1964 Davis Cup America Zone

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The America Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1964 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] Australia defeated Chile in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. ^[2]

Draw

Quarterfinals 17–20 July

Semifinals 29–31 May; 1–3 August

Final 14–16 August

Chile

Bridgetown, Barbados

bye

Chile

3

Caribbean/West Indies

2

Venezuela

Minneapolis, MN, United States (hard)

Caribbean/West Indies

w/o

Chile

0

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

Australia

5

Mexico

3

Mexico City, Mexico (clay)

New Zealand

1

Mexico

1

Montreal, Canada (clay)

Australia

4

Canada

0

Australia

5

Quarterfinals

Mexico vs. New Zealand

Mexico 3	Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico [3] 18–20 July 1964 Clay		New Zealand 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Antonio Palafox Lew Gerrard 6 2 8 6 6 4       2 Rafael Osuna Ian Crookenden 6 2 10 8 5 7 6 4     3 Rafael Osuna  /  Antonio Palafox Ian Crookenden  /  Lew Gerrard 7 5 7 5 4 6 6 4     4 Vicente Zarazúa Ian Crookenden 4 6 4 6 6 3 6 8     5 Joaquín Loyo Mayo Lew Gerrard 6 4 6 4 4 6 3 6   not completed

Canada vs. Australia

Canada 0	Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada [4] 17–19 July 1964 Clay		Australia 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Keith Carpenter Roy Emerson 2 6 1 6 2 6       2 François Godbout John Newcombe 3 6 3 6 6 4 5 7     3 Keith Carpenter  /  François Godbout Roy Emerson  /  Tony Roche 2 6 2 6 2 6       4 François Godbout Tony Roche 2 6 1 6 1 6       5 Reider Getz John Newcombe 3 6 0 6 4 6

Semifinals

Caribbean/West Indies vs. Chile

Caribbean/West Indies 2	Bridgetown, Barbados [5] 29–31 May 1964		Chile 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 David Tate Patricio Rodríguez 4 6 2 6 5 7       2 Richard Russell Ernesto Aguirre 7 5 6 4 3 6 9 7     3 Alan Price  /  Richard Russell Ernesto Aguirre  /  Patricio Rodríguez 2 6 6 4 7 5 6 4     4 Richard Russell Patricio Rodríguez 2 6 6 1 5 7 1 6     5 David Tate Ernesto Aguirre 3 6 11 9 6 1 2 6 4 6

Mexico vs. Australia

Mexico 1	Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico [6] 1–3 August 1964 Clay		Australia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rafael Osuna Fred Stolle 6 2 7 5 6 4       2 Antonio Palafox Roy Emerson 6 8 3 6 3 6       3 Rafael Osuna  /  Antonio Palafox Roy Emerson  /  Fred Stolle 16 18 9 7 9 7 4 6 8 10   4 Antonio Palafox Fred Stolle 3 6 2 6 4 6       5 Rafael Osuna Roy Emerson 3 6 4 6 9 11

Final

Australia vs. Chile

Australia 5	Nicollet Tennis Club, Minneapolis, MN, United States [2] 14–16 August 1964 Hard		Chile 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fred Stolle Patricio Cornejo 6 1 6 0 6 0       2 Roy Emerson Patricio Rodríguez 6 3 6 2 8 6       3 Roy Emerson  /  Fred Stolle Ernesto Aguirre  /  Patricio Rodríguez 6 4 6 4 6 4       4 John Newcombe Ernesto Aguirre 6 2 6 2 6 4       5 Fred Stolle Patricio Rodríguez 6 0 6 4 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. "Australia v Chile". daviscup.com.
3. "Mexico v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
4. "Canada v Australia". daviscup.com.
5. "Caribbean/West Indies v Chile". daviscup.com.
6. "Mexico v Australia". daviscup.com.

External links

• Davis Cup official website