1935 International Lawn Tennis Challenge America Zone

The America Zone was one of the two regional zones of the 1935 International Lawn Tennis Challenge.

6 teams entered the America Zone: 4 teams competed in the North & Central America Zone, while 2 teams competed in the South America Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play against each other to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal Final to compete against the winner of the Europe Zone.[1]

The United States defeated Mexico in the North & Central America Zone final, and Brazil defeated Uruguay in the South America Zone final.[2][3] In the Americas Inter-Zonal Final, the United States received a walkover after Brazil withdrew, and went on to face Germany in the Inter-Zonal Final.[4]

North & Central America Zone

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Draw

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Semifinals
3–12 May
Final
17–19 May
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
  Mexico5
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
  Cuba0
  Mexico0
Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
  United States5
  China0
  United States5

Semifinals

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Mexico vs. Cuba

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Mexico
5
Club Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[5]
3–5 May 1935
Clay
 
Cuba
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Esteban Reyes
Arturo Randin
6
2
6
0
6
3
     
2  
 
Daniel Hernández
Lorenzo Nodarse
5
7
6
3
4
6
8
6
6
2
 
3  
 
José Llano / Alfonso Unda
José Agüero / Arturo Randin
6
4
6
1
6
3
     
4  
 
Daniel Hernández
José Agüero
6
3
7
5
3
6
7
5
   
5  
 
Esteban Reyes
Joffre Etcheverry
8
6
6
1
6
3
     

United States vs. China

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United States
5
Club Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[6]
10–12 May 1935
Clay
 
China
0
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Bryan Grant
Guy Cheng
4
6
6
3
6
2
6
2
   
2  
 
Don Budge
Kho Sin-Kie
6
2
6
1
6
8
6
2
   
3  
 
Don Budge / Gene Mako
Guy Cheng / Kho Sin-Kie
7
5
6
2
6
1
     
4  
 
Don Budge
Guy Cheng
6
4
6
2
6
1
     
5  
 
Bryan Grant
Kho Sin-Kie
6
1
6
4
6
3
     

Final

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Mexico vs. United States

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Mexico
1
Club Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico[2]
17–19 May 1935
Clay
 
United States
4
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Esteban Reyes
Bryan Grant
2
6
3
6
3
6
     
2  
 
Daniel Hernández
Don Budge
4
6
3
6
4
6
     
3  
 
José Llano / Alfonso Unda
Don Budge / Gene Mako
0
6
2
6
3
6
     
4  
 
Daniel Hernández
Bryan Grant
1
6
3
6
0
6
     
5  
 
Esteban Reyes
Gene Mako
1
6
6
3
8
6
4
6
0
2
 
retired

South America Zone

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Draw

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Final
26–28 April
Montevideo, Uruguay
  Brazil3
  Uruguay2

Final

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Uruguay vs. Brazil

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Uruguay
2
Montevideo, Uruguay[3]
26–28 April 1935
 
Brazil
3
1 2 3 4 5
1  
 
Sebastian Harreguy
Silvio Campos
6
4
5
7
6
3
4
6
1
6
 
2  
 
Carlos Ponce de León
Ultimo Simone
6
2
6
2
6
8
6
1
   
3  
 
Ricardo Cat / Eduardo Stanham
Enrique de Freitas / Ultimo Simone
5
7
6
4
1
6
6
8
   
4  
 
Carlos Ponce de León
Silvio Campos
6
4
6
0
6
4
     
5  
 
Sebastian Harreguy
Ultimo Simone
5
7
4
6
4
6
     

Americas Inter-Zonal Final

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United States vs. Brazil

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United States defeated Brazil by walkover.[4]

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 "Mexico v United States". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Uruguay v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "United States v Brazil". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Mexico v Cuba". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "United States v China". daviscup.com.
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