 6 2 6 2   2 Ham Richardson Atsushi Miyagi 6 0 6 3 8 6       3 Tom Brown  /  Tony Trabert Kosei Kamo  /  Atsushi Miyagi 6 2 6 2 3 6 6 3     4 Tom Brown Masanobu Kimura 6 2 6 0 6 1       5 Ham Richardson Kosei Kamo 0 6 6 2 6 1 6 2

Canada vs. Mexico

Canada 3	Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada [4] 18–20 July 1953 Grass		Mexico 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Henri Rochon Mario Llamas 6 2 6 3 6 4       2 Lorne Main Francisco Contreras 9 11 8 6 6 3 8 6     3 Robert Bédard  /  Henri Rochon Francisco Contreras  /  Mario Llamas 2 6 4 6 6 2 2 6     4 Lorne Main Mario Llamas 6 2 6 3 6 3       5 Henri Rochon Francisco Contreras 4 6 4 6 5 7

Semifinals

Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States

Caribbean/West Indies 0	St. Andrew Club, Kingston, Jamaica [5] 25–27 July 1953 Grass		United States 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ronald Cooper Tut Bartzen 1 6 2 6 2 6       2 Ian McDonald Gardnar Mulloy 1 6 3 6 0 6       3 Edward Aris  /  Ian McDonald Gardnar Mulloy  /  Bob Perry 2 6 2 6 3 6       4 Ian McDonald Tut Bartzen 3 6 1 6 3 6       5 Ronald Cooper Bob Perry 2 6 2 6 3 6

Canada vs. Cuba

Canada 3	Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada [6] 8–10 August 1953 Grass		Cuba 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Henri Rochon Reynaldo Garrido 6 2 6 1 6 4       2 Lorne Main Orlando Garrido 6 2 5 7 6 3 6 2     3 Lorne Main  /  Paul Willey Orlando Garrido  /  Reynaldo Garrido 6 3 6 4 6 2       4 Paul Willey Reynaldo Garrido 3 6 4 6 6 3 9 11     5 Robert Bédard Orlando Garrido 7 9 6 2 3 6 2 6

Final

Canada vs. United States

Canada 0	Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada [2] 14–16 September 1953 Grass		United States 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Henri Rochon Tony Trabert 2 6 3 6 6 8       2 Lorne Main Vic Seixas 1 6 1 6 4 6       3 Lorne Main  /  Paul Willey Vic Seixas  /  Tony Trabert 6 3 2 6 3 6 2 6     4 Paul Willey Straight Clark 5 7 2 6 0 6       5 Robert Bédard Tut Bartzen 4 6 5 7 6 1 0 6

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. "United States v Japan". daviscup.com.
4. "Canada v Mexico". daviscup.com.
5. "Caribbean/West Indies v United States". daviscup.com.
6. "Canada v Cuba". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website