1963 Davis Cup America Zone

Main article: 1963 Davis Cup

The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1963 Davis Cup.

7 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 Venezuela in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. ^[2]

Draw

Quarterfinals 13–17 June; 26–28 July

Semifinals 28–30 July; 16–18 August

Final 13–15 September

Venezuela

Caracas, Venezuela (hard)

bye

Venezuela

3

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

Ecuador

1

Ecuador

3

Denver, CO, United States (hard)

Caribbean/West Indies

2

Venezuela

0

Tehran, Iran

United States

5

Iran

0

Los Angeles, CA, United States (hard)

United States

5

United States

4

Vancouver, Canada (hard)

Mexico

1

Canada

1

Mexico

4

Quarterfinals

Ecuador vs. Caribbean/West Indies

Ecuador 3	Guayaquil Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador [3] 15–17 June 1963 Clay		Caribbean/West Indies 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pancho Guzmán Lance Lumsden 6 1 6 3 6 3       2 Eduardo Zuleta Peter Valdez 6 4 6 3 6 1       3 Pancho Guzmán  /  Eduardo Zuleta Lance Lumsden  /  Peter Valdez 4 6 6 3 4 6 5 7     4 Eduardo Zuleta Lance Lumsden 6 1 6 4 6 1       5 Pancho Guzmán Peter Valdez 4 6 5 7 7 9

Iran vs. United States

Iran 0	Imperial Tennis Club, Tehran, Iran [4] 13–16 June 1963		United States 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Reza Akbari Gene Scott 4 6 1 6 0 6       2 Taghi Akbari Allen Fox 2 6 2 6 2 6       3 Reza Akbari  /  Taghi Akbari Donald Dell  /  Gene Scott 0 6 1 6 4 6       4 Reza Akbari Allen Fox 1 6 0 6 1 6       5 Taghi Akbari Donald Dell 3 6 4 6 4 6

Canada vs. Mexico

Canada 1	Vancouver Lawn Tennis Club, Vancouver, Canada [5] 26–28 July 1963 Hard		Mexico 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 François Godbout Rafael Osuna 3 6 1 6 2 6       2 Henry Fauquier Antonio Palafox 7 9 4 6 1 6       3 Keith Carpenter  /  Henry Fauquier Rafael Osuna  /  Antonio Palafox 3 6 5 7 4 6       4 François Godbout Antonio Palafox 3 6 3 6 1 6       5 Keith Carpenter Juan Arredondo 6 2 6 3 3 6 1 6 6 3

Semifinals

Venezuela vs. Ecuador

Venezuela 3	Altamira Tennis Club, Caracas, Venezuela [6] 28–30 July 1963 Hard		Ecuador 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Notz Eduardo Zuleta 3 6 3 6 4 6       2 Isaías Pimentel Pancho Guzmán 6 2 6 1 6 0       3 Juan Notz  /  Isaías Pimentel Pancho Guzmán  /  Eduardo Zuleta 6 3 6 4 6 2       4 Isaías Pimentel Eduardo Zuleta 6 3 6 2 6 1       5 Juan Notz Pancho Guzmán 6 0 3 6 3 6 7 5   not completed

United States vs. Mexico

United States 4	Los Angeles Tennis Club, Los Angeles, CA, United States [7] 16–18 August 1963 Hard		Mexico 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Chuck McKinley Rafael Osuna 2 6 6 3 2 6 6 2 3 6   2 Dennis Ralston Antonio Palafox 6 1 6 4 3 6 6 3     3 Chuck McKinley  /  Dennis Ralston Rafael Osuna  /  Antonio Palafox 6 1 6 3 8 6       4 Dennis Ralston Rafael Osuna 6 1 6 3 7 5       5 Chuck McKinley Antonio Palafox 6 4 6 4 4 6 6 3

Final

United States vs. Venezuela

United States 5	Cherry Hills Country Club, Denver, CO, United States [2] 13–15 September 1963 Hard		Venezuela 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dennis Ralston Orlando Bracamonte 6 2 6 1 6 2       2 Marty Riessen Isaías Pimentel 8 6 6 4 6 4       3 Dennis Ralston  /  Marty Riessen Orlando Bracamonte  /  Isaías Pimentel 7 5 8 6 6 3       4 Arthur Ashe Orlando Bracamonte 6 1 6 1 6 0       5 Dennis Ralston Isaías Pimentel 18 16 9 7 6 4

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 Venezuela". daviscup.com.
3. "Ecuador v Caribbean/West Indies". daviscup.com.
4. "Iran v United States". daviscup.com.
5. "Canada v Mexico". daviscup.com.
6. "Venezuela v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
7. "United States v Mexico". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website