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1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

Main article: 1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge

The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

5 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 Cuba in the final, and went on to face Germany in the Inter-Zonal Final.[2]

Draw

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Quarterfinals
16–18 May		Semifinals
17–25 May		Final
30 May–1 June
Montreal, Canada (grass)
  United States5
Chevy Chase, MD, United States (clay)
  Canada0
  United States4
  Japan1
  Japan
Detroit, MI, United States (clay)
bye
  United States5
  Cuba0
bye
Havana, Cuba (clay)
  Cuba
  Cuba4
  Mexico1
bye
  Mexico

Quarterfinals

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Canada vs. United States

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Canada
0 		Mount Royal Tennis Club, Montreal, Canada[3]
16–18 May 1929
Grass 		 
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Willard Crocker
John Van Ryn 		7
9 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2  
  		Jack Wright
John Hennessey 		3
6 		6
4 		1
6 		5
7 		   
3  
  		Arthur Ham / Jack Wright
John Hennessey / John Van Ryn 		1
6 		1
6 		6
1 		2
6 		   
4  
  		Jack Wright
John Van Ryn 		1
6 		0
6 		1
6 		     
5  
  		Willard Crocker
Wilmer Allison 		6
2 		4
6 		7
9 		6
4 		2
6 		 

Semifinals

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United States vs. Japan

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United States
4 		Chevy Chase Lawn Tennis Club, Chevy Chase, MD, United States[4]
23–25 May 1929
Clay 		 
Japan
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		John Van Ryn
Tamio Abe 		6
2 		4
6 		6
3 		6
2 		   
2  
  		John Hennessey
Yoshiro Ota 		6
2 		6
2 		6
3 		     
3  
  		John Hennessey / John Van Ryn
Tamio Abe / Yoshiro Ota 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		     
4  
  		John Van Ryn
Yoshiro Ota 		4
6 		7
5 		6
2 		4
6 		5
7 		 
5  
  		John Hennessey
Tamio Abe 		8
6 		6
1 		3
6 		6
1 		   

Cuba vs. Mexico

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Cuba
4 		Havana, Cuba[5]
17–20 May 1929
Clay 		 
Mexico
1
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		Vicente Banet
Ignacio de la Borbolla 		6
2 		6
3 		8
6 		     
2  
  		Gustavo Vollmer
Ricardo Tapia 		6
2 		6
3 		6
1 		     
3  
  		Ricardo Morales / Germán Upmann
Robert Kinsey / Alfonso Unda 		2
6 		12
10 		4
6 		3
6 		   
4  
  		Gustavo Vollmer
Ignacio de la Borbolla 		6
3 		6
3 		8
6 		     
5  
  		Vicente Banet
Ricardo Tapia 		6
3 		2
6 		9
7 		6
3 		   

Final

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United States vs. Cuba

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United States
5 		Detroit Tennis Club, Detroit, MI, United States[2]
30 May–1 June 1929
Clay 		 
Cuba
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
  		John Hennessey
Ricardo Morales 		6
0 		6
3 		6
4 		     
2  
  		John Van Ryn
Gustavo Vollmer 		6
0 		6
1 		6
1 		     
3  
  		Wilmer Allison / John Van Ryn
Ricardo Morales / Germán Upmann 		6
2 		6
0 		6
1 		     
4  
  		Wilmer Allison
Gustavo Vollmer 		6
3 		6
2 		6
5 		     
5  
  		George Lott
Germán Upmann 		6
4 		6
3 		6
3 		     

References

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  1. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  2. ^ a b "United States v Cuba". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "Canada v United States". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ "United States v Japan". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Cuba v Mexico". daviscup.com.
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