1953 Davis Cup America Zone

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

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Quarterfinals
11–20 July
Semifinals
25 July–10 August
Final
14–16 September
Vancouver, Canada (grass)
  Japan0
Kingston, Jamaica (grass)
  United States5
  United States5
  Caribbean/West Indies0
  Caribbean/West Indies
Montreal, Canada (grass)
bye
  United States5
  Canada0
bye
Montreal, Canada (grass)
  Cuba
  Cuba2
Montreal, Canada (grass)
  Canada3
  Mexico2
  Canada3

Quarterfinals

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United States vs. Japan

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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

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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

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Caribbean/West Indies vs. United States

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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

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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

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Canada vs. United States

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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

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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 "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.
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